Check out Erin Heist s debut EP Another Rainy Day
Erin Heist didnât grow up dreaming of being a musician. Despite spending much of her life in Juneau, where she makes her home, frequently attending the Alaska Folk Festival there, she said it wasnât until adulthood, when she saw a band playing traditional American music, that she âhad that moment that I think a lot of musicians have which is, âI want to do that. I want to feel that way, and make other people feel that way.ââ
This was only a few years ago. But after picking up a guitar and woodshedding in local music circles, Heist has just released her debut EP, âAnother Rainy Day.â She also has studio time in Oregon booked this fall to record a full length album, and appears poised to become a new name in Alaskaâs vibrant music scene.
New Directors/New Films Turns 50 With a Bracingly Eclectic Lineup
For the showcase’s milestone anniversary, organizers have put together an eclectic program paired with a selection of films from past decades.
Chellapandi plays a young boy on a forced trek with his alcoholic father in “Pebbles,” directed by P.S. Vinothraj.Credit.Rowdy Pictures
By Beatrice Loayza
April 28, 2021
A wildly eclectic, cutting edge and globe-spanning lineup has always epitomized New Directors/New Films, the annual showcase of emerging filmmakers presented by Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art. This year’s 50th anniversary edition is part of a citywide return to theaters, with in-person screenings taking place from Wednesday through to May 13. The program will also screen virtually (through May 8), along with an online retrospective of selections from decades past including early works by directors like Lee Chang-dong, Christopher Nolan and Charles Burnett.
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If one is curious about the best in documentary filmmaking, there’s no better place to experience it each year than the True/False Film Fest, based in Columbia, Missouri. After last year’s edition was one of the final in-person festivals before the pandemic hit in full force, they are now returning a bit later this year, specifically from May 5-9, with a hybrid edition.
This year, there will be outdoor screenings in Columbia with four outdoor amphitheaters well as at a drive-in. Seven of the features will also screen virtually with a “Teleported” option, as noted with the TTF designations below. Featuring work by Theo Anthony, Jessica Beshir, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and more, Check out the feature lineup below with a hat tip to Filmmaker Magazine, and see the shorts selections here.