Beyond the Lens: In Search of the Right Filmmaker

Beyond the Lens: In Search of the Right Filmmaker

In the winter of 2002, I was falsely accused of molesting Tiffany Smiley, a 16-year-old student.  I was a teacher within an African-American alternative high school known as Sullivan House, located in an impoverished area on the far south side of Chicago.  Because of the surreal chain of events surrounding this circumstance, I was told [...]

If Only I’d Known Then… Adventures and Misadventures of a First-Time Filmmaker

If Only I’d Known Then… Adventures and Misadventures of a First-Time Filmmaker

Alexandra Hidalgo discusses her first filmmaking experience for her short documentary Perfect: A Conversation with the Venezuelan Middle Class about Female Beauty and Breast Implants and gives advice on how to avoid making the same mistakes she made regarding sound, framing and preparing to conduct interviews.