Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her weekly column, Outside the Frame. I recently watched Helvetica, a documentary about a font. Well, that’s a bit reductionist — it’s a doc about a font, and the people who love and hate it. Because, lest you
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Outside the Frame: Documentary Filmmaker Louis Abelman Tries Twitter
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her weekly column, Outside the Frame. Do you tweet? I’m not being fresh: To “tweet” means to post a message (in 140 characters or less) to a Web service called Twitter. Some of Twitter’s most active users post
Continue reading this entry »The Indie Film Community’s Attitudes About the Web
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her weekly column, Outside the Frame. I’ve been to Sundance. Yes, me! I’m no filmmaker, no deal-maker, no publicist — heck, I don’t even own a pair of Uggs — but I’ve had the incredible, memorable and exhilarating
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: Documenting Inauguration 2009 Online
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame, published every week on the POV Blog. Forget what you’ve heard: The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama does not actually begin on January 20. Sure, that’s when the official ceremony takes place, but
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: The Ritual of the Year-End List
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame, published every other Wednesday. It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not referring to Christmas, or “the holidays.” Nor am I referring to the winter solstice, New Years or festive binge drinking.
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: Food Porn
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame, published every other Wednesday. There are few things I love as much as food. It follows naturally, then, that one of my favorite online activities is looking at pictures of food. When the
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: MediaStorm and Online Storytelling
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame, published every other Wednesday. “MediaStorm’s principal aim is to usher in the next generation of multimedia storytelling.” So announces the website for New York-based multimedia production company MediaStorm. Sound ambitious? Just a bit.
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: Documenting Election ’08
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, blogs about documentaries and the Web in her column, Outside the Frame, published every other Wednesday. Is there any stone left unturned in a modern presidential campaign? This question was posed by New York Times film critic Janet Maslin in her 1993 review of The
Continue reading this entry »Outside the Frame: Introducing Amanda Hirsch
Freelance writer Amanda Hirsch, former editorial director of PBS Interactive, will be writing a biweekly column, Outside the Frame, for the POV Blog about documentaries and the Web. Outside the Frame will be published every other Wednesday. As a long-time POV fan, I’m thrilled to join the ranks of POV bloggers. While I’m a big
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Only the Young
May 20, 2013
6:30 pm
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Join the Chattanooga Film Society for a free screening of Only the Young, the first film in a Summer 2013 POV-themed series. For more information, call 423-266-3766.
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