It’s our first big chunk of downtime at the Flaherty Seminar. We’ve seen some great work so far and started some interesting discussions.
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I've arrived at the 57th annual Flaherty Seminar and just finished our first round of orientations for Fellows - about 28 interesting people coming from all over the U.S. (though Brooklyn is a little over-represented!) and Latin America. As I write, the other 100+ filmmakers, critics, and programmers are arriving - and our first happy hour begins soon. I'm looking forward to watching dozens of documentary films this week... and to the legendary discussions to follow.
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I had the privilege of attending a tribute to Ricky Leacock over the
weekend at MIT's Media Lab. The program was filled with honest, funny,
and moving stories from those who knew him best - his collaborators, his
students, and, of course, his beloved family.
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Last weekend I headed out to the Chicago Underground Film Festival, which was was a great experience. One refreshing thing was seeing shorts of different genres programmed together, instead of separated bycategory dividers between documentary, narrative and experimental films.
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