“I met Wolf in early 2012, actually. So we’ve only known each other for about a year and a half to two years,” said Jeff Broadway, the director of the documentary, Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton, which tells the life and career story of Peanut Butter Wolf and the birth and life of his record […]
Ukraine’s Femen is a topless protest movement, taking a literal ‘in your face’ approach to address the exploitation of women that’s taken place in their country for decades. Stating that 99% of Ukraine women don’t know what feminism is, their aim is to turn that statistic on its head.
As a veteran of SXSW, I’ve learned many tricks of the trade over the years to not only survive the ‘marathon, not a sprint’ annual conference and party extravaganza, but come out the other end thriving. Most of these lessons have been learned the hard way by being ill prepared or just not knowing what […]
Through the ages, music has been and is more than ever, so many things to so many people. In “Good Vibrations,” this narrative that made its U.S. debut at SXSW 2013, tells the true story of a moment in time during The Troubles in Belfast, and how one man’s fervor for music helped to bridge […]
Relationships can be funny and maddening, if you look at them in hindsight and with a large slice of both humor and sarcasm. “I Give It A Year” is hilarious from beginning to end, taking the typical romantic comedy mold and blowing it up through a ceiling fan with feathers flying, a highly welcomed gesture […]
There was a time when I would tell friends I was covering South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX, and I’d get a blank stare. Now I get a glare of envy. SXSW has been evolving and growing by leaps and bounds for a number of years now, to the point of becoming a household […]
The Gits (Kerri O’Kane) “When Jessy and I first heard The Gits, we both knew that this band was truly unique and innately talented,” says documentary filmmaker, Kerri O’Kane. And the Jessie she refers to is Jessica Bender, a friend and film colleague that would go on to produce her film, which chronicles the life […]
The Devil Came on Horseback (Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg) There are many that turn their nose up when they hear about a celebrity getting behind a cause or political candidate. But the fact is, that’s what gets people’s attention. Our complacent society mixed with the stock oriented media channels, there is a lot of horrible […]
