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Ross McElwee
13 Oct 2012

Ross McElwee

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

For your reading pleasure, here’s some non-A Life’s Work work. Here’s a link to a short interview I conducted with Ross McElwee for Filmmaker Magazine. And my review of McElwee’s most recent film, Photographic Memory for Extra Criticum. The short version: … Continued

Extra Criticum, Filmmaker Magazine, interivews, other work, Ross McElwee
What’s It All About?
19 Nov 2010

What’s It All About?

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

I wrote this post for Extra Criticum about a year ago and miracle of miracles, it’s still valid. It’s slightly different from the original post: my E.C. persona and my documentary filmmaker persona are slightly different so I made a … Continued

Extra Criticum, Facebook, other obsessions, Twitter
Ask the Filmmaker: Kickstarter?
20 Jul 2010

Ask the Filmmaker: Kickstarter?

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Dear Filmmaker, Have you considered using Kickstarter for A Life’s Work? DP Dear DP, I have, and I’m supporting a Kickstarter project, Planet X, right now. (I interviewed Planet X director Jacob Hensberry about why he chose Kickstarter to fund … Continued

Extra Criticum, Jacob Hensberry, Kickstarter, New York Foundation for the Arts, Planet X, Questions?
Los Angeles Times summary of A Life's Work.

Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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