Class Film Premieres on HBO

Reporter, the project of the November 2007 class, makes it television premiere on HBO February 18th. The documentary is set in central Africa and chronicles, in verité fashion, the haunting, physically grueling and, at moments, shocking voyage of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Nick Kristof. TEC Alums, Daniel Rosen and Bo Mehrad were the associate editor and additional editor, respectively, on the film. The film was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 2009. For additional viewings, visit HBO.

Reporter Screens at PaleyDocFest09

Reporter, the project of the November 2007 class, will screen Oct 23 at the Paley Center for Media in association with HBO Documentary Films. The film follows NY Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, as he travels through Congo to shed light on the country's conflict. TEC Alums, Daniel Rosen and Bo Mehrad were the associate editor and additional editor, respectively, on the film.

Class Film, Reporter, Premieres at BAM

Reporter, the project of the November 2007 6-week class, will be screening at BAM this Friday as part of BAMcinemaFEST. The documentary, directed by Eric Metzgar, follows Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof through the Democratic Republic of Congo as he tries to put the country's crises on the international radar. Eric Kohn of indieWIRE writes, "With a series of gorgeous, frequently haunting sequences, Metzgar captures the wide-ranging responses of struggling Africans presented with Kristof and his trusty notepad... Metzgar captures the full complexity of the inherent drama." TEC Alums, Daniel Rosen and Bo Mehrad were the associate editor and additional editor, respectively, on the film. It premiered at Sundance in January and this will be its New York premiere.

Three Edit Center Class Projects Head to Sundance

Peter and Vandy, Reporter, and The Missing Person, all 2007-2008 Edit Center class projects, will be premiering at Sundance in January. Peter and Vandy, which was edited after the class by TEC instructor Geoff Richman, is competing in the narrative category and Reporter, directed by Eric Meztgar, will be screening in the documentary competition. The Missing Person, which was edited by Edit Center Alum Mollie Goldstein, will be part of the Spectrum section of the festival.

Second class film announced for Nov/Dec 2007 6-week class!

The Edit Center is excited to announce the addition of a second class project to the November/December 2007 6-week class. Reporter: On the Ground with Nicholas Kristof is a documentary set in central Africa which chronicles, in verité fashion, the haunting, physically grueling and, at moments, shocking voyage of Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Nick Kristof. He is joined by two young companions—Will Okun, a 33-year old high school teacher and photographer from Chicago, and Leana Wen, a 24-year old medical student from St Louis. The reason for their trip is simple: travel to ignored conflict regions (this time Rwanda, Congo and Burundi) and report back to other Americans, via daily blogs on the New York Times website. The film will bring individual stories into rich, colorful, audible existence, thereby extending their reach and the critical issues they embody. Reporter is directed by 2007 Independent Spirit Awards Nominee, Eric Daniel Metzger, and brought to us by Stick Figure Productions who have produced numerous award-winning documentary films including, Devil’s Playground, Willie Nelson: Still Moving, and loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies.