Looking at the Cinema Eye Honors
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The Cinema Eye Honors originated to recognize documentary filmmakers as artists deserving of attention for their craft. The first award ceremony was held at the IFC Center, in New York, a few weeks ago. Organizers AJ Schnack and Thom Powers sought to expand the categories under which documentarians are celebrated; for example, awards were given for “Outstanding Achievement in Editing” and “Outstanding Achievement in Graphics & Animation.” The night’s big winner was Manda Bala, which took top prizes in Cinematography (for a female DP, Heloisa Passos—hooray), Editing, and for Best Nonfiction Filmmaking. There were moving tributes to St. Clair Bourne and Tony Silver—by far, these segments were my favorite part of the evening. Nonso Christian Ugbode humbly recalled Bourne as a generous mentor as well as a fierce filmmaker; Ugbode also put together a nice selection of clips of Bourne’s work. As a longtime resident of Alphabet City (and Avenue D at that), it was such a thrill for me to watch the opening scenes of Silver’s Style Wars, with its shots of subway cars covered in graffiti and B-boys flipping on their heads. Another highlight was that The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (a big favorite among the Arts Engine crew) won the Audience Choice Award. Kudos go to distributor IndiePix for sponsoring the awards and to Danielle DiGiacomo for being such a staunch supporter of documentary.
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| Posted on March 28, 2008
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