reality break

bahamas international film festival, nassau, bahamas, dec 2010

hello old friends

 

pcfe film school reunion, prague, august 2010

100th post- and Lychee Thieves on Hawaiian TV

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This is my 100th post on CMae-Verite. We've come a long way, baby, from a journalling site for Jamie Meltzer's Cinema Verite class at Vassar to... a totally less formal, less frequently updated chronicle of my film and photography experience.

but rather than wax nostalgic, here's my latest minor accomplishment-
I produced the interview for this segment of Hawaii Reel TV. Lychee Thieves, the sister film to Walk the Fish, is getting accolades around the country (27 festivals and counting!) So here's to keeping the Tompkins Sq. Park loonies out of the frame, for the most part.

in which i establish myself as a television producer.

yup. i made this. something that i wrote and directed and produced and slaved over despite all the odds and tragedies that popped up unexpectedly is going on television this evening (at 10 pm!) It's baby's first actual contribution, first grown up impressive credit.
it's recreality, but i'm still proud that something I made can be digested by the masses tonight.

molly and matt will move to maine

goodbye dears, i'll miss you.

boss with the sauce- shake it up!

Bunbun

French girls watch the dance parade in late may on st. mark's place

which versary? any- versary. another photoblog.

clyde and i dated for a year. i spent a lot of time in this car.

we went to the botanical gardens in brooklyn right before they closed.

appropriately enough, there were some lovely flowers there.

my date was handsome.

this mallard was our tour guide.

everything is small | it is summer.

mini getaway- a photoblog.

ryan and i took the bus down the shore on a monday afternoon

 

we'd never been to atlantic city before.

 

we got to sleep in fancy beds.

 

this gentleman played putt putt.

  

this gentleman ate lunch

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and then we went back to the city, a little poorer.

dance parade

stalked this chick through about three blocks of dance parade, found her again on 9th st

SCHILLING FOR THE WONDERFRIENDS- or, movies you should see soon!

Were you thinking of going to the movies NEXT weekend? I sure was, because there are THREE GREAT MOVIES out that you definitely need to see! In the current film market, independent films rarely have the opportunity to see theatrical release, and for those that do make it into a theater, the length of their run may be determined by opening weekend returns. Please, if you're thinking of going out to the movies this month, or this summer, consider going next weekend to one of these excellent films:


BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO

film forum- Weds, May 12- Tues, May 18

Working backwards through history, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo explores the mystery of the development of Japan’s love affair with bugs. Using insects like an anthropologist’s toolkit, the film uncovers Japanese philosophies that will shift Westerners’ perspectives on nature, beauty, life, and even the seemingly mundane realities of their day-to-day routines.

(disclosure: Jessica Oreck is who I want to be when I grow up, and the nicest gal around.)
(I will be at the 8:20 show of this on Weds and Thurs.)



Daddy Longlegs
IFC Center, Fri May 14- Thurs May 20

Loose-limbed and affectionate, DADDY LONGLEGS paints a clear-eyed portrait of a man torn between excuses and responsibilities and of the children who idolize him. A loving but hopelessly immature father, Lenny (filmmaker Ronald Bronstein of Frownland) gets custody of his sons for two weeks a year. Juggling work as a projectionist and the demands of girlfriends with taking care of two young children, Lenny turns a life of improvised meals and unpredictable days into an adventure for his kids, where lawlessness rules and anything can happen.

(disclosure: the marvelous and absurdly talented, dedicated Katie Hickman, my Vassar Film partner in crime, worked on this movie! Also, Josh and Benny Safdie are very decent guys and two you should be watching for the future of film)


Holy Rollers

Sneak preview at Rooftop Films May 15th, Opening May 21st at Landmark Sunshine and AMC Loews 84th Street

 

HOLY ROLLERS is a character-driven drama inspired by true events from the late nineties when young men from Brooklyn Hasidic communities were caught internationally trafficking ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Jesse Eisenberg plays Sam Gold, a young Hasidic man seduced by the money, power and misplaced sense of opportunity presented to him by Yosef (Justin Bartha), a young man in his community who is already mixed up in the complicated and dangerous world led by an Israeli drug dealer.

(disclosure: Eli Gelb, a darling, wildly skilled actor who was also my hallmate, appears in this film)

Old Fashioned Theatrical Film Distribution

Please help my friend Jessica open her documentary on silver screens across the country. For just $3! (and you get a delicious gummy bug for your troubles.)

my first stop motion (with m clark!)

An Afternoon in March: A Comedy of Manners from M Clark on Vimeo.

what to do on a rainy tuesday?

experiment with clay!

edited and everything elsed by me & mclark

hello old friend

erin mintz | dc | jan 2010

endless babies on the screen

taking my first day off since my birthday (17 days of work: 6 shoot days + 4 travel days + 5 days of work the first week and 2 in between.) But in mystery land, the small moments are still lovely.

 (PS- this is my greatest production achievement- I made that helicopter happen, and for free! Asking nicely goes a long, long way, apparently.)

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

 I decided to make a feature last night. And, being both slow and organized, I outlined a five year plan for it.

Put aside $5,000 of your own money every 6 months for five years.- live more frugally to make this work.

Write the script in a year. take another year to revise it, stage readings, perfect feature arc.

Get the cast and the crew over 6 months of preproduction and shoot it in three months (okay, I guess more than three months, if there's time and there's money.) One year of 6 months pre production and 6 months shooting.

Edit in another year, have your friends write your music over that year. 

Color and sound when more money comes in- 3 months or less.

Festivals and shit.

Wild success. Allegedly.

Applause.
Iris out.

Now all I need is a plot and we're good to go. Clyde's going to hold me to this- so if I don't have a feature by the time I'm thirty, there will apparently be CONSEQUENCES.

TWO NIGHTS ONLY- Walk the Fish and Lychee Thieves Double Feature!

cathode ray tube teevee tattoo

cathode ray tube teevee tattoo
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look ma, mine forever!
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ThisDistance

ThisDistance
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spirit animals activate!

high school

Decided to back up photos from HS on flickr. Check that shiz out
here!