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MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH MARRIAGE, An 8 Above Release
We are really excited to be releasing the new feminist animated feature by Signe Baumane (of ROCKS IN MY POCKETS ...
Camden Recap
I had such an amazing first trip to the Camden International Film Festival which is now one of my favorite ...
Chokepoint Capitalism
Here a quote that summarizes Giblin's and Doctorow's thesis as to where we are at: "Our exploration shows ...
BAY AREA THEATRICAL: KEYS BAGS NAMES WORDS
Keys Bags Names Words, the wonderful documentary about Alzheimer's and Dementia we are releasing had a sold out ...
Two New Releases, Camden Film Fest, and More.
Hi everyone. I hope you had a great summer. The strike wears on - but we have been busy prepping two releases ...
HOT DOCS DISTRIBUTION GURUS’ PANEL TRANSCRIPT
It was so great to be on an IRL panel hosted by Winnie Wang and co-panelists Rachel Gordon and Scott Glosserman at ...
Monday Morning Musings by Ted Hope
As you probably know Ted Hope and I have done some things together - and you ...
WHAT IS OLD IS NEW AGAIN
Heading to Tribeca this week - returning to the festival where Bomb It had its world premiere in 2007. It was ...
Distribution Gurus Panel at Hot Docs
It was great to be on an IRL panel again at Hot Docs, one of my favorite festivals (really conducive to meeting ...
8 Above, DPA and TFC Hosted a Great Hot Docs party at Casa Mezcal
I also got to spend a day at the Hot Docs Forum. I feel you can learn a lot about the current landscape (not to ...
Heading to Hot Docs 2023
Excited to be heading back to Hot Docs next week. I have fond memories of being there and have returned several ...
SEEING SAM NOW + AMERICAN HOSPITALS WITH MY MOM IN BERKELEY
A very special week last week for the wonderful Elmwood Theater in Berkeley, CA. American Hospitals screened on ...
AMERICAN HOSPITALS: BETHLEHEM, PA SCREENING
I love how so many different positives can come from these events. The sold out 200+ attendance Bethlehem ...
THE FIRST STEP – Press Continues to Roll in and VOD Release
THE FIRST STEP is now available for rent or to own on Prime Video and Vudu. The film, filmmakers (the Kramer ...
SAM NOW NY Times Critics Pick!
“Observantly edited, the movie mingles the perspectives of many family members without casting judgment, ...
No Small Matter: A Case Study
Since last fall I have been working with the team behind No Small Matter (directors Danny Alpert, Greg Jacobs, Jon ...
The Power of Social Advertising
A Case Study on 3100:RUN AND BECOME
I recently sat down with documentary filmmaker, Sanjay Rawal (Food Chains, ...
A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief Screens at Berlinale
This week I will be traveling to Berlin Germany to attend the screenings of my 1988 short film, A Bitter Message ...
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