The Mammoth Lakes Film festival concluded on Sunday, May 29th with the award-winning documentary Sonita, followed by a lively, music and fun-filled awards presentation at Sierra Events Center. Over 50 films were screened over the five day fest, including premieres, presentation of the first ever Sierra Spirit Award to legendary director Joe Dante, filmmaker bonding at screenings and events, including a film fest hosted trip to Bodie ghost town. Awards, detailed below, included the presentation of the physical Orson trophy, each one with its own personality, and all created by local artist Josh Slater.
Jury Award for Feature Narrative – Bodkin Ras, a first time feature by director Kaweh Modiri. This Dutch film, shot in the remote town of Forres Scotland, caught the Jury by surprise with its intriguing blend of documentary and fiction. Its lyrical images, Poetic construction and poignant performances have indelible haunting effects that stay with the viewer. Awards:...
Jury Award for Feature Narrative – Bodkin Ras, a first time feature by director Kaweh Modiri. This Dutch film, shot in the remote town of Forres Scotland, caught the Jury by surprise with its intriguing blend of documentary and fiction. Its lyrical images, Poetic construction and poignant performances have indelible haunting effects that stay with the viewer. Awards:...
- 6/3/2016
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jake Oelman on his SXSW film about his father Robert, a former psychologist who left his life behind to move to Colombia where he spends his days photographing rare insects.
Jeremy Berkowitz hears about insects, the art of capturing nature, and what each man learned about the other in the process of making the film.
Submarine Entertainment represents worldwide sales to the Documentary Spotlight selection that premieres on Sunday.
I just wanted to say that since the film ended insects and their role in life has been on my mind.
Robert Oelman: We don’t think about insects. We don’t think about them except for the insects that come into our house and bother us. Every day some insect is trying to get my blood. So, I’m thinking about them. But the kind of insects you see in the photos are not those insects. They’re really from the deep jungle in the Amazon. It’s a...
Jeremy Berkowitz hears about insects, the art of capturing nature, and what each man learned about the other in the process of making the film.
Submarine Entertainment represents worldwide sales to the Documentary Spotlight selection that premieres on Sunday.
I just wanted to say that since the film ended insects and their role in life has been on my mind.
Robert Oelman: We don’t think about insects. We don’t think about them except for the insects that come into our house and bother us. Every day some insect is trying to get my blood. So, I’m thinking about them. But the kind of insects you see in the photos are not those insects. They’re really from the deep jungle in the Amazon. It’s a...
- 3/11/2016
- ScreenDaily
The 2016 SXSW Film Festival has plenty of celebrities coming to promote their films, but in the documentary "Learning To See," the stars getting their closeups are insects. And today we have an exclusive clip from the movie, which lets you get up and close and personal with some pretty remarkable creatures. Read More: 2016 SXSW Film Festival: 12 Films & TV Highlights To Look Out For Directed by Jake Oelman, the doc tells the story of Robert Oelman, who one day decided to switch careers, move to South America and document undiscovered insects with his cameras. In the clip below, Oelman explains why capturing the insects on camera is so important to him. Here's the official synopsis: This film tells the story of photographer Robert Oelman who leaves his psychology career in the early 1990s to pursue photography. He moves from the United States to Colombia and purchases a small farm in the hills.
- 3/10/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Gardner (Joseph Mazzello, Jurassic Park) is a socially awkward, 25-year-old mail carrier in the indie romantic comedy Dear Sidewalk. He keeps to a usual routine which includes a postal route walking through Austin neighborhoods, a daily chat with sarcastic retiree Trudy (Lana Dieterich) and weekly meetings with his small philatelic club. This stamp-collecting group is made up of his postal service co-workers (Davi Jay, Hugo Perez and C. K. McFarland) who encourage him to get out more. Meanwhile, he sleeps in a boat in front of his best pal Calvin's (Josh Fadem, 30 Rock) house.
Then fortysomething divorcee Paige (Michelle Forbes, True Blood) moves into a house on his route and disrupts his daily pattern. She flirts with him and takes him to the Cathedral of Junk. She throws his watch in Town Lake (or Lady Bird Lake, if you prefer). What does this mean for Gardner?
Mazzello at first appears...
Then fortysomething divorcee Paige (Michelle Forbes, True Blood) moves into a house on his route and disrupts his daily pattern. She flirts with him and takes him to the Cathedral of Junk. She throws his watch in Town Lake (or Lady Bird Lake, if you prefer). What does this mean for Gardner?
Mazzello at first appears...
- 10/28/2013
- by Elizabeth Stoddard
- Slackerwood
Joseph Mazzello came pretty close to being forever mired in that well-worn, curiosity-driven trap of “whatever happened to this child star?” But the Jurassic Park actor has made something of a comeback these past couple of years, thanks entirely to turns in HBO’s The Pacific and David Fincher‘s The Social Network; although this small role probably won’t get him into a spandex suit and in front of a green screen right away, it’s good to see more work come in.
Deadline reports that he, Josh Fadem (The Master), and Michelle Forbes (The Killing) are part of the cast for Dear Sidewalk, an independent comedy that has Davi Jay (Treme), Barry Tubb (Top Gun), and Roark Critchlow (Days of our Lives) signed to star. Jake Oelman is directing from a script by Jake Limbert, which follows “a young mail carrier who falls for a recently relocated divorcee on his route.
Deadline reports that he, Josh Fadem (The Master), and Michelle Forbes (The Killing) are part of the cast for Dear Sidewalk, an independent comedy that has Davi Jay (Treme), Barry Tubb (Top Gun), and Roark Critchlow (Days of our Lives) signed to star. Jake Oelman is directing from a script by Jake Limbert, which follows “a young mail carrier who falls for a recently relocated divorcee on his route.
- 5/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Joe Mazzello, Michelle Forbes, and Josh Fadem have joined the cast of Dear Sidewalk. Directed by Jake Oelman, written by Jake Limbert, and produced by Ford Oelman, the indie comedy tells the story of a young mail carrier who falls for a recently relocated divorcee on his route. They join Davi Jay, Barry Tubb and Roark Critchlow. The film is shooting in Austin and is produced by Nho Entertainment and Barcode Films.
- 5/21/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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