Mobile Movie of the Week

Solo Filmmaker Casts Himself and Himself and Himself

Benjamin Lapierre is a solo filmmaker par excellence. In producing “9hr 17” he wrote the script, directed the action, chose the music, and edited the movie. He was also the film’s only actor. At times, three versions of himself appear onscreen simultaneously! The mind-bending result won “9hr 17” the LumaFusion award at the SmartFone Flick…

read more →

Female Crane Driver Cracks a Ceiling

Kate Fahey didn’t set out to prove anything to the world. All she wanted to do was be good at operating a gigantic tower crane—a piece of equipment critical to building skyscrapers. But as we learn in Conor Hunt’s RTEnews report—”Young crane driver scales new heights”—Fahey was the first female crane driver in Ireland. That…

read more →

Solo Filmmaker Wins Big on the Festival Circuit

It’s commonplace for directors to want complete artistic control of their productions. But achieving that goal itself requires skill and determination. Photographer turned filmmaker James Demitri is a case in point.  Located in Sydney Australia, during the pandemic Demitri, working as a solo filmmaker, created an astonishing black-and-white movie— “Misplaced”—that was chosen as the Best…

read more →

Analog Music Making a Comeback

New is good. You want proof? Look at all the positive synonyms for new, such as cutting edge, forward looking, state of the art, and latest & greatest. On the other hand, many of us also have affection for things of the past, for example, antiques, classic cars, silent movies, and high school reunions. Love of old stuff…

read more →

Mementos Tell a Tragic and Inspiring Holocaust Story

Philip Bromwell’s “Objects of Love” previews an important museum exhibition at the Dublin Castle. For those of us who can’t make it to Dublin, Bromwell’s three-minute report brilliantly captures both the content and the emotions of the Holocaust. “They were ordinary people. It’s just that fate intervened and ensured they had extraordinary lives.” You can find…

read more →

Music Video Featuring a Light Show Takes Top Prize

The marriage of rock and the light show dates to the 1960s. Now filmmaker/musician Sigfrido Giammona  brings the same kind of electrified excitement to the music video.  Giammona’s kaleidoscopic “From My Heart” was chosen as IMVA‘s Best Mobile Music Video (2021).   MobileMovieMaking has previously featured several of Sigfrido’s productions created with Clara Congera. Check…

read more →