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April 2007
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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.
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watch it...
Preview Cartoneros
online.
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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.
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watch it...
See Interplay
online.
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Keeping Time plays at Mass MoCA this month.
news in brief
Industry News 4/07
Thelma Schoonmaker comes to town, BUFF and Chlotrudis announce
award winners, New England screenwriters win more awards, and
more . . .
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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.
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