Blog entries http://www.miriamcutler.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:22:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/sundance-2012-premiers-the-hbo-documentary-ethel.html <p>&nbsp;</p><br/><img src="ftp://miriamcu:6y7u--vb@www.miriamcutler.com:21//public_html/images/stories/bmi.gif" alt="" /><br/><p>&nbsp;</p><br/><p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #444444; ... Miriam Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:14:43 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/woodstock-film-festival.html <p>We had a great time screening ONE LUCKY ELEPHANT to sold out audiences and getting to know the wonderful people and places of Woodstock. &nbsp;</p><br/><p>Our director, Lisa, made a photographic study of Peace Symbols, and our host, Bob Wyatt, baked us fresh cookies which we found each night when we returned to his wonderful home.</p><br/><p><img src="http://www.miriamcutler.com/images/WFF1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p><img src="http://www.miriamcutler.com/images/WFF2.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Me, Lisa Leeman (... Miriam Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:23:04 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/documentary-composers-lab-2010-at-the-sundance-institute.html <p>Just got back from a week working with Filmmakers and Composers as an advisor at the Documentary Film Composers Lab at the Sundance Institute. &nbsp;Had a fantastic week watching films in progress, hearing music in process, and taking in the incredible beauty surrounding the Institute. &nbsp;Ambitious projects, inspiring filmmakers, and wonderful composers.&nbsp;&nbsp;Can't wait to do it all over again! &nbsp;Nothing like spending time with filmmakers, exploring how to work with a composer to... Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/http-/www.documentaryhowto.com/doc-music-symposium.html <br/><br/><br/>Documentary Music Virtual Symposium on May 23rd<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><p style="line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center"><img style="border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none" src="http://www.documentaryhowto.com/images/stories/productThumbnails/miriam100.jpg" alt="miriam100" width="111" height="139" /><img style="border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none" src="http://www.documentaryhowto.... Miriam Sat, 15 May 2010 22:51:54 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/one-lucky-elephant-to-premier-at-la-film-festival-june-19-.html It's official!<br />After ten years of following Flora and David's journey we are so&nbsp;<br />proud to announce that we are premiering at the Los Angeles Film&nbsp;<br />Festival!<br />Check out our website at:&nbsp;http://oneluckyelephant.com/ Miriam Wed, 05 May 2010 08:27:34 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/family-affair-wins-doc-feature-jury-award-at-atlanta-ff.html FAMILY AFFAIR by director|producer chico colvard&nbsp;Atlanta Film Festival - Documentary Feature Jury Award Winner:<br />FAMILY AFFAIR &ndash; Director: Chico Colvard<br /><br />http://atlantafilmfestival.com/component/option,com_myblog/show,2010-Atlanta-Film-Festival-Jury-Award-Winners.html/blogger,Charles+Judson/Itemid,48/<img style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; border-width: 0px" class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=c40d7abcc6f2ddcd2... Miriam Sat, 01 May 2010 03:32:04 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/family-affair-wins-audience-award-for-best-documentary-at-iffboston.html FAMILY AFFAIR by director|producer chico colvard&nbsp;FAMILY AFFAIR wins Audience Award for Best Documentary at IFFBoston. Thanks to everyone who ripped #5 on the ballots. Miriam Sat, 01 May 2010 03:25:43 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/the-desert-of-forbidden-art-makes-the-festival-circuit-.html <img style="border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px" src="http://desertofforbiddenart.com/design/images/mail/logo_white.png" alt="The Desert of Forbidden Art - A documentary film by Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev" /><img style="padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; text-align: center; margin: 0px" src="http://desertofforbiddenart.com/design/images/mail/img1.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /><b... Miriam Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:09:59 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/max-helfman-institute-of-jewish-music.html Just spent 2 days at the Max Helfman Institute Retreat where I was one of about 20 composers invited to explore creating music for Jewish prayer and community events. &nbsp;It was really amazing to learn more about my heritage - &nbsp;it's spirituality and traditions. &nbsp;Our goal as a group is to create new music for a concert later this year, and beyond. &nbsp;I am very excited about this project and will post more as it evolves. &nbsp;For more info: &nbsp;http://www.jmcla.org/ Miriam Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:32:08 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/family-affair-makes-the-festival-circuit.html FESTIVAL SCREENINGS:<p> <p>Berkshire Film Festival - Massachusetts: June 3-6</p> <p>Maryland Film Festival: May 6-9</p> <p>Hot Docs - Toronto, Canada: April 29 - May 9</p> <p>Newport Beach Film Festival - California: April 22-29</p> <p>Independent Film Festival Boston - Massachusetts: April 21-28</p> <p>Atlanta Film Festival - Georgia: April 15-23</p> <p>Ireland Film Festival - Ireland: April 15-18</p> <p>Nashville Film Festival - TN: April 15-22</p> <p>Stranger Than Fiction/IFC - NYC: ... Miriam Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:23:45 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/full-frame-documentary-festival-april-8-11-.html <p>FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL April 8-11: &nbsp;Just saw that Liz Garbus and Rory Kennedy of Moxie Firecracker, with whom I have done a number of films, are getting a career achievement award at Full Frame Documentary Festival in April. &nbsp;Congratulations Moxie!</p><p>They are screening a number of their films including some that I have scored: Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, Shouting Fire, The Fence. Also screening, Family Affair, which Liz produced and I also scored. &nbsp;YAY!</p><br /> Miriam Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:14:06 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/post-sundance-wrap-up.html <img src="/images/stories/sundance_blog_-Miriam-Cutler.jpg" alt="" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="310" height="176" align="left" />This year's festival was even more fun for me than usual, as I had 2 films premier in competition: FAMILY AFFAIR (Dir. Chico Colvard) and THE FENCE (Dir. Rory Kennedy/HBO). THE FENCE screened on opening night as part of a lively and well attended shorts program, introduced by Robert Redford, who himself is a strong supporter of the short form. It was really fun to... Miriam Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:28:19 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/bmi-and-sundance-film-festival-to-present-12th-annual-composer-director-roundtable.html <p>And I'll be on it!&nbsp; Here are the details:</p><p><img src="http://www.miriamcutler.com/images/Sundance_2010-310x176.gif" alt="" /></p><p>BMI and the Sundance Film Festival will present the twelfth annual composer/director roundtable, entitled &ldquo;Music &amp; Film: The Creative Process,&rdquo; on Wednesday, January 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sundance House at the Kimball Art Center (638 Park Avenue). This event is open to festival badge holders, and tickets will be on sale to the ... Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:58:05 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/sundance-film-festival-2010.html Most years I really enjoy attending the Sundance Film Festival and I often have films premiering there. &nbsp;This year, I have 2 films in competition: &nbsp; The Feature Documentary, FAMILY AFFAIR directed by Chico Colvard, and the short documentary THE FENCE, directed by Rory Kennedy, later to be broadcast on HBO. &nbsp;I will also be participating in the BMI Composers Roundtable on 1/27 with Chico. &nbsp;I'm really looking forward to an exciting and enjoyable Festival this year. Miriam Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:16:21 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/miriam-moderates-a-panel-about-creativity-for-society-of-composers-and-lyricists.html Last Tuesday, October 27, I moderated a panel for the Society of Composers and Lyricists  2009 Annual Membership Meeting.  Laura Karpman, Lee Holdridge, Steve Bartek, and Jeff Beal spoke eloquently and energetically about what fuels their creativity and keeps them inspired and how they are able to be pro-active in life and career choices.  It was a lively and poignant evening and the feedback we got from the members was fantastic.  Look for links at www.thescl.com soon. Miriam Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:13:57 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/new-radio-interview-with-miriam.html <p>In June of 2009, I did a wonderful interview for Spoiler Alert Radio with Tony Pennachio which is now available as a podcast. &nbsp;Check it out!</p><p><br /></p> Miriam Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:36:34 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/ida-panel-for-doc-u.html <p>On July 23rd, Lisa Leeman, the director of One Lucky Elephant (and more) and I presented an informal panel for the International Documentary Association's&nbsp; "Documentry U" called "How to Get the Best Score for Your Doc (On Any Budget)".&nbsp; We covered a lot of ground, mostly concentrating on the relationship between the filmmakers and composers.&nbsp; I always really enjoy talking to filmmakers about the power of music in film!</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.miriamcutler.com/images//m... Miriam Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:44:59 +0100 http://www.miriamcutler.com/blog/welcome-to-my-newly-refreshed-website-.html Hello and welcome to my newly refreshed website.&nbsp; Thank you for your interest in me and my music. &nbsp; <br /> I'm happy to announce that a film I scored last year which premiered at Sundance has started airing on HBO:&nbsp; Shouting FIre:&nbsp; Stories from the Edge of Free Speech. <br /> I've been extremely busy this past year and am just now in the process of completing two more documentary film projects:&nbsp; Rory Kennedy's THE FENCE for HBO, and Evangeline Griego's GODWILLING fo... Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:58:56 +0100 myblog