The September Issue: Producing a Modern Day Bible

Anna Wintour, “the most watched woman in the world,” that is, if you care about fashion… publishing…art…or power. Anna Wintour is the Editor-In-Chief of Vogue; she is the Devil of The Devil Wears Prada, and most certainly, she is every woman’s idol. So what happens when you make a documentary about the most powerful woman [...]

February 19th and February 25th Screenings

The Spirit of the Festival

I attended my first film festival when I was twenty-one years old. From then on, I was hooked. The thing about film festivals is that most people who have never attended one don’t know what they’re missing. Sure, you are being introduced to new and rising filmmakers; and yes, you are being shown some of [...]

What Does Harry Potter And The Internet Have in Common?

 Silence shudders in the corners of the Topanga Film Festival head quarters. There is an air of suspense, relief, gratitude and contemplation. Emotions are strung across walls like worn and re-worn clothes. It’s nearly midnight now and none of us know if we are getting out of this conundrum in one piece. Except, we do [...]

The Böx

Having a Painter’s Eye

  Filmmaking is story telling. Yes, it’s art, yes it’s expressive, and yes it’s image-making. But more than any of that, filmmaking is story telling. This is actually pretty culturally significant, because if you go back to the earliest days of man and art, you encounter myth – which is the passing of stories from [...]

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