reelprint

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reelprint, hosted by Edward Frumkin (he/him), explores the need to continue making or discussing films and TV and how the mediums can expand. You can explore all episodes details and written articles by Edward Frumkin and other contributors at reelprint.org

Publisher

reelprint

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

17 Mar 2023

Latest episodes

55 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Mar 2023

   Be Natural with Sophy Romvari

   In this episode, filmmaker Sophy Romvari talks about how she uses film to explore grief, the up and downsides of making a personal film, and the dangers of youth culture. Guest Bio: Sophy Romvari (she/her) is a Canadian filmmaker based in Toronto, whose critically acclaimed short films premiered at festivals such as TIFF, True/False, Hot Docs, and Sheffield. Her short documentary Still Processing (2020) premiered at TIFF before touring festivals worldwide. Still Processing premiered online through MUBI and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. She is currently in development for her first feature film. Time Codes: 1:00 - Sophy's First Film Memories and How Sophy Became a Filmmaker 7:00 - Exploring Film To Process Lived Experiences, How Style is Driven by Instincts and Limitations, and What It Means to Make Personal Films 13:23 - Inserting Performance in Documentary 17:00 - Sharing Haunting Experiences with Men, It's Unfortunate Timeliness and Not Viewing it as a Horror Film in Pumpkin Movie 28:50 - Centering Animals, Barbara Streisand, and Discovering Grief in Norman Norman 36:45 - Getting Into an Emotional State, Grasping Memory, The Family Traits Sophy Carries, and What is Considered to Be a Feature in Still Processing 47:50 - Seeking Desire and Connections, Interrogate Becca's Intentions with the movie, Sophy Entering the Story, and Deserving or Earning Companionship in It's What Each Person Needs 59:00 - Sophy's Recommendation: Allan King's A Married Couple Show Notes: Pumpkin Movie (https://vimeo.com/464763289?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=5380358) Trailers for Norman Norman (https://vimeo.com/304520836), Still Processing (https://vimeo.com/447669513), and It's What Each Person Needs (https://vimeo.com/739855411) Sophy's website (https://sophy.me) Film Comment's Best Shorts of 2022 (https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-best-short-films-of-2022/) Sophy's tweeting Still Processing is a feature (https://twitter.com/SophyRomvari/status/1612512015708217345?lang=bn)

2. 

   31 Jan 2023

   Autofiction with Jessica Bardsley

   In this episode, artist-scholar Jessica Bardsley speaks with Edward Frumkin about fictionalizing her lived experiences, working with archival materials, incorporating borrowed sources into a new story, critiquing Hollywood, and the composition of the human brain and the earth. Guest Bio: Jessica Bardsley (she/her) is an artist-scholar. Her interdisciplinary research takes an ecological approach to film and media within the global context of contemporary art. In addition to her work as a scholar, she is also an ecofeminist filmmaker. Her films have screened at top festivals like CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel, EMAF, Hot Docs, RIDM, True/False, and on the Criterion Channel. She is the recipient of various awards, including a Princess Grace Award, Grand Prize at 25FPS, the Eileen Maitland Award at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, Best Short Film at Punto de Vista, and numerous Film Study Center fellowships. Her research and writing have been supported by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Terra Foundation for American Art, and the Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies. Time Codes: 1:05 - Jessica's Path to Working in Video 3:55 - Balancing Written Scholarship with Creative Works and Making Autofiction Stories 13:00 - Stealing and Following Impulses in The Blazing World 29:50 - Exploring the Ecology of the Earth and Attachment in The Making and the Unmaking of the Earth 38:45 - Rewriting Endings and Searching for Solace in Goodbye Thelma 50:00 - Dissecting the Power of Sleep towards the Human Mind in Life Without Dreams 1:06:00 - Jessica's Recommendations: The Hunger by Tony Scott, Daughters of Darkness by Harry Kumel, and The Hole by Tsai Ming-liang Show Notes: Life Without Dreams Trailer (https://vimeo.com/687260564) Excerpts of The Blazing World (https://vimeo.com/274994332), The Making and Unmaking of the Earth (https://vimeo.com/313407601), and Goodbye Thelma (https://vimeo.com/512310820)

3. 

   30 Jan 2023

   Wildlife Filmmaking with Lydia Cornett

   In this episode, filmmaker Lydia Cornett speaks with Edward about rhythmic choreography in her work, ethnographical and observational approaches to filmmaking, and making films without a specific agenda. Guest Bio: Lydia Cornett is a filmmaker based between Columbus, Ohio and Brooklyn, NY. As a former musician turned filmmaker, she makes work that unites the restraint of observational storytelling with the physicality and connective qualities she associates with music-making. Her work has screened at BAMCinemaFest, Sheffield DocFest, AFI Docs, AspenShortsFest, Hamptons International Film Festival, and DOC NYC, where she received a Special Jury Mention for her film Yves & Variation. She was awarded fellowships to the Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture program and the UnionDocs’ Collaborative Studio, and she has received support from the Tribeca Film Institute, IF/Then Shorts, the Princess Grace Foundation, and the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. Her work has been distributed and featured by The New Yorker, PBS (POV and Reel South) Nowness, and Vimeo Staff Picks. Time Codes: 1:00 - Lydia's First Film Memory and Filmmaking Path 8:45 - Presenting Yves's multifaceted life and Collaborating With Yves in Yves & Variation 18:25 - Exploring Tenderness and Care in Bug Farm 28:15 - The Pleasures of Waiting, Humanizing Voting, and Witnessing the Absurdity in Party Line 41:30 - Tackling Labor, Rhythmic Choreography, and Connecting Meat Processing to Human Bodies in Fleshwork 51:55 - Lydia's Recommendation: Bombay Beach by Alma Har'el Show Notes: Bug Farm (https://vimeo.com/635778911) and Yves & Variation (https://vimeo.com/509854632) Party Line (https://www.lydiacornett.com/party-line) and Fleshwork (https://mubi.com/films/fleshwork) Information

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