Come to the MFA on September 19th (1pm) and 22nd (5:20 pm) to see “Only One Boss,” a nine-minute short by “At Home in Utopia” co-producer Ellen Brodsky. The film has screened at several festivals and recently won an Audience award for “Best Short” and “Best Experimental Film at the Jersey Shore Film Festival. For info about the Boston screenings, visit the MFA website or check out www.onlyoneboss.com.
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MFA screening of “Only One Boss”
August 30th, 2010A Film Unfinished with director at West Newton Cinema
August 4th, 2010A Film Unfinished
Directed by Yael Hersonski
(Germany/Israel, 2010, 88 min., in German/Hebrew/Yiddish/Polish with subtitles)
At the end of WWII, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered. Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply “Ghetto,” this footage quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. However, the later discovery of a long-missing reel complicated earlier readings of the footage. A Film Unfinished presents the raw footage in its entirety, carefully noting fictionalized sequences (including a staged dinner party) falsely showing “the good life” enjoyed by Jewish urbanites, and probes deep into the making of a now-infamous Nazi propaganda film.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, August 12, 7:00 PM
WHO: Director Yael Hersonski is here from Israel to introduce film and answer questions following film screening
LOCATION: West Newton Cinema, 1296 Watertown Street (Route 16)
TICKETS: $15 general admission; $12 discounted for students, seniors (65+), members of The Boston Jewish Film Festival and WGBH members.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE ONLINE: visit www.bjff.org
or buy in person at the West Newton Cinema, from 1PM – 8PM daily.
My Perestroika selected for IDA docuweek
August 4th, 2010CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBIN HESSMAN!
Robin Hessman’s film MY PERESTROIKA was selected for the IDA’s 14th annual DOCUWEEK Oscar Qualifying Showcase
Los Angeles July 30 – August 5
New York City August 13 – August 19.
Check out the details here: Docuweeks schedule
DocYard screening of HOSPITAL
July 19th, 2010
TONIGHT: DocYard presents a special evening with legendary director Frederick Wiseman, screening one of his early classics, HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL (1970) shows the daily activities of a large urban hospital with the emphasis on the emergency ward and outpatient clinics. The cases depicted illustrate how medical expertise, availability of resources, organizational considerations, and the nature of communication among the staff and patients affect the delivery of appropriate health care.
Click here for tickets!
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Mr. Wiseman, moderated by film scholar Scott McDonald. The event is followed by a networking after party at NOIR in the Charles Hotel.
Monday, July 19, 7 pm, Brattle Theater, after party at NOIR in the Charles Hotel
INGREDIENTS screening at Coolidge Corner Theatre
July 19th, 2010
The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents a special screening of INGREDIENTS, a feature length documentary, directed by Robert Bates. INGREDIENTS explores the ways in which people around the country are working to revitalize the connection between consumers and local farmers. The film goes across the U.S., from the diversified farms of the Hudson River and Willamette Valleys to the urban food deserts of Harlem and into the kitchens of chefs like Alice Waters and Peter Hoffman.
Presented as part of Coolidge Corner Theatre’s Green Screen series (sponsored by Wainwright Bank), the screening is free for Coolidge Corner Theatre members.
Thursday, July 29 at 7pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre
“Phyllis and Harold” Screening at Coolidge Corner Theater
July 12th, 2010
The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents a special screening of the acclaimed documentary Phyllis and Harold, with a post-screening discussion with director Cindy Kleine and producer Andre Gregory (My Dinner with Andre).
Sunday, July 25, 3 pm
Coolidge Corner Theatre
Rule Event: DSLR Workshop
July 12th, 2010HARNESSING THE POWER OF YOUR DSLR
An intensive one-day workshop with UK-based HD-SLR filmmaker Philip Bloom for only $99. Covering all the Canon EOS DSLRs and the Panasonic GH1 cameras, this all-day class is for intermediate users who are looking to take their skills to a new level.
On Saturday, July 17, 9:30am-6pm (check-in at 9am)
REPEATED ON Sunday, July 18, 9:30am-6pm (check-in at 9am)
At Rule Boston Camera
395 Western Avenue Entrance, Boston
Rule Event: The Tao of Color Grading
July 12th, 2010The Tao of Color Grading
Featuring the Euphonix MC Color Control Surface & Apple’s Color
Colorist/Finisher
Patrick Inhofer shares insights, techniques, workflows and tools acquired during a decade of color correcting with non-linear software. Patrick will provide real-world grading examples, a renewed understanding of key concepts and a discussion on how ProRes and devices like the AJA Ki Pro can help maintain the quality of your images throughout the finishing process. Using the powerful Euphonix MC Color, Patrick will demonstrate how a control surface results in faster grading sessions while increasing the quality of the finished product.
Time: Wednesday, July 14, 10 am to 12 noon with Breakfast
RSVP events@rule.com
July 12th, 2010
Rule Presents:
The Tao of Color Grading
Featuring the Euphonix MC Color Control Surface & Apple’s Color
Colorist/Finisher
Patrick Inhofershares insights, techniques, workflows and tools acquired during a decade of color correcting with non-linear software. Patrick will provide real-world grading examples, a renewed understanding of key concepts and a discussion on how ProRes and devices like the AJA Ki Pro can help maintain the quality of your images throughout the finishing process. Using the powerful Euphonix MC Color, Patrick will demonstrate how a control surface results in faster grading sessions while increasing the quality of the finished product.
Time: Wednesday, July 14, 10 am to 12 noon with Breakfast
RSVP events@rule.com
Outside In Wins Telly Awards
July 5th, 2010
Outside In, has received seven prestigious Telly Awards – in 7 categories – 3 Silvers (top award): Documentary, Editing, and Motivational; and 4 Bronzes: Education (academic use), Health & Wellness, Use of Music, and Health & Fitness. Wow.
Kudos to Subject/Exec Producer, Kasia Clark, Producer Kat Tatlock, editor/co-producer Julia Dixon Eddy, composer/performer Cyrus Sink, colorist/on-line editor Dave Allen, and all who contributed to this film over the past 9 years!