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How much has changed with the election of Obama?
This is a bit off-topic for this blog but we couldn’t resist….
“What’s the Matter with Kansas?” director Joe Winston grew up three blocks from the Obama’s house, and did a lot of filming in Hyde Park. Eighteen years ago, in the spring of 1990, he filmed a series of memorable interviews on black-white race relations [...]
a new filmmaker interview at picturedujour.com
Our friend Jim Newberry, Chicago-based photographer and filmmaker, recently interviewed Joe and Laura about the making of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
You can read his full interview here.
Why Kansas?
The very first comment on our YouTube page said “Whats the matter with LA, NY, Miami, Las Vegas! Do a film on that!”
Likewise, when we were addressing a packed theater in Wichita back in October, not a few people asked, in essence, “Why pick on Kansas?”
That’s a good question.
Of course, our movie follows in the [...]
So when is the movie coming out?
The most frequent question we get from folks who visit this web site, or our Facebook page, is “When is the movie coming out?”
Great question. Short answer: we don’t know yet, sometime in 2009.
The projects’ status is that the movie is complete, and in the process of being submitted to film festivals. Once we are [...]
Reflecting on the Tallgrass Film Festival
What can you say about a film festival where the mayor of the city shows up, puts on an apron, and dishes up some first-class barbecue?
Yes, that’s right – the mayor of Wichita threw a barbecue for the Tallgrass Film Festival participants.
From the moment we were picked up from the airport, the Tallgrass crew were [...]