Faces of Change
The concept was to bring five human rights activists from around the world to New York City for an intensive…
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Participant Productions
To most people, Jeff Skoll is the eBay guy. He was the first employee and first president of the online…
Good Lord, Not Another Artsy Film
I am Marc Vogl, a 30-something East Coast kid who came out to San Francisco in the 90s following a…
What a Long, Freaky Head-Trip It’s Been
“Get on the ground, motherfuckers,” declares Wayne Coyne, directing two somewhat confused kids to lie on their chests in the…
Effie Brown
“A hybrid of a hippie commune and capitalism,” is how revered indie film producer Effie Brown describes the goal of…
Gregg Araki Gets Mysterious
Gregg Araki is George Bush’s worst nightmare. In Araki’s parallel cinematic universes, the mainstream is subverted, what the right wing…
Q/A: Luke Wilson
Sometimes my friend Laura Donovan will call me out of the blue and just say these two words: “Macaw! Macaw!”…
Secrets and LIES
You have become the thing that you have mocked. That’s a paraphrase of a famous Shakespeare line, and it’s also…
Big Bird and Beyond
Lois Vossen thinks she has the best job in the world. She works 60 hours a week, and much of…