The Film Panel Notetaker

NewFest 2009
Pop Star on Ice
Screening and Q&A
June 11, 2009New York, NY

David Barba, James Pellerito, Paris Childers and Johnny Weir. Photo by Brian Geldin.

The audience responded with great enthusiasm for NewFest’s closing night film, the documentary Pop Star on Ice. After the screening, directors David Barba and James Pellerito as well as Johnny Weir and Paris [...]

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NewFestPop Star on IceInterviews with Johnny Weir and Paris ChildersJune 11, 2009By Kelly Deegan

Paris Childers and Johnny Weir. Photo by Brian Geldin.
This is a quick bonus for fans of the film, figure skating, and fabulous men.
After the screening I was very excited to speak to the stars. First I cornered Paris. We discussed Nina Flowers, [...]

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NewFestInterview with James Pellerito
Co-Writer/Director/DP/Editor/Producer of the documentary Pop Star on IceJune 11, 2009
By Kelly Deegan

Kelly Deegan interviews James Pellerito. Photo by Brian Geldin.

We had a few more questions after NewFest’s closing night Q&A with the cast and crew of the very entertaining documentary Pop Star on Ice. Luckily, filmmaker James Pellerito was kind enough to [...]

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Doc Talk: Film CriticismSilverdocs 2009June 19, 2009

Photo by Brian Geldin
Silverdocs Director of Programming Sky Sitney introduced this esteemed panel of film critics from top media outlets as well as the man whose blog post inspired the idea for the panel, Thom Powers, Toronto Film Festival documentary programmer and creator of New York’s popular Stranger Than [...]

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NewFest 2009Closing Night Awards CeremonyJune 11, 2009New York, NY

NewFest Acting Director Lesli Klainberg. Photo by Brian Geldin.
NewFest handed out its 2009 awards before the Closing Night presentation of David Barba’s and James Pellerito’s documentary on figure skating champion Johnny Weir, Pop Star on Ice. The Film Panel Notetaker team scored interviews with Pellerito, its [...]

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Defamation
Silverdocs 2009June 19, 2009

Defamation Q&A with Yoav Shamir at Silverdocs. Photo by Brian Geldin.

Defamation is Israeli filmmaker Yoav Shamir’s feature documentary that made its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this year. I met Yoav at the Documentary Press Meet & Greet there, and was very intrigued by the premise of his film and [...]

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The Way We Get By
Silverdocs 2009June 19, 2009

Photo by Brian Geldin.
Aaron Gaudet’s The Way We Get By, which has been making its rounds on the festival circuit since it premiered at SXSW in March, made its way to Silverdocs in Silver Spring, Maryland, where The Film Panel Notetaker returned for the third year in a [...]

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A Conversation With Lynn Redgraveat High Falls International Film FestivalMay 17th, 2009 at 11amLittle Theatre, Rochester, New York
Featuring:Lynn Redgrave, ActressCatherine Wyler, Artistic Director, High Falls Film FestivalDavina Belling, Producer, Member of High Falls Film Festival Advisory Council.
L to R: Catherine Wyler, Davina Belling, and Lynn Redgrave.
The previous evening, Lynn Redgrave received the Susan B. [...]

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NewFest 2009
State of the Movement Panel Discussion
June 6, 2009
New York, NY

NewFest commemorated the 40th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village with a panel discussion sponsored by In the Life Television at the Logo Lounge. Members of the LGBT media and advocacy organizations gathered to open a dialogue that put into [...]

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Rooftop Films “Panorama” returns this year for a special four-day long mini festival within the 2009 Summer Series that is meant to demonstrate what makes Rooftop Films the truly unique, community-based organization that it is. And on Saturday, June 13 (see details below), in conjunction with IndiePix and Shooting People, Rooftop Films will host panel [...]

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