http://www.zoom-in.com/rss/meet+the+artists rss news en http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-tia-lessin-carl-deal-director-of-trouble-the-water Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. An aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband, armed with a video camera, show what survival is all about when they are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, and then seize a chance for a new beginning. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-tia-lessin-carl-deal-director-of-trouble-the-water#comments Meet The Artists Carl Deal Commentary directorial debut Documentary Film Review FilmTVChannel first-time director Grand Jury prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Hurricane Katrina Interviews Kimberly Rivers Roberts New Orleans Scott Roberts Sundance Institute Tia Lessin Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:01:44 -0400 admin 4427 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-courtney-hunt-director-of-frozen-river Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Set on the US-Canadian border, "Frozen River" tells the story of Ray Eddy, a desperate trailer mom, who takes up smuggling illegal immigrants when she comes across Lila Littlewolf, a Mohawk smuggler. Ignoring the danger, the two women begin a spree of run illegal immigrants into New York State by driving them across the frozen St. Lawrence River in the trunk of a Dodge Spirit. The money is good so long as the ice holds... http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-courtney-hunt-director-of-frozen-river#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival best feature award-winner Commentary Community Courtney Hunt Creative Tip Dramatic Competition program Film Review FilmTVChannel Frozen River Interviews Sundance Institute women directors women filmmakers Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:41:53 -0400 admin 4384 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-stanley-tucci-director-of-blind-date Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Don and Jana lost their daughter in a car accident several years ago. The only way they can now relate to each other is by meeting as different characters through a series of personal ads. "Blind Date" is the second in a trilogy of remakes by the Dutch director Theo van Gogh. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-stanley-tucci-director-of-blind-date#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival actor-director adaptation of Theo Van Gogh’s Blind Date American Director Blind Date Commentary Creative Tip Dutch director Film Review FilmTVChannel Interviews Stanley Tucci Theo van Gogh Thijs Romer Van Gogh remake trilogy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:56:29 -0500 admin 4425 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-lisa-f-jackson-director-of-the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Shot in the war zones of the DR Congo, this film breaks the silence surrounding thousands of women and girls who have been kidnapped, raped and tortured in an intractable civil war. The filmmaker, herself a survivor of gang rape, talks with activists, peacekeepers, physicians and the rapists themselves. She travels to remote villages to meet rape survivors who have been shamed and abandoned, providing a piercing, intimate look into the horror, struggle and ultimate grace of their lives. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-lisa-f-jackson-director-of-the-greatest-silence-rape-in-the-congo#comments Meet The Artists Commentary Creative Tip Democratic Republic of Congo Documentary female directors Film Review FilmTVChannel human rights Human Rights Watch International Film Festival International film Interviews Lisa F. Jackson The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo women directors women filmmakers women's rights Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:18:55 -0500 admin 4416 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-steven-sebring-director-of-patti-smith-dream-of-life Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" is a plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith. This portrait of the legendary singer, artist and poet explores themes of spirituality, history, and the human condition. Known as the godmother of punk, She emerged in the 1970's, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music, and trademark swagger. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-steven-sebring-director-of-patti-smith-dream-of-life#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival Berlin International Film Festival Celebrity photographer Commentary Creative Tip directorial debut Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary fashion photographer Film Review FilmTVChannel first-time director Interviews Patti Smith: Dream of Life Steven Sebring Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:59:22 -0500 admin 4426 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-rawson-marshall-thurber-director-of-the-mysteries-of-pittsburgh Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. A recent college graduate runs afoul of his gangster father when he falls into a dangerous relationship with a free-spirited couple during the last summer of his youth. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-rawson-marshall-thurber-director-of-the-mysteries-of-pittsburgh#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival adaptation American Director American filmmaker Commentary Community Creative Tip Film Review FilmTVChannel Interviews Michael Chabon Rawson Marshall Thurber Sophomore writer-director Sundance Institute The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:54:39 -0500 admin 4424 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-nanette-burstein-director-of-american-teen Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. "American Teen" intimately captures the lives of four teenagers in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. Through cinema verite footage, interviews, and animation, it presents a candid portrait of being seventeen. Filming daily for ten months, filmmaker Nanette Burstein developed a remarkably close rapport with her subjects. The result is a film that goes beyond the stereotypes of high school to render complex young people trying to find their way into adulthood. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-nanette-burstein-director-of-american-teen#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival American Teen Award-winner Cinéma vérité Commentary Creative Tip Directing Award: Documentary Documentary Film Review FilmTVChannel Interviews Nanette Burstein Sundance Institute Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:52:27 -0500 admin 4423 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-mia-trachinger-director-of-reversion Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Part love story, part gritty road movie, "Reversion" is the allegorical tale of Eva, a woman desperately trying to avoid a future in which she kills the man she loves. It is a world in which the past, present, and future unfold simultaneously; a world in which a genetic mutation has left a swath of humanity devoid of morality. Shot across the landscape of Los Angeles, the film chronicles Eva's journey from East Hollywood to the Pacific Ocean as she searches for a way to escape her destiny. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-mia-trachinger-director-of-reversion#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival African-American black film Commentary Community Creative Tip Film Review FilmTVChannel Interviews Mia Trachinger Reversion Sundance Institute women directors women filmmakers writer-director Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:48:15 -0500 admin 4422 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-matthew-stanton-director-of-north-starr Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. A murder witness on the run from the inner-city must stand his ground in a tiny Texas behindhand town in order to keep his dreams alive. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-matthew-stanton-director-of-north-starr#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival actor-writer-director african-american director african-american film black film black filmmaker Commentary Community Creative Tip Dramatic Competition Film Review FilmTVChannel First-time producer-director-writer-actor hip-hop Interviews Matthew Stanton North Starr rap star Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:46:10 -0500 admin 4421 at http://www.zoom-in.com http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-marianna-palka-director-of-good-dick Zoom-In Online is proud to present Meet the Artists, a production of the Sundance Institute, featuring conversations with some of the filmmakers showcasing their work at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. "Good Dick" is a love story set in Los Angeles about a lonely girl who is drawn from her strange hermetic life by a persistent video store clerk who is determined to make her fall in love with him. http://www.zoom-in.com/film-tv/meet-the-artists/meet-the-artists-marianna-palka-director-of-good-dick#comments Meet The Artists 2008 Sundance Film Festival actor-writer-director boy-meets-girl comedy Commentary Creative Tip female director Film Review FilmTVChannel Good Dick Interviews Jason Ritter Marianna Palka narrative self-distribution women directors women filmmakers Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:28:14 -0500 admin 4417 at http://www.zoom-in.com