Thursday, August 21, 2014

Vetting the Capture of a Mexican Drug Cartel Leader

Charlie Minn is absolutely right when he says that he is "relentless." He's made ten documentaries in the past four years and the latest opens Friday August 22nd in Tempe, Arizona for a limited run.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Reddit Discussion Exposes Short Film Thievery

What do you do when you discover your 2008 short film My Mom Smokes Weed has been co-opted - as Smoked - by another filmmaker to bolster their reel? If you're Austin-based Clay Liford, you challenge the thief on Twitter while also making sure the full story is relayed.

Montana Short Tackles Age-Old Question: 'Where Do Babies Come From?'

Myrna Loy, born August 2nd, 1905 some 40 miles outside of Helena, Montana and the posthumous patron of a facility christened in Helena in 1991, would likely have approved.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Detroit Break-In Puts a Crimp on House-Techno Doc

The 2014 high point, for LA-based filmmaker Kristian Hill, was traveling to the south of France for a screening of the first installment of his short film series Electric Roots: The Detroit Sound Project at the Cannes Film Festival.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Harrison Ford Frames Documentary About Beloved Aviation Pioneer

For documentary filmmaker Kim Furst, the first major post-production highlight came in January. That's when aviation legend Bob Hoover, now 92, signed off on her documentary Flying the Feathered Edge with the words: "The film captures my life story in an authentic and accurate way. I don’t know how it could have been done any better."