BFF runs for a week, from today August 2nd to August 8th.
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POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA debuted this year at SXSW 2021. With it's screening at NBFF, Thomas was able to talk with Seattle-based director Wes Hurley about the film.
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“This is what distinguishes Some Kind of Intimacy from other short-form non-fiction; how the conceptual, the physical, and the emotional aspects of the film blend to curate a sense of serenity which naturally inspires contemplation.”
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“This year, North Bend Film Festival has returned with a hybrid version of the festival featuring a wide selection of feature length films, short films, and in-person experiences and activities.”
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“What The Sleepless Unrest does demonstrate, however, is how equipped the Whelptons are for conveying spookiness in film.”
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“…to call the story that unfolds “fascinating” is an understatement.”
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“Blind Ambition is a feel-good and affirming documentary that speaks volumes to the conviction we invent as we reconcile traditions ingrained with those discovered, Old World with New World.”
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“All the characters of the film are pawns—to a certain extent—and this is where the film taps into an unmistakably “sci-fi” brand of dread, its world’s technology distorting conceptions of autonomy and selfhood into the horror of something unknown.”
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With [Werewolves Within] being released domestically on June 25th and on VOD July 2nd, Thomas Stoneham-Judge invited creator and editor-in-chief of Into:Screens, Seth Eelen, to talk about it.
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“…[Wyatt] Rockefeller’s first foray into feature length narrative filmmaking delivers on many respectable fronts.”
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“…the film’s tightly framed shots convey with lurid detail the strain Alex enacts on her body during row sessions; the film’s set pieces abstracting place and time into pure sweat and adrenaline.”
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“Through Samay’s story—his toying with coloured lenses and his fashioning of a sewing machine-powered shutter for his projector—our interest and appreciation for projection and the filmmaking process is renewed.”
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“The presentation works well in conjunction with the story to make the unsettling nature of the film creep in slowly and arrest your attention.”
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“…the acting - especially from the younger cast members - is spot on.”
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“[Essie Davis and Thomasin McKenzie] are highlights in a story that is built for - and succeeds at - leaving a strong impression on audiences.”
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“[W]hat See For Me accomplishes is extremely calculated; the film is always laser-focused on finding where the next thrill can come from and how it can be reshaped before it is delivered.”
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Taylor Baker from Drink In The Movies. Matthew Simpson from Awesome Friday. And Taylor Beaumont and Thomas Stoneham-Judge here on ForReel. It’s an all-star ensemble discussing what we’re looking forward to most at Tribeca Film Festival 2021.
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Zack Snyder as a new movie on Netflix. It’s got zombies. It’s got violence. It’s got Dave Bautista being Dave Bautista. Is the film as good as it should be? Hear Thomas and Tim talk with guest Matthew Simpson from Awesome Friday about this action packed flick.
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“Neuvonen’s documentary thus becomes a means of revisiting and reflecting on the dark, sorted corners his friend once used to tread—chasing a ghost—and an attempting to sift through the detritus of distorted memories and morbid footage to uncover some sense of “truth” or sense behind his passing.”
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“Narration from Isadore happens throughout the course of the film, but it’s not aimed at the audience. Rather, he’s talking directly to this ex-boyfriend - spoken with great prose and worded for optimal impact.”
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