Missing People, a July/August 2013 and September/October 2013 class project, premiered at this year's Hot Docs Film Festival to strong reviews. The Hollywood Reporter praised the work of a trio of TEC alums. Way to go guys!
Editors Becky Laks and Adam Kurnitz deftly weave together the various time frames and locations with a feel for the emotional undercurrent, and music supervisor Adam Oelsner's judiciously used samples complement the strong camerawork.
Stay Then Go, the narrative project in the January/February 2013 six-week class, is being distributed through the Sundance Institute's #ArtistServices program! The film stars Janel Moloney ("The West Wing"). You can find it on iTunes here.
Coming Soon! STAY THEN GO is an emotional mystery that examines the limits of love and sacrifice. In a hospital waiting room, an uneasy mother reviews her experience raising her son who has autism. This reflection leads her to a startling discovery, which alters their course forever.
Congratulations to the October/November 2014 class!
Queen of Earth, starring Elisabeth Moss and directed by Alex Ross Perry, has been picked up by IFC Films according to The Hollywood Reporter.
TEC alum and instructor Regina Sobel assistant edited along with fellow TEC alum Dylan Greiss.
Variety just reported that Mavis!, a documentary about musician and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, was just acquired by HBO. The film was edited by TEC alum Amy Foote and produced by alum Rachel Mills.
(Dis)Honesty - The Truth About Lies will be premiering at Full Frame, Hot Docs, and Montclair Film Festivals. The film was edited by TEC alum and teacher Chad Beck and assistant edited by TEC alum Betsy Kagen. Read more about the film and check out the trailer here.
(Dis)Honesty - The Truth About Lies opens in theaters, at NYC's IFC Theater, and on demand on May 22nd.
Alex Gibney's documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief is premiering this Sunday on HBO. TEC alum Hannah Vanderlan served as additional editor.
Congrats!
David Shapiro's Missing People is premiering at Toronto's Hot Docs Film Festival, which runs from April 23rd - May 3rd. The film was produced by Alan Oxman and edited by TEC alums Adam Kurnitz and Rebecca Laks. Read more about it here.
The New York Times is now hosting short-form documentaries that have been made by Kickstarter. The Last Ice Merchant, a film by TEC alum Sandy Patch, was chosen to be one of the first six documentaries. Congratulations!
Seymour: An Introduction, a film produced by TEC alum Heather Smith and filmed by TEC alum Ramsey Fendall, will be released in theaters this Friday at IFC Center and Lincoln Plaza.
Update: this film is also a New York Times Critic's Pick!
Congratulations to the September 2012 class! Growing Up and Other Lies will be opening in NYC theaters on March, 20th! The film should be playing for at least a week at the Quad Cinema.
TEC alums Betsy Kagen and Hannah Vanderlan served as associate editors on the film.