Author: documentaryfestival

“I’m not interested,” Sister G says firmly, in her Louisiana accented tones. “I don’t even like the Basilica!” Her reaction surprises me – are nuns permitted to say ‘no’ to work assignments? “I’ll be leaving soon to go back to my order,” says the sweet and poetic Franciscan monk. “This close to the end of […]… Continue reading Kissing the Leper — STORYBOARD

Film Courage: Patrick, what are the first three things you do when arriving on set? Patrick Creadon, Documentary Filmmaker: When I start a film, I don’t do a lot of shooting at first. I spend quite a bit of time with our subjects and the story and I leave the camera in the bag. I […]… Continue reading Breaking Into Documentary Filmmaking by Patrick Creadon [FULL INTERVIEW] — FilmCourage.com

A handful of days later, Martin was sitting in my kitchen. Over mugs of hot black coffee, he described the work he was offering me as a freelancer. He was in the process of making a documentary film on Thomas Jefferson, he explained – a film about race, slavery and the new nation the America-of-back-then […]… Continue reading Art is an Adventure — STORYBOARD

The split happens. It isn’t perfect or simple or easy. As we prepare to go our separate ways, despite our differences, we do agree on one thing – the kids come first. This simple mantra keeps the untangling of joined lives (mostly) civil. Soon-to-be-ex husband finds a small flat nearby. And I fall madly in […]… Continue reading The Man With A Key — STORYBOARD

“I’m not interested,” Sister G says firmly, in her Louisiana accented tones. “I don’t even like the Basilica!” Her reaction surprises me – are nuns permitted to say ‘no’ to work assignments? “I’ll be leaving soon to go back to my order,” says the sweet and poetic Franciscan monk. “This close to the end of […]… Continue reading Kissing the Leper — STORYBOARD

I’m aboard a Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 flying over San Francisco Bay. If you know anything about airlines you know PSA disappeared many years ago. So, yes, this photograph is old. It was made on Aug. 1, 1979, and I was flying from Oakland to Los Angeles. My window seat offered me a good […]… Continue reading Flying Over the Bay — Seeing Things, Saying Things

Ah yes, black and white film. It’s what changed my attitude in photography from wanting to recreate all the photos I see on social media sites like Instagram and instead look into some classic photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Fan Ho. From here, I fully realized the raw beauty of film and the art of […]… Continue reading Shooting Black and White film: Ilford HP5 — The Lensmaster