Journeys in Film: A Children’s Program
Inside Manhattan’s City Hall Academy on a dark and wet Friday morning this past February, actor Liam Neeson introduced some…
Author: john_rodzvilla
How much should I hustle?
Dear Doc Doctor: My film projects and ideas are well-suited for public television. But as an independent filmmaker I can’t…
Woman, Thou Art Loosed
Is America ready for gospel cinema? Independent producer Reuben Cannon thinks so. The former veteran casting director sees a vast,…
The Women of Sundance
Flipping through the catalog of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the faces of American narrative filmmakers are unsurprisingly still predominantly…
The Indie Godmother
While covering the 2003 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, where one of my films was showing, Joe Williams, film critic of…
Tracking Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is one tough woman to track down. After a month of scheduling and rescheduling an interview time, I…
Is it too late to edit myself out of this film?
Dear Doc Doctor: I think I made the mistake of putting myself in my film as the inquisitive filmmaker—as a…
Q/A: Sharon Lockhart
Los Angeles-based artist, photographer, and conceptual filmmaker Sharon Lockhart makes films as minimal as they are pensive. There’s a predilection…
The Miller’s Daughter
Rebecca Miller needs to recharge. Well, her phone at least. Plugged into an ancient socket behind me and perched on…