Ari Kinarthy’s existence is marked by worry and vigilance around his health, as he struggles with spinal muscular atrophy. Yet he was born with the soul of an artist, becoming a celebrated composer eager to share his story through the power of music. Making him the subject of Jeff Petry and Nathan Drillot's 'Ari's Theme,' Director of Programming at VIFF, Curtis Woloschuk, sits down with Petry to discuss what it takes to build trust with your documentary subject, the importance of centering th...
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Ari Kinarthy’s existence is marked by worry and vigilance around his health, as he struggles with spinal muscular atrophy. Yet he was born with the soul of an artist, becoming a celebrated composer eager to share his story through the power of music. Making him the subject of Jeff Petry and Nathan Drillot's 'Ari's Theme,' Director of Programming at VIFF, Curtis Woloschuk, sits down with Petry to discuss what it takes to build trust with your documentary subject, the importance of centering th...
'78 Days' filmmaker Emilija Gašić on docufiction and telling personal history through found footage
VIFF Podcast
34 minutes
5 months ago
'78 Days' filmmaker Emilija Gašić on docufiction and telling personal history through found footage
Filmmaker Emilija Gašić joins VIFF’s Vanguard series programmer Sonja Baksa to discuss 78 Days, a found-footage film that won the Vanguard Award at VIFF 2024. Shot on hi-8 tapes in her native Serbia, the film follows three sisters documenting their lives during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999. Inspired by her own childhood memories, Gašić’s decision to use analog tape lent to the "docufiction" quality of the film. In this conversation, Sonja and Emilija unpack the film’s unconventional...
VIFF Podcast
Ari Kinarthy’s existence is marked by worry and vigilance around his health, as he struggles with spinal muscular atrophy. Yet he was born with the soul of an artist, becoming a celebrated composer eager to share his story through the power of music. Making him the subject of Jeff Petry and Nathan Drillot's 'Ari's Theme,' Director of Programming at VIFF, Curtis Woloschuk, sits down with Petry to discuss what it takes to build trust with your documentary subject, the importance of centering th...
