In 1970, Al Milgrom was teaching film history at the University of Minnesota. Next weekend at the Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, Wisconsin, he will be in attendance for an October 23rd screening of his documentary about some events that occurred near campus that same year.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
It's a Wonderful Chinese Life
A man who voluntarily patrols a bridge in China on weekends in order to try and prevent people from committing suicide is naturally going to be compelling subject matter. The story of Chen Si has been covered over the years by This American Life, GQ magazine and the New York Times.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Former CNN Anchor Prepares for Bittersweet World Premiere
On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 23rd, New York-based filmmaker Nick Louvel delivered a print of his new documentary The Uncondemned to the headquarters of the 2015 Hamptons International Film Festival. A few hours later, just past 1 a.m. Thursday, he veered off the road in East Hampton and was pronounced dead after being airlifted from the scene of the single-car accident to a nearby hospital.
Three Young Environmentalists Inspired by Harry Potter
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing's going to get better. It's not"
Saturday, September 26, 2015
A Worthy Group of Midwest Emmy Nominees
The 2015 nominees in the Upper Midwest Emmys category of Best Documentary: Historical are about as far away as imaginable from all that Hollywood TV awards season politicking that just culminated at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The winner will be announced in Bloomington, Minnesota Saturday October 3rd.*
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