Isaac Feldberg

2 weeks ago | chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com | Isaac Feldberg

Tell us about a location that's held significance to the film you're bringing to the festival: a setting where filming took place, a geographic area that provided a source of inspiration, or another type of space that comes to mind for you in thinking about the film. What made this place so special? I have a 1996 Ford Ranger with a camping shell on the back, and it's got a whole cozy vibe in there — Tempur-Pedic bed, string lights, books and such...

2 weeks ago | chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com | Isaac Feldberg

How did you first become interested in filmmaking? What was your path toward directing your first film? I always loved movies as a kid. I was lucky enough to go to a high school that had a video production class, where half of the year we produced a live TV broadcast for the school, and the other half we got to make short films. I never thought it was a real possibility for any of that to become a career, I just knew I was having a blast.

2 weeks ago | chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com | Isaac Feldberg

Writer-director Sarah Friedland’s revelatory coming-of-old-age feature, Familiar Touch compassionately follows the winding path of octogenarian Ruth’s shifting memories and desires while remaining rooted in her sage perspective. Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired cook, prepares breakfast in her sunny and cozy kitchen — a dish she seems to have made many times before, although small and puzzling errors now punctuate her comfortable routine. When her son (H.

3 weeks ago | chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com | Isaac Feldberg

Combative twin musicians hunt for their dying poet father, in an improvisation performed by the director’s own family, in a single unbroken shot through the streets of San Francisco. One brother seeks love and excitement, while the other seeks to disappear into his music. But as night falls and their father remains missing, their frantic safari leads them from the secret haunts of the Beat poets into the heart of their family.

3 weeks ago | lwlies.com | Isaac Feldberg

Directed by Isaiah SaxonStarring Emily Watson Helena Zengel Willem Dafoe What if A24 made How to Train Your Dragon, but dour and Slavic? Diverting, if not dazzling, on the strengths of its hand-crafted atmosphere. Move over, Mogwai – whatever the film’s other failings, the ochi has captured my heart. Share this