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Reverend Billy Introduces “On Coal River”

scottstead — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:50:16 +0000

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 on the iPhone 3GS.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

On Coal River: Panel Talk

scottstead — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:29:31 +0000

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)

The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan Introduction

scottstead — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:15:08 +0000

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.

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Albert Maysles: Side Notes and Anecdotes

scottstead — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:00:18 +0000

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 projects, and graciously absorbs adoration from folks that came all the way from Japan to see and speak with him.

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Albert Maysles On “Christo In Paris”

scottstead — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:17:23 +0000

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 available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)

Silverdocs Panel: A Conversation About MINE

scottstead — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:30:49 +0000

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)

Popculture Definitions of Documentary and Independent Film

scottstead — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:28:17 +0000

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 and take a film class – despite the urging of his father to get a business degree and take over the family business. “Documentary film…they’re like real movies, but with ugly people.”

Ha! Love it. Watch the full clip here.

Ok, so that’s a pretty good take on docs. What about independent film? Ok, Strongbad. You’ve got this one? I truly have forgotten how funny Homestar Runner is. It’s a pretty brilliant shakedown of independent films that not only makes fun of the formula for such a film, but also those that make them (from the no-low budget sad sack, to the son-of-a-producer-let’s-make-a-million-dollar-film-but-make-sure-it-looks-like-we-made-it-on-a-couple-hundred-thousand-type). Click the thumbnail or here to watch.

Indie vs Independent Film