DIY filmmaker Matt Riddlehoover explores the work of various contemporary artists, including Salvador Cobrero Alarcon, Rob Beyond, Adam Bouska, Juanma Carrillo, Jerome Haffner, Matthias Herrmann, Ethan James, Albo Jeavons, Jules Julien, Karim Konrad, Bruce LaBruce, Ignacio Lozano, Sandro Mantovani, J David McKenney, Maykson Ribet, Alfredo Roagui, Nick San Pedro, Stuart Sandford, Bogdan Stanga, and Austin Young.
Showing posts with label FILMMAKERS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FILMMAKERS. Show all posts
August 17, 2009
July 21, 2009
June 9, 2009
GREEK PETE | ANDREW HAIGH
A film by Andrew Haigh starring Peter Pittaros and Lewis Wallis.
Shot over a year within the male escort community of London, the film blurs the line between documentary and fiction to create a portrait of a rarely seen sub-culture.
“This fictional, often graphic film draws on the actual life experiences of its cast, men who work within and around the world of London-based gay escorts, or "rentboys." A focal point emerges in charismatic Pete, an ambitious young man who wants to be known as the best in his chosen field -- to the point of seeking a nomination in the 'World Escort Awards' in Los Angeles.
Defying expectations, Greek Pete neither glamorizes these escorts nor paints them as tragic figures, but rather uses impeccable cinematography and naturalistic performances to artistically capture the details of their daily lives and routines. While Pete's profession certainly encompasses more risk than that of most people, the film also shows us the little moments of awkwardness, the romantic obstacles, and the hustle (the internet advertisements, the photo shoots, the networking) that goes into his work. Pete lives in a time and place when money, image, and ambition matter -- and while operating in a subculture that many might consider shocking and/or immoral, he cultivates all three of those currencies as aggressively and professionally as any corporate CEO.
Director Andrew Haigh has delivered a moving art film infused with a subtle undercurrent of dreamlike sadness -- an art film that just happens to be set in the world of gay rentboys, and one that holds its own with the best independent features out of the UK this decade”
Taken from Maryland Film Festival Guide
trailer for this year's most controversial documentary 'greek pete'
June 7, 2009
April 20, 2009
April 16, 2009
INTERVIEW MAGAZINE | ZAC EFRON
Gus Van Sant interviews Zac Efron in April's Interview | photos by Mikael Jansson
read | Interview magazine
March 6, 2009
COMING OF AGE | NEWCASTLE
Australian teen angst/surf action film "Newcastle" comes to the U.S this Spring!
Directed by Dan Castle, starring Lachlan Buchanan, Xavier Samuel, Reshad Strik, Kirk Jenkins, Israel Cannan, and Ben Milliken
To Be Continued...
March 2, 2009
February 23, 2009
DUSTIN LANCE BLACK
Dustin Lance Black (born 1974) is an Academy Award-Winning American screenwriter, director, and film and television producer best known for his work on the television series Big Love and the 2008 film Milk. He touched the lives of many of us with his heartfelt and poignant speech at last night's Oscar's:
"Oh my God. This was, um, this was not an easy film to make. First off, I have to thank Cleve Jones and Anne Kronenberg and all the real-life people who shared their stories with me. And, um, Gus Van Sant, Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, James Franco and our entire cast, my producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, everyone at Groundswell and Focus for taking on the challenge of telling this life-saving story. When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas to California, and I heard the story of Harvey Milk. And it gave me hope. It gave me the hope to live my life. It gave me the hope one day I could live my life openly as who I am and then maybe even I could even fall in love and one day get married.
I wanna thank my mom, who has always loved me for who I am even when there was pressure not to. But most of all, if Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he'd want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than by their churches, by the government or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights federally, across this great nation of ours. Thank you. Thank you. And thank you, God, for giving us Harvey Milk."
Dustin Lance Black's Best Writing [Original Screenplay-MILK] Acceptance Speech
February 22, 2009
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