In the modest runtime of his animated short Inside, The Valley Sings, director Nathan Fagan achieves something rare: a film that is both aesthetically refined and emotionally unflinching. It begins and largely remains on quiet terms, as we hear the voices of three people who spent extended periods in solitary confinement. There are no aesthetic shocks, no…
Tag: Documentary Short
Laura Waters Hinson’s Film Street Reporter: “Sheila’s story was the one I needed to tell. Sheila was on a clear journey to overcome the obstacles in her life and to achieve her dream of becoming a photojournalist by going back to school at the age of 59. “
Interview with Laura Waters Hinson by Jamie Richardson What was it that drew you to the story of Sheila White? As a professor of film at American University, I direct the Community Voice Lab, which produces documentary films that capture the voices of community storytellers too often unseen and unheard. The creative ethos of Community Voice is…
Jun Bae’s Turf Nation is an exciting and timely film
Turfing is an Oakland-born dance form that combines roots in gang culture with elements of tutting, gliding and bone breaking; Turf Nation is a documentary directed by Jun Bae, a Tokyo-born Korean creative director, that follows the street dancers as they perform on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) trains and try to weave their…
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