With a song, Reverend Billy and his First Church of Stop Shopping choir introduced the film “On Coal River”. Their gospel style was fitting for the film and I, as a West Virginian, truly appreciated their support of this film and this cause. As we say at karaoke, “These kids got pipes.” This was shot [...]
Reverend Billy Introduces “On Coal River”
June 28th, 2010 · View Comments · Documentary, Film, Music, Vlog
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On Coal River: Panel Talk
June 28th, 2010 · View Comments · Documentary, Film, Vlog
This is the panel following the Silverdocs 2010 premier of “On Coal River” a film by Francine Cavanaugh and Adams Wood. Special guests were subjects of the film Bo Webb, Judy Bonds, Debbie Jarrell, and Ed Wiley. This was shot with an iPhone 3GS. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
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The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan Introduction
June 28th, 2010 · View Comments · Documentary, Film, Vlog
Executive Producer, actor and activist Danny Glover and director Henry Corra introduce their film “The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan” for its premier at AFI Silverdocs in Silver Spring, MD. This was shot with an iPhone 3GS. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
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Albert Maysles: Side Notes and Anecdotes
May 20th, 2010 · View Comments · Art, Documentary, Film, Vlog
I caught a little of the sideshow/hand shaking action after Albert Maysles spoke at the American Art Museum after a screening of two of his Christo films, “The Valley Curtain” and “Christo In Paris”. He touches, with humor, on the kind of projects that are (or aren’t) being funded today, some of his own new [...]
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Albert Maysles On “Christo In Paris”
May 20th, 2010 · View Comments · Art, Documentary, Film, Vlog
Documentary filmmaker and Guggenheim award winner Albert Maysles introduces and takes questions at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC at a screening of his film “Christo In Paris”. This was shot on the spot with my iPhone. Audio/Video quality is sub-par due to the apparatus, but the subject is priceless as always. Enjoy! Formats [...]
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Silverdocs Panel: A Conversation About MINE
February 28th, 2010 · View Comments · Documentary, Film, Vlog
Amy King interviews Erin Essenmacher, producer of MINE and Scotlund Haisley, animal welfare leader at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD. Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v), Flash Video (.flv)
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Popculture Definitions of Documentary and Independent Film
October 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Documentary, Film
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed two pop-culture references to indie (or independent, but we’ll get into that with a little help from Strongbad in a few) film and documentary film in the last week. The first one I saw on the NBC show Community recently where one of the characters decides he wants to follow his dreams [...]
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