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FILM & FOOD: FIRST COW & OILY CAKES
Two things that keep me sane during lockdown: watching movies, especially those that nurture the spirit; and trying out recipes,...
Zoe Elton
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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2020 VISION: THE FUTURE IS GETTING AHEAD OF US
Did this year actually happen or are we just seeing things? Is this a time not just of pandemics, but a rapid acceleration of change...
Zoe Elton
Dec 10, 20204 min read
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MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE ONES
One of the great gifts of this work of being a film curator is that we encounter people, both on screen and off, who are remarkable. And,...
Zoe Elton
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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WHAT TWO FRIENDS TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT MAKING A FILM FESTIVAL
Maureen and Zoë Talk About Hal Willner We’ve been thinking about Hal Willner, Maureen and I. What a talent. And one whose talents were...
Zoe Elton
Jul 29, 20206 min read
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MY LIFE IN FILM: IT'S NOT WHO YOU ARE, IT'S WHERE YOU'RE AT: 12 YEARS A SLAVE
It was in 2013, the year that the trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin eventually took place, that Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave...
Zoe Elton
Jun 4, 202014 min read
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MY LIFE IN FILM: Zooming in Place with Thousand Pieces of Gold
If necessity is the mother of invention, creativity is the godmother of reinvention. And in mid-March, reinvention became essential...
Zoe Elton
May 28, 20207 min read
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MY LIFE IN FILM: The Script Interrogates You—Debra Granik on Collaboration
Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace is, for me, an as-close-as-you-can-get-to-perfect piece of artistry, visually, aurally and emotionally.
Zoe Elton
Apr 8, 20204 min read
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