January 2006

There is a moment in West 47th Street, the deeply moving documentary by June Peoples and Bill Lichtenstein, when a character we have watched grow over the course of the film receives some terrible news. The moment is both nakedly candid as it captures the character’s immediate reaction to the life-changing news, and deeply personal and affecting as we share in an emotional experience that has resonance for all of us as human beings.

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If you're headed to Park City this January, skip the slopes and catch some of the films screening at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.  We've scoured the list for a handful of shorts, docs and features that have New England connections.  For more information on these films and for screening dates and times, visit http://festival.sundance.org. Also be sure to check out the roster at the 2006 Slamdance Film Festival (www.slamdance.com) read more...

If you're reading this article, you have likely been as profoundly and extensively influenced by the cinema as I have. When I began writing for NewEnglandFilm.com two years ago, I was thrilled to combine my awe and respect for feature filmmaking with my own creative aspirations; what better way to promote local and homegrown artists than to write for their premiere online resource?

Normally, when festivals want to show one of Dan Sousa’s animated films, they send an email. So when Sundance called, he figured there must have been a technical problem. To his surprise, the call was one of congratulations. His latest film Fable will screen with five other animated shorts in January, another accolade for Sousa’s growing list of accomplishments.