Rob and Jeffrey Essential SF Honorees

Directors Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman are two of this year's Essential SF honorees.  The article about their work, available here, cites their Academy Award winning documentary work, as well as their more recent forays into scripted films.  They are being presented with the award at New People Cinema this Sunday, November 6th, at 7pm.

Rob and Jeffrey Essential SF Honorees

Screening of The Times of Harvey Milk On Constellation.TV

On November 16th at 8:00 PM EST, a special screening of The Times of Harvey Milk will take place on Constellation.TV, a new online movie theater platform. Director Rob Epstein will be hosting a live Q&A via webcam with the audience after the film. The Q&A will take place in Constellation's virtual movie theater platform.  Tickets available now at www.constellation.tv/timesofharveymilk

Screening of The Times of Harvey Milk On Constellation.TV

Franco on HOWL

James talks about his relationship to the poem and his experience working with Rob & Jeffrey. Taped at the Berlinale in 2010.  Please click image on left to view.

Franco on HOWL

Discosalt's "Howl" Interview hits the iPad

Discosalt's interactive indie music, film and art iPad Magazine application will feature an interview with "Howl" director Jeffrey Friedman.  The original interview can be seen by clicking on the image to the left.  Jeffrey co-directed "Howl" with Rob Epstein in 2010.

Discosalt's "Howl" Interview hits the iPad

Ralph Lauren calls Howl "Genius"

Ralph Lauren reviewed "Howl" in their debut magazine that is part of the launch of their new Brooklyn flavored clothing line, called Denim and Supply.

The magazine describes "Howl" as: "The artful story of young legendary poet Allen Ginsberg."

Please click on the image to visit the Denim and Supply website.

Ralph Lauren calls Howl "Genius"

“The Celluloid Closet” featured on Current TV

Rob and Jeffrey’s “The Celluloid Closet” was featured as #7 on Current TV’s “50 Documentaries to See Before you Die.”

Their film “Paragraph 175” was also on the list at #35.  The series will be repeated on Current TV, please check their website for upcoming showtimes.

“The Celluloid Closet” featured on Current TV

HOWL on HULU!

For a limited time

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HOWL on HULU!

The Art of HOWL

This multimedia exhibit at San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum includes character design drawings, animation keyframes, concept art, storyboards and animatics, photos by Allen Ginsberg, and images from Eric Drooker’s graphic novel version of the poem.

The Art of HOWL

Howl à Paris

15 avril - 20h-22:00 à la Mairie du 3è:

Howl, le poème d’une génération:

Lecture du poème Howl par le chanteur Benjamin Biolay (sous réserve).
Projection du film Howl (2010) en présence du réalisateur Jeffrey Friedman et de Jim Haynes (écrivain Beat), suivie d’une discussion sur les valeurs de la Beat Generation.

Allen Ginsberg, Greogory Corso, Ed Freeman (Friend of Corso's), and Peter Orlovsky, Pont St. Michel, Paris December 1956. photographer unknown

Howl à Paris

The Times of Harvey Milk’s Rob Epstein on Docs, Reality TV, and Keeping Harvey Alive on Film

The Times of Harvey Milk’s Rob Epstein on Docs, Reality TV, and Keeping Harvey Alive on Film

THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK from Criterion available now!

Three reasons... check out the trailer.

THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK from Criterion available now!

HOWL opens in London

Time Out London features HOWL as "film of the week," with an interview with Rob & Jeff.

HOWL opens in London

Cinematographer Ed Lachman talks about visualizing HOWL

Listen to a fascinating podcast interview with HOWL Director of Photography Ed Lachman.

Cinematographer Ed Lachman talks about visualizing HOWL

MoMA kicks off Oscar's Docs series with "The Times of Harvey Milk"

Each year around this time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences celebrates a select group of documentary filmmakers; in that spirit, this annual survey presents some of the Oscar-nominated documentaries that have had a major impact over the years.

MoMA kicks off Oscar's Docs series with "The Times of Harvey Milk"

"Das Geheul" wird in Deutschland eröffnet

Watch the German trailer!

Als die Auflage seines Gedichts schon kurz nach ihrer Veröffentlichung von der Polizei beschlagnahmt und er daraufhin wegen des Vorwurfs der literarischen Obszönität angeklagt wird, zieht gegen Allen Ginsberg nicht nur ein einzelner Staatsanwalt vor Gericht. Es ist das prüde Amerika der 50er Jahre, das ihn und sein Meisterwerk "Howl" zur Rechenschaft ziehen will. Zur Rechenschaft für seine ganz eigene, künstlerische Suche nach Liebe und Erlösung, für sein leidenschaftliches Infragestellen der amerikanischen Gesellschaft. Und zur Rechenschaft für den Aufruhr einer ganzen Generation.

"Das Geheul" wird in Deutschland eröffnet