KUCI: Film School

The Decent One / Film School interview with Vanessa Lapa

Concrete Wedding Cake / Film School interview with author / editor John Heath

Waiting for August / Film School interview with Director Teodora Ana Mahai

The Supreme Price /Film School interview with Director Joanna Lipper

Copenhagen / Film School interview with Director Mark Raso

Getting Real Conference and IDA / Film School interview with IDA Executive Director Michael Lumpkin

ndependent film veteran and Executive Director of the International Documentary Association (IDA) Michael Lumpkin joins us to talk about the IDA sponsored Getting Real Conference and the supportive role IDA plays in the work of documentary filmmakers.
Unlike any other event on the documentary calendar, GETTING REAL is a unique gathering of filmmakers and industry professionals that will ignite what is desperately needed in the documentary community: a frank public conversation about the state of our industry that will lead to action and change. Produced by the International Documentary Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, GETTING REAL is an unprecedented 3-day national conference for documentary filmmakers that will take place in Los Angeles from September 30 - October 2, 2014.
Founded in 1982, the International Documentary Association (IDA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes nonfiction filmmakers, and is dedicated to increasing public awareness for the documentary genre. Our major program areas are: Advocacy, Filmmaker Services, Education, and Public Programs and Events. Through its programs, IDA provides resources, creates community, and defends rights and freedoms for documentary artists, activists, and journalists. As an advocate for filmmakers, IDA has been in the forefront important issues confronting our industry: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, and Lobbying for the Arts
Lumpkin is an experienced executive leader with over 20 years at the mlumpkin_photohelm of Frameline, an international media arts organization that presents the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, operates Frameline Distribution, and runs other important programs providing funding and training to filmmakers. Michael was also co-producer of the landmark documentary The Celluloid Closet.

Art and Craft / FIlm School interview with Co-Directors Sam Cullman & Jennifer Grausman

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity / Film School interview with Director Catherine Gund and Choreographer Elizabeth Streb

Smiling Through the Apocalypse /Film School interview with Director Tom Hayes

Smiling Through The Apocalypse: Esquire in the 60s is the story of maverick editor Harold Hayes, who, from 1963-1973, made Esquire magazine a galvanizing force in American culture, and the voice of a turbulent era that brought sweeping social and political changes to the nation. He encouraged unprecedented journalistic freedom, nurturing the most talented artists and writers of the time including Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Nora Ephron, Peter Bogdanovich, Gore Vidal, Diane Arbus, Norman Mailer, and George Lois. In this sea change, Hayes was the chief architect. Stressed by long lead times against a turbo charged culture, Hayes overcame hindrance through audacity and innovation, bringing together a unique group of writers in the golden age of magazine journalism. Forging its pop-cultural capital with provocative covers and journalism, Esquire became the social curator and reflection of the American zeitgeist. Director and son of Harold Hayes, TomHayes joins us to talk about his 5-year personal journey to better understand the impact and ingenuity of a father who became a driving force in the transformation of contemporary American culture.

The Frontier / Film School interview with Director Matt Rabinowitz