With documentary credits such as Magic Camp, My Brooklyn and Word Wars, cinematographer Laela Kilbourn entered Alexandra Shiva’s How to Dance in Ohio with a specific challenge, which she discusses below: to sensitively film without disrupting teens and young adults with autism. How to Dance in Ohio is a film following three teenage girls as they prepare for one pivotal rite of youth passage through three months of practice, rehearsal and therapy. Below, Kilbourn discusses Canon cameras, lighting for trust and more. How to Dance in Ohio premieres in the Documentary Competition of the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, January […]...
- 1/25/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With documentary credits such as Magic Camp, My Brooklyn and Word Wars, cinematographer Laela Kilbourn entered Alexandra Shiva’s How to Dance in Ohio with a specific challenge, which she discusses below: to sensitively film without disrupting teens and young adults with autism. How to Dance in Ohio is a film following three teenage girls as they prepare for one pivotal rite of youth passage through three months of practice, rehearsal and therapy. Below, Kilbourn discusses Canon cameras, lighting for trust and more. How to Dance in Ohio premieres in the Documentary Competition of the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, January […]...
- 1/25/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
If you live in New York or have travel plans to the city April 19-21...... The folks at Creatively Speaking, spearheaded by Michelle Materre, are hosting the film event Urban and Green: Stories of Environmental Injustice this month at Mist (My Image Studios) in Harlem, NY (46 W 116th Street). The event, which includes a few of our film favorites, will feature Byron Hurt's Soul Food Junkies, Kelly Anderson's Brooklyn gentrification documentary My Brooklyn, Luisa Danta's New Orleans-set documentary Land of Opportunity and Heidi Ewing/Rachel Grady's documentary on Detroit's ills titled Detropia. See more information below, along with links to purchase tickets: "The End of Poverty by...
- 4/5/2013
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Over at the Ifp website, Filmmaker‘s Associate Editor Dan Schoenbrun has a comprehensive case study of Kelly Anderson’s My Brooklyn. The doc has had unprecedented success at the reRun Theater, selling out countless shows and bringing highly engaged audiences to the theater to both watch the film and discuss the issues it tackles surrounding local gentrification. Here’s a few choice extracts. Firstly, Anderson discussing “event-izing” screenings: I think that it gets at this deep question of – why do you make films? Maybe that’s what people need to do – sit back and think about why they made the film that they made. Do you just …...
- 3/6/2013
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
When she graduated form college in 1988, Kelly Anderson (director of My Brooklyn) had her heart set on moving to New York City and immersing herself in the independent documentary world. Working with the Association for Independent Video and Filmmakers (Aivf) provided a great springboard for contacts, but not much in terms of paying the bills. Pairing the practical obligations of a recent NYC transplant with a draw towards the progressive and activist attitudes that permeated neighborhoods like Park Slope at the time, Anderson moved to Brooklyn and immediately embraced the diverse lifestyle of its communities. What would become My …...
- 1/25/2013
- by Billy Brennan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
This weekend sees the wide releases of J.A. Bayona's well-received, heart-tugging tsunami drama "The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, and of Gus Van Sant's divisive fracking drama "Promised Land," starring co-screenwriters Matt Damon and John Krasinski. Michael Apted's "56 Up," the most recent installment in his documentary series following Brit everypeople from age seven onwards, is getting glowing reviews from critics, while Kelly Anderson's gentrification examination "My Brooklyn" is also sitting well on the Tomatometer. Spare yourself from "Texas Chainsaw 3D." "The Impossible" Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona, Spain | Summit | Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland | 79% Fresh | Time: "I hesitate to use this term, since it is so often equated with hokey, but The Impossible is life-affirming." | Toh! Interviews Watts and McGregor. "Promised Land" Dir. Gus Van...
- 1/4/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Currently traveling the film screening series circuit, written and directed by Kelly Anderson, the award-winning feature documentary, My Brooklyn, explores the ways public policy is fueling gentrification and displacement in Brooklyn. It follows director Kelly Anderson's journey, as a "Brooklyn gentrifier," and her attempts to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling black commercial district that - despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York City - is much maligned for its inability to appeal to the affluent residents who have come to live around it. As...
- 12/21/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Written and directed by Kelly Anderson, the award-winning feature documentary, My Brooklyn, explores the ways public policy is fueling gentrification and displacement in Brooklyn. It follows director Kelly Anderson's journey, as a "Brooklyn gentrifier," and her attempts to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling black commercial district that - despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York City - is much maligned for its inability to appeal to the affluent residents who have come to live around it. As 100 small businesses are replaced by highrise luxury...
- 8/22/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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