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Supporting screen workers

Posted August 13, 202500:28:16

Reel Families for Change centers on work-life solutions that ensure career access and advancement for caregiving filmmakers, especially those who may...

They made it under $20K

Posted August 6, 202500:28:21

“The Hitchhiker Effect” was produced in Virginia for under $20K. It features Michael Beardsley as a conspiracy theorist who struggles to understand...

Two docs at the Indie Short Film Festival

Posted July 30, 202500:21:12

After sold-out screenings at Charlottesville’s Indie Short Film Festival in March, “The Price of Resistance: Sala Udin, An American Agitator”...

The right place

Posted July 23, 202500:28:58

Isaac Regelson was trained as an architect, but he has made his career as a location scout and manager for movies, TV shows and commercials. Our chat...

Jeanne Meserve’s career after CNN

Posted July 16, 202500:22:44

This is part 2 of my interview with Jeanne Meserve, who was on CBS 6 here in the 80s and went on for a 20-year career at CNN. This discussion includes: