“Yesterday”/Film review

  In Yesterday, A Glimpse of Fame’s Human Cost   by Margot Parmenter Contributing Writer American novelist William Faulkner once told the Paris Review that “the artist is of no importance — only what he creates is important, since there is nothing new to be...
Duane Michals: A Conversation

Duane Michals: A Conversation

  Pages from Michals’ book, Portraits *** Duane Michals: A Conversation   With Mike Foldes & Stephen Schweitzer It was a quiet morning in New York on Memorial Day 2019 when Stephen Schweitzer and I arrived at the apartment of Duane Michals for our...
In search of… /by Fabia Wong

In search of… /by Fabia Wong

  A British film festival in France on the eve of Brexit, and thoughts on The Guardian’s Brexit Shorts   by Fabia Chenivesse-Wong Columnist In March, the 22nd annual “British Screens” film festival was held in Nimes, a Provençal city of 150,000 souls. The...

Suchita Bhhatia/On Filmmaking in India

  Reaching the Door     by Suchita Bhhatia Contributing Writer Last night a filmmaker friend of mine informed me that he was contemplating suicide. No, he hasn’t killed himself yet! And no, this is not a joke. There have been incidents of drunk...
Bali International Indigenous Film Festival

Bali International Indigenous Film Festival

Bali International Indigenous Film Festival 2018 January 26 – January 28 By Stephanie Brookes An event took place in Ubud, Bali in January 2018 that honoured the work of indigenous documentary filmmakers and over the course of two days was attended by Indonesian...