www.watchfilmschool.com You are watching "Film School" Episode 3 - "Cattle Call." Film School is a fictional documentary about a group of college students in film school. This rag tag group of guys has been tasked with making a film and what you will witness is the behind the scenes process of creating a movie from start to finish. It's rough. It's unorganized. It's awkward. This is the documentary of their exploits. The third episode "Cattle … [Read more...]

American Film Market Concludes in Santa Monica Each year thousands of independent filmmakers strive to gain financing and distribution for movies made with relative unknown actors on a shoestring budget. Each year filmmakers from all over the world herd to American Film Market to screen independent films. This market can mean the difference between a straight to DVD release or a blockbuster hit... Read more on Santa Monica Mirror Marrakech Film … [Read more...]

Film shows power of music against wounds of war A chance conversation with her son's substitute teacher led documentary filmmaker Susan Cohn Rockefeller to make a movie she hopes will help American soldiers heal the wounds of war. Read more on El Paso Times Early Oscars awarded at second annual Governors Awards Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro, George Lucas, Kevin Spacey, Kathryn Bigelow, Josh Brolin and Tony Bennett helped honour winners Saturday … [Read more...]

The Sun Dance is a ceremony practiced by a number of Native American tribes. This ceremony was one of the most important rituals practiced by the North American Plains Indians. Each tribe has its own distinct rituals and methods of performing the dance, but many of the ceremonies have features in common, including dancing, singing, praying, drumming, the experience of visions, fasting, and in some cases piercing of the chest or back. Sundance … [Read more...]