Fellow documentary filmmaker Maureen Maloney recently interviewed director Karen Whitehead about how she ended up as a documentary filmmaker, and specifically got some cool behind the scenes insights into how this documentary on Suzanne Heintz came together. Documentary film fans and budding filmmakers can click below to hear highlights from their conversation, plus you can listen… Continue Reading
Documentary is always a challenge. it’s very close range. If it’s fighting, it’s like boxing. You have to take all those punches and you have to feel the pain. You cannot hide, you expose yourself and also you have no excuse about any mistakes. So I love it because it’s so truthful and clear and direct.… Continue Reading
How do you create the ‘perfect’ singular image for a documentary about an unusual artist/photographer whose 20 year archive is bursting with stunning and surreal images of perfect family portraits? What does it take to invite an audience into our take on Heintz’s world, and her use of ‘mannequin’ props to explore suffocating gender roles… Continue Reading
Over several years ’embedded’ in the process of making a documentary about photographer/art activist Suzanne Heintz, we have been understandably focused on our storytelling structure and overall look and feel of the film. An integral part of this process is thinking about how sound (including music) and visuals can combine to help move along the… Continue Reading
This has been a multi-year project – not untypical for independent filmmakers! But what has really helped us along the way and kept us going to the finish line – is something we learned from Suzanne’s own journey in life and art. That is endurance. We have persisted in our belief and passion for telling… Continue Reading
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