Manhattan, Kansas, the class project of the May/June 2005 class, will be having its NYC premiere on August 10th at 6:30 pm at Lincoln Center as part of the Independents Night series, a joint program of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFP. The film was edited by TEC alum Cindy Lee, who was joined by TEC alum JJ Evans, the film's assistant editor.
Subway Dreams, TEC alum Anna Holtzman's directorial debut, will be screening at the NYC Transit Museum on Saturday, July 8th, as part of the museum's 30th anniversary celebration. Subway Dreams explores the lives of six musicians who audition for the MTA's Music Under New York Program.
Day Night Day Night, edited by TEC alum Michael Taylor and assistant edited by TEC alum Riva Marker, was awarded Le Prix Regards Jeunes at the Cannes Film Festival. Critics called the film "a strangely powerful portrait" and "best of all the late shows at Cannes."
Who Killed the Electric Car, which was edited by TEC alum Michael Kovalenko and premiered at Sundance, opened at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this week. Also premiering at Tribeca were two films to which TEC alum Jon Griggs contributed: his own short, Deviation, as well as Choking Man, directed by Steve Barron. Destricted, which was produced by TEC alum Mel Agace and also premiered at Sundance, will be premiering at the Cannes Critics' Week Premiere later this month.
Day Night Day Night, directed by Julia Loktev, has been selected to premiere at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes 2006. TEC alum Michael Taylor was the editor of the film, the story of a 19-year-old suicide bomber prepared to bomb Times Square. TEC alum Riva Marker was the assistant editor.
The Garage, the class project of the March/April and May/June 2005 six-week classes, is premiering as an Official Selection at The Garden State Film Festival early next month. TEC alum Helen Yum was the Supervising Editor on the film, and TEC alums Maya Menendez, Alex Wilson, and Paul Rabin were associate editors.
Encounter Point, which was co-directed and edited by TEC alum Julia Bacha, is having its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in May. TEC alum Ned Jaszi was the assistant editor. Encounter Point follows a civilian group that is trying to promote a grassroots, non-violent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Both Murderball and Street Fight were nominated today for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Murderball was edited by TEC Instructor Geoff Richman, who was assisted by TEC alum Stephen Walker. Street Fight was co-edited by TEC instructor Rachel Kittner, who was assisted by TEC alum Matt Hamachek.
Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps, was acquired by ThinkFilm on the last day of the Sundance Film Festival. For just under $1 million, ThinkFilm purchased worldwide rights to director Ryan Fleck's first feature, on which TEC alum Chad Beck was Associate Editor and TEC alum Cindy Lee was Assistant Editor.
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) , written and directed by Joe Angio, opens at Film Forum this week to rave reviews. Mr. Angio will be talking about the film to six-week students this week at The Edit Center. How to Eat Your Watermelon was onlined at Final Frame by Will Cox, who was assisted by TEC alum Matt Jacobs.