The Film Panel Notetaker

Documentaries: Then and NowOctober 4th, 2009, @ 10amUtopia Studios, Bearsville, New York

L-R: Rachel Grady, Molly Thompson, Barbara Kopple, Leon Gast, and Emily KunstlerNot Pictured: AJ Schnack
Moderator:Molly Thompson, VP, A&E IndieFilms
Panelists:AJ Schnack, Director, ConventionRachel Grady, Director, Jesus CampBarbara Kopple, Director, Woodstock: Now and ThenLeon Gast, Director, When We Were KingsEmily Kunstler, Director, William Kunstler: Disturbing the [...]

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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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Documentary Filmmaker Press Meet & Greet2009 Tribeca Film FestivalApril 26, 2009

When I arrived at the Doc Press Meet & Greet, I was scanning the room for documentary filmmakers, but seemed to keep bumping into a couple of the narrative filmmakers I met at the Narrative Press Meet & Greet two days earlier, so I enlisted [...]

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SXSW Film Conference & FestivalFact or Fiction: Blurring the Lines Between Docs and NarrativesSaturday, March 8, 2008Austin Convention Center – Room 15 – 11am

(L to R: Ronn Mann, Jared Moshe, Karim Ahmad, Mike Akel, Evan Shapiro & Sean Farnel)
Moderator:Sean Farnel – Hot Docs
Panelists:Ron Mann – Director, Grass (SXSW 2000)Jared Moshe- President, Sidetrack FilmsKarim Ahmad [...]

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