December 2004

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Holiday Favorites 
Browse BuyIndies.com's video and DVD picks for the holiday season -- Holiday Favorites, Religious & Spiritual Favorites and Best Gift Sets & Compilations.

"What I Want"

interviews

Star Making
Actress Elizabeth Rose talks about launching her career and leading the cast of Wolf Gang Pictures’ "What I Want."

Breaking the Silence
Governed for decades by stealthy intimidation and invisible threats, the people of Sicily finally united to wrench their community from the iron grasp of the tyrannical Mafia. John Michalczyk's new documentary Killi"ng Silence" explores the devastation and valor left in the wake of a social revolution, a battle of good versus evil.

Growing Up
Filmmaker Lorna Lowe Streeter reflects on how "Shelter" her first documentary came to be and how asking and answering tough questions about a fractured mother-daughter relationship helped her transition into adulthood.

Viva La Dona
Local filmmakers Philip Frabetti and Nivya Barrera discuss their ode to Puerto Rico, "Dona Ana."

profile

Big Studio at Smaller Prices  
Thanks to Connecticut’s new Tripeg Studios, the film world between New York and Montreal gets a leg-up.

Indie Power
The power of the people and their work is the only concern at the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, a national organization for filmmakers.

reports

Maine Money
Maine Film and Video Association presents a forum on "Financing for Film and Video Production Business Ventures" and offers filmmakers some essential advice.

Action/Cut and the Magic in Between
One attendee gives an inside view of the Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminars held regularly in the New England area.

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