PETER DEBRUGE Also previously announced, the Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Awards went to Diane Becker and Melanie Miller (producers of âWhirlybirdâ). Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Documentary Features: Diane Becker & Melanie Miller of Fishbowl Films, âWhirlybirdâ Read the rest…
Two graduate alumni screen their documentaries at Sundance Film Festival
JANUARY 28, 2020 Mira Zimet Matt Yoka was at a professional camera store when he heard the news that his documentary, Whirlybird had also been accepted. âI remember the sales guys couldnât be bothered with my questions â and then I got a call…
‘Whirlybird’: Film Review | Sundance 2020
3:15 PM PST 1/26/2020 by Daniel Fienberg Whirlybird is informative and thrilling. It’s also profound and sad. And maybe it’s got threads of inspiration and uplift as well. That’s a wide range of responses, and it’s as much as you could have hoped…
Sundance 2020: âWhirlybirdâ Probes LA From Above
Clint Worthington January 26, 2020 Even through its glimpses into the dark underbelly of LA and the Tursâ marriage, Yoka still manages to craft propulsive moments of lurid news stories, and occasionally takes the time to dig into the quirkiness…
In WHIRLYBIRD, The Cost Of A Scoop Is Your Soul (Review)
by Kyle Anderson Jan 26 2020 âą 3:15 PM The footage we get in Whirlybird is astonishing. We see the raw footage, including outtakes before and after the live segments on the news. With this, we see a picture of Turâs demanding perfectionism…
âWhirlybirdâ Film Review: Journalism Doc Makes More Impact With Family Breakup Than With Breaking News
Sundance 2020: The evolution of L.A.-based news pales in comparison to the personal story in Matt Yokaâs documentary Elizabeth Weitzman | January 26, 2020 @ 3:15 PM Thereâs more, though. And since itâs not presented as a spoiler, it should be…
Sundance 2020 Documentaries: How I Shot That
Chris O’Falt Jan 29, 2020 1:32 pm Shooting âWhirlybirdâ Dir: Matt Yoka Format: 2.8k ProRes 4444Camera: ARRI Alexa MiniLens: Panavision PCZ 19-90mm T2.8 zoom Cinematographer Ed Herrera: Our earliest conversations revolved around the color photographs of Nan Goldin from the 1980âs. Thereâs something inherently personal…
âWhirlybirdâ Review: An Absorbing Look at a Sky News Pioneerâs Unconventional Life
Jude Dry Jan 29, 2020 12:39 pm The Tur family tale, in which a plucky young couple fall in love and raise children to a soundtrack of manhunts and forest fires, is undeniably compelling and an obvious fit for the…
Sundance Film Review: âWhirlybirdâ Soars Just As High As Its Subject
BY TONI GONZALES -January 30, 2020 The history of Los Angeles isnât in a museum that you visit. No, it sits on thousands of videotapes in a U-haul storage unit. Or, it did until director Matt Yoka and his team came along to convert…
Sundance 2020: Whirlybird
Matt Yoka beautifully weaves in archival footage with contemporary interviews. One can look at Whirlybird as a time capsule. The film captures around 40 years or so in the industry. When it comes to the news business, itâs about being in the…