In the midst of the 2016 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), where some 500 films find their way to eyes and sales across Europe, Susanne Regina Meures “Raving Iran” is enjoying a particulalry fond response. Currently ranked as one of the festival’s audience favorites, “Raving Iran” tells the story of Anoosh and Arash, two Tehran-based…
2015 FIBER Festival Looks At Digital Influence With Weekend Long A/V Experience
After a break of almost three years, the Amsterdam-based FIBER Festival returns on May 15 & 16 with a packed programme of audiovisual art, immersive performances, electronic music, workshops and a symposium. The 2015 edition is focused on the theme The Subterranean: Exploring Networked Tools and Matter and questions the often invisible influence of digital technology…
2015 Tribeca Film Festival Filmmaker Profile: Kevin Kerslake (Director – ‘As I Am: The Life & Times Of DJ AM)
AS I AM: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DJ AM covers the late, great mash-up pioneer’s life from seed to sorrow — his meteoric rise to become the first million dollar DJ in the States, a long-running struggle with addiction, titanic efforts to help others in recovery, tabloid romances with assorted models and actresses, top shelf…
2013 Bushwick Film Festival Filmmaker Profile: Romas Zabarauskas (Director – ‘WE WILL RIOT’)
Luke is an up-and-coming DJ from an affluent New York family with a Lithuanian father and an African-American mother. When Luke hears from an estranged grandmother in Lithuania, he defies his parents and decides to visit this far-away country, flying straight to the capital city Vilnius. He falls in love with the city, a rebellious…