Articles by Catherine Weiler
Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This same concept applies to the movement of an individual through life. There are consequences to every action or decision a person makes. Alexandra (Alex) Leopold and her co-writer Allison Anderson explore the aftermath of making those choices in their film Washed.
Gun control is a hot debate in the United States. Is a person actually any safer if they own a firearm? And beyond that even, what does owning a gun do to a person? Can it change their personality? Mold them into someone they never would have identified with before the purchase? Writer and Director Spencer Gillis examines just that in his upcoming film, GUN.
Ky Dickens brought her film, Sole Survivor, to Kickstarter in the hopes of raising $18,000 to cover post production costs. The documentary film delves into the lives of four sole survivors of commercial airline crashes. …
With 12-21-2012 looming on the horizon, post-apocalyptic films and TV shows are on the rise in popularity. TV shows like The Walking Dead (AMC), Survivors (BBC), and The Colony (Discovery Channel) examine the psychological and social effects an apocalyptic event has on its survivors. Post-apocalyptic films like 28 Days Later, I Am Legend, The Road, and even The Hunger Games have had an overwhelming amount of success at the box office as a result of their prediction/warning of what may come when the world ends.
Randy Overland’s indie film, A Man I Met, recently completed its campaign for production funding on Kickstarter with a very successful $5,280 in pledges from interested backers. The film focuses on a woman who faces a tough decision between her career and her personal life, a situation many couples face today. The promising short film is in pre-production now, but we had the opportunity to interview Randy about his background in film making, the film, and his influences.
We all enjoy a good romantic comedy from time to time: its laughably pathetic hero or heroine struggling to be noticed, its tendency toward disaster, and its potential for happily ever after. Nolan Dean brought …
What does it take to fully turn a life around? How difficult is it and how much effort does it require to go from an illiterate convict to an award winning poet? Daniel Glick explores …
We recently had the opportunity to interview Donald Bowman, the producer of HEART: Flatline to Finish Line. The film recently completed its campaign on Kickstarter, coming away with a very successful $22,037 of its $20,000 …
Among the promising documentary films gaining momentum on Kickstarter, we found Director Catherine Gund’s “How To Become An Extreme Action Hero”, a documentary exploring the artistic style of dancer and master of movement, Elizabeth Streb. …
We all remember watching Sesame Street as kids. But so few of us know who the actors are behind the costumes. Dave LaMattina and Chad Walker began a documentary about Caroll Spinney, the actor behind …