November 1997

"What screw?"

"The screw that holds the camera on the tripod."

"You're kidding! This is supposed to be the best crew in all of Chile!"

Grove glanced back at the crew.

First-time feature film director Frank Ciota joins Boston Film • Video Foundation's Meet the Director series on November 14 and 15, 1997. Ciota will present his critically acclaimed debut feature The North End in person at the Brattle Theatre on Friday, November 14 at 7:15 pm. The screening will be followed by a reception with the director, who will also be holding a master class the following day Saturday, November 15 from noon to 4 pm at read more...

No image is too odd for Errol Morris’ camera. Multilegged insectlike robots, human and animal circus performers, a black-and-white adventure series that is part Tarzan and part Plan 9 from Outer Space: all are paraded across the screen before the opening titles. In the magnificent documentary Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (the name refers to a paper presented to the British Interplanetary Council, not to the loss of family values in western civilization), Morris read more...

In a recent email interview, filmmaker Laura Colella ponders local productions, film funding and women in the industry. Her film Tax Day, which she received a special equipment grant through the Sundance Institute to complete, portrays two young women on their way to the post office on "Tax Day" who embark on an exploration of a variety of landscapes and lifestyles.