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.
Slamdance Film Festival presents a staged reading of the Grand Prize Winning Screenplay, Preeti Girl, on Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm. Preeti Girl, was written by TEC alum Todd Holmes, whose extensive time in India filming highway courtesans inspired the story.
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 Hill, a six-part verité series that follows the young, driven, and quirky staff of Congressman Robert Wexler, premieres on the Sundance Channel this fall on Wednesdays at 9pm. TEC alum Steve Heffner was both the Associate Producer as well as an Associate Editor on the series, and TEC alum Ron Dulin was an Assistant Editor.
Head Trauma, the class project of the January/February and March/April 2005 classes, will be opening in cities nationwide on August 18th. The film, which was directed by Lance Weiler, was also an official selection at the Los Angeles film festival.
Little Miss Sunshine, which was music supervised by TEC alum Sue Jacobs, has opened nationwide to rave reviews. After winning the Best Feature-World Cinema Audience Award at the 2006 Sydney Film Festival, the film was purchased at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight.
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.
ROOM, the class project of the March/April and May/June 2004 classes will be premiering at Two Boots Pioneer Theater on June 28th at 7pm. The film, Kyle Henry's directorial debut, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and had its international premiere at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival's Director's Fortnight.
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.