Played at the LGBT Documentary Short Film Festival on the Thursday August 31, 2017 Disney Cartoon Camera, hosted by acclaimed historian Leonard Maltin, tracks the history of animation cinematography—from the origins of crude “down shooters” to the first multi-plane camera fashioned out of old car parts, to the latest digital camera capture systems—through the eyes of… Continue reading Get to know the short film: DISNEY CARTOON CAMERA, 23min, USA, Documentary
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Get to know the short film: BEING SEEN, 15min, USA
BEING SEEN, 15min, USA Directed by Paul Zehrer A combination of funny, acerbic, and heart-wrenching, these people’s candid and articulate self-awareness quickly shatter preconceptions of the disabled. “Being Seen” explores the poorly understood subculture of people living with “developmental disabilities.” Bay Area filmmakers, Paul Zehrer and Chikara Motomura, spent over three years following individuals with… Continue reading Get to know the short film: BEING SEEN, 15min, USA
Get to know the short film: THE GENTLEMAN NEXT DOOR, 16min, USA
THE GENTLEMAN NEXT DOOR, 16min, USA Directed by John Mollison Sometimes the old man next door turns out to also be a young man of a different, violent age. Director’s Statement: When an old man dies, a library burns. When I interview old combat pilots about their days, my aim is to capture the moment… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE GENTLEMAN NEXT DOOR, 16min, USA
Get to know the short film: THE BODY I LIVE IN, 7min, USA
THE BODY I LIVE IN, 7min, USA Directed by Sam Davis-Boyd A personal-narrative documentary that follows Sam Boyd on her journey of self-love and acceptance, in a world that tells fat women they don’t deserve it. There is a large cultural narrative about female attractiveness, especially fat woman’s attractiveness (or lack thereof) that pervades fat… Continue reading Get to know the short film: THE BODY I LIVE IN, 7min, USA
Documentary Film Festival. Los Angeles & Toronto 