Over at the Wall Street Journal, Bruce Bennett chats with Robert Greene, the director of the low-budget indie documentary "Kati With An I," one of the nominees in the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You category of the Gotham Awards, which take place tonight. Greene shares that his journey toward making the film, which follows his half-sister as she approaches her high school graduation in Alabama. It turns out the late, lamented Kim's Video in the East Village played a significant role in the film getting made.
The Kim's staffer who hired Mr. Greene to work in the now shuttered St. Mark's Place store was future "Kati With and I" principal photographer and co-producer (along with Mr. Greene, Susan Bedusa and Douglas Tirola) Sean Price Williams. "I walked in and made a [iconic French filmmaker] Jean Eustache reference, and Sean pretty much hired me on the spot," Mr. Greene said.
The Kim's staffer who hired Mr. Greene to work in the now shuttered St. Mark's Place store was future "Kati With and I" principal photographer and co-producer (along with Mr. Greene, Susan Bedusa and Douglas Tirola) Sean Price Williams. "I walked in and made a [iconic French filmmaker] Jean Eustache reference, and Sean pretty much hired me on the spot," Mr. Greene said.
- 11/29/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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