American Documentary Film Festival

The official blog for AmDocs Film Festival, March 26th - 30th 2015

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AmDocs introduces: Kevin Fintland

Kevin began studying comedy at the tender age of seven when he would fall asleep nightly to Bill Cosby routines on cassette. He still has Bill Cosby’s “Himself” completely memorized. 20 years later Kevin found himself spending his college years performing at local underground comedy clubs in Los Angeles while earning his Master’s Degree from USC’s prestigious Peter Stark Producer’s Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Graduating into the 2001 writer’s strike, and with his excessive student loans quickly coming due, Kevin took a day job working in Post Production in Hollywood. Although successful at climbing the corporate ladder, Kevin never lost his taste for comedy, nor his desire for creative fulfillment. Now having finished his first 2 ½ Minute Animated Comedy Short entitled WORK SUCKS!, Kevin is now working on turning the short into 10-12 episode web series with the ultimate goal turning the concept into a half hour animated TV series. Want to get a taste of Kevin's comedic talent? Get tickets to the screening of WORK SUCKS! Here: http://bit.ly/1My8pjG.

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Ready for some true old school action? Join AmDocs and follow The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh! A thorough biopic on the life of the legendary Hollywood director. The filmmakers have chosen to allow Raoul Walsh to tell his own story as a director of over 150 films in almost every genre. Get your tickets to the California premiere here: http://bit.ly/1ChLSGt, and remember to LIKE & SHARE to support AmDocs and make us even bigger and better!

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The Murder of Jaime Roldós

The brief government of Jaime Roldós ended abruptly in 1981 with a mysterious air crash. The tragic fate of the first democratic transition in Latin America leads the filmmakers to engage in an intense exercise of storytelling that combines investigative journalism, film essay, and personal drama. Get your tickets to the two March 29 screenings here: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG!

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AmDocs introduces: Donna Lipowitz

Donna Lipowitz is an Australian independent documentary film producer/director based in London. She specializes in heart-warming stories about people and their relationships with animals. After a career in film & TV in Australia working in the Art Department, Donna moved to London and studied Documentary film making at the MET Film School in London. Her first short doc “Gokula: A Place On Earth For Cows” was screened at several film festivals in the UK and internationally. Donna has just completed her second feature length documentary “Cat Show”. Want to join Donna and the kittycats? Click here for tickets: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG, and remember to LIKE & SHARE to support #AmDocs2015 and our filmmakers.

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AmDocs introduces: Travis JohnsTravis Johns is a multi-disciplinary filmmaker and co-founder of Proud Pony International, a new-media collective focusing on high quality video products and creative dressage. Also an accomplished editor & motion designer, Travis has worked for clients like Redbull, BP, New Balance, Scion, and Howard TV, while his short films have screened at festivals worldwide, including the web-series “Get Out! Of the Closet!” at The 15th Annual Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and Chicago’s 29th Annual Reeling Festival. Two of his shorts were selected for the Texas Filmmakers Showcase: “It's For Her” in 2009, and this year his latest work, “The Trouble with Ray,” a short-form documentary on legendary activist Ray Hill. Want to join Travis and #AmDocs2015? Get your tickets and passes here: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG!

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AmDocs introduces: Deborah Stratman

Filmmaker Deborah Stratman works in a territory between experimental and documentary genres.  In her films and frequent work in other media, including drawing, sculpture, sound, photography and small press, she explores the history, uses, mythologies and control of highly varied landscapes, from Muslim Xinjiang China to suburban southern California. Her recent work addresses American constructs of Freedom, the junction between technology and faith and contemporary locations of the supernatural.  She continues to solicit public responses about FEAR (to participate, call toll-free 1-800-585-1078). Stratman teaches in the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois in Chicago. If you would like to attend the screening of Deborah's short “Hacked Circuit”, get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/1CgJCkC, and remember to LIKE & SHARE to support AmDocs and our talented filmmmakers!

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AmDocs introduces: Audrey Cavenecia

Audrey is an influential branding strategist and paradigm shifter who stands at the forefront of sustainable luxury and social responsibility. As the founder and Chief Creative Officer for Infidea, a Malibu, California based boutique agency and film studio that specializes in innovative multi-platform content creation, she advises visionary businesses, individuals and nonprofit organizations on a marketing approach that involves compelling digital and social media storytelling with a focus on cinema as well as community-building partnerships and events.

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Get ready to open up your sense with #AmDocs2015 and Zachary Kerschberg. Experimental contrabassist Christopher Williams explores two pieces by composer Malcolm Goldstein taking us on a journey into a not so traditional form of music composition. Get your tickets to the WORLD PREMIERE of “Seeing the Full Sounding” on March 28 here: http://bit.ly/1CgJCkC, and remember to LIKE & SHARE!

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It's time to take out the garbage with #AmDocs2015 and Christopher Beaver's “Racing to Zero, In Pursuit of Zero Waste”. Garbage, disappearing natural resources, destroyed oceans, the stakes are higher than ever. Is there anything that we, individually, can still do about it? Strangely enough the answer is yes. Want to know more? Get your tickets for the March 30 SoCal premiere here: http://bit.ly/1EhzTW8, and remember to LIKE & SHARE!

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Join AmDocs on March 30 and watch a story that takes place behind bars. Edgar Barens’ film “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” is a moving cinema verité documentary that breaks through the walls of one of Americas oldest maximum security prisons to tell the story of the final months in the life of a terminally ill prisoner and the hospice volunteers. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/1BEKQmn, and remember to LIKE & SHARE to supports AmDocs and our amazing filmmakers!

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AmDocs introduces: Nina Marie Paschalidou

Nina Maria Paschalidou is a filmmaker, journalist, and producer with extensive experience in documentaries focused on social strife, war and forgotten populations. She has reported for “To Vima” and “Kathimerini”. Since 2007, she has been a producer for "Exandas" Documentary Series, an award winning documentary slot. If you would like to experience Nina Marie's most recent film, “Kismet” - an intriguing film of how Turkish soap operas has inspired a feminist awakening in many Muslim countries, click here: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG, and remember to SHARE & LIKE!

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Join #AmDocs2015 and come along to a hidden world. Explore the Indonesian archipelago through the eyes of an American girl, experiencing a part of the world many Westerners seldom see. So tug on your exploring pants and get your tickets to Iman Brotoseno's amazing “Land of Water” and other delicious droplets here: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG. And please, remember to LIKE & SHARE to support AmDocs and our talented filmmakers!

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Hey there, pilgrim. Get in the saddle and ride to AmDocs and experience a life on horseback. "Gaucho del Norte" tells the story of a Patagonian sheepherder recruited to work in Idaho. The nomadic two-year journey follows Eraldo Pacheco and his herd of more than a thousand sheep across a lonely, rugged landscape --- from the harsh beauty of wintry high desert, to the lush summer mountains. Tempted? Like, share, and get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/1FftKhF

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AmDocs introduces: Bert Simonis & John C. Brown!

These two gentlemen have worked many years in the film and TV industry.  John C. began his career as a news intern with WMUR-TV in his home state of New Hampshire, and Bert made his first film chronicling a family vacation using his dad's Bell & Howell Super 8 camera. This 'n That Films was born in 2002 after John moved to Los Angeles from New York. Bert joined forces with This 'n That Films in 2011 to market The Last First Comic. Since that effort, he's enjoyed the collaborative effort of producing “Mid-Century Moderns”, “Quiet Elegance” and “88 Days in the Mother Lode”. Bert is currently doing research for their next release “The Neon Movie”. Remember to like and share, and if you want to attend the screening of “88 Days in the Mother Lode”, all you have to do is click right here: http://bit.ly/1Cav99U

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Co-directors Ted Richardson and JasonArthurs have logged 20 years of combined experience documenting the daily life of North Carolinians through documentary photography and most recently, documentary filmmaking for editorial publications and non-profit organizations. Arthurs’ first full-length documentary film, “Without a Fight”, premiered in 2012 at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and Richardson began early production on his debut film, “The Last Barn Dance”, in 2011. Want to attend the WORLD PREMIERE of “The Last Barn Dance”? Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/1BwVIT6

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AmDocs introduces: Esther Julie-Anne

With French and Native American roots, Esther Julie-Anne grew up in the South of France and moved to the U.S when she was 16. She studied Film at UC Berkeley and UCLA. She works as a freelance camera woman and editor for French TV networks such as TF1, France 3, Arte, M6, LCP, TV 5 Monde, and France 24. Esther is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Motion Picture Association of America, the Edie and Lew Wasserman Film Production Fellowship, the Jack Oakie Award for Excellence in Directing a Film Comedy, and the Mary Pickford Award for two consecutive years. Get tickets to the California premiere of Esther's film “Out of Love” here: http://bit.ly/18bUJxo!

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Get ready to dive into the past with AmDocs and Brice Haberger's Swift Water Place. This film follows a team of archeologists excavating an ancient, underground village in Alaska. Get your $10 tickets, 6 for 5 cards, or passes here: http://bit.ly/1BOGgoG, and remember to share with friends and family to make AmDocs 2015 even bigger and better!