Before starting the formal interview with Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker, and Chai Vasarhelyi about their stunning documentary MERU, on May 4, 2015, I felt compelled to tell them that while I have climbed stairs in my life, I have never, and never will, climb a mountain. Vasarhelyi, the co-director with her husband, Chin, laughed and… Read More »
Mark Polish Writes The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking: An Insider’s Guide to Making Movies Outside of Hollywood
Along with his brother, Michael, Mark Polish has turned out intriguing films that explore off-kilter universes, from conjoined twins (played by the brothers themselves) in TWIN FALLS IDAHO, to a rapturous limbo of reality and fantasy in NORTH FORK. Hoping to both warn and to inspire other filmmakers, they have co-authored, with Jonathan Sheldon, The… Read More »