Sam WM
@samwmiell.bsky.social
mainly film. https://boxd.it/40MAt.
I agree that trailers that are completely their own film are the best kind. I wish there were more examples!
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I agree that trailers that are completely their own film are the best kind. I wish there were more examples!
out of interest, and because I've just started making trailers for retrospective series, do any trailers come to mind for you as particularly good examples of the form?
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
out of interest, and because I've just started making trailers for retrospective series, do any trailers come to mind for you as particularly good examples of the form?
Wow, the BFI pre-film ad for itself is exactly like this, same music and everything. They must have hired the same guy.
November 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Wow, the BFI pre-film ad for itself is exactly like this, same music and everything. They must have hired the same guy.
you should watch the other Fishers
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
you should watch the other Fishers
2) NARROW MARGIN #1 is now available for purchase at the BFI shop and ICA bookstore. Ask for NARROW MARGIN. Accept no substitutes.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
2) NARROW MARGIN #1 is now available for purchase at the BFI shop and ICA bookstore. Ask for NARROW MARGIN. Accept no substitutes.
NM is for the mothers
November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NM is for the mothers
We wanted to show a Dino Risi film at one point and the distributor said €800, then when we tried to negotiate said the closest thing you can to ‘fuck off’ in professional email language
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We wanted to show a Dino Risi film at one point and the distributor said €800, then when we tried to negotiate said the closest thing you can to ‘fuck off’ in professional email language
I tried to program _Caro Diario_ and the rights holder never got back to me. For some reason this, along with or prohibitive prices, seems to be a recurring problem with Italian distributors, and I wonder how much it has caused Italian directors not to have the repertory exposure they should have.
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I tried to program _Caro Diario_ and the rights holder never got back to me. For some reason this, along with or prohibitive prices, seems to be a recurring problem with Italian distributors, and I wonder how much it has caused Italian directors not to have the repertory exposure they should have.