Just a normal day on the job
We’ve recently begun shooting Lillo’s Story, a production that already has taken us on whirlwind tours through woodshops across the city, as well as a pre-production visit to this place:
Nothing weird about that, we say, nothing at all. As any filmmaking professional knows, you can never have too many antlers on set!
Teen dreams
Friend Brooke Hauser’s new book, “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens” is just released, inspired by her own article for the New York Times about the 2008 Prom at the International High School in Prospect Heights. Funny and honest – it almost (almost) makes us want [...]
Emerging Vikings
We’re currently at IFP’s Independent Film Week where our “The Viking of 6th Avenue” is one of the participating projects. And while Indie Film Week ends soon, IFP and The Film Society of Lincoln Center have also selected Viking and its UK-based director Holly Elson as one of 25 upcoming filmmakers to be part of its [...]
Don’t miss the mixtape
We’re admitted friends of most things Swedish here at Hard Working Movies, and our current serving of Scandinavian goodness comes in the shape of a terrific new doc from our friends over at Story, “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975“, which is primarily centered around amazing footage shot by Swedish television crews in the 60s and [...]
Sweet thing!
Congratulations to Kevin and Jennie and the wee Miette! Blind Man’s Colour was in fact playing when the news came in. (“The Warm Current’s Pull”, directed by Kevin Chapados and Chunwoo Kae)