Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow —The Hollow Men, T.S. Eliot – – – – – – – – – - I recently viewed Amir Bar-Lev’s 2007 documentary, My Kid Could Paint That. It’s a compelling work that’s as painful to watch as a car wreck. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Documentary’
Slingshots and Checkpoints
Posted in Films, tagged Documentary, film, hip hop, Palestine on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Several weeks ago I attended the NYC premiere of a film called “Slingshot Hip Hop” at MoMA. It’s a feature length documentary film produced by first-time director Jackie Reem Salloum. It may have been her first film, but you would never know if she didn’t say so—in front of a sold-out theater. Through cinéma vérité [...]
Next Year In Mumbai
Posted in Documentary, tagged Bene Israel, Documentary, Hunter College, Israel, Jewish community on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my fellow students in the Integrated Media Arts MFA program at Hunter College, Jonas Pariente, is in India this year to document a remarkable Jewish community, Bene Israel. The community has been in continuous residence for over 2,000 years and is believed to be the oldest of its kind in India. They claim [...]
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