| What are the chances that someone with NO connections in Hollywood can make an independent feature film, get it accepted at a major international film festival, and see it land in theatres for nationwide release? Find out as you meet the Kornbluth brothers, Josh and Jacob. Their movie, Haiku Tunnel, is a film based on an acclaimed one-man show by Josh. The film - a humorous look at Josh's trials and tribulations as a temporary worker - is being featured this week at the premier independent production showcase, the Sundance Film Festival.
Josh visited Marketplace last week while we were on the road in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he performed a monologue from the film. Now, we'll follow him - and Haiku Tunnel - as they progress through the week at Sundance. Check back here for more audio files of our coverage. Below are our current pieces, along with some stills from the film.
Monday, April 16, 2001
Josh Gets Signed!
We've heard back from Josh after several months, and he reports that he and his brother have sold their film to Sony Pictures Classics, and signed on with them to do future projects! Josh tells us that "Haiku Tunnel" will be released in September, 2001, in New York and San Francisco. The film will open later in Los Angeles, and then eventually...nationwide! Congratulations!
Friday, January 26
Sundance Finale
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In our continuing coverage of the Sundance Film Festival, we follow Josh Kornbluth to the screening of his film, "Haiku Tunnel."
Thursday, January 25
Cinema Numbers
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A little databurst on the movies on display at the Sundance Film Festival, from Marketplace's Mitchell Hartman.
A Less Commercial Fest
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Competing for the attention of critics and distributors is the lower profile, lower-budget Slamdance festival, underway just up the road from Sundance. I asked Slamdance co- founder and director Peter Baxter why he felt the need for a Sundance alternative.
Wednesday, January 24
Josh's Diary - Entry Two - The Big Schmooze
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Filmmaker Josh Kornbluth takes to the ice-rink armed with pens and postcards of his first movie, hoping to rub shoulders with the stars at the Sundance Film Festival. Find out whom he meets!
Lights, Camera, Log-In!
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"The Blair Witch Project" and "The Matrix" pioneered webcasting film trailers, now short filmmakers have taken the practice to the next level using films as an initial forum for getting their work out there. From the Technology Desk, Laura Sydell reports.
Monday, January 22
Josh's Diary - Entry One - The Trials of an Independent Filmmaker
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One of those independent filmmakers who hope to get a boost from Sundance is writer, director and actor, Josh Kornbluth. We asked him if, throughout this week, he would share with us his story of what it feels like to put it all on the line creatively in pursuit of fame and fortune...or maybe at least just a distributor.
Life and Death at the Sundance Film Festival II
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Over the years, the festival has sometimes been criticized for pandering to the big-money interests of Hollywood, corrupting its mission to nurture independent artists. So we wondered, is Sundance still important to independent filmmakers? Beatrice Black reports from the Marketplace Business of the Arts Desk.
January 19, 2001
Life and Death at Sundance I
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Cheryl Glaser interviews L.A.-based Sundance Directory Ken Brecher about the power of Sundance to make or break new independent releases.
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