By Tara Jabbari, WIFV Board Member I was delighted to moderate the lively and informative discussion at the ScriptDC: State of Documentaries panel in early October. Speaking with experts from various backgrounds and taking questions from attendees, this virtual event brought great insight on how documentaries have evolved and continue to do so. We also… Read more »
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From Horror to Comedy- 5 Films That Treat Women As More Than Objects
By Cheryl-Anne Fries I was recently watching one of my favorite childhood movies, THE MASK OF ZORRO, but I did not enjoy it nearly as much as I did when I was 10. I did not like the way Zorro’s daughter, Elena, was treated in any of her scenes, especially when she was undressed… Read more »
AFI DOCS 2020: Virtual and Vital
By Sarah Katz Producer, KatzTale, sarah@katztale.com The AFI DOCS season has long been one of the most exciting times of the year for movie lovers in the Washington, DC region. We come together to observe, through cinema, how the most important stories of the day are playing out in people’s lives. By virtue of… Read more »
39 Films to Love from Penny’s Picks – Make it an even 40
By Cheryl Anne Fries, WIFV Intern In honor of WIFV’s 40th anniversary, we encourage you to suggest a 40th film to complete the list of 39 films meriting 5 Stars and 4.5 Stars as chosen by Jan Lisa Huttner in her book Penny’s Picks: 50 Movies by Women Filmmakers 2002-2011. In the book, Huttner offers… Read more »
A Standing Ovation for THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES
By Brooke Friedman, WIFV Membership/Programming Coordinator “Follow your dreams and fight for what you believe,” said Director Alison Reid during a February 10, 2020 phone interview. Reid’s award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary THE WOMAN WHO LOVES GIRAFFES tells the story of Dr. Anne Innis Dagg’s innovative work with giraffes in 1956, and Dagg’s subsequent… Read more »
Wrapping up 2019, Money Wise
By Kathleen Schmitt The year is drawing to a close. There is winter to get through but then Spring will be here soon-ish, too. Being an accountant, this has certain overtones to me: income taxes will be coming up soon-ish, too. Even sooner will be the January payroll filings: W-2s/W-3s for traditional employees (which… Read more »
Working With A Film Composer
By Liza Figueroa Kravinsky As a composer, I would like to share some tips about working with a film composer. If a picture says a thousand words, music says a thousand more. Here is a video that will communicate about ninety percent of what you need to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mndDbN60Eiw The best way to think… Read more »