Extra: Catherine Epstein talks with Fort Bliss producer and cinematographer Adam Silver
Fort Bliss follows a single mother trying to reconnect with her son following her 15-month deployment in Iraq as a…
Catherine Epstein
Catherine Epstein is a Humanities teacher and writer living in Boston. Her writing has appeared at The Huffington Post, AlterNet, and the Women’s Media Center.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Claudia Myers
Director Claudia Myers takes on the story of a female army medic and mother in her powerful dramatic feature Fort Bliss, starring Michelle Monaghan. Writer Catherine Epstein delves into the challenges Myers faced in bringing such a complex narrative to the screen.
An Indie Film Odyssey: Making (and Screening) “Homer and Penelope”
Partway through Homer’s The Odyssey, the hero Odysseus is advised, in the midst of epic challenges, “Even his griefs are…
Documenting the Mystery of Marie Jocelyne
In August 2000, a newspaper in Upstate New York reported on a scandal-plagued local film festival. The article identifies several…