The Film Panel Notetaker

New Directors/New FilmsMy Olympic SummerWalter Reade Theater – New York, NYMarch 30, 2008
Daniel Robin’s My Olympic Summer, winner of the Short Filmmaking Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, played last Sunday at the Walter Reade Theater during New Directors/New Films, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and the Film Society [...]

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New Directors/New FilmsBallastWalter Reade Theater – New York, NYMarch 30, 2008
On Sunday during New Directors/New Films, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Lance Hammer took questions from the audience following his narrative feature film Ballast, about the effects of a suicide on a family [...]

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New Directors/New FilmsHBO Films Roundtable
New Directors and BeyondWalter Reade Theater – New York, NYMarch 30, 2008

New Directors & Beyond Panel at ND/NF
Sunday during New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), an HBO Films Roundtable entitled New Directors and Beyond took place with ND/NF veteran filmmakers who talked about the beginning of their careers, where they are now, and [...]

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New Directors/New FilmsMomma’s ManWalter Reade Theater – New York, NYMarch 29, 2008
On Saturday, Momma’s Man directed by Azazel Jacobs, played at New Directors/New Films, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Momma’s Man tells the story of Mikey, a 30-something man played by Matt Boren [...]

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New Directors/New FilmsFrozen RiverMoMA – New York, NYMarch 26, 2008

Frozen River Director/Writer Courtney Hunt and Actress Melissa Leo
At the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City Wednesday night, the Sundance Dramatic Grand Jury Prize-Winning Frozen River opened the New Directors/New Films series, a joint program between the Department of Film at MoMA and [...]

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