“Writer Interruptus” A Writers’ Strike Screenplay
INT. STUDY – DAY A WRITER sits at his desk, hunched over a keyboard. He types in a few words;…
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The Doc Doctor’s Anatomy of a Film: “Kiran over Mongolia”
About this new column: Many filmmakers ponder in anguish, How do other people—celebrated people—do it? Am I taking too long…
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Letter from the Board
In the March issue of The Independent, we reported that AIVF faced a financial crisis and an uncertain future. As…
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BREAKING OUT
After 17 years publishing Moving Pictures magazine, the Maitland Primrose Group is partnering with other outlets to launch an alternative…
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Multiple Endings
Dear Doc Doctor: My documentary has three potential endings. How do I choose one? False starts, fake endings, such are…
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Voices from Issues Past
What happened at AIVF over the last 30 years? Coming up with a coherent and entertaining way to answer that…
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AIVF: And What it Meant to Me
I first became aware of AIVF when Martha Gever was editor of The Independent. I marveled at this national organization…
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Love’s Labor Lost
Alot of what AIVF did was to create an interface between very diverse communities of independent media makers and audiences…
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Getting Perspective
When I came to work with AIVF in February, I don’t believe the Board or staff could have predicted that…