By chris, November 16th, 2009 in programmer profile | No Comments
My name: Tom Hall
My current festivals: The Sarasota Film Festival, The Newport International Film Festival
My title: Artistic Director (both)
Other places I’ve worked: IFC, The Hamptons International Film Festival (Industry Relations/ Guest Services), The Nantucket Film Festival
Movies that best represent my personal tastes: Au hasard Balthazar by Robert Bresson, My Sex Life (…or how I got into an argument) by Arnaud Desplechin, Climates by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
When I’m not watching movies I like to: Play with my son, spend time with my wife, support Liverpool FC, write
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By chris, November 9th, 2009 in programmer profile | No Comments
My name: Lisa Vandever
My festival: CineKink – “The kinky film festival.”
My title: Co-Founder/Director
Other fests I’ve worked for: Before co-founding CineKink in 2003, I organized and programmed the New York S/M Film Festival (2000-02). I was also—prior to an educational/frustrating stint in indie film development—the director of programming for a small-market public television station. (Whether my current focus on sexuality is a reaction to or a continuation of that experience is open for debate.)
Movies that best represent my personal tastes: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Secretary, The Auteur, Score, The Last Seduction, Say Anything
When I’m not watching movies I like to: Eat, drink and relax with friends.
A movie I recently programmed that I consider to be a great personal discovery: While I hate to single films out from all of the wonderful others, one recent film that could be deemed a signature style for us is a short that played our 2009 festival and took home one of our jury prizes, Kink, Inc. About a financially struggling couple who stumbles into the “home domination business,” the film manages to incorporate both comedy and conflict without denigrating the type of sexuality depicted—or its practitioners. It’s smutty, funny and kind of sweet—a combination that is definitely one of my weaknesses (see also The Auteur, listed above, another CineKink 2009 offering.) Read more »
