Interview with Francisca Alegria and Birgit Gernboeck, Sundance Winners

This issue contains an interview with the Director, Francisca Alegria, and Producer, Birgit Gernboeck, of a Sundance-Winning short film, "And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow's Eye." They answer questions about filming outstanding, artistic films in Chile and in other countries. They also touch on comedy versus tragedy, realism and spiritualism, and how to build up a career by making connections during an MFA at Columbia, or by building up a reel of outstanding work. The film reviews section once again includes reflections from Samantha Lauer and Antonio Sanna. Sheri Chinen Biesen examines Andrew Davies' media adaptations of Jane Austen from BBC's "Pride and Prejudice" (1995) to "Sense and Sensibility" (2008). Finally, Anthony Ballas offers criticism of "Studios Before the System: Architecture, Technology, and the Emergence of Cinematic Space" by Brian Jacobson.