Docs, Rock & Roles
Why I made a film about a 97 year old woman you have never heard of…and why I won’t stop championing “the female eye” by Karen Whitehead, director Her Aim Is True Ironic… Continue reading
Tag Archive: filmmaking
FINDING MY SHERO – my journey into indie doc land
BY KAREN WHITEHEAD, director, Her Aim Is True As I became a teenager in London in the late Seventies, I was fortunate to witness two exciting cultural phenomenons; the indie music punk scene… Continue reading
FOR JINI – a birthday blog
BY KAREN WHITEHEAD, director HER AIM IS TRUE I am dedicating this birthday post to Jini Dellaccio, a true visionary: musician, artist, photographer turning 97 today. And thank you to all the film’s… Continue reading
The Twelve “Doc” Tales of Christmas 2013
(12 memorable moments in the year indie film Her Aim Is True set out on a journey to reach audiences & screenings after 3 years of production!) TWELVE Is for our very final edit… Continue reading
Letters To Jini
By Her Aim Is True director, Karen Whitehead There was something quite magical about watching enthused audiences scribbling notes to a woman who had been a complete stranger to them less than two… Continue reading
Abating the Angst (And finding Her Aim Is True!)
Guest Post by Jon DeMaio, student of film & part-time production intern As I sit in a class that explores the indefinite definition of American “independent” cinema in my senior year at Wesleyan… Continue reading
Room with a Tacoma View
By Karen Whitehead, director Her Aim Is True There’s a myth about filmmaking you often hear: films happen when you turn on the cameras and you can always find your story when you… Continue reading
True Stories
True Stories By Her Aim Is True director, Karen Whitehead History is who we are and why we are the way we are. (David McCullough) Waves of vibrant colours, cool design and earnest… Continue reading
ENTOURAGED
Entouraged is dedicated to Her Aim Is True’s believers By Karen Whitehead Audiences are not what they used to be. Far from passive consumers of the arts, these days it would be better… Continue reading
ROCKED OUT IN SEATTLE
(Production postcard from Seattle International Film Festival by Karen Whitehead) Four years ago I had never heard of Jini Dellaccio. This week, I walked through crowds that I would normally associate with rock… Continue reading