Don’t Shoot
Many might say the past few years have been good ones for independent filmmakers, largely because digital filmmaking has made…
Features
PBS’s Double Bind
There’s a phenomenon afoot that is increasingly evident this year—at Sundance, Real Screen, and beyond. Let’s call it producer fatigue;…
Digital Intermediates
Your next film probably won’t be digitally mastered. But the one after that probably will be. That’s how fast the…
48 Hour Picture People
At 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night, more than twenty teams of filmmakers gather at a local film center or…
The Medium is the Maker
Filmmakers are often touted for their “vision”—their singular sense of how a movie should look, sound, and feel. But every…
Ask the Documentary Doctor
Dear Doc Doctor: Is a short film the obligatory starting point of a filmmaking career? If so, what can I…
The FCC Showdown
On October 22, 2003, the FCC held a hearing on localism in Charlotte, NC. FCC chairman Michael Powell probably wished…
“What I Want My Words to Do to You” Voices of Women in Maximum Security Prison
The documentary, What I Want My Words to Do to You, tracks a writing group led by playwright/activist Eve Ensler,…