Projections 11

The latest volume in the Projections series, focusing on New York's vibrant and unique film community.

Following the success of Projections 10, in which Mike Figgis interviewed a host of Hollywood film-makers about the current state of the business, Projections 11 sets out to talk to those who have decided to live and work in the place many consider to be Hollywood's antithesis -- New York City. In an attempt to map out the distinct draw and effect Gotham has on its film artists, writer/filmmaker Tod Lippy has interviewed some of the city's acclaimed independent film-makers, as well as established directors, producers, writers, actors, and agents who have made the city their home, and in many cases, their inspiration. What emerges from these interviews with Spike Lee, Tim Robbins, Jim Jarmusch, Frances McDormand, and Nora Ephron, among others, is a chorus of praise for the diversity, energy, and artistic integrity many feel can only be found in New York.

Tod Lippy teaches in the Graduate Design Program at the School of Visual Arts and has moderated panels at the American Museum of the Moving Image, the Austin Heart of Film Festival, and the New York/Avignon Film Festival. He is the founding editor of Scenario magazine and lives in New York City.