Revolutionary Road
When he’d just sprung from the college gates in 1972, John Sayles embarked on a cross-country hitchhiking trip. “It was…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Surprise Ending
After the Apocalypse is a black and white science fiction film shot on 16mm, about five survivors trying to cope…
Subtilting within reason
Dear Doc Doctor: Should I provide subtitles for the subjects in my documentary who speak Spanglish, or other "hybrid" languages…
Risky Business
There’s an old adage in the business world that you should never risk offending a client by talking about religion…
Chaos Below Canal
New York City: the one place on earth that may, at least in the eyes of its own citizens, come…
Spik(e)ing The Indie Film Punch
I met Spike Lee for the first time in the fall of 1989 at the University of New Hampshire, where…
Coming Clean
David Sampliner and Tim Nackashi’s debut documentary film Dirty Work premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2004 and is currently…
What’s (still) experimental?
For filmmakers, being experimental isn’t as easy as it used to be. Fifty years ago, tossing aside Hollywood’s conventions of…
Portland, Oregon
Legend has it that when settlers came west by covered wagon more than 150 years ago, those seeking fame and…