Blog
Adventures in the Independent Documentary Trade
Close Up Italy - “It is Above All the Story of Human Weaknesses”
“Not only is the story of the life of a Texas manufacturer, speculation building in the USA, the American lobby, but especially that of a man who has promised himself to return in the small town in which it is born of winning and is willing to do this to sacrifice and destroy everything that comes along its path: short summary of the American dream”
-
February 2023
- Feb 3, 2023 Final Sound Mix Feb 3, 2023
-
November 2022
- Nov 13, 2022 Sound Session #1 Nov 13, 2022
-
October 2021
- Oct 11, 2021 Bald Head Island, NC. Home of Baby Loggerheads. Oct 11, 2021
-
August 2021
- Aug 5, 2021 Meteor Hunting in Ponca, AR Aug 5, 2021
-
July 2021
- Jul 21, 2021 Meteor Crater Road Jul 21, 2021
- Jul 9, 2021 Robert, Tertia & Lucy Wallace Jul 9, 2021
-
April 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 LIDAR/ARRI Apr 5, 2021
- Apr 3, 2021 Pulitzer Press Release Apr 3, 2021
-
July 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 Fallon, Nevada Jul 18, 2020
- Jul 18, 2020 “All the books on death and dying…” Jul 18, 2020
- Jul 17, 2020 “The Loneliest Road in America” Jul 17, 2020
-
December 2019
- Dec 19, 2019 UBC’s Hebb Hall Dec 19, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 An abandoned drive-in theater in 3 Way, Arizona Dec 12, 2019
-
July 2019
- Jul 24, 2019 Filming in Stonington, Maine Jul 24, 2019
-
October 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 Smashed in the head by a homeless person Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 Starting on a new film Oct 23, 2018
-
April 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 "Wendell Berry's Kentucky" premieres on PBS - April 23 @10PM EST Apr 5, 2018
-
May 2017
- May 8, 2017 Wendell Berry speaks with the BBC May 8, 2017
- May 8, 2017 Look & See Theatrical Poster May 8, 2017
-
February 2017
- Feb 11, 2017 One of many giant telescopes on our shoot Feb 11, 2017
-
January 2017
- Jan 16, 2017 European Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival Jan 16, 2017
-
December 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 "LOOK & SEE" to play 2017 Sundance Film Festival Dec 6, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 New LOOK & SEE Poster Dec 6, 2016
-
October 2016
- Oct 3, 2016 First Fruits of our Kickstarter Campaign Oct 3, 2016
-
September 2016
- Sep 22, 2016 “LOOK & SEE” Sep 22, 2016
-
August 2016
- Aug 11, 2016 Ken Kesey's Letter to Wendell Berry and others Aug 11, 2016
-
June 2016
- Jun 13, 2016 Taking a Temporary Pause Jun 13, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 Flashback Video: Laura Dunn on THE SEER... Two Years ago. Jun 1, 2016
-
April 2016
- Apr 29, 2016 MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL INTERVIEWS LAURA DUNN Apr 29, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 Wendell Berry wins 2016 Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 New NPR Interview Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 22, 2016 THE SEER wins Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at Nashville Film Festival Apr 22, 2016
- Apr 12, 2016 THE SEER plays in competition at the Nashville Film Festival Apr 12, 2016
- Apr 12, 2016 NEW REVIEW: HAMMER TO NAIL Apr 12, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 THE SEER: Portrait of Wendell Berry plays Bozeman Doc Series Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 NICK OFFERMAN INTROS WENDELL BERRY FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Apr 5, 2016
-
March 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 THE SEER to have Int'l Premiere @ HOTDOCS in Toronto Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 18, 2016 THE SEER Kickstarter Has Funded Mar 18, 2016
- Mar 18, 2016 SXSW AWARDS SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Mar 18, 2016
-
February 2016
- Feb 26, 2016 See an excerpt from our new Kickstarter Feb 26, 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Our Kickstarter for THE SEER: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY Launches Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 19, 2016 Testing THE SEER DCP Feb 19, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 "The Seer " SXSW Screening Times Confirmed Feb 16, 2016
- Feb 11, 2016 THE SEER WINS AWARD FROM DC ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL. Feb 11, 2016
- Feb 2, 2016 Premiering in Competition at SXSW Feb 2, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016 THE SEER POSTER Feb 1, 2016
- Feb 1, 2016 Henry County news features THE SEER Composer Kerry Muzzey Feb 1, 2016
-
August 2015
- Aug 5, 2015 Quick Update Aug 5, 2015
-
November 2014
- Nov 20, 2014 Sundance's Tabitha Jackson includes FORTY PANES Audio Excerpt in Keynote Nov 20, 2014
-
October 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 A Wendell Quote Oct 2, 2014
-
July 2014
- Jul 14, 2014 THE UNFORESEEN finally available in HD Jul 14, 2014
- Jul 9, 2014 Nick Offerman hosts another Fundraiser in LA this Sunday Jul 9, 2014
-
May 2014
- May 7, 2014 Big Week next week in Kentucky May 7, 2014
-
April 2014
- Apr 15, 2014 Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Farmer Boy" Apr 15, 2014
-
March 2014
- Mar 20, 2014 Shooting Again in May Mar 20, 2014
-
February 2014
- Feb 24, 2014 Terrific Wendell Berry interview by Duke's Norman Wirzba Feb 24, 2014
- Feb 17, 2014 Recap of our LA Fundraiser Feb 17, 2014
- Feb 4, 2014 Video of a Tobacco grinding machine Feb 4, 2014
-
January 2014
- Jan 28, 2014 Nick Offerman presents… Jan 28, 2014
- Jan 22, 2014 Unhanging Tobacco Jan 22, 2014
- Jan 22, 2014 Pictures from Sundance 2014 Jan 22, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Fundraising in Louisville Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Plotting a shot on a farm Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Steadicam Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Train Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Tobacco Stripping Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 8, 2014 Snow shoot with Steve Smith of Trimble County Jan 8, 2014
- Jan 1, 2014 Ridin' the Combine Jan 1, 2014
-
December 2013
- Dec 21, 2013 Back in Kentucky for Winter '13 shoot Dec 21, 2013
- Dec 21, 2013 Archival... Dec 21, 2013
- Dec 7, 2013 Our Tax-Deductible Donation Page now Live Dec 7, 2013
- Dec 6, 2013 Wendell Berry Receives the National Medal of Arts and Humanities Dec 6, 2013
-
November 2013
- Nov 12, 2013 The Atlantic : The 50 Year Farm Bill Nov 12, 2013
- Nov 5, 2013 ARRI Alexa Latitude Nov 5, 2013
- Nov 4, 2013 Lee and Laura – Behind the Scenes Nov 4, 2013
- Nov 4, 2013 Three days before the Tobacco Harvest Nov 4, 2013
-
December 2012
- Dec 4, 2012 Auction shoot Dec 4, 2012
-
November 2012
- Nov 30, 2012 The window has forty panes… Nov 30, 2012
- Nov 29, 2012 Light Shafts Nov 29, 2012
- Nov 18, 2012 Shades of Christopher Nolan’s INCEPTION. Nov 18, 2012
-
October 2012
- Oct 28, 2012 Port Royal, Kentucky. Oct 28, 2012
- Oct 27, 2012 Negotiating our DVD artwork Oct 27, 2012
- Oct 26, 2012 Tobacco barns Oct 26, 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 Panorama Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 ARRI Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 Field recording begins Oct 25, 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 “FORTY PANES” Oct 25, 2012
-
October 2008
- Oct 9, 2008 DVD Talk reviews The Unforeseen Oct 9, 2008
-
September 2008
- Sep 30, 2008 The Unforeseen DVD Shipping - FREE Green DVD Promotion Extended Sep 30, 2008
- Sep 26, 2008 The Alamo Drafthouse brings The Unforeseen To Barton Springs Sep 26, 2008
- Sep 22, 2008 The Unforeseen - DVD Release Update Sep 22, 2008
-
August 2008
- Aug 4, 2008 The Unforeseen DVD now Available for Pre-Order Aug 4, 2008
-
June 2008
- Jun 28, 2008 Laura featured on Dallas Public Radio Jun 28, 2008
- Jun 26, 2008 Sundance Channel Premiere Jun 26, 2008
- Jun 25, 2008 Quick updates Jun 25, 2008
-
April 2008
- Apr 4, 2008 Seattle Times Review: “A beautiful study of Texas environmentalists vs. developers” Apr 4, 2008
-
February 2008
- Feb 27, 2008 IndieWire REVIEW | Malignant Growth: Laura Dunn’s “The Unforeseen” Feb 27, 2008
-
November 2007
- Nov 27, 2007 Laura nominated for an Independent Spirit Award Nov 27, 2007
- Nov 27, 2007 Film Journey reviews “The Unforeseen” Nov 27, 2007
- Nov 23, 2007 YouTube interview @ AFIFest Nov 23, 2007
- Nov 15, 2007 “Eye Weekly” gave the film another plug Nov 15, 2007
- Nov 15, 2007 Woodstock Film Fest writeup Nov 15, 2007
-
October 2007
- Oct 27, 2007 “Film Up” Review Oct 27, 2007
- Oct 26, 2007 Canada’s Globe and Mail Reviews “The Unforeseen” Oct 26, 2007
- Oct 26, 2007 The Reeler Finds The Hamptons — Again Oct 26, 2007
- Oct 23, 2007 More from Italy - “highlighted in this view of gender films…” Oct 23, 2007
- Oct 21, 2007 Italian Review - “The urgent need to ‘bite’ the problem” Oct 21, 2007
- Oct 21, 2007 Ciak… Si Cinema! - “Again, as Bush is close, with much lighter hand, the pathetic.” Oct 21, 2007
- Oct 20, 2007 Close Up Italy - “It is Above All the Story of Human Weaknesses” Oct 20, 2007
- Oct 14, 2007 A Hill Country screening under the stars…. Oct 14, 2007
- Oct 10, 2007 “Time Out” reviews The Unforeseen Oct 10, 2007
- Oct 9, 2007 The film was accepted into the International Documentary competition at AFI Fest in Los Angeles. Oct 9, 2007
- Oct 8, 2007 “Boom, Bust in Area Beset by Foreclosures” Oct 8, 2007
- Oct 7, 2007 Review by “Eye Weekly” Oct 7, 2007
- Oct 6, 2007 Greetings from Austin 2027, er Vancouver… Oct 6, 2007
- Oct 3, 2007 “Everyone was doing Great… And all of a sudden, all the banks started failing.” Oct 3, 2007
-
September 2007
- Sep 29, 2007 Scenes from the Renewable Energy Roundup Sep 29, 2007
-
January 2007
- Jan 30, 2007 Variety reviews THE UNFORESEEN Jan 30, 2007
- Jan 19, 2007 Scenes from Sundance 2007 (Getty) Jan 19, 2007