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LOUDMOUTH — Josh Alexander Interview

December 30, 2022 By Leave a Comment

LOUDMOUTH — Josh Alexander Interview

Click here to listen to the interview. The first thing to know about Josh Alexander’s documentary on the Rev. Al Sharpton is that it was the Rev himself who picked the title. That came up early on in my conversation with Alexander on December 1, 2022. One thing I appreciated in Alexander’s insightful and incisive… Read More »

Tagged With: Al Sharpton, civil rights, george floyd, Graham Willoughby, Howard Beach, Interrotron, john legend, loudmouth, media eco-system, Michael Griffith, police brutality, race, racism, systemic injustice, systemic racism, Tawana Brawley, violence

BLINDSPOTTING

July 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment

BLINDSPOTTING

BLINDSPOTTING is a contemporary fable told in dynamic syncopation and unexpected compassion as it uncovers the farce and tragedy of an Oakland in transition.

Tagged With: class, gentrification, Oakland, police, probation, race

BLINDSPOTTING — Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal

July 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment

BLINDSPOTTING — Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal

Click here to listen to the interview.  Click  for the full review of BLINDSPOTTING. When I spoke to BLINDSPOTTING’s co-stars/co-writers Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal on July 12, 2018, I decided to start the conversation with one of the things that struck me most about their film, which was the enormous compassion it shows for… Read More »

Tagged With: art and politics, class, Dolby Atmos, gentrification, Oakland, race, racism, snap judgments

Maya Forbes’ Pet INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

June 19, 2015 By 1 Comment

Maya Forbes’ Pet INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

Click here to listen to the interview. Maya Forbes has been a screenwriter for years, with co-credits for MONSTERS AND ALIENS and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID to her credit. She was also a writer and story editor on HBO’s groundbreaking THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW. For her directorial debut, though, she chose a script she… Read More »

Tagged With: autobiography, based on a true story, bi-racia;, Bipolar Disorder, cinema, father-daughter, hypomania, Imogene Wolodarsky, Mark Ruffalo, Maya Forbes, mental illness, movie, narrative, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, race, Zoe Saldana

Bess Kargman Takes FIRST POSITION

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Bess Kargman Takes FIRST POSITION

The entire experience of making FIRST POSTION was an exercise in kismet for first-time director Bess Kargman. From happening upon the competition that became the subject of her documentary, to how she crossed paths with one of the dancers she most wanted to follow in her film, there is the undeniable sense that this was… Read More »

Tagged With: adolescent dancers, Aran Bell, ballet, Bess Kargman, cinema, competition, dance competition, dancers, eating disorders, movie, race, San Francisco DocFest, sexuality, Youth American Grand Prix

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