Foxfire Director Annette Haywood-Carter on the Film's Legacy

In honor of Foxfire's screening as part of Austin Film Society’s Girls To the Front series, which Hyperreal Film Club partnered on, we sat down with director Annette Haywood-Carter to discuss the film’s journey from forgotten gem to feminist cult classic.

AFS Cinema, InterviewsJessica BuieOctober 17, 2024firefox, interview, annette haywood-carter, Angelina JolieComment

Central Park and Canal Zone: The Art of Sound Editing and Audiovisual Storytelling

Central Park (1989) and Canal Zone (1977), point especially to his knack for keen sound design and editing. Both restorations demonstrate Frederick Wiseman’s deliberate choices for aural transitions and building an immersive and rich soundscape that helps fill out the impressive scope of both projects.

The Store and Law and Order: Making the Mundane Extraordinary

Frederick Wiseman's documentaries The Store and Law and Order highlight different stages of sociopolitical change, through plainly depicting his subjects with as little interpretive framework as possible.

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