AltWeeklies Wire
Twenty Years Later, Julie Dash's Film Daughters of the Dust Continues to Inspirenew
It is 1902, and the Peazant family is celebrating. Black women in white dresses twirl on the white sand, bordered by blue water and blue sky, clapping hands and playing games. They are preparing to pass over to the mainland, and what's past is prologue, says Viola Peazant. The Christian missionary and cousin is returning to her family to mark the occasion, photographer in tow. Meanwhile, Nana, the matriarch, sticks to her home in the woods. She fears what may be lost when her clan migrates north without her.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Our Lives Have Changed Since Harry Potternew
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone premiered on Nov. 16, 2001.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
07-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harry Potter
John Patton Ford Hopes to Hit the Film Festival Circuit with 'Patrol'new
Ford's star continues to rise. Patrol was a finalist in the prestigious Angelus Student Film Festival, and two AFI grad school screenings sold out. Ford's parents were there to share his big moment.
Charleston City Paper |
Nick Smith |
10-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Futurebirds Reinvent Choral Alt-Country With Contradictions Aplentynew
At first listen, the music of the Futurebirds might sound like some forgotten gem from the 1970s, but halfway through the group's eponymous debut EP, it becomes clear why this Athens-based band is generating more buzz than a beehive hit with a stick.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
07-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Futurebirds, alt-country
Anything is Possible for Sol Driven Trainnew
Charleston's unorthodox Sol Driven Train dedicate themselves to an unusually healthy and consistent do-it-yourself work ethic -- on the stage and in the studio.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lighthouse, Sol Driven Train
A Deep Sense of Place Inspired 'Disappearances'new
Some time ago, filmmaker Jay Craven decided to make a Western, the kind of story that typically features characters whose epic struggle unfolds in a land devoid of law, tradition, religion, and culture. Here's the catch: he wanted it to take place in New England.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
10-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: disappearances, Jay Craven
