Matthew Barney: No Restraint, edited by TEC instructor Aaron Lubarsky and TEC alum Helen Yum, opens this week at the IFC Center. Directed by Alison Chernick, No Restraint captures the contemporary art superstar in a recent recreation of his work, transforming his artistic process into "an avant-garde, operative love story."
HOME, the July/August 2004 class project, opened yesterday at the Two Boots Pioneer Theater in Manhattan. The New York Times reviewed the film as a "marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty." HOME was edited by TEC alum Mollie Goldstein.
Red Doors, the July/August 2004 class project, opens at the Angelika Film Center on Friday, September 8th. The film, a 2005 Tribeca Award Winner, was produced by TEC alum Jane Chen, and edited by TEC instructor Youna Kwak.
Special thanks to the guest speakers of the July/August six-week class: Sarah Price, Co-Director and Producer of American Movie (Grand Jury Prize, 1999 Sundance Film Festival); Anna Boden, Editor, Co-Writer, and Co-Producer of Half-Nelson (2006 Sundance Film Festival); Cindy Lee, Editor of Manhattan, Kansas (Audience Award, 2006 SXSW); and Ron Dulin, Assistant Editor of Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot (currently in post-production).
The Squid and the Whale was nominated today for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was edited by Tim Streeto, who is currently teaching the six-week class at The Edit Center. Tim's next film, The Great World of Sound, is the project of the January/February 2006 class.
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.
Room, the project of the May/June 2004 six-week class, has been nominated this week for two prestigious Independent Spirit Awards: The John Cassavetes Award, given to the best feature made under $500K, as well as the award for Best Female Lead. Room was edited by TEC Instructor Pete Beaudreau, who was assisted by TEC alum Riva Marker.
Swimmers, the project of the January 2004 Edit Center class, has been purchased for distribution by Skouras Films. Swimmers will be released in theaters next year and will then air on the Sundance Channel. This follows the film's recent win at the Seattle Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best New American Film. Swimmers was directed by Doug Sadler and edited by Edit Center alum Lilah Bankier and Edit Center instructor Affonso Goncalves.
The IFP has announced its nominees for the 2005 Gotham Awards, and both Saving Face and Murderball are on the list. Edit Center alum Alice Wu has been nominated as a "Breakthrough Director" for Saving Face, which was distributed by Sony Classics earlier this year. Murderball, edited by Edit Center teacher Geoff Richman, is nominated for Best Documentary.