September 2007

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What's Happening

Amy Geller and Gerald Perry are breathing in Rocky Mountain air at the Telluride Film Festival (August 31-September 3).  But that’s not all.  They’re also screening a work-in-progress of their feature doc, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism.  Read daily updates at read more...

In her words, Allie Humenuk’s documentary about photographer Abelardo Morell is in its essence about “looking closely.”  In total, she and her camera filmed Abe for over seven years.  Shadow of the House is told in a completely non-linear fashion, detailing the artist’s life from his escape from Cuba at 14 and continuing on to today where he is widely regarded as one of the world’s most celebrated photographers. 

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What started out in the year 2000 as “No Frills DVD” has morphed into something quite different.  NewEnglandFilm.com got to spend part of an afternoon recently visiting with Perry Paolantonio and learning a bit about what he does and what his company, Gamma Ray Digital, can do.

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More than a few summer visitors to Martha’s Vineyard have dreamt of staying and living on the island year-round.  Yet, beyond the beaches and the restaurants and the shops is the reality of the lives of everyday people who call the island home.  Their lives are about making a living in the off-season, and finding a home in a place where housing prices hover in the exorbitant range and there is no such thing as a year-round rental.

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I may be a bed wetter, but when it comes to cleaning up the crumbs, there’s none better.”  So posits Tom Quimby, hero and kid spy extraordinaire of The Quimby Files. What makes this film, winner of an Audience Award and Producer’s Choice Award at the Boston 48 Hour Film Project, stand out among 92 submissions of this year’s competition?  It was written, shot and edited by a team of teenagers.

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There are not many things that are worth 16-hour workdays in 100-degree heat, but filmmaker Gita Pullapilly says the two weeks she spent in India making her latest film, India: A New Life, was more than worth it.  “I can’t tell you how amazing these people are,” she says of the film’s characters. “If I could even be one percent of what they are, I know I’ve made a difference.”

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The first issue of NewEnglandFilm.com in August 1997 started with two stories and a weekly series Scene on the Scene, a sum-up of news and happenings from the local industry.  Now, 10 years later, our site has an extensive archive of local film history comprised of hundreds of interviews, profiles, reviews and how-tos, all free of charge to all readers.

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