by Camden Watts | Jul 9, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Planning
The team is working hard to meet our deadlines on the documentary film. We have a few big deadlines next week. The pressure is definitely on. Right now I can tell you that we’re working really hard to get stuff together so we can finally start to share things...
by Camden Watts | Jul 6, 2013 | Documentary
I can’t stop thinking about Abandoned Allies these days. I know that version of the film is finished, but I want to spend more time with the folks I met. They are such interesting people. I want, desperately, to tell their stories–even more beautifully on...
by Camden Watts | Jul 5, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Writing
I’ve spent a lifetime writing. Some of it turned better than others. (I wrote a lot of bad poetry for a while.) But I pretty much love to write (kinda obvs, since I’m blogging, right?). Yesterday I spent the entire day writing about my next documentary...
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...