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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Thursday, 11 October 2007
I Love My Suit

It’s May in New York and no longer cold although it’s been raining quite a bit recently. Peter Brogna stands at the entrance of the Whole Foods Market in Union Square, looking at least from this distance a bit smug and overly intellectual. I’m here to meet my friend Nick Schwartz, however, and so refuse, as is my tendency, to feel in the least intimated. I’m promptly informed by Schwartz, a perpetual support for his artistic friends, that Brogna’s short film I Love My Suit has just secured an exhibition deal of sorts overseas.

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Writing Back-and-Forth With M.A. Littler

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Monday, 08 October 2007
Slowboat Films Logo

In helming Slowboat Films for the last eight years, M.A. Littler barters primarily in fringe fare, producing documentaries, narrative features and shorts as well as music videos that settle in personal and edgy spaces. He's an outsider artist for other outsider artists, The Mojomatics just one group he works with among many. His answers are in-depth but brief, giving a sense that he knows exactly what he means and more importantly all that he certainly doesn't.

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Landscapes of About A Son

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
About A Son

After a long day, taking calls for interview after interview, filmmaker AJ Schnack, whose Kurt Cobain: About a Son opens at New York's IFC tonight, graciously spoke about his film, delving into the promises of the baby boomer generation, defining a color palette for the film and the importance of environment.

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Hollywood Style Outside the System

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Written by Noralil Ryan Fores   
Monday, 01 October 2007
Attila Szász on Set

After more than two years, Attila Szász's short has drawn accolades from the likes of the Newport Beach, Ojai and Houston film festivals, screened in 23 countries worldwide and landed two distribution deals, including one from Shorts International, a short film distributor with more than 3000 titles in its library, many of which have won honors from the likes of the Academy Awards, Sundance Film Festival and Spanish Goya Awards. "The film had one hell of a ride," Szász says simply.

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As If All Things Transpired in One's Favor

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Written by Barry Jenkins   
Monday, 24 September 2007
Godfrey Reggio

A resident curator specializing in the student filmmakers section of the prestigious Telluride Film Festival, filmmaker Godfrey Reggio sat with Barry Jenkins to speak about technology and its influence on both his work and the work of others.

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