Emmy Nominations
A multitude of Emmy news came out this summer! First up, Tina was honored with three primetime nominations, including Outstanding Sound Mixing, as well as Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Documentary.
This is my third personal Emmy nomination, and I’m overjoyed that the sound mix for this film has resonated so strongly with audiences and voters alike. It is a tremendous joy!
Also in Emmy news, both Alabama Snake and Feels Good Man were also nominated for News & Documentary Emmy awards.
Procession Debuts at Telluride
I’m very proud to have collaborated once again with director Robert Greene on his powerful new documentary Procession, which just had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The film documents survivors of Catholic church sexual abuse as they attempt to process and overcome their traumas through the use of drama therapy and stylized filmic scenes. The film pushes on boundaries of documentary form and function, and it features what I like to describe as an ‘intensely delicate’ sound mix.
Dialogue edited by Miriam Cole, and with sublime foley provided by Franziska Treutler and Pete Burgis over at the Foley Farmers, it was an absolute delight to sound edit and mix this beautiful and emotional film.
The reviews out of Telluride have been incredible. The Playlist called the film ‘devastating’. The Hollywood Reporter called it “a stirring film that answers [its] questions with deep sincerity and generosity.” And Roger Ebert’s site stated “Procession” is one of the best films ever made about not just the long-term impact of traumatic events but the difficult, unpredictable act of healing.
Procession was acquired by Netflix for distribution and will debut this fall.
Plastic Bag Store Art Installation Tours the US
In other film-yet-not-quite-film-as-you-normally-see-it news, I had the joy of working with director and puppeteer Robin Frohardt on her immersive art and video installation called The Plastic Bag Store. Originally conceived as a live performance play, once the pandemic hit it was transformed into a hybrid video/walkthrough interactive art space. There were 60 minutes of live-action puppeteered video, including entire cities and worlds made out of cardboard and plastic, and it was a delight to help bring the characters and environments to life through sound design and ambient world building.
The installation has played in New York, Los Angeles and internationally in Australia, and it continues it’s cross-country tour in the Fall.
Three Films in Tribeca
After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, it was a joy to see Tribeca roar back to life this year with their 2021 festival. I had two holdover projects from last year’s fest that finally got to have true Tribeca premieres, the feature documentary Larry Flynt for President and the sci-fi short film Jack and Jo Don’t Want to Die. And joining them this year is a new short film from Kantú Lentz called Coché Bomba, created through the Tribeca Through Her Lens program.
Google Short Film Work with Fred Armisen
I also recently had the wonderful experience of working with Google on a set of documentary short films. Forward Rhythm, featuring drummer and amputee Jason Barnes and how he is using technology to continue to drum via a high-tech robotic arm.
And Two Drummers with Fred Armisen, where Jason and Fred have a friendly drum-off versus each other.
It was a delight to be able to collaborate with the teams at Google and Where the Buffalo Roam once again, especially on something cool and inspiring and music filled.
