Mountainfilm Day 5

Today, Kyra Beske and I filmed day five of our trip to the 2018 Mountainfilm Film Festival, including the Closing Picnic and Award Ceremony. We asked our friends about their overall experience at the festival as first-time attendants.  Also, please check out our most...
When Lambs Become Lions: Blurred Lines

When Lambs Become Lions: Blurred Lines

“Out here, we’re all hunters.” In the  darkly cinematic and beautiful When Lambs Become Lions,  moral lines are crossed again and again in the fight for survival in the northern plains of Kenya. Following the stories of cousins Asan and X, and X’s poacher Lukas,...
How to Run 100 Miles: Fueling Friendship

How to Run 100 Miles: Fueling Friendship

We all have that special friend in our life.  That friend who pushes us, supports us, makes us laugh, mad, happy, etc.  All of us have gone through life with a special person whether it be a family member or just a really good friend. Brendan Leonard and Jayson Sime...

Minding the Gap: A Raw Perspective on Life

While many filmmakers plant the seeds for their careers in childhood—herding friends and family in front of the camera, recreating scenes from favorite movies, and otherwise cultivating a love for film and cinema—director Bing Liu takes his childhood filmmaking to an...
Satan and Adam: A Tale of Two Decades

Satan and Adam: A Tale of Two Decades

If you remember the 1990s during the New York blues renaissance, you might remember Satan and Adam. Sterling Magee (Satan) and Adam Gussow were a blues duo who started off on 125th Street in Harlem. They burst into the music industry when they released their debut...