DISCOVERIES: Stacey Harwood & David Lehman, “Sinatra’s Century” (2/6)

On May 14, 1998, I phoned David [Lehman] just as he learned of Frank Sinatra’s death. “I can’t talk now,” he said. “Sinatra has…

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “On Successful Interviews” (6/6)

I have finally figured out what drives me to make films: I want to connect! Connect with my subjects and connect with my audience. I like intimate, hand-made, personal films.

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “On Film Festivals and Dealing with Rejection” (5/6)

One of the conundrums about making the films that I do is that I am making the films that I want to make—I’m not making them…

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Elizabeth King” (4/6)

This is an artist whose absolutely uncanny work I also grew up with in my family house, but I had never met her. When I was working on “Curious Worlds,” David Beck…

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck” (3/6)

The biggest change for me in approaching this film and subject was that I knew I could not film it myself—the limits of my skills as…

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Cardboard Bernini” (2/6)

I always marvel at the way this film grew totally organically out of the sudden death of my father and the way that one of his artists confronted his death. And at the same time…

DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Collector” (1/6)

Olympia Stone grew up in a house where the artworks […]

Photo credit: WANDAROCKS (Wanda Ruggeria)

DISCOVERIES: Julie Flanders, “On Writing Lyrics” (4/6)

When I talk about writing, I do so to inspire other writers to create their own work. The one thing I wish I could offer to others would be to remember the thrill of writing, the…

DISCOVERIES: Julie Flanders, “Joyride (The Book)” (1/6)

Julie Flanders is a master lyrical shape-shifter. Over the years, her award-winning songwriting skills (honed since her teens) have morphed into related manifestations…

REFIRING: Michele Mitchell & Nick Louvel, Hamptons Film Festival and Awards (6/6)

Film at 11 and its documentaries have alrady been the recipients of many great awards. In 2013, “Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?”…

REFIRING: Michele Mitchell & Nick Louvel, “Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?” (5/6)

Before there was “The Uncondemned,” there was “Haiti: Where Did the Money Go?”: “Through interviews with the American Red Cross, Catholic Relief Services…

REFIRING: Michele Mitchell & Nick Louvel, “A Brief History of How Wine Built ‘The Uncondemned'” (4/6)

It all started over a glass of wine. “The Uncondemned” co-director Michele Mitchell was with wine distributor Josie Zeiger at…

REFIRING: Mitchele Mitchell & Nick Louvel, “What’s Rape’s Brand?” (2/6)

Earlier this year, Michele Mitchell gave a TedX talk called “What’s Rape’s Brand?”. Michele presented everything her film “The Uncondemned” is trying to achieve…