Bringing Kurosawa's Rashomon-Effect to Documentary Filmmaking in 'Being Evel' | No Film School

In his new documentary about world famous daredevil Evel Knievel, Academy Award winner Daniel Junge employed an interesting strategy. Traveling to locations across the country, he sat down 60 different subjects in front of a green screen with four Blackmagic cameras at different angles for each of the 60 interviews. Why? How? What was that work flow like?

We caught up with Daniel on the eve of the premiere of Being Evel at Sundance to talk about his film, and how he used aRashomon-inspired approach to different perspectives on history in order to create a documentary experience of Knievel unlike any other.

Thank you, Daniel!

What do you think of Daniel's technique? Are you looking forward to Being Evel?

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Slamdance Announces Winners for the First-Ever Indies Awards

Slamdance Announces Winners for the First-Ever Indies Awards

Atikamekw Suns and Carry On win big on a night of celebration for independent cinema.

It's been a big year for Slamdance. What many of us in the filmmaking community knew as Sundance's weird little brother is growing up to be their own reputable festival, moving from Park Slope to Los Angeles next year. The Slamdance Group also made moves last night with their first annual awards ceremony celebrating independent film, the Indies Awards.

Many of the buzziest independent films in narrative and documentary went home big this year, with projects like Atikamekw Suns, Carry On, and The People's Jokerwalking away with newly minted Indies trophies.

"The Indies is where distinctly independent US and Indigenous feature filmmakers and their films will be seen, heard, and properly recognized year after year in Hollywood,” said Indie Awards co-founder Paul Rachman. Indie Awards co-founder Ben Umstead added, “Such recognition is a powerful tool for change of the status quo, and embracing change equals the film industry at its best.” - Slamdance Group

No Film School loves a good celebration of inclusive independent cinema, and we're both delighted and excited with Slamdance's growth this year. Check out the winners below!

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