Amy’s new film(s)
Posted on April 2, 2012
Amy Hardie, who directed our The Edge of Dreaming, has recently finished her new film. It’s called Tuesdays and centers around a group of women with advanced cancer. As per Amy’s own site:
Meet a group of very different women who come together every Tuesday in Dundee. They laugh, they cry, they exchange shopping and cooking tips, and they support each other through life after a diagnosis of secondary cancer. One in three of us will develop cancer: it is a future most of us dread. This documentary shows that the reality is a bit more interesting, complicated and joyful than we fear – because once you’ve had the worst diagnosis, what is left to fear?
The film premieres this Wednesday, April 4th, in Dundee, Scotland. If you’re in that neck of the woods, click here to see how you can attend the screening.
Amy also just recently won the the Vedere La Scienza Festival in Milan for her other new film (she stays busy) Stem Cell Revolutions. You can find out more about it here.
112 Weddings heads north
Posted on March 28, 2012
“112 Weddings“, our latest film with director Doug Block about the endless mysteries of marriage, has been accepted to the Hot Docs Forum in Toronto (and got a nice shout-out in Variety). It’s one of 25 films from 15 countries, and we’re excited to once again be heading to Hot Docs to sit at the big table.
Moondog has entered the building
Posted on March 21, 2012
Look who decided to pop by the office.
Ode to SxSW
Posted on March 6, 2012
We have a special fondness for SxSW, having screened several films at the festival and over the years seeing so much standout music there (recalling a slightly younger Wanda Jackson at the Continental Club). We can’t make it this year, but look out for some of our friends’ amazing films: Gayby (producer Amy Hobby), Remains (dir Jeremiah Zagar & Nathan Caswell), Avi Zev Weider’s Welcome to the Machine and Tim Sutton’s Pavilion.
IFP Labs just might be the most supportive place for new filmmakers
Posted on February 24, 2012
This is the time of year when we like to wax poetic on the IFP Labs for first-time feature directors at the rough cut stage. That’s because we’ve seen them up-close for the past 3 years and have watched projects develop, bloom and go on to all the major festivals and distribution markets. Check IFP’s site for details.
Wu Tsang's 2010 IFP Doc Lab film "Wildness"- 2012 Whitney Biennial
Memories
Posted on February 17, 2012
Last year around this time, The Edge of Dreaming was the centerpiece for the Rubin Museum’s annual Brainwave series on dreams. This year, the theme is memory- a subject we love and maybe that’s why it’s finding its way into more than one of our films. We recently caught the talk with Laurie Anderson and neuroscientist Dean Buonomano.
Ride a Tricycle to the Edge of Dreaming
Posted on February 3, 2012
Tricycle, the publisher of the largest Buddhist magazine in the U.S., has selected Amy hardie’s The Edge of Dreaming as their monthly selection in their film club. If you’re interested in Buddhist views, value and practices, this is a great time to join them as a member and check out Amy’s film. Also, there is an ongoing discussion in their comments section, where members are able to discuss the film, and Amy is participating in that discussion. Head on over to check it out, and stay tuned for an interview with Amy coming to Tricycle’s site shortly!