We sat down with Norita producers Sarah Schoellkopf and Melissa Daniels to discuss their connection to Nora Cortiñas and the feminist message at the heart of the film.
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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.
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Alan Swyer, director of the documentary When Houston Had the Blues, shares more about his work to tell the largely untold story of a vibrant and rich American music scene in Houston, Texas.
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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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A movie is a catharsis, a chance for Jeremy O. Harris to say, “This is what you were supposed to learn. Hear it from me. I am the authority on my work.”
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Seeking Mavis Beacon is inventive and powerful, playful and thoughtful in turn.
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Union, which had its Texas premiere at the Austin Film Society’s Doc Days festival on May Day, takes us back to one of the first beacons of hope in the current unionizing moment.
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Secret Mall Apartment could easily have been a straightforward hagiography of a generous, interesting artist who also lived in the walls of a mall, but director Jeremy Workman never lets the catchy hook get in the way of the larger story.
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