Cool Hunting
Entries with keyword ""
25 result(s) displayed (1 - 25 of 38)
Advertisement
Pieter Hugo: Nollywood
(15 October 2009) - Way scarier than Hallmark's Halloween, South African photographer Pieter Hugo's recent book "Nollywood" treats readers to an inside glimpse of the Nigerian film industry, the third largest in the world after the U.S.'s Hollywood and India's Bollywood productions. (Click on images for enlarged views.) Striking photos accompany equally fascinating explanatory texts written by famed Nigerian author Chris Abani, Stacy Hardy and AfricaLab founder Zina...
(15 October 2009) - Way scarier than Hallmark's Halloween, South African photographer Pieter Hugo's recent book "Nollywood" treats readers to an inside glimpse of the Nigerian film industry, the third largest in the world after the U.S.'s Hollywood and India's Bollywood productions. (Click on images for enlarged views.) Striking photos accompany equally fascinating explanatory texts written by famed Nigerian author Chris Abani, Stacy Hardy and AfricaLab founder Zina...
CIFF 2009: Review
(09 October 2009) - We had the chance to visit the fifth annual Camden International Film Festival last weekend, and are pleased to report that the four-day event went off without a hitch, but more importantly, brought a diverse selection of non-fiction cinema to some of New England's most picturesque coastal havens. Having grown exponentially in size and stature over the last few years, the CIFF looks bound...
(09 October 2009) - We had the chance to visit the fifth annual Camden International Film Festival last weekend, and are pleased to report that the four-day event went off without a hitch, but more importantly, brought a diverse selection of non-fiction cinema to some of New England's most picturesque coastal havens. Having grown exponentially in size and stature over the last few years, the CIFF looks bound...
Camden International Film Festival 2009
(01 October 2009) - The fifth annual Camden International Film Festival begins today and, as sponsors this year, we couldn't be more excited. Held in venues throughout Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine, the festival goes through Sunday 4 October 2009 and brings filmmakers and industry reps the world over to the small coastal haven for an incredibly varied selection of non-fiction films. In addition to the usual stock...
(01 October 2009) - The fifth annual Camden International Film Festival begins today and, as sponsors this year, we couldn't be more excited. Held in venues throughout Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine, the festival goes through Sunday 4 October 2009 and brings filmmakers and industry reps the world over to the small coastal haven for an incredibly varied selection of non-fiction films. In addition to the usual stock...
Interview with Photographer Horst A. Friedrichs
(09 September 2009) - by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot Born in Frankfurt in 1966, Horst Friedrichs studied at the Munich Academy of Photography and has worked as freelance photo-journalist for numerous publications, The New York Times and The Independent among them. He has exhibited his photography globally and in 2008 received a prestigious Gold Lead award for documentary photography. This month saw the release of "I'm One:...
(09 September 2009) - by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot Born in Frankfurt in 1966, Horst Friedrichs studied at the Munich Academy of Photography and has worked as freelance photo-journalist for numerous publications, The New York Times and The Independent among them. He has exhibited his photography globally and in 2008 received a prestigious Gold Lead award for documentary photography. This month saw the release of "I'm One:...
More Than A Game
(12 August 2009) - An unsuspecting tearjerker, the upcoming documentary, "More Than A Game" explores the days before LeBron James became King James and was instead simply a kid in Akron, Ohio, in love with the game of basketball. Like the title promises, "More Than A Game" delivers more than a simple documentary about the NBA superstar. Long before he reined professionally, LeBron played alongside high school teammates...
(12 August 2009) - An unsuspecting tearjerker, the upcoming documentary, "More Than A Game" explores the days before LeBron James became King James and was instead simply a kid in Akron, Ohio, in love with the game of basketball. Like the title promises, "More Than A Game" delivers more than a simple documentary about the NBA superstar. Long before he reined professionally, LeBron played alongside high school teammates...
The 45365 Documentary
(03 August 2009) - A Grand Jury Award winner at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival, "45365" documents daily life in rural middle America. Brothers Turner and Bill Ross, both natives of Sidney, Ohio (the town bearing the eponymous postal code), filmed over the course of nine months, chronicling the activities and relationships of a variety of town residents. Presented from the perspective of a passive, patient...
(03 August 2009) - A Grand Jury Award winner at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival, "45365" documents daily life in rural middle America. Brothers Turner and Bill Ross, both natives of Sidney, Ohio (the town bearing the eponymous postal code), filmed over the course of nine months, chronicling the activities and relationships of a variety of town residents. Presented from the perspective of a passive, patient...
Frozen Feet Films
(23 July 2009) - Called the most fearless documentary filmmaker of the the Twin Cities, Melody Gilbert's Frozen Feet Films unearths the strangest stories in the most banal places. With locations including the world's largest mall and abandoned urban environments, Gilbert presents her characters with rare intimacy that unravels their pain, much like how the Coen Brothers treat a psychopath—the difference of course is that Gilbert's subjects aren't...
(23 July 2009) - Called the most fearless documentary filmmaker of the the Twin Cities, Melody Gilbert's Frozen Feet Films unearths the strangest stories in the most banal places. With locations including the world's largest mall and abandoned urban environments, Gilbert presents her characters with rare intimacy that unravels their pain, much like how the Coen Brothers treat a psychopath—the difference of course is that Gilbert's subjects aren't...
Harvard Beats Yale T-Shirt and DVD Giveaway
(15 July 2009) - The insanely soft line of tees from sports-enthusiast label Homage receives a historical update with their new "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" graphic, inspired by filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's heartfelt documentary of the same name. The film portrays the remarkable moment when Harvard caught up to their greatest rival in the last 42 seconds of the game, tying the score after being down by 16 points....
(15 July 2009) - The insanely soft line of tees from sports-enthusiast label Homage receives a historical update with their new "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" graphic, inspired by filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's heartfelt documentary of the same name. The film portrays the remarkable moment when Harvard caught up to their greatest rival in the last 42 seconds of the game, tying the score after being down by 16 points....
Top Films of Tribeca Film Festival 2009
(11 May 2009) - by Ariston Anderson An unusually solid year for the Tribeca Film Festival, the post-9/11 creation formed by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff fared a much more manageable list of 85 features compared to the unwieldy slate of years past, resulting in a wealth of high quality films and events around lower Manhattan. The smaller list didn't necessarily make it that much easier...
(11 May 2009) - by Ariston Anderson An unusually solid year for the Tribeca Film Festival, the post-9/11 creation formed by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff fared a much more manageable list of 85 features compared to the unwieldy slate of years past, resulting in a wealth of high quality films and events around lower Manhattan. The smaller list didn't necessarily make it that much easier...
Objectified
(08 May 2009) - Director Gary Hustwit (of the acclaimed film Helvetica) is probing another sector of the design world in his new buzzed about documentary "Objectified," hitting theaters in major cities today. Pondering the intricacies of industrial design and the people who create it, the film tours the globe as Hustwit interviews a lineup of design superstars, who discuss designing everything from a toothbrush and a computer...
(08 May 2009) - Director Gary Hustwit (of the acclaimed film Helvetica) is probing another sector of the design world in his new buzzed about documentary "Objectified," hitting theaters in major cities today. Pondering the intricacies of industrial design and the people who create it, the film tours the globe as Hustwit interviews a lineup of design superstars, who discuss designing everything from a toothbrush and a computer...
Peter Sutherland: Hot Coals Only
(08 May 2009) - Following the wild success of his first NYC solo show earlier this year, photographer Peter Sutherland is doing what he does best and hitting the road for an encore solo show opening at the Hope Gallery in L.A. this weekend. Sutherland, who's also a documentary filmmaker, is as interesting himself as the subjects he chooses. A Chameleon-like style—though his lumber jack beard is consistent—and...
(08 May 2009) - Following the wild success of his first NYC solo show earlier this year, photographer Peter Sutherland is doing what he does best and hitting the road for an encore solo show opening at the Hope Gallery in L.A. this weekend. Sutherland, who's also a documentary filmmaker, is as interesting himself as the subjects he chooses. A Chameleon-like style—though his lumber jack beard is consistent—and...
Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape
(19 February 2009) - With photographs and interviews by Jonathan Torgovnik, the book and exhibition "Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape" is a collection of personal accounts of thirty female survivors of the Rwandan genocide that took place 15 years ago. Subjected to sexual violence by members of the Hutu militia groups, these women all bore children as a result, and many were exposed to HIV and...
(19 February 2009) - With photographs and interviews by Jonathan Torgovnik, the book and exhibition "Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape" is a collection of personal accounts of thirty female survivors of the Rwandan genocide that took place 15 years ago. Subjected to sexual violence by members of the Hutu militia groups, these women all bore children as a result, and many were exposed to HIV and...
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
(05 November 2008) - Those looking for a highlight reel of soccer trickery or an artful abstraction of a star athlete were most likely dissapointed by the recent documentary "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait." But the balance of action highlighting Zidane's skill, coupled with a more avant-garde approach to storytelling made for a hypnotically intimate look at one of the world's most talented athletes of our time. The...
(05 November 2008) - Those looking for a highlight reel of soccer trickery or an artful abstraction of a star athlete were most likely dissapointed by the recent documentary "Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait." But the balance of action highlighting Zidane's skill, coupled with a more avant-garde approach to storytelling made for a hypnotically intimate look at one of the world's most talented athletes of our time. The...
Girls Rock, The Movie
(23 June 2008) - Most reviews of the 2007 documentary "Girls Rock," might mention it's a tearjerker (it is) or praise it for being uplifting (also true), but none so far mention the overwhelming urge you will get to take out your checkbook to support the cause. Arne Johnson and Shane King (two seasoned SF-based documentarians and longtime pals) tell the story of four girls, all dealing with...
(23 June 2008) - Most reviews of the 2007 documentary "Girls Rock," might mention it's a tearjerker (it is) or praise it for being uplifting (also true), but none so far mention the overwhelming urge you will get to take out your checkbook to support the cause. Arne Johnson and Shane King (two seasoned SF-based documentarians and longtime pals) tell the story of four girls, all dealing with...
Pray For Me: The Jason Jessee Film
(05 May 2008) - In today's hyper-extreme, action-packed, sports drink-swilling, hummer-driving, blinged out world of professional skateboarding, with top "athletes" easily making six figure incomes, it's easy for one to forget about the true nature of where skateboarding comes from. Movies like " Dogtown and Z-Boys" helped sum up skateboarding's “roots” by focusing on pioneers such as Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, but not many stories have been...
(05 May 2008) - In today's hyper-extreme, action-packed, sports drink-swilling, hummer-driving, blinged out world of professional skateboarding, with top "athletes" easily making six figure incomes, it's easy for one to forget about the true nature of where skateboarding comes from. Movies like " Dogtown and Z-Boys" helped sum up skateboarding's “roots” by focusing on pioneers such as Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, but not many stories have been...
Brian Ulrich
(04 April 2008) - Growing up in the suburban land of big-box retail (which increasingly seems to infiltrate our cities too), I was no stranger to the wanton excess that lined the shelves of stores like Meijer, Target, Costco and Walmart. As the mediocrity of these spaces and the mind-numbing effects of consumerism come to define our American landscape, it seems important for artists to encourage active debate...
(04 April 2008) - Growing up in the suburban land of big-box retail (which increasingly seems to infiltrate our cities too), I was no stranger to the wanton excess that lined the shelves of stores like Meijer, Target, Costco and Walmart. As the mediocrity of these spaces and the mind-numbing effects of consumerism come to define our American landscape, it seems important for artists to encourage active debate...
Sidney Lo: What Are Your Wearing Today?
(27 March 2008) - by Laurice ParkinSidney Lo's show, "What Are Your Wearing Today?", which he describes as "an exercise in time and digital replication," is a group of photographs documenting the passage of time and the agent of change that it is. Going beyond the notion of a photograph as simply a moment of time captured, Lo's work makes viewers privy to the time that has passed...
(27 March 2008) - by Laurice ParkinSidney Lo's show, "What Are Your Wearing Today?", which he describes as "an exercise in time and digital replication," is a group of photographs documenting the passage of time and the agent of change that it is. Going beyond the notion of a photograph as simply a moment of time captured, Lo's work makes viewers privy to the time that has passed...
Muzi Quawson: Pull Back the Shade
(13 March 2008) - British artist Muzi Quawson explores the social structures of American culture with color photographs that feel like movie stills. While in Manhattan in 2002, Quawson had a chance meeting with a young musician and mother named Amanda Jo Williams, and spent the next four years staying with Amanda and her family in Woodstock. The pictures document Amanda's relationship with her partner and young twin...
(13 March 2008) - British artist Muzi Quawson explores the social structures of American culture with color photographs that feel like movie stills. While in Manhattan in 2002, Quawson had a chance meeting with a young musician and mother named Amanda Jo Williams, and spent the next four years staying with Amanda and her family in Woodstock. The pictures document Amanda's relationship with her partner and young twin...
Big Dreamers
(26 February 2008) - Big Dreamers is a funny and intelligently constructed documentary that examines the efforts of a country town to stamp itself on Australia's tourist map with a big gumboot, after falling sugar prices have decimated the local farming industry. Directed by Camille Hardman and written by John Fink, it's obvious that a lot of time has been well spent putting this gripping story together. Accounts...
(26 February 2008) - Big Dreamers is a funny and intelligently constructed documentary that examines the efforts of a country town to stamp itself on Australia's tourist map with a big gumboot, after falling sugar prices have decimated the local farming industry. Directed by Camille Hardman and written by John Fink, it's obvious that a lot of time has been well spent putting this gripping story together. Accounts...
Leah Robertson: General Admission
(25 February 2008) - Melbourne-based documentary and music photographer Leah Robertson has an exhibition of her work running at Melbourne's Prahran's IMP Gallery until 9 March 2008. We got the scoop on the inspirations behind her shots.What's been the most memorable gig you've attended in recent times? Sufjan, Arcade Fire, Bjork and Rufus have all just played consecutively in Melbourne. It's been one hell of an incredible, horn-heavy...
(25 February 2008) - Melbourne-based documentary and music photographer Leah Robertson has an exhibition of her work running at Melbourne's Prahran's IMP Gallery until 9 March 2008. We got the scoop on the inspirations behind her shots.What's been the most memorable gig you've attended in recent times? Sufjan, Arcade Fire, Bjork and Rufus have all just played consecutively in Melbourne. It's been one hell of an incredible, horn-heavy...
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
(19 February 2008) - Many of us have had to eat our words; few have eaten our shoes. In 1978, German personality and New Wave director Werner Herzog did both after losing a bet with fellow filmmaker Errol Morris. In a bid to encourage his friend and protégé, Herzog wagered that Morris would not complete his first documentary film "Gates of Heaven" (1978), which examined pet cemeteries in...
(19 February 2008) - Many of us have had to eat our words; few have eaten our shoes. In 1978, German personality and New Wave director Werner Herzog did both after losing a bet with fellow filmmaker Errol Morris. In a bid to encourage his friend and protégé, Herzog wagered that Morris would not complete his first documentary film "Gates of Heaven" (1978), which examined pet cemeteries in...
Rachel Papo: Serial No. 3817131
(14 February 2008) - Ohio-born Israeli Rachel Papo began photographing female soldiers in 2004. Having worked as a photographer in the Israeli Air Force for two years during her mandatory military service, Papo had experienced first hand being “plucked from her home surroundings and placed in a rigorous institution where her individuality is temporarily forced aside in the name of nationalism” as she describes it in her artist's...
(14 February 2008) - Ohio-born Israeli Rachel Papo began photographing female soldiers in 2004. Having worked as a photographer in the Israeli Air Force for two years during her mandatory military service, Papo had experienced first hand being “plucked from her home surroundings and placed in a rigorous institution where her individuality is temporarily forced aside in the name of nationalism” as she describes it in her artist's...
Off the Grid
(14 August 2007) - A two-year project, " Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa" is a 64-minute documentary that looks at a small, hardscrabble community in the New Mexico desert of denizens who have chosen a life of independence outside the normal conformities and boundaries of modern society. It's a study of the runaways, vets and voluntary outcasts who live there and what happens when a community...
(14 August 2007) - A two-year project, " Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa" is a 64-minute documentary that looks at a small, hardscrabble community in the New Mexico desert of denizens who have chosen a life of independence outside the normal conformities and boundaries of modern society. It's a study of the runaways, vets and voluntary outcasts who live there and what happens when a community...
Dustin Lynn
(31 May 2007) - When not traveling to far-flung places to shoot the documentaries he's reknowned for, film maker Dustin Lynn calls NYC home. He's acclaimed for his cinematography and art direction work with musician Jack Johnson, as well as for his beautiful short films, such as "Tranquil Music," about the summery musical vibe in a pre 9/11 NYC, "The Half Way Tree," a tale of Jamaican surfing...
(31 May 2007) - When not traveling to far-flung places to shoot the documentaries he's reknowned for, film maker Dustin Lynn calls NYC home. He's acclaimed for his cinematography and art direction work with musician Jack Johnson, as well as for his beautiful short films, such as "Tranquil Music," about the summery musical vibe in a pre 9/11 NYC, "The Half Way Tree," a tale of Jamaican surfing...
Planet B-Boy at Tribeca Film Festival
(24 April 2007) - The Tribeca Film Festival's Drive-In Series will be screening Planet B-Boy, a feature-length documentary on breakdancing. Planet B-Boy depicts the global resurgence of breakdancing through the life of a dancer in Las Vegas looking for his big break, a Korean son who seeks his father’s approval and a twelve-year-old boy in France confronting his family’s racism. From the outskirts of Paris to the suburbs...
(24 April 2007) - The Tribeca Film Festival's Drive-In Series will be screening Planet B-Boy, a feature-length documentary on breakdancing. Planet B-Boy depicts the global resurgence of breakdancing through the life of a dancer in Las Vegas looking for his big break, a Korean son who seeks his father’s approval and a twelve-year-old boy in France confronting his family’s racism. From the outskirts of Paris to the suburbs...
Advertisement
