TEC Alum film wins SXSW Documentary Competition
The Work, edited by TEC alum Amy Foote, won this year's Documentary Feature Competition at SXSW.
The Hollywood Reporter said: "The Work knocks down a few preconceptions that viewers might hold about what it means to be a “hardened” criminal, and whether people can truly change."
You can read the full review here.
Read the full award announcement here.
TEC at Tribeca FILM FESTIVAL 2017
We're delighted to announce that several TEC alumni have projects at this year's Tribeca Film Festival:
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson | Edited by TEC alum Tyler Walk | Assistant Editing Intern - TEC alum Harry Jackson
AlphaGo | Edited by TEC alum Cindy Lee | Assistant Editing by TEC alums JiYe Kim and Andres Vergara | Additional Editing by TEC alum Eugene Yi
ELIÁN | Edited by TEC alum Hannah Vanderlan | Post Production interns - TEC alums Kirstin McNary, Isabel Ponte, Christy Shikegawa, and Chloe Reist-Cowell
Hondros | Edited by TEC alum Cindy Lee | Assistant Editing by TEC alum Will Schreck | Executive Producer - TEC alum Riva Marker
City of Ghosts | Edited by TEC alum Matt Hamachek
My Art | Edited by TEC alum Betsy Kagen
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TEC Alum film bought by Netflix at sundance
Netflix buys The Incredible Jessica James, co-edited by TEC alum Mollie Goldstein, with post production assistance from alums Pisie Hochheim and Rachel Lazar.
Read the full article here.
TEC Alum short film "New Neighbors" to premiere at Sundance
New Neighbors, written, directed, and edited by TEC alum E.G. Bailey, is set to premiere this month at Sundance. New Neighbors was directed and produced by Bailey and his wife, Sha Cage, who also stars in the film. Congratulations!
Read the full article here.
TEC at Sundance
We're excited announce that several films by TEC alums and teachers made it into Sundance Film Festival's 2017 lineup!
City of Ghosts | Edited by TEC Alum Matthew Hamachek
Directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award–nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, 2015 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award), City of Ghosts is a singularly powerful cinematic experience that is sure to shake audiences to their core as it elevates the canon of one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today.
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | Edited by TEC Alum Michael Taylor
Returning director, Sydney Freeland (Drunktown’s Finest, 2014 Sundance Film Festival) creates comedic alchemy with rising stars Ashleigh Murray (Deidra) and Rachel Crow (Laney) in this zany lemons-to-lemonade romp through kids facing tough times. Fiercely spirited, Deidra & Laney Rob a Train buoyantly flips the script on a world that keeps kids living across the tracks down on their luck.
Give me Future | Edited by TEC Alums Sheila Shiraz and Eugene Yi
In what began as a concert film intended to document this groundbreaking event, director Austin Peters turns the camera on a burgeoning youth movement, fusing exhilarating performance footage with authentic stories of cultural and political shifts in a country on the precipice of change.
The Incredible Jessica James | Edited by TEC alum Mollie Goldstein
Writer/director Jim Strouse’s three previous films all played at the Sundance Film Festival. The most recent of these, People Places Things (2015), featured Jessica Williams in a supporting role, and it proved to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Williams broke onto the scene as a correspondent on The Daily Show and followed that up with her hilarious podcast, 2 Dope Queens. With The Incredible Jessica James, she proves what has always been self-evident—that she is destined to be a star. With charisma, charm, and humor to burn, Williams crushes it as a leading lady in this vivacious romantic comedy with teeth.
Long Strange Trip | Edited by TEC Teacher Keith Fraase
The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.
Marjorie Prime | Edited by TEC Alum Kathryn J. Schubert
Built around exceptional performances from a veteran cast and shot with the intimate rhythm of mortality, Marjorie Prime shines a light on an often-obscured corner in the world of artificial intelligence and its interactions with death. Bringing us robustly into the future, Michael Almereyda’s poetic film forces us to face the question—If we had the opportunity, how would we choose to rebuild the past, and what would we decide to forget?
Thoroughbred | Edited by TEC Alum Louise Ford
First-time director Cory Finley’s impressively stylish and assured filmmaking evokes a high-class world that is simultaneously familiar and strange, dripping with acidic dark wit and a disquietingly eerie score. Finley nurtures and coaxes astounding chemistry out of his talented cast, from the capricious friendship that binds Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, 2015) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch, 2015), to the unruly vulnerability of Anton Yelchin as their unlikely co-conspirator. Firmly staking his claim as a filmmaker to watch, Finley comfortably basks in the quiet chaos of his characters and leaves behind a beautiful and orderly trail of destruction.
Walking Out | Edited by TEC Alum Michael Taylor
Big Sky–born co-writers and directors Alex and Andrew Smith (returning to the Festival for the first time since 2002’s The Slaughter Rule) exquisitely capture not only the awe-inspiring beauty of Montana’s landscape, but also the emotional realities of life isolated within it. Matt Bomer, as a steely father aching to be known by his son, delivers a searing performance, matched by teen actor Josh Wiggins’s impressive work as the stubborn boy striving to earn his father’s respect—and to save his life.
World Premiere of Class Film at Sundance!
Golden Exits, our June 2016 class project will be premiering at Sundance! The film stars Emily Browning, Adam Horovitz, Mary-Louise Parker, Lily Rabe, Jason Schwartzman, and Chloë Sevigny.
TEC Alums Theresa McDermott and Brian Young served as associate editors and JiYe Kim, Kate McLane, and Lee Rossoff as assistant editors.
Read more about it on Sundance's website here.
Tec Alumni and Teacher's Films Featured at DOC NYC
We're happy to see that five TEC alumni and teacher projects were included in the DOC NYC lineup this year!
Amanda Knox | Edited by TEC alum Matt Hamachek
Chasing the Win | Directed by TEC alum Laura Sheehy
Circus Kid | Edited by TEC alum Sarah Devorkin
Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness | Edited by TEC alum Jeanne Applegate
O.J.: Made in America | Edited by TEC teacher Bret Granato
TEC Alum film "Amanda Knox" streaming on Netflix and featured on Doc NYC's Short list
Amanda Knox, written and edited by TEC alum Matthew Hamachek, was released on Netflix last month and is to be featured at Doc NYC this year.
The New York Times has said, "The directors have produced a tightly edited, coherently structured and ultimately moving reassessment that burrows beneath the lurid in search of the illuminating."
You can read the full review here.
Showtimes and screening information can be found here.
TEC Alumni and Teacher's films featured in the Gotham Awards Nominations
We're happy to announce that several TEC alum and TEC teacher films have been included in the Gotham Awards nominations this year:
Paterson | Edited by TEC teacher Affonso Gonçalves
Nominated for Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Adam Driver)
O.J.: Made in America | Edited by TEC teacher Bret Granato
Nominated for Best Documentary
The Witch | Edited by TEC alum Louise Ford
Nominated for Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award, Breakthrough Actor (Anya Taylor-Joy)
Love & Friendship | Edited by TEC alum Sophie Corra
Nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Kate Beckinsale)
