When she won a state fellowship in 1987, Alexandra Anthony thought her personal documentary Lost in the Bewilderness was nearly complete. But real life doesn't have a neat ending. Like a journey out of Greek myth, the film project searched for decades before finding its way home. Mass Cultural Council is celebrating 40 Years of Fellowships by sharing video interviews … [Read more...]
Premiere of Film 30 Years in the Making at MFA Boston
Along with running the ArtSake blog, we (the editors) administer a grant program that rewards excellence in individual artists. Consequently, we get to experience a lot of new work, often in the process of its being made. As the years tumble on, certain projects stick with us. One such project is Lost in the Bewilderness, a captivating personal documentary that Alexandra … [Read more...]
Fellows Notes – Apr 14
No foolin'! Here's the April news & notes from past MCC fellows/finalists. Three MCC awardees are showing films in the 2014 Boston Cinema Census at the Brattle Theatre (4/10, 8 PM): Kimberly Forero-Arnias (Hay Algo Y Se Va), Cristina Kotz Cornejo (Buena Fe), and Robert Todd (LOVESONG). Elizabeth Alexander has a solo show, Mary Mary, at Jane Deering Gallery in … [Read more...]
Gallery Glimpse: Alexandra Anthony
Today's glimpse from our gallery of past MCC fellows/finalists: a heartbreaking excerpt from Alexandra Anthony's (Film & Video Fellow '07) personal documentary, Lucas Lost and Found, about a young boy who went missing in Greece – and was found in the U.S., many years later. … [Read more...]