April 2007

interviews

Trash can be beautiful.  A still from Cartoneros.

Trash to Treasure: A Story of Economic Survival
Boston College professor Ernesto Livon-Grosman explores how recycling in his native Buenos Aires has brought economic vitality to the lives of displaced workers in his documentary film, Cartoneros.

Dorothea Gillim's Stand-Out Heroines
Dorothea Gillim creates one smart heroine after another with her animated series, Hey Monie, and her latest program, WordGirl. This month Hey Monie screens as part of Women in Film & Video/New England’s Chicks Make Flicks series.

Visual Poetry
Director Robert Todd explains how he stumbled upon filmmaking and developed his unique style of visual expression with Interplay, screening at the MFA with the Black Maria Traveling Film Festival this month.

in focus:  the independent film festival of boston

The Boston Connection: On Broadway
In 1997, Boston native Dave McLaughlin wrote and produced a play in a local pub. A few years later, he drew upon that experience to write and direct On Broadway, a family drama set in Boston. On Broadway will have its world premiere on April 26th at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.

The “World’s Toughest Race” by Rowboat
New England native Thomas Mailhot rows the Atlantic and becomes a documentary star in Row Hard No Excuses, screening this month at the Independent Film Festival of Boston.

technology

Delivering Video on the Web
In a series of articles to appear over the next few months, filmmaker and media technologist David Tamés begins to unravel web media distribution and viewing for those of us who need a translator.