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Sangre de mi Sangre Screening This Weekend |
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May 13, 2008 - IndiePix filmmaker Paola Mendoza's film SANGRE DI MI SANGRE (formerly PADRE NUESTRO) will be opening this weekend at the IFC Theaters. Paola and the director will be at the 8pm showings this Friday and Saturday.
Paola: "Many of you have heard me speak about my film and what a great experience it was to be involved in such a wonderful project. After touring the world, from Sundance to San Sabastian to Columbia, it FINALLY opens this weekend in New York. Hope to see you there!"
See the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/screeplay/vi2531328281/.
Check out other Paola films at IndiePixFilms.com.
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"It is at heart, a kind and sensitively filmed story of a little girl longing to reunite with her mother..." - Austin Chronicle
"A painfully candid look at urban poverty"- efilmcritic.com
AUTUMN’S EYES is a compelling documentary about a 3-year-old girl who tries to navigate through the harsh reality of severe poverty, her teenage…
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"it is at heart a kind and sensitively filmed story of a little girl longing to reunite with her mother, and vice versa." - Austin Chronicle
"heart wrenching documentary that really needed to be made" - Ain't It Cool News
AUTUMN’S EYES is a compelling documentary about a 3-year-old girl who tries to navigate through the harsh reality…
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An independent feature that chronicles the lives of three teenage girls in Jersey City who are involved with crack cocaine, ON THE OUTS does not shy away from the hard issues involved. Between the ages of 15 and 17, Oz (Judy Marte) is a street dealer whose mom is a recovering junkie, Marisol (Paola Mendoza) is an unemployed crack addict…
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Every Good Thing to Rust NYC Premiere! |
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April 29, 2008 - New York City, April 10th, 2008 – Every Good Thing to Rust, the debut feature film by Glens Falls Filmmaker John W. Yost, will premiere in NYC on April 30th, 2008 at 9 P.M. at the Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave. New York, NY. The film is the featured narrative in this latest edition of the NewFilmmakers Series, which began in 1998 and over the past ten years has screened over 500 features and 2000 short films.
The night's screening will begin with a documentary and a shorts program focused on fantasty and horror, and will end with a Q&A with the director. IndiePix, a New York based distributor of independent films, recently announced its partnership with the director to make the film available to a wider audience. The DVD version distributed by Indiepix includes trailers and commentary with the director and principle cast, and will be available for purchase following the screening.
Indiepix also offers Every Good Thing to Rust through its DiscFactory software, which allows users to download the film and burn it to a DVD for home viewing. Yost is excited about using this patented technology for his film. “This is actually filling that missing piece that the [RUST] website doesn’t fill. You no longer need to watch the film in front of your computer; you can burn it straight to disc for living room viewing.”
For more information on the screening please contact John W. Yost at (518) 832-6716 or name5026@yahoo.com or Jason Tyrrell at jason@indiepix.net. Images and screeners for review are available upon request. For more information on Every Good Thing to Rust, and to purchase a DVD or Download-to-own visit www.indiepixfilms.com/everygoodthingtorust. For more information on the NewFilmmakers Series, visit www.NEWFILMMAKERS.com.
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Inexplicable disorder. Televisions off-air. Humans ravaging each other for scraps of food and weapons. This is the turn that life takes for three friends trying to find their place in post-9-11 America.
In a dark, eerie portrait of societal meltdown, EVERY GOOD THING to RUST questions the loyalties of friendship and challenges any…
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Inexplicable disorder. Televisions off-air. Humans ravaging each other for scraps of food and weapons. This is the turn that life takes for three friends trying to find their place in post-9-11 America.
In a dark, eerie portrait of societal meltdown, EVERY GOOD THING to RUST questions the loyalties of friendship and challenges any…
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Cinema Eye Winners Announced |
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March 19, 2008 - New York, US - The inaugural 'Cinema Eye Honors' for Nonfiction Filmmaking were held last night at the IFC Center Cinema in New York. Over 250 guests from the independent film community, including directors, producers and distributors, as well as members of the film press, attended the event - the first of its kind to specifically recognize nonfiction film. The event was hosted by IndiePix, the internet-based distributor of independent films, along with award-winning Producer AJ Schnack and Thom Powers, Documentary Programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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February 12, 2008 - Bob will be speaking from 6:30-8pm as part of the PANEL ON ALTERNATIVE MODES OF DISTRIBUTION at Soho House on Tuesday, February 19th. Other panelists include: Mark Werner from IFC. Mark it in your calendars! Soho House is located at 29-35 9th avenue in NYC. |
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IndiePix Films launches new Nonfiction Awards |
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January 10, 2008 - Excerpts of the Indiewire press release
A new nonfiction filmmaking award, recognizing the wide breadth of the genre and also specific crafts such as cinematography and editing is being created from within the documentary community. The inaugural event, honoring films from 2007, will be held on March 18, 2008 at the IFC Center in New York City. The awards are to be co-chaired by filmmaker AJ Schnack (director of KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON?) and Thom Powers, Documentary Programmer of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nominees in 8 categories will be announced on January 20, 2008 at an event for press and the documentary community in Park City, UT (coinciding with the Sundance Film Festival). On that date further details will be revealed about the award, including its official name.
Fifteen films have been shortlisted in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking by a blue-ribbon nominating committee of 12 programmers from North America's top film festivals who are esteemed for their specialization in documentary. Those films are:
"Billy the Kid"
"Deep Water"
"The Devil Came on Horseback"
"Ghosts of Cite Soleil"
"In the Shadow of the Moon"
"Into Great Silence"
"Lake of Fire"
"Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)"
"Manufactured Landscapes"
"The Monastery - Mr. Vig and the Nun"
"No End in Sight"
"Sicko"
"Taxi to the Dark Side"
"The Unforeseen"
"Zoo"
The idea for the awards was born out of vigorous debate in the documentary community chronicled by Mr. Schnack on his popular nonfiction film blog All these wonderful things. His call for recognizing documentaries based on filmmaking craft and creativity engendered a groundswell of support that resulted in a coalition, including the participation of IndiePix, to support the venture.
Mr. Schnack said, "Many of us feel that there is often a gap between the films that have impacted the year in nonfiction filmmaking and those films recognized at year's end. This was particularly true in this past year, which saw such strong advancement in filmmaking craft.We believe that the time is right to acknowledge the vision and innovation of the filmmakers and craftspersons within the broad field of nonfiction, no matter the subject." As the award co-chair, Mr. Schnack has withheld his 2007 film 'Kurt Cobain About a Son' from award consideration to avoid any conflict of interest.
Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix, said that: "Over the last year, we have had the opportunity to work with a number of nonfiction filmmakers whose dedication to the art and craft of their films is unparalleled. We are very pleased to be able to contribute to the organization of these awards, to support the concept of superior craft in nonfiction filmmaking, and to bring our full suite of internet technologies to support this event." Mr. Alexander said that Danielle DiGiacomo, the coordinator for Documentary Films at IndiePix, will be the point person for the Company's involvement.
Schnack added, "IndiePix, as a forward-thinking company that has proven dedicated to celebrating the best in independent film, is the perfect partner for this project."
The nominating committee will select nominees in 8 categories (see the list below) from a list of 76 eligible films. The winners will be chosen by a larger voting pool selected from within the documentary community of top filmmakers, distributors, programmers and writers. Voting will take place beginning in February 2008. Voting will be conducted by secure internet transactions on the IndiePix website.
Mr. Powers said, "In choosing voters, we are putting a premium on who watches the most documentaries. Rather than look to outside groups for validation, this is an honor from within the community."
Award Categories:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking
Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Producing
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Outstanding Achievement in Graphics and Animation
Members of the Nominating Committee:
Thom Powers (Chair), Documentary Programmer, Toronto International Film Festival
Phoebe Brush, Director of Programming, Full Frame Film Festival
Matt Dentler, Producer, South by Southwest Film Festival
Sean Farnel, Director of Programming, Hot Docs
Tom Hall, Director of Programming, Sarasota Film Festival
David Kwok, Director of Programming, Tribeca Film Festival
Cara Mertes, Director of Sundance Documentary Film Program, Sundance Film Festival
David Nugent, Director of Programming, Hamptons International Film Festival
Rachel Rosen, Director of Programming, Los Angeles Film Festival
Sky Sitney, Director of Programming, SilverDocs
David Wilson, Director, True/False Film Festival
Brit Withey, Artistic Director of Festivals, Starz Denver Film Festival |
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January 7, 2008 - IndiePix, along with Universal Beef Productions, is proud to announce a New York screening and DVD release party for the new IndiePix documentary, Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC.
The film is a time capsule of the music and politics that shaped New York City in 2004. Music fanatic Concert Joe, punk rocker Tony Petrozza and the film's director, Roy Szuper, set out to create the First Annual Williamsburg Music Festival as a statement of protest against the incoming Republican National Convention.
With interviews and performances by Tom Morello of Audioslave and Rage Against the Machine, rock legend and CBGB's founder Hilly Kristal, Agnostic Front lead guitarist and Hardcore Tattoo founder Vinnie Stigma, Yippies leader and activist Dana Beal, legendary TV/radio host Joe Franklin, and Dana Fuchs of Love, Janis and the critically-acclaimed feature musical Across the Universe, Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC is a visceral and poignant exploration of the historical relationship between the city, political activism, and music.
The screening will be held this Thursday, January 10th, at 8pm, at the Anthology Film Archives (32 2nd Ave. @ 2nd St.). Open seating, so please come early to reserve your spot. And afterwards, join us at the DVD release party at 2A (25 Avenue A @ 2nd St.). Enjoy drink specials all night, meet the film's director and members of the cast, and grab a t-shirt and signed poster with DVD purchases!
For more information, check out www.IndiePixFilms.com/Gonzo, or email Jason Tyrrell, at Jason@IndiePix.net |
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One Punk, One Concert Fanatic, One Filmmaker, One Goal...An activist music festival nine days before The Republican National Convention.
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FREE CONCERT POSTER! ONE WEEK ONLY!
In celebration of the download-to-own release of Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC, each customer to purchase the download will receive a free poster from the Williamsburg Music Festival covered in the Film. From January 15th to January 22nd, get all the music, all the interviews, all the gonzo…
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news-Indiepix acquires fantastic HD feature |
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January 7, 2008 - Inexplicable disorder. Televisions off-air. Humans ravaging each other for scraps of food and weapons. This is the turn that life takes for three friends trying to find their place in post-9-11 America. Elegantly shot in crisp HD, this dark, eerie portrait of societal meltdown questions the loyalties of friendship and challenges all illusions of safety and order.
IndiePix is thrilled to welcome John W. Yost into the fold, and provide the highest quality DVD and download-to-own distribution for Every Good Thing to Rust. The IndiePix release of the film will also include trailers, a commentary track with the director and lead actor, production stills, and more.
After production of Every Good Thing to Rust, Filmmaker John W. Yost chose to forgo the festival circuit and offer the entire film as a download, so that any fan of independent film would have access. Check out his website, www.everygoodthingtorust.com, for his fantastic blog about the decision. As well as giving away his movie to any with a computer, Mr. Yost has found a way for his film to make a larger, positive difference in the community. During the month of December John teamed up with several diverse venues in upstate New York to screen the film and raise money for the Homeless and Traveler's Aid Society of the Capital District. The four screenings were very successful, raising some much needed and very appreciated funds. HATAS works with the community's impoverished, helpless, and homeless by offering more than just a handout, but by helping them lead normal lives, one step at a time.
Check out the film's trailer at www.IndiePixFilms.com/everygoodthingtorust.
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Inexplicable disorder. Televisions off-air. Humans ravaging each other for scraps of food and weapons. This is the turn that life takes for three friends trying to find their place in post-9-11 America.
In a dark, eerie portrait of societal meltdown, EVERY GOOD THING to RUST questions the loyalties of friendship and challenges any…
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Kensinger's Latest Doc Screens at Slamdance |
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December 14, 2007 - IndiePix filmmaker Nathan Kensinger, whose short documentary, BOLERIUM, has been thrilling audiences around the country, has scored again with his latest documentary, COVERED TRACKS. The film, an experimental documentary exploring Manhattan's Underground Freedom Tunnel, will be showcased at both the Slamdance Film Festival and the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, two of the biggest independent film festivals in the country!
Slamdance takes place in Utah this January. COVERED TRACKS will be screening on January 21st and 24th. Check slamdance.com for more information. The SF IndieFest is in February and will be the film's San Francisco
Premiere. The SF IndieFest website is www.sfindie.com. Visit www.myspace.com/covered_tracks for more information, and buy your copy of BOLERIUM now at: www.indiepixfilms.com/bolerium
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"Bolerium" captures a day-in-the-life at one of America's most important independent bookstores - Bolerium Books - run from a hidden location in the heart of San Francisco's immigrant/radical Mission District.
This 23 minute portrait is a humorous exploration of the store, its diverse staff and the wild array of customers who frequent…
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"Bolerium" captures a day-in-the-life at one of America's most important independent bookstores - Bolerium Books - run from a hidden location in the heart of San Francisco's immigrant/radical Mission District.
This 23 minute portrait is a humorous exploration of the store, its diverse staff and the wild array of customers who frequent…
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Billy the Kid in Theaters starting Dec. 5th |
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November 30, 2007 - BILLY THE KID, which won so many festival accolades and prizes - from Edinburgh, Scotland to Austin, TX to Los Angeles, CA, to Melbourne, Australia - is opening theatrically in New York City. Having won the hearts of festival juries and audiences, this film is now garnering critical support like more laurels and prizes.
New York Magazine made the film its only "Critics Pick" for the weekend and David Edelstein writes: "Watching him try to orient himself in a world that makes no sense makes you wonder how any of us ever did." You can read his whole review here, where he starts out saying "The best antidote to Juno is Billy the Kid..."
The film was produced "in association with IndiePix" and we have screen credits as Executive Producers and Associate Producers on the project. Bob Alexander, President of IndiePix said: "This is exactly the kind of film that we wanted IndiePix to be associated with and we are grateful for the opportunity and very proud of the work by Director Jennifer Venditti and Producer Chiemi Karasawa."
After opening in New York, the film will play in a number of cities around the country. Elephant Eye Films is managing its theatrical exhibition. To get the email updates on Billy The Kid's exhibition schedule, check the film page here.
Check ifccenter.com for ticket info and Billy's website for future screening dates in your area. |
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November 29, 2007 - IndiePixer, Danielle DiGiacomo is attending IDFA, the world's largest documentary market, in Amsterdam, from November 26th to December 2nd. Danielle has watched CATDANCERS, run into Werner Herzog on a bike, dined with True/False Festival guy, swooned the director of UP THE YANGTZE, and conversed extensively with Joel Heller of DOCS THAT INSPIRE. The world's most exciting non-fiction festival features gems from around the world, including Werner Herzog's newest effort, ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD and Danish filmmaker Phie Ambo's exploration of robots, humanity, and affection, MECHANICAL LOVE. Expect more exciting news to come out of the market. |
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November 27, 2007 - Beloved Brooklyn filmmaker Nate Kensinger will be showing his latest work, COVERED TRACKS, this Friday at NY Short Docs, an event co-sponsored by DCTV and Rooftop Films. Eschewing the usual rooftop location due to seasonal conditions, the stellar program will screen at DCTV's renovated firehouse headquarters at 87 Lafayette Street. Remember -- Friday, November 30th at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. |
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November 14, 2007 - Producer and Distributor Isil Bagdadi from CAVU Pictures joined top industry executives on an informative panel about the realities of independent film distribution this weekend at Hunter College, as part of the Avignon/New York film festival. THE WICKED WICKED GAME OF DISTRIBUTION was held on Saturday, Nov. 10, and the panelists included Rebeca Conget, VP Acquisitions & Distribution, FILM MOVEMENT, Jason Leaf, Co-President, AVATAR FILMS, Jordan Mattos, Acquisitions, Dramatic Features and Shorts, INDIEPIX and Sam Sibble, Manager of Co-productions and Sales, THE FILM SALES COMPANY. Log onto http://www.avignonfilmfest.com for more info.
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Autumn's Eyes wins MEMFEST |
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October 31, 2007 - AUTUMN'S EYES won the Best Documentary Feature award at the 4th Annual Memfest Film Festival in New Jersey. Memfest is part of the New Jersey Moviemaker's Network founded by Hisani Dubois (The Vanishing Black Male) in 2003. |
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Are African American males becoming extinct? Will future generations of African American women not be able to find husbands? These are but a few of the questions explored in this 1 hour 16 minute documentary. Written/directed/produced by Hisani DuBose, it features Melvin Jackson, Jr. (whose acting credits include HBO’s “The Wire" and…
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Are African American males becoming extinct? Will future generations of African American women not be able to find husbands? These are but a few of the questions explored in this 1 hour 16 minute documentary. Written/directed/produced by Hisani DuBose, it features Melvin Jackson, Jr. (whose acting credits include HBO’s “The Wire" and…
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"It is at heart, a kind and sensitively filmed story of a little girl longing to reunite with her mother..." - Austin Chronicle
"A painfully candid look at urban poverty"- efilmcritic.com
AUTUMN’S EYES is a compelling documentary about a 3-year-old girl who tries to navigate through the harsh reality of severe poverty, her teenage…
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"it is at heart a kind and sensitively filmed story of a little girl longing to reunite with her mother, and vice versa." - Austin Chronicle
"heart wrenching documentary that really needed to be made" - Ain't It Cool News
AUTUMN’S EYES is a compelling documentary about a 3-year-old girl who tries to navigate through the harsh reality…
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Opening Night Film at Woodstock Fest 2007 |
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October 11, 2007 - "The Fiddle and the Drum" was a meditative dance piece choreographed to Joni Mitchell. Joni and internationally acclaimed choreographer Jean Grand-Maître of the Alberta Ballet Company collaborated to create The Fiddle and The Drum, an engaging performance spectacle combining three art forms; music, dance and art; which Joni calls "the best project of my career." Produced by Joe Media Group of Calgary in association with Bravo!, The Fiddle and The Drum, which premieres October 22 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, showcases Mitchell's life-long concerns regarding environmental neglect and the warring nature of mankind. Mitchell's provocative music served as Grand-Maître's manuscript and inspiration in choreographing a ballet that celebrates the profoundly humanistic questions and testimonies expressed so poetically in Mitchell's compositions. The performance features three new songs from Mitchell's latest album, Shine, including a remix of Big Yellow Taxi, and selections from her earlier recordings such as: For the Roses, Passion Play, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The Beat of Black Wings, Sex Kills, The Three Great Stimulants and The Fiddle and The Drum. As the Alberta Ballet's dancers give metaphorical life to the eternal music, Mitchell's most recent works of art are projected on a large screen on stage. These iconic images were choreographed by Mitchell to appear at pivotal moments in the ballet. The special was filmed at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary, Alberta and was also produced with the financial participation of the Alberta Film Development Program, The Canadian Television Fund and CAVCO.
For more news, go to our blog at http://weblog.indiepix.net/. |
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Indiepix Sponsors Party and Panels at Evil City Film Festival |
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October 9, 2007 - When asked by the lovely Ingrid Kopp of Shooting People to co-sponsor a Friday night party with the Evil City Film Festival, we jumped at the chance. We were not disappointed. Numerous filmmakers and film lovers came out to Friday night's "social" at the Bowery's Crash Mansion. Among those who got stellar goodie bags featuring the new Wholpin DVD magazine and light-up IndiePix pens were Brooklyn Independent's Joe Pacheco, documentarian Eric Philips-Horst, blogger Jennifer Warren, Darkon producer Thoma Kikis, and City Unplugged director Ilkka Jarvilaturi.
Two days later, IndiePix's Danielle DiGiacomo was in the house at the Lower East Side bar Fontana's, to moderate one lively panel about Film Bloggers and sit on another about Internet Distribution. The talks, perhaps fueled by pints of beer, were hilarious and productive. Sitting on the Film Blogging panel were some of the best in the biz: Stu VanAirsdale, editor of The Reeler; Karina Longworth of Spout; Pamela Cohn of Still in Motion and Renew Media; and the inimitable Michael Tully of Boredom at Its Boredest. The discussion covered everything from the new Eric Rohmer film to open letters to Sam Mendes. After a brief break in the bar it was on to a new topic, Internet Distribution, which was moderated by the wonderful Ingrid Kopp. Viral marketing heroes Arin Crumley and Susan Bruice (aka the Four-Eyed Monsters), IndiePix filmmaker and friend Leah Meyerhoff (Twitch on the Brooklyn Independent Compilation) and film director Jerry Rapp (Mojave Phone Booth). All in all, a side-splitting, engaging, mentally invigorating day! |
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Film screening of Sanjay Kak's Jashn-e-Azadi |
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September 25, 2007 - South Asia @ The New School presents a film screening of Sanjay Kak's Jashn-e-Azadi (How we celebrate freedom) A story of Kashmir, Tuesday, September 25, 2007, 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Lang Student Center, 55 W. 13th St, 2nd Floor.
It is August 15th, India's Independence day, and the Indian flag ritually goes up in the heart of Srinagar, Kashmir. But the empty streets and the sullen silence that greet India's claim on Kashmir spark off old questions about freedom - azadi - and the denial of freedom. In the aftermath of 18 years of an armed struggle, with 60,000 dead and nearly 7,000 missing, death and loss is everywhere. Sometimes it is marked; sometimes in the process of being uncovered, and sometimes expressed in the fractured minds of ordinary Kashmiris.
Using a mix of verite footage, rare archival material, poetry and text, the film is a provocative look at Indian democracy in the 60th year of India's independence, and a reflection on power, resistance and "freedom's terrible thirst".
Sanjay Kak is a self-taught, award-winning, independent documentary filmmaker whose recent work reflects his interests in ecology, alternatives and resistance politics. His films WORDS ON WATER, about the struggle against large dams in the Narmada valley in central India, and IN THE FOREST HANGS A BRIDGE, about the Adi tribe in Arunachal, north-east India, gathering to build a thousand foot bridge of cane and bamboo, have been widely screened both in India and abroad. |
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A World of Limitless Possibilities, Awaiting Discovery |
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September 11, 2007 - Next week, on Monday 17th September IndiePix and a U.K based network management technology company NetworkedPlanet jointly launch a new facility that will provide intelligent, interactive access to the world of Independent films - 'Discovery'. The launch will be held at at the British Film Institute, London.
IndiePix will announce and demonstrate a unique, new, state-of-the-art interactive service to provide intelligent pathways through the large and growing world of independent film for indie film community. For the first time, film lovers will explore thousands of the world's best films from independent filmmakers, discover a film of interest to them, and order or even download their choice.
At the launch, IndiePix's President, Bob Alexander, will outline how the economics of independent film production and the explosion of independent film festivals lead to a vast expansion of extraordinary titles available to consumers. Addressing the growing world of independent film, he will demonstrate how film lovers can explore, discover and order or download the title of their selection from thousands of the world's best independent films. The demonstration is based on a catalog of over 3,000 curated independent films from around the world, many of which are otherwise unavailable to the film fan. This catalog is planned to grow to 10,000 over the next 18 months.
Bob Alexander will be joined at the briefing by Kal Ahmed, Founder of NetworkedPlanet, who will explain how the website uses a revolutionary intelligent navigation system which allows IndiePixx's in-house team of film experts to insert all sorts of information - such as the theme of the film, its focus on key topics, its filmmaking style - based on their expert evaluation. The system will then create relevant links, so that when someone is browsing any one film online, it will suggest other links based on relevance and similarities.
'Discovery' will be immediately available for the IndiePix community to explore so watch out for the announcement next week! |
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September 4, 2007 - IndiePix buddy David Becker is proud to announce the premiere of Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts on PBS this Thursday September 6th and on DVD September 20th. After more than four years of hard work by lots of people it's finally finished -- he'd like to thank again everyone who helped out and participated in the film!
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts Premieres Thursday September 6th!
A film by David Becker, Bob Eisenhardt and Barbara Kopple
Small Steps: Creating the High School for Contemporary Arts tells the story of a new "small school" created inside one of New York City's most dangerous high schools. Through the stories of students, teachers, and parents this intimate film takes audiences into the heart of public education in America.
Small Steps, produced by two-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple and directed by David Becker, premieres nationally on Thursday, September 6, 2007, 10:00-11:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS. In New York City the film will air at 12:30am that night (technically Friday morning). Visit PBS.org to find out when it's playing in your city.
The DVD will be available from PBS Home Video on September 20th and can be ordered at:
http://www.shoppbs.org/entry.jsp?source=PE&entry=2835062
For more information see: www.pbs.org/previews/smallsteps
And to see a short promo video go to: http://youtube.com/watch?v=H3Ax1qe0C_8
For additional information, contact David Becker: dbecker1@gmail.com |
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September 4, 2007 - IndiePix buddy Matthew Lessner's short film, DARLING DARLING, starring Michael Cera of the hit comedy SUPERBAD, has been one of the top 5 selling short films on iTunes for the last few weeks. It's currently #3, duking it out with a bunch of Pixar films. It's the only indie film in the top 10! Much more blessings to Lessner. And check him out on our filmmaker interview pages!
"Michael Cera delivers as always, in a hilariously big way, but I believe there more to this film then meets the eye. Under close inspection the films absurdity and surreality has much to say about modern American suburbia, and absurdity of it's formalities, especially in a time of such global and domestic turmoil. I sense a
great deal of social subversion in this film, as well as a finely tuned, unique sense of deadpan humor" - iTunes
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A Tribute to Auteurs of World Cinema |
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August 29, 2007 - Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 - July 30, 2007) and Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni (September 29, 1912 - July 30, 2007) passed away July 30, 2007..
The two filmmakers have been variously called "the greatest surviving luminaries of the heroic age of the auteur", "the giants of art cinema" and "the towering giants of world cinema" by the media. While they shared a chronological commonality in death passing away on the same day, their philosophical approach to filmmaking had little in common. While Bergman was a moralist, Antonioni was Marxist in his approach. Antonioni's films reflect his approach in their spare plots and dialogue, in harsh ridicule of the rich and wealthy and an impatience for the spiritual aspects of human existence. Bergamn's work on the other hand dealt with questions of death, impermanence and faith. However, they both share the center-stage today in their death as they did in their life by making seminal contributions to European and world cinema and by serving as inspiration to generations of filmmakers.
As a tribute to these luminaries of cinema, our curators have hand-picked works of Bergman and Antonioni and created a "Bergman & Antonioni" Collection specially for the IndiePix community. Apart from having most important works of these filmmakers we have also included films like SUN RA - SPACE IS THE PLACE that "blends 1950s sci-fi, '70s Blaxploitation, and Ingmar Bergman's THE SEVENTH SEAL an intense, provocative mix; LIGHT KEEPS ME COMPANY which is a documentary on Sven Nykvist who shot most of Ingmar Bergman's films and THE TASTE OF TEA with a psychedelic twist on Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander. We hope you enjoy this collection as much as we did creating it. |
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Billy the Kid wins Edinburgh |
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August 22, 2007 - From producer Chiemi Karasawa: BILLY THE KID wins Best Documentary at the Edinburgh Film Festival!!! Awards Ceremony is this Saturday in Edinburgh. Thanks to all of you for your support!" This marks the fourth win for the doc. It won the audience award at Melbourne Film Fest earlier this month. |
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Indiepix and Canada Team Up |
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July 24, 2007 - IndiePix teams up with the National Film Board of Canada to bring you a group of amazing and hard-to-find social issue mockumentaries and old-school vintage after-school specials. Just you wait and see - these are going to be brilliant. A lot of these films are going to be quite short - ranging from 5 minutes to an hour in length, but they'll be worth the wait. Among them will be one of Keanu Reeves' earliest performances caught on film, as well as Peter Watkins' LA COMMUNE - a 345 minute epic spanning 3 discs that tells the story of the French proletarian group established by rebellious Parisian citizens as they battle against The National Assembly in 1871 (if that wasn't a mouthful, I don't know what is!). We are so excited to be able to bring you these little-known gems and thank the National Film Board of Canada for helping make this possible. Stay tuned for upcoming release dates. |
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July 23, 2007 - Jack Spade is a high-end retail boutique located in Manhattan's bustling fashion-forward Soho district. The brainchild of Andy Spade, husband of the also-eponymous handbagstress Kate, offers carefully picked DVDs alongside a selection of luxury ties, shoes, bags, wallets, vintage magazines and books. After a year-long contractual hold-up, IndiePix is proud to announce that our Jack Spade compilation DVD will finally see the light of day for a tentative X-mas holiday release. |
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Release slate Summer 2007 |
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July 2, 2007 - July will see the re-release of the BROOKLYN INDEPENDENT short film compilation DVD, curated by the program's director, Joe Pacheco. The disc includes a remastered version of charming works by Ray Tintori ("Jettison Your Loved Ones"), Benh Zeitlin ("Egg") and Lance Edmond's "Vacationland", which stars the promising new talent Luke Schurman. Lila Yomtoob's HIGH LIFE, a Friends-like homage to young artists in love in Brooklyn, David Dixon's UNLOOSENED AND ROOT, and Ricardo Lobo's double release, SISTERS OF LADAKH and WOMEN OF THE SAND, will round out the month. August will end with a bang, as Michael Tully and Damian Lahey's long-awaited COCAINE ANGEL makes its auspicious debut here, and the lovely short documentary HENRY MILLER ASLEEP AND AWAKE, originally shot in 1979 and starring the eponymous author, sees its first ever release on DVD. Only at IndiePixFilms.com. |
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Desert Bayou Gets Theatrical Release |
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June 14, 2007 - Alex LeMay's film, DESERT BAYOU, will be released theatrically on August 24. DESERT BAYOU screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in 2006 and was included in the collection of films released by IndiePix and Full Frame for the library market as THE KATRINA EXPERIENCE. A trailer for the film is on-line at YouTube at this address.
This film examines whether two cultures can come together in a time of utter chaos, or whether their differences prove too great a challenge to overcome. In their own words evacuees of Hurricane Katrina, tell how they survived the storm of the century and out of the rubble ended up at a military installation in the deserts of Utah. With interviews from evacuees, political, military and religious leaders, community and social figures, the questions of race, politics and religion hurdle towards each other in this truly American story. See the review and trailer on the IndiePix website.
In anticipation of its release in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune stirred up some controversy with its article under the headline: "Katrina documentary praises Utahns for helping hand, harshly criticizes officials." A copy of which is available online here. Alex welcomes the attention for the film, quoting the line from the publicity department -- Just spell our names right!
IndiePix is very pleased to have been involved with this project since its first screening and contributed financially to its post-festival edit. Alex was very helpful in pulling the collection together for THE KATRINA EXPERIENCE and has been a strong supporter of its library release. Alex comments that the New York City screening, coinciding with the second anniversary of the Katrina event, will be marked by additional publicity and public relations events. We're looking forward to that!
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This collection of documentary films about Hurricane Katrina (four features and three shorts on four DVDs) is curated by Nancy Buirski, Artistic Director of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and is made available only through Indiepix.net. For more information on the collection, please visit the official website: The…
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Cocaine Angel Premieres in Jacksonville, FL |
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