Brimstone & Glory

Brimstone & Glory

Go behind the scenes of Mexico’s National Pyrotechnics Festival in Brimstone & Glory. Tultepec is considered to be fireworks capital of Mexico, with over two thirds of the population manufacturing the pyrotechnic devices. Every year there is a festival put on in the city in celebration to the Patron of Fireworks San Juan de Dios. The residents…

Raiders

Raiders

This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Hot Docs 2015 The story of the greatest fan film ever made is told in Raiders!.  In 1982, eleven year old Mississippi friends Eric Zala, Chris Strompolos, and Jayson Lamb set out to shoot a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  The boys kept…

Raiders!

Raiders!

The story of the greatest fan film ever made is told in Raiders!.  In 1982, eleven year old Mississippi friends Eric Zala, Chris Strompolos, and Jayson Lamb set out to shoot a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark.  The boys kept shooting this remake over the course of seven years and finished every…