Monday, July 11, 2016

Oregon Community Rallies Around Local Feature Project

Writer-director Barri Chase has already banked one hearty level of endorsement for her Oregon independent film project and narrative with an anti-bullying message. Among those who have purchased $5,000 shares for the project currently shooting in and around the Coos Bay area are more than a dozen schoolteachers.

Friday, July 1, 2016

Two Movies About Milwaukee's 53206

The first film is a feature documentary titled Milwaukee 53206: A Community Serves Time. It premiered locally June 14th.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Catholic Church Abuse Survivor Stirs Pennsylvania's H.B.1942 Debate

The first chapter in Joe Capozzi's struggle to reclaim his life from the Catholic Church was written in 2005-2006.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

H.B. 1523 Sparks Mississippi Filmmaker

Can you imagine the Bill Murray classic Groundhog Day, filtered through the prism of Mississippi's controversial H.B. 1523 law? Gulf Coast writer-director Tammy Devin can, and will.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

In Praise of Arizona Katie Lee

One way to get to a sense of Katie Lee, the dynamic personality at the center of an eight-minute documentary short premiering this weekend at the 2016 Telluride Mountainfilm Festival, is to consider how she has been described by journalist and naturalist Craig Childs.