by Camden Watts | Jun 26, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Film Festival, Inspiration
Last weekend I watched the documentary film Dragon Girls at AFI Docs. This subtitled film is about young girls training at a kung fu school in China. They are seriously impressive young women: smart, strong, resilient, and incredibly fierce. I’m totally inspired...
by Camden Watts | Jun 25, 2013 | Documentary, Film Festival, Inspiration
I saw The Act of Killing at AFI Docs in Washington, D.C. last weekend. I can’t get it out of my mind. It’s hard to find the words for it. I just … I don’t even … you just have to see it to understand. Here’s the description from AFI...
by Camden Watts | Jun 24, 2013 | Community, Documentary, Film, Film Festival, Kickstarter, Women in Film
Last weekend I watched The New Black at AFI Docs in Washington, D.C. It was a very inspiring, informative movie. The Q&A with the filmmakers and activists featured in the documentary was really great. I included some pictures from the Q&A below. The New Black...
by Camden Watts | Jun 24, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Film Festival, Inspiration
Last weekend I drove up to D.C. to attend the AFI Docs Film Festival. My first film of the morning was Life According to Sam. It’s an incredible film about an inspirational family fighting to find a cure for a rare disease known as progeria. I wanted to hug...
by Camden Watts | Jun 21, 2013 | Documentary, Film Festival, Travel
AFI Docs (formerly SilverDocs) started on June 19th. Today I’ll be driving to D.C. to join the fun as a social media volunteer. I’m SO EXCITED, y’all. I can’t wait! I’ll be there watching documentaries, tweeting, and posting pics....
by Camden Watts | Jun 20, 2013 | NC Film, Social Media
CBS hosted a live video chat with Stephen King today. “Under the Dome” — a television show filmed in North Carolina — premieres on Monday. It was really cool to watch Stephen King talk about his work and answer questions. Not gonna lie. Now, if...
by Camden Watts | Jun 20, 2013 | Documentary, Editing, Planning
One of my biggest bottlenecks in the filmmaking process right now is editing. I imagine that would be greatly improved by finding an amazing editor who could work with me for the long haul. I’m working in that direction. I need my Sally Menke, you know? The...
