lynn novick – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

Lynn Novick on HEMINGWAY, the Myth and Women – April Neale interviews

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 April Neale edna o'brien, hemingway, jeff daniels, ken burns, keri russell, lynn novick, mary louise parker, patricia clarkson, pbs series, Sarah Botstein

PBS brings Hemingway to the small screen beginning on April 5, told in three episode series. Award-winning filmmakers Lynn Novick and Ken Burns’ latest documentary series features one of America’s most famous authors, Ernest Hemingway. The film spans the author’s lifetime, from Hemingway’s early days as a boy discovering the natural world with his father, to his early journalism career before becoming America’s most famous, modern 20th century author.

Festivals

NEW YORK FILM FEST ’19: Great (but too few) Female Filmmakers – Jennifer Merin reports

October 17, 2019October 20, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments 5050x2020, agnes varda, alla kovgan, angele schanelec, Céline Sciamma, gender parity, ivy meeropol, joan churchill, justine triet, kelly reichert, Kent Jones, lynn novick, mati diop, New York Film Festival, nyff, Tania Cypriano

Programming for this year’s 57th New York Film Festival, held from September 15 to October 23, suggests that this highly regarded cinema showcase has little regard for the 5050×2020 gender parity initiative. Of the 66 feature films presented in this year’s 26-day schedule, just 11 were directed by women. That’s a mere 16.666666666667%, and a very long short fall from the 50/50 by 2020 goal. That said, the female-directed films that were showcased in this year’s NYFF program are absolutely brilliant. Here’s a run down.