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Flyway Film Festial 2011
On 16, Nov 2011 | No Comments | In Blog, Documentary | By Schwingy
Last month, Anna Wise and I took our short documentary For My Kids to the Flyway film festival in Lake Pepin, Wisconsin. This was our first film festival experience for both of us. This was especially exciting for both of us since it was our first short documentary as well!
We had a wonderful time meeting incredible talented filmmakers from all over. It was an eye-opening experience for me as I try to take my craft to the next level. There is a lot to learn just from watching how other people overcome challenges.
My top 3 films of the Flyway Film Fest were:
- Sawdust City – An extremely well crafted story of the 2 estranged brothers reuniting for Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. This film relies on its talented cast and clever writing to carry it. Everybody should check out this film even if you might not get all the midwest humor.
- Silver Tounges – I mentioned to Rick Vaicius, the founder of the Flyway Film Fest, this is the kind of film I want to make. Everything, from its story to its cinematography and its editing is charged with a striking and confident vision. The entire audience was wrapped up in the power struggles between the two twisted leads.
- Tony and Janina’s American Wedding - Our short doc led into this amazing and well realized documentary about a family torn apart. I was profoundly amazed to see a film tackle a similar theme but tell it far more effectively. Most notably, it did so with out traditional interview or narration, and it was filmed over 3 years. I will consult this film if I try to shoot a feature documentary in the future.
- Shawn Hackett, Kevin Sea Michaels and Rick Vaicius on stage
- Just before “For My Kids” Screens
- Ted Hope and Jon Reiss
- Ruth Leitman Q&A
- For My Kids promotional picture
- Director Anna Wise
- Anna poses after a brief Q&A















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