It doesn’t matter how well you plan your schedule at a film festival, because there’s always something interesting you’re going to miss. Any good fest will have a program so pregnant with choices that even if you plan everything down to the second, there’s just no way to see it all, even if you skip […]
Debra Granik
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Women Rule at BendFilm
This year’s BendFilm Festival has an impressive array of films from female filmmakers, and about the female experience—giving voice to female artists in an industry where, while they are growing in numbers, the numbers are still pretty small. And it’s a nod to, and in honor of, a woman who worked diligently in this community […]
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Gluttons for Cinema
BendFilm announces a stellar 15th fest
As someone who’s been involved with BendFilm since its inaugural year, I’m definitely not the person to look to for a completely unbiased look at the festival. There have been films I’ve acted in, written and screened at the fest, and I’ve met some of my cinematic heroes smoking cigarettes in Tin Pan Alley. All […]