46 - NYC Film Culture

There's a collaborative film being made about the Occupy Wall Street protests nation wide, get links to the project, & info on how you can help, here :  http://sujewaekanayake.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-film-project-links.html .  Thanks!

Visit their website here .  More about Women Make Movies (from their site): "Established in 1972 to address the under representation and misrepresentation of women in the media industry, Women Make Movies is a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. The organization provides services to both users and makers of film and video programs, with a special emphasis on supporting work by women of color. Women Make Movies facilitates the development of feminist media through an internationally recognized Distribution Service and a Production Assistance Program ." More here .

While searching for some Spike Lee interview clips, found this nice little clip - Norton being interviewed by Elvis Mitchell:

Anthony Kaufman interviews Ted Hope about filmmaking:

I've seen some great footage shot by several NYC indie & student filmmakers recently on the Panasonic HMC150 camcorder - check out a lot of sample videos from that camera on this Vimeo page .

Check it out, join, let's get our Facebook thing on . ::

Read it at indieWIRE .

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