Yes, yes, we know. It's February 1 and we're still looking back at 2009. Call us belated, call us procrastinators, but we still have a word or three to offer about the year that's now a month past. Last year we offered a list of ten folks who've made the community a better place in 2008. Here's our list of 2009's nonfiction heroes:
Cinereach
2009 marked the year that Cinereach broke through as
a major grant player – but with a significant twist. Their first high profile film, OCTOBER COUNTRY, was known
less for its social justice/liberal agenda perspective than for its
artistry.
Sean Farnel
Through his seafar blog, the guru of Hot Docs gave
readers an unvarnished and thoroughly revealing look at the process behind
programming a major documentary festival.
By examining his own process so publicly, Farnel gave filmmakers a
unique opportunity to understand what happens throughout a curator’s year –
from fests to submissions to hundreds of index cards thump tacked to a wall.
The Board of Film Independent
There were those who deplored the actions of Film
Independent and the Los Angeles Film Festival in their handling of the
controversial documentary, BANANAS!*, but we found the organization’s
dedication to screening the film – even in the threat of lawsuit –
courageous. For those who
believe otherwise, rest assured there are plenty of film festivals and organizations that
wouldn’t have taken the risk.
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