Meet the 2011 SXSW Filmmakers | “Kumaré” Director Vikram Gandhi
Meet the 2011 SXSW Filmmakers | “Kumaré” Director Vikram Gandhi
“Kumaré” is a documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW] [indieWIRE invited directors with films in the SXSW Narrative, Documentary and Emerging Visions sections to submit responses …
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Meet the 2011 SXSW Filmmakers | “Fly Away” Director Janet Grillo
Jeanne, a single mother of Mandy, a teenager with severe Autism, is at a crossroads. What used to organize her child no longer does. They’ve become isolated and entrapped. Yet moments of loving connection with her oddly endearing child, fill Jeanne’s heart. But when Jeanne meets Tom, a charming neighbor, sparks fly, causing Jeanne to reckon with her circumstances. What will sustain her child …
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Richie Lee & the Fabulous ’50s come to UMBA Hall
The following events will occur in southwest Iowa communities in the coming days and weeks:
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Jeff Steele: Power to the People: The Democratization of Film
The corollary to anybody being able to shoot a movie is that now everybody wants to make a movie. But no matter how easy or cheap it is to make a movie, it still requires capital.
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