14Submit your film. Accepting entries till August 31st
We want your small gauge wonders! As always it’s free to submit. We’re accepting submissions till the end of August. If you need an extension contact us at info@chicago8fest.org or karen@chicago8fest.org.
Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting your small-gauge masterpiece to the Chicago 8 Film Fest is in one month!
Clips from Double Dare (2004), dir. by Amanda Micheli
(Subtitled/CC’d)
Stuntwomen are so cool.
While I found the film to be a little slow and meandering - would’ve loved the entire backstories of Epper and Bell, would’ve loved for more stuntwomen to have been formally interviewed, would’ve loved for some critical discussion of the Hollywood politics of and about women who do stuntwork, etc. - Epper and Bell are absolutely delightful to watch. It is interesting to hear them talk about the almost dual life of being a woman and a stuntperson. As stuntwork is extremely physical and often involving bodily risk, it is considered “masculine”, and thus it is still not possible to be both “feminine”/”ladylike” and a stuntworker. This is particularly true in Epper’s experience, who struggles to keep up appearances in not only a sexist industry, but also an ageist one. Bell, the newcomer, faces her own challenges: nerves, injury, and leaving her home in New Zealand to find work in the States. Despite such odds, though, Bell excels in the craft that Epper helped pave for women the world over, and it’s so heartwarming and inspirational to see Epper share in Bell’s enthusiasm. We also get to see how Bell got her first big break as Uma Thurman’s stunt double in Kill Bill. I’m not an emotive moviewatcher, but this film had me smiling with every success (and sassy candid moment). Highly recommended, especially to feminist filmgoers! Watch it now on Netflix.
eskimoguy asked: oh a side note, i don't like all his movies, but I thought Moonrise Kingdom did an excellent job of capturing the oddities of childhood. Not perfect, full of weirdness, and only a couple memories will stick with you in the end, but while your in it the world seems slightly different... i dunno just saying. kind of reminded me of the french new wave film '400 Blows'
Thanks for your thoughts! I feel The 400 Blows is actually the exact opposite of Moonrise Kingdom. While both films definitely romanticize childhood in a stylized manner, the emotional journey in 400 Blows is tangibly moving, with powerful and candid performances by the young stars. Moonrise Kingdom showed me awkward middle-upper-class youths monotonously engaging eachother. The French New Wave itself was actually influenced by the tragic Italian Neo-Realism and the emotive films of Classic Hollywood, and inherently interested in the subjective realism of the emotionality therein. Granted, the New Wave’s two Big Bads, Truffaut and Godard, had very different approaches in writing this kind of emotionality; I feel if Anderson’s work could be compared to theirs, it’d be more Godard than Truffaut, though I could see him being heavily influenced by both (and the rest of the French New Wave).
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DP/Cameraperson Needed ASAP - San Francisco and Portland
Hey everyone - this is really important. Please reblog to help me spread the word.
Looking for a San Francisco-area DP or camera op, ASAP, for a low-budget/indie documentary on queercore and queer punk rock. Own equipment optional, should be willing to travel (driving from SF to Portland for more shooting), LGBTQ+ affiliation a huge plus. Shooting starts in SF on April 22nd and will wrap in Portland on June 1st. If you or someone you know would be interested, PLEASE shoot me a message - and please reblog to help spread the word!
Thanks so much!
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DP/Cameraperson Needed ASAP - San Francisco and Portland
Looking for a San Francisco-area DP or camera op, ASAP, for a low-budget/indie documentary on queercore and queer punk rock. Own equipment optional, should be willing to travel (driving from SF to Portland for more shooting), LGBTQ+ affiliation a huge plus. Shooting starts in SF on April 22nd and will wrap in Portland on June 1st. If you or someone you know would be interested, PLEASE shoot me a message - and please reblog to help spread the word!
Thanks so much!
My life could be changing.
This is an unedited personal post. It gets very wordy.
Filmmakers, video artists, and creatives of all genres - I could use some advice.
