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Orphans review at Hammer to Nail

Check it out . From the review: "There is an artistry at work here that recalls European cinema from the 1970s or early 1980s. Which is interesting, for that works in conjunction with Russo-Young’s main goal: to contemplate how the past continues to reverberate in the present. Watching the film, an interesting question arises: was Russo-Young influenced by her own childhood or by films from that era? The answer appears to be both. In the best way possible, she and her actresses have found a way to cloak the emotions of their own past histories in an artificially constructed story." Read the rest here .

Health Insurance for Artists

The Independent's got a state by state links article re: getting health insurance for artists - check it out . Here's the intro to the article : "As freelancers, many members of the creative community -- writers, artists, and filmmakers -- often struggle to find the best health insurance for themselves and their families. Since artists typically do not work as employees, they are not eligible for insurance through a company. And it's not always an option to tag onto a partner's or parent's policy. But there are still plenty of options out there, if you know how to find them. Emerging and veteran artists may not realize that, in fact, they are eligible as artists to join certain organizations, and thus obtain a variety of more affordable health insurance options. So The Independent put together this list, broken down by state with the aim of helping artists learn their insurance options." The rest here . - Sujewa

Not sure what exactly Truly Free Film is...

...or if it's even a good thing for me (I like selling DVDs of my movies & selling tickets to screenings of my movies, so, for the consumer end, I don't want my movies to be free), BUT, there is a blog written by producer Ted Hope about (a new idea?) called Truly Free Film , go check it out here , might be interesting. Got the link from Matt Dentler's blog . - Sujewa

Moving adventures in Kensington, MD & Brooklyn, NY

Spent like 12 hours on Tue moving all my stuff from one place in Kensington, MD to another place in Kensington. Then got on the Amtrak (hanging out & working & snacking on a table in the cafe car while the land rolls by outside big train windows is the way to travel from DC area to NYC), came over to Brooklyn, picked up the keys to my 2 month sublet in Kosciuszko St ., hung out/dinner with a couple of film bloggers from Indie Film Blogger Road Trip - Brandon Harris & Brian Geldin , & afterwards met the new roommates; good times. And today, just had breakfast at a local diner near Kosci street (pretty cheap - $6.35 for 2 eggs, home fries, sausage, toast, & coffee - & good), met/talked with a few of people who live in the neighborhood/fellow diners at the diner. At a cyber cafe nearby at the moment. Nice to be in Brooklyn. Living in 2 places (NY & MD) for the next couple of months should be fun. Also am planning on shooting a new movie in NY & MD over the

Now let's hear a bit from an old indie filmmaker from the old world

Maybe post-World War II India is kind of the new old world, not quite the old old world, anyway, a clip from an interview with Satyajit Ray (look below the clip for a little bit about Ray, from the youtube page ): "Ray directed thirty-seven films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. Ray's first film, Pather Panchali, won eleven international prizes, including Best Human Document at Cannes film festival. Along with Aparajito and Apur Sansar, the film forms the Apu trilogy. Ray did scripting, casting, scoring, cinematography, art direction, editing and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. He was a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, graphic designer and film critic. Ray received many major awards, including an Academy Honorary Award in 1992." From this youtube page . - Sujewa

Full Movie - SNEAK PREVIEW - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers

NEW - COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE (2023) - TRAILER!

The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2022) - available to rent as a new release starting January 1

Werewolf Ninja Philosopher at Vimeo VOD

Reading Material

Indie Film Blogger Road Trip