The new date for the next Doc U is Wednesday, March 21.
Bring your questions to The Cinefamliy on Wednesday, March 21 (moved from Tuesday, March 20) and join moderator Lisa Leeman (One Lucky Elephant, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trunga) as she discusses the ins and outs of accounting, business management, and tax reporting, with Chris Perez Associate at the law firm of Donaldson & Callif, Jeffrey Schwarz of Automat Pictures, and Lee Storey (Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story).
Documentary filmmakers come in ...
Bring your questions to The Cinefamliy on Wednesday, March 21 (moved from Tuesday, March 20) and join moderator Lisa Leeman (One Lucky Elephant, Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chogyam Trunga) as she discusses the ins and outs of accounting, business management, and tax reporting, with Chris Perez Associate at the law firm of Donaldson & Callif, Jeffrey Schwarz of Automat Pictures, and Lee Storey (Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story).
Documentary filmmakers come in ...
- 3/13/2012
- by cchyr
- International Documentary Association
Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story is director Lee Storey's debut feature documentary. After 15 years of marriage, she learned that her African-American husband was secretly a former member of Up With People in the 1960s, so curiosity reigned and she was compelled to begin her journey into filmmaking. Lee is an experienced attorney practicing law in Phoenix, Arizona. Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story will screen as part of the Tribeca Cinemas Doc Series on May 24. TribecaFilm.com: Please describe the story you tell in your film. Lee Storey: Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story explores the clean-cut, smile-drenched singing phenomenon Up With People. The group was born in response to the counter-culture of the '60s, spun from the controversial maneuverings of a religious sect called Moral Re-Armament, backed by millions of corporate dollars, and launched around ...
- 5/12/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Producer Jack Lechner has signed a first-look deal with Joshua Blum's production and talent management company Washington Square Arts & Films. Lechner, who will be based at Wsf's Manhattan office, will be charged with bringing in new projects as well as shepherding select projects already on Wsf's roster as Wsf expands to produce four to six projects annually.
Both Lechner and Wsf also will continue to pursue projects independently.
Wsf's projects include the Emmy-winning documentary "Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life" and the feature "Old Joy," directed by Kelly Reichert. The company is currently developing a documentary about Spalding Gray with Steven Soderbergh.
An independent producer, Lechner has served as a senior executive at Miramax, Film Four and HBO, among others. He was executive producer of the Oscar-winning doc "The Fog of War" as well as the new doc "Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story," which will premiere...
Both Lechner and Wsf also will continue to pursue projects independently.
Wsf's projects include the Emmy-winning documentary "Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life" and the feature "Old Joy," directed by Kelly Reichert. The company is currently developing a documentary about Spalding Gray with Steven Soderbergh.
An independent producer, Lechner has served as a senior executive at Miramax, Film Four and HBO, among others. He was executive producer of the Oscar-winning doc "The Fog of War" as well as the new doc "Smile 'Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story," which will premiere...
- 1/6/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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