The 52nd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival will be a jam-packed experimental feature and short film screening event running for six days and nights, this time on March 25-30.
Opening Night will feature a reception and an after-party, and stuffed between those will be a block of nine short films, including new ones by Bryan Boyce, Michael Robinson, Jennifer Reeder and Martha Colburn, as well as a never-before-released work by the legendary Bruce Baillie called Little Girl in which Baillie captured scenes of natural beauty.
Special Events scattered throughout the festival include a retrospective of indie filmmaker Penelope Spheeris that will feature her rock ‘n’ roll-based work, including the original The Decline of Western Civilization, plus The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, her influential punk film Suburbia (screening twice) and a collection of short films.
There will also be several films and presentations by filmmaking scholar Thom Andersen, such...
Opening Night will feature a reception and an after-party, and stuffed between those will be a block of nine short films, including new ones by Bryan Boyce, Michael Robinson, Jennifer Reeder and Martha Colburn, as well as a never-before-released work by the legendary Bruce Baillie called Little Girl in which Baillie captured scenes of natural beauty.
Special Events scattered throughout the festival include a retrospective of indie filmmaker Penelope Spheeris that will feature her rock ‘n’ roll-based work, including the original The Decline of Western Civilization, plus The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, her influential punk film Suburbia (screening twice) and a collection of short films.
There will also be several films and presentations by filmmaking scholar Thom Andersen, such...
- 3/18/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct 14) is in its last few days; here's Glenn's thoughts on Manakamana and Costa de Morte.
I admire the Nyff’s commitment to what they deem the “avant-garde”. Extensive programming in this sidebar make it a rarity amongst modern high profile festivals. Nyff features no “midnight madness” section for horror, and comedies were few and far between, but if you’re interested in movies that the general public consider “boring” and “strange” then Nyff is for you. I unfortunately did not get to catch more than a very small sampling, but what I did manage to see was enticing and illuminating.
Two of these that make a compelling double feature are Manakamana and Costa da Morte? Both are very sparingly shot examinations of a natural landscape that has likely never seen before by most western audiences. The former, isn't actually a part from the avant-garde showcase,...
I admire the Nyff’s commitment to what they deem the “avant-garde”. Extensive programming in this sidebar make it a rarity amongst modern high profile festivals. Nyff features no “midnight madness” section for horror, and comedies were few and far between, but if you’re interested in movies that the general public consider “boring” and “strange” then Nyff is for you. I unfortunately did not get to catch more than a very small sampling, but what I did manage to see was enticing and illuminating.
Two of these that make a compelling double feature are Manakamana and Costa da Morte? Both are very sparingly shot examinations of a natural landscape that has likely never seen before by most western audiences. The former, isn't actually a part from the avant-garde showcase,...
- 10/11/2013
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Costa da Morte
Directed by Lois Patino
Spain, 2013
Characterized by the titled location, Costa Da Morte is an amorous tale like no other. A love affair between its maker, Lois Patino, and its coastal surroundings, the film is a small, intimate display of compassion between cinematographer and landscape. Capturing beauty and immortalizing natural liveliness is indeed accomplished with great triumph by the young director, but unfortunately for the masses, that same director might be the film’s biggest and possibly only fan.
Set in the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death), a region of Spain, the film documents the land by exploring the people who inhabit it, while encapsulating the varying terrain throughout the year. Getting its name from historical shipwrecks along areas of stormy and rocky shores, the film oversaturates its audience with explanations of its definition. Overexposed shots of fishing boats on roaring waves and thick fog plaguing...
Directed by Lois Patino
Spain, 2013
Characterized by the titled location, Costa Da Morte is an amorous tale like no other. A love affair between its maker, Lois Patino, and its coastal surroundings, the film is a small, intimate display of compassion between cinematographer and landscape. Capturing beauty and immortalizing natural liveliness is indeed accomplished with great triumph by the young director, but unfortunately for the masses, that same director might be the film’s biggest and possibly only fan.
Set in the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death), a region of Spain, the film documents the land by exploring the people who inhabit it, while encapsulating the varying terrain throughout the year. Getting its name from historical shipwrecks along areas of stormy and rocky shores, the film oversaturates its audience with explanations of its definition. Overexposed shots of fishing boats on roaring waves and thick fog plaguing...
- 10/3/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
International Competition
Golden Leopard - Story of My Death, directed by Albert Serra
Special Jury Prize - What Now? Remind Me, directed by Joaquim Pinto
Best Director - Hong Sang-soo, Our Sunhi
Best Actor - Fernando Bacilio, El Mudo
Best Actress - Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Special Jury Mentions - Short Term 12, directed by Destin Cretton; Tableau Noir, directed by Yves Yersin
Check out our Notebook coverage of What Now? Remind Me (x2) and Short Term 12.
Filmmakers of the Present
Golden Leopard for Filmmakers of the Present - Manakamana, directed by Pacho Velez & Stephanie Spray
Best Emerging Filmmaker - Costa da Morte, directed by Lois Patiño
Special Jury Prize - Mouton, directed by Gilles Deroo & Marianne Pistone
Check out our Notebook coverage of Manakamana.
Opera Prima
Best First Film - Mouton, directed by Gilles Deroo & Marianne Pistone
Special Mention - Manakamana, directed by Pacho Velez & Stephanie Spray...
Golden Leopard - Story of My Death, directed by Albert Serra
Special Jury Prize - What Now? Remind Me, directed by Joaquim Pinto
Best Director - Hong Sang-soo, Our Sunhi
Best Actor - Fernando Bacilio, El Mudo
Best Actress - Brie Larson, Short Term 12
Special Jury Mentions - Short Term 12, directed by Destin Cretton; Tableau Noir, directed by Yves Yersin
Check out our Notebook coverage of What Now? Remind Me (x2) and Short Term 12.
Filmmakers of the Present
Golden Leopard for Filmmakers of the Present - Manakamana, directed by Pacho Velez & Stephanie Spray
Best Emerging Filmmaker - Costa da Morte, directed by Lois Patiño
Special Jury Prize - Mouton, directed by Gilles Deroo & Marianne Pistone
Check out our Notebook coverage of Manakamana.
Opera Prima
Best First Film - Mouton, directed by Gilles Deroo & Marianne Pistone
Special Mention - Manakamana, directed by Pacho Velez & Stephanie Spray...
- 8/19/2013
- by Notebook
- MUBI
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