By David A. Ellis. Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes, born in Mexico City in 1983, was interested in the world of moving images from an early age. He moved to the United States at the age of six and attended college in UC San Diego, Madrid and Mexico City to receive a degree in International […]
The 2016 AFI Docs Festival
June 20, 2016
By Gary M. Kramer. This year at the AFI Docs festival, June 22-26, there are several features and shorts depicting unique individuals working in odd jobs and hobbies. From sewage diving to train surfing, chicken showing and crime photography, this year’s non-fiction filmmakers found some fascinating subjects and stories. Here […]
Film Scratches: Structures to Contain Women – Noe Kidder’s Zone Four (2015)
June 20, 2016
Film Scratches focuses on the world of experimental and avant-garde film, especially as practiced by individual artists. It features a mixture of reviews, interviews, and essays. A Review by David Finkelstein. “The Women of Zone Four did not belong to themselves,” begins the first voice-over narration of Zone Four, a dense and […]
Film Scratches: Escape into Hell – M. Woods’ A Day in a Place (2012)
June 20, 2016
Film Scratches focuses on the world of experimental and avant-garde film, especially as practiced by individual artists. It features a mixture of reviews, interviews, and essays. A Review by David Finkelstein. “I don’t know why I do it. I just go away,” announces a young woman in a short blue dress and […]