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VIRGIN

doublewi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:00:12 +0000

Written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, VIRGIN was nominated for two 2004 Independent Spirit Awards. In addition, Kampmeier won Best Screenwriter at the 2003 Hamptons International Film Festival. “Virgin” also garnered Best Feature Film at the 2003 Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, won Best Independent Spirit at the Santa Fe Film Festival and Best Actress at the Sedona Film Festival. The film stars Elisabeth Moss and Robin Wright Penn.

A defiant teen, Jessie struggles to discover her own spirituality despite the strict Baptist teachings of her mother and father. After spending a drug-and-alcohol-filled night with a teenage boy, Jessie has no memory of having sex with him. When she finds herself pregnant, she’s convinced she’s carrying Christ’s child, upsetting her parents and her devout community.

THE MUSIC OF REGRET

doublewi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:54:00 +0000

Laurie Simmons’ debut film, “The Music of Regret,” is a musical in three acts starring Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep. Shot on 35mm film, “The Music of Regret” brings the distinct imagery of Laurie Simmons’ photography to life.

Director: Laurie Simmons
Cinematography: Ed Lachman ASC
Producer: Don Faller
Editor: Laura Israel

HOUNDDOG

doublewi — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:33:41 +0000

HOUNDDOG, written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Robin Wright Penn, David Morse and Piper Laurie. A spirited young girl in 1950s rural Alabama struggles to rise above the repression that surrounds her. She finds comfort and safety, as well as a place to put her hurt and rage, in the music of Elvis Presley, but it will be her own voice that gives her the strength and courage to walk away from her past and into her future.

KEN PARK

doublewi — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:16:37 +0000

Ken Park recently screened at the KunstFilmBiennale in Cologne, as part of a retrospective of Lachman’s work as a director and cinematographer. The festival describes Lachman’s work as having “played an invaluable role in the development of cinematic art over the past four decades” while showing “that it is possible to maintain high artistic standards everywhere.”

I’M NOT THERE

doublewi — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:39:18 +0000

Directed by Todd Haynes
Cinematography by Ed Lachman, ASC