These three Doc NYC highlights, which are all directed by women, are worth a watch before the virtual festival closes.
Essays
‘The balance was found when we started to cry with each screening’: Sound editor Valérie Deloof on Proxima
Valérie Deloof on editing the sound for Proxima, collaboration in post-production, and creating an immersive soundscape.
‘I’m somewhere between a midwife and a psychoanalyst’: Julien Lacheray on editing Proxima
Julien Lacheray, who has edited all of Alice Winocour’s features, discusses the collaboration between filmmaker and editor, thinking about sound, and Proxima. This is the second article in our Special Issue on Proxima.
Indie Memphis 2020: From Cane Fire to Smooth Talk
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020 showcased genre films (I Blame Society, Freeland), documentaries (Cane Fire), and restorations (Smooth Talk).
The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcases the old and the new of world cinema
The 2020 Festival du Nouveau Cinema showcased classics, like Les Ordres, and the latest in world cinema, from Undine to Caught in the Net.
‘Astronauts are so fragile’: Alice Winocour on Proxima
Proxima is one of the best acquisition titles at TIFF19. Director Alice Winocour discusses drawing a connection between motherhood and space exploration.