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Meet the 2011 SXSW Filmmakers | "American Animal," "Fightville" & "Convento"
indieWIRE is again profiling filmmakers taking part in the SXSW Film Festival's Narrative and Documentary Competitions and Emerging Visions sections with nearly two dozen filmmakers providing responses. Today’s three profiles include Jarred Alterman's "Convento" (Emerging Visions), "Fightville" by Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein (Documentary Competition) and director Matt D'Elia's "American Animal" (Narrative Competition). Soon after the SXSW unveiled its 2011 SXSW lineup, indieWIRE invited directors with films in the Narrative, »
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"Black Death" Asks Sharp Questions with Some Blunt Instruments
A few months back I was sitting in a screening of “Centurion,” and found myself irked in an entirely unexpected way. I was uncomfortable with the portrayal of the Picts, the warrior people north of Hadrian’s Wall, as so incredibly barbaric and uncivilized. Immediately I was confused; can a film be ethnically problematic at the expense a people who have not existed for roughly a millennium? For all cultural intents and purposes in the 21st century, the Picts might as well be imaginary, like their equally blue compatriots in “Avatar.” Yet it was clear that "Centurion" had something to say…»
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