By Corrine Stein, Editorial Staff Writer Since the birth of animation, it has been agreed that one of the medium’s greatest strengths is the freedom it gives filmmakers to set their stories from any perspective imaginable, and in any world they have the creativity to dream up. Looking at the filmography of just one of […]
By Kate Metcalfe, Editorial Staff Writer Thursday, November 13th, Fusion Film Festival launched its year of events with a screening of Appropriate Behavior. I decided to take a look at the main force behind the film, Desiree Akhavan, as well as Ana-Lily Amirpour, and the role their Iranian-American background plays in their filmmaking careers. […]
By Siena Richardson, Fusion Editorial Staff When one of the most famous young actor-writer-producers in television releases a memoir, giving glimpses of her life leading up to the current massive success of HBO’s Girls, we at Fusion can’t help but take notice. Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl is a collection of personal essays […]
Check out Akhavan’s new film Appropriate Behavior at Fusion’s Launch Event Thursday November 13th @ 7pm! What were the challenges and benefits of shooting in New York, specifically Brooklyn? The biggest challenge is how much people in New York hate anything that interferes with their personal space. Nobody’s impressed that you’re making a movie and […]
Eliza Hittman (writer & director of IT FELT LIKE LOVE) was just nominated for IFP’s Gotham Breakthrough Director. Congrats! Check it out here: NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR 24TH ANNUAL GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS BY IFP