Join me for a special Trans Day of Visibility event at Wabash College. We are screening Whirlybird Thursday, March 31 at 7pm in Baxter 101. See you there!
March 31 ‘Whirlybird’ screening at Wabash ‘shOUT
Join me for Deadline Hollywood’s ‘Whirlybird’ screening November 17
November 17, 2021 at 5:00 PM Pacific DEADLINE FOR THE LOVE OF DOCS A VIRTUAL DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENING SERIES Presented by NatGeo Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of ’80s and ’90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with…
Whirlybird screening 27-29 November at LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is screening our film Whirlybird with a post-screening conversation with director Matt Yoka. FILM at LACMA presents classic and contemporary narrative and documentary films, artists and their influences, emerging auteurs, international showcases,…
“Minari,” “Boys State” Win Top Jury Honors At Sundance Fest
SUNDAY, FEB. 2, 2020 The Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Documentary Features went to Diane Becker and Melanie Miller of Fishbowl Films, for Whirlybird. Read the rest –https://www.shootonline.com/news/minari-boys-state-win-top-jury-honors-sundance-fest
‘Minari’ wins top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, as women sweep directing prizes
By MARK OLSEN, JEN YAMATO FEB. 1, 2020 6:05 PM This year’s 28 prizes were awarded to 25 films from filmmakers representing a wide range of nationalities and backgrounds. Twelve (48%) of the winning films were directed by at least one woman, ten…
Sundance Winners: ‘Minari’ and ‘Boys State’ Take Top Honors
PETER DEBRUGE Also previously announced, the Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Awards went to Diane Becker and Melanie Miller (producers of “Whirlybird”). Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Documentary Features: Diane Becker & Melanie Miller of Fishbowl Films, “Whirlybird” 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. “I remember the sales guys couldn’t be bothered with my questions — 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: “Whirlybird” Probes LA From Above
Clint Worthington January 26, 2020 Even through its glimpses into the dark underbelly of LA and the Turs’ 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 • 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 Tur’s demanding perfectionism…