In honor of a few highly motivating stories of individuals who have moved mountains to affect change, we gathered three filmmakers from our DocuWeeks Theatrical Showcase and asked them to answer one major question: What does it mean to document change? We asked a seasoned filmmaker Amanda Pope, who lectures on documentary production at USC, to moderate a panel of filmmakers to attempt to answer just this question. Joined by Nicole Karsin (director, We Women Warriors), Patrick Shen (director, La Source), and Sandra Itkoff (producer, Love Free or Die), Amanda ...
- 8/31/2012
- by krelth
- International Documentary Association
Documentarist – Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey’s largest documentary film festival, was held for the fourth time from May 31 to June 5, 2011. The festival has been garnering more attention internationally and widening the scope of its programme every year. The result of prodigious efforts undertaken by the founders as well as a large team of young people who are mainly university students, Documentarist is organized under the auspices of the Eurasia Art Collective (Ask) and is activist in its inclinations. This year’s festival was comprised of various sections focusing on such themes as environmentalism, music, anthropology and the post-communist era.
The World We Consume section of the festival included films with striking insights into some of the most important environmental issues of our times. “There Once Was an Island” (2010), directed by
Briar March, tells in a poignant manner the story of people of Takuu, a tiny low-lying atoll in the South Western Pacific.
The World We Consume section of the festival included films with striking insights into some of the most important environmental issues of our times. “There Once Was an Island” (2010), directed by
Briar March, tells in a poignant manner the story of people of Takuu, a tiny low-lying atoll in the South Western Pacific.
- 6/30/2011
- by N. Buket Cengiz
- The Moving Arts Journal
Imagine traveling 1,700 miles by train. From Austin, Texas that is the approximate distance to New York City (for those who like train travel, I’ve actually done this trip—I recommend it). But let’s say it’s not the Amtrak you are boarding in 2011, rather it’s a train during the early stages of the Soviet Union taking you from the cultural center of Moscow to, what many then, and now, would consider an abominable town in the desert. Can you imagine being so obsessed with something that you’d make this journey twenty times? With 40,000 pieces of coveted items? Igor Savitsky’s journeys, struggles and intrigues are told in The Desert of Forbidden Art, written, directed and produced by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev.
- 3/23/2011
- by Caitlyn Collins
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2010 Heartland Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev
Starring: Marina Babanazarova and Stephen Kinzer; voiced by Sally Field, Ed Asner and Sir Ben Kingsley
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” proves that, in many societies, the creation of art is a scream for freedom. For Igor Savitsky, art equaled life, and his own was dedicated to saving the work of artists whose lives could have been meaningless without his efforts. In fact, many of the pieces rescued have since become the only remnants of their creators’ existences.
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways.
Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals.
(from the 2010 Heartland Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev
Starring: Marina Babanazarova and Stephen Kinzer; voiced by Sally Field, Ed Asner and Sir Ben Kingsley
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” proves that, in many societies, the creation of art is a scream for freedom. For Igor Savitsky, art equaled life, and his own was dedicated to saving the work of artists whose lives could have been meaningless without his efforts. In fact, many of the pieces rescued have since become the only remnants of their creators’ existences.
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways.
Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals.
- 3/11/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2010 Heartland Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev
Starring: Marina Babanazarova and Stephen Kinzer; voiced by Sally Field, Ed Asner and Sir Ben Kingsley
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” proves that, in many societies, the creation of art is a scream for freedom. For Igor Savitsky, art equaled life, and his own was dedicated to saving the work of artists whose lives could have been meaningless without his efforts. In fact, many of the pieces rescued have since become the only remnants of their creators’ existences.
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways.
Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals.
(from the 2010 Heartland Film Festival)
Directed/Written by: Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev
Starring: Marina Babanazarova and Stephen Kinzer; voiced by Sally Field, Ed Asner and Sir Ben Kingsley
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” proves that, in many societies, the creation of art is a scream for freedom. For Igor Savitsky, art equaled life, and his own was dedicated to saving the work of artists whose lives could have been meaningless without his efforts. In fact, many of the pieces rescued have since become the only remnants of their creators’ existences.
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways.
Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals.
- 3/11/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” proves that, in many societies, the creation of art is a scream for freedom. For Igor Savitsky, art equaled life, and his own was dedicated to saving the work of artists whose lives could have been meaningless without his efforts. In fact, many of the pieces rescued have since become the only remnants of their creators’ existences.
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways. Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals. Works they produced were labeled “anti-Soviet” and “degenerate.” In the Soviet system, religious institutions (churches, monasteries, etc.) either became prisons for artworks or found themselves stripped of artistic archives. But in the...
The artists represented by the collection stayed true to their visions despite the terrible costs associated with being an artist in their oppressed political regime. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev contextualize the work well, depicting the Soviet concentration camps in evidence to Stalin’s murderous ways. Artists in this era were carted off to mental hospitals. Works they produced were labeled “anti-Soviet” and “degenerate.” In the Soviet system, religious institutions (churches, monasteries, etc.) either became prisons for artworks or found themselves stripped of artistic archives. But in the...
- 10/28/2010
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Roadside Attractions' "Winter's Bone," directed by Debra Granik, took the award for best feature film at the Palm Beach International Film Festival, which concluded Monday.
The award for best documentary feature went to Amanda Pope and Tchavdar's "The Desert of Forbidden Art."
Alan R. Hain’s "Curious Thing" took the best short film prize.
The winner of the inaugural IndieFlix.com Online Short Film Competition was "The Cemetery Club," directed by Yitz Brilliant.
The award for best documentary feature went to Amanda Pope and Tchavdar's "The Desert of Forbidden Art."
Alan R. Hain’s "Curious Thing" took the best short film prize.
The winner of the inaugural IndieFlix.com Online Short Film Competition was "The Cemetery Club," directed by Yitz Brilliant.
- 4/27/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Photo credit to Pancho Barnes Enterprises
The Legend of Pancho Barnes isn’t much like your usual queer film festival documentary. In fact, its actual “queerness” is entirely ambiguous, but its subject: aviator, cross dresser and entertainer extraordinaire Florence “Pancho” Barnes, makes it all worthwhile.
Directed by Amanda Pope, it’s a thoroughly entertaining look at a very unconventional life. If all you know of Pancho Barnes comes from Kim Stanley’s portrayal of her in The Right Stuff, well, you’ve come to the right place.
There’s really no “legend” to speak of here, as the film is a straight-up documentary about our heroine. We begin with her childhood, circa 1905.
As a tomboy, Florence was a disappointment to her wealthy, Victorian mother. She originally played the part of the good girl, marrying a reverend, and having a son, but soon enough, she broke away with tradition. Like most...
The Legend of Pancho Barnes isn’t much like your usual queer film festival documentary. In fact, its actual “queerness” is entirely ambiguous, but its subject: aviator, cross dresser and entertainer extraordinaire Florence “Pancho” Barnes, makes it all worthwhile.
Directed by Amanda Pope, it’s a thoroughly entertaining look at a very unconventional life. If all you know of Pancho Barnes comes from Kim Stanley’s portrayal of her in The Right Stuff, well, you’ve come to the right place.
There’s really no “legend” to speak of here, as the film is a straight-up documentary about our heroine. We begin with her childhood, circa 1905.
As a tomboy, Florence was a disappointment to her wealthy, Victorian mother. She originally played the part of the good girl, marrying a reverend, and having a son, but soon enough, she broke away with tradition. Like most...
- 7/29/2009
- by danieller
- AfterEllen.com
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