FINDING COMEDY IN TRAGEDY Director Neil Berkeley explains how he struck a visual balance between comedy and drama in Sundance Film Festival documentary Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story. At what point in the process did the film truly…
SHOOTING WITH SENSITIVITY Sundance Film Festival thriller Night Nurse deals with a lot of sensitive themes – agency, control, consent, amongst others. DP Lidia Nikonova explains how she approached the cinematography to reflect this. At what point in the process…
PERFECTLY IMPERFECT Cinematographer Gabriel Patay explains how he purposefully used imperfect camera operating or imperfect manual zooming to make Sundance Film Festival documentary Going Sane: The Rise and Fall of the Center for Feeling Therapy feel like a lost artefact. At…
DOING DOCUMENTARIES DIFFERENTLY Sundance Film Festival documentary TheyDream takes a non-traditional approach to the format, making the editing from William David Caballero incredibly important. At what point in the process did the film truly “find itself” in the edit and…
LENSING A LEGEND American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, premiering in Sundance Film Festival’s Documentary Competition, explores the life of the influential playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor – with editor Daniel Chávez-Ontiveros playing a key role. At what…
BEAR NECESSITIES Having been involved with the project for more than six years, Sundance Film Festival doc Nuisance Bear became more than just a job for editor Andres Landau. At what point in the process did the film truly “find…
CHASING SUCCESS Editor David Barker outlines how his collaboration with Josephine Decker led to success in Sundance Film Festival outing Chasing Summer. At what point in the process did the film truly “find itself” in the edit and how different…
NEW PERSPECTIVE Rather than focusing on the trauma, Sorry, Baby aims to understand how someone deals with being dehumanised following sexual assault. DP Mia Cioffi Henry reveals how she worked with director Eva Victor to offer a fresh viewpoint and…
Penelope follows a 16-year-old girl who, feeling out of place, leaves her family to trek into the wilds of Washington State. This poignant coming-of-age story intertwines survivalism and self-discovery. Editor Celia Beasley discusses her work on the film. How did you…
Lead Image: Filmmaker Erin Vassilopoulos (middle) and cinematographer Mia Cioffi Henry (left) (Credit: Matt Borowick) SECOND COMING Life has gone full circle for filmmaker Erin Vassilopoulos and cinematographer Mia Cioffi Henry at Sundance as they were nominated for the Short…
SWEET REVENGE Blurring the lines of genre and boasting a unique and distinct narrative concept, Promising Young Woman demanded filmmaking prowess and bold imagery that similarly did not follow conventions. “Beautiful and dangerous.” Emphasis was placed on these words when…
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