The Five Corners of Utah and Mars

Very few of short film directors can claim to have been judged at the script stage by an astronaut and granted a film premiere at the Kennedy Space Center.

A Journalist and Concerned Mom Brings Her 'Lynchings' Doc to Florida

In the fall of 2012, Jackie Olive reported for NPR on the recent history of American lynchings and some controversial reenactments. Next Friday, December 5th in Gulf Breeze, Florida, she will host a Q&A screening of her related in-progress documentary Always in Season.

In Defense of Rottweilers

Tomorrow night's screening in Berkeley of the documentary Black Beauty Breed is not just a homecoming feather in the cap of first-time feature filmmaker Angie Ruiz. It's also a reminder of the power of Tugg.
 

Five-Year-Old Future Filmmaker Gets Fancy Premiere

Joe Bevilacqua, co-founder of Waterlogg Productions, was 11-years-old when he unleashed animated characters Willoughby and the Professor in 1972. But Jonah Althouse has him beat - by a Catskills country mile.

Squirrely Comedy Unspools in Wisconsin

It's a toss-up which is weirder: the history of the Gerold Opera House, which is playing host to Wisconsin's 4th Annual Weyauwega International Film Festival November 12th-15th. Or the plotline of the closing night mockumentary, Bucky and the Squirrels.