The Big Short
There was a time when short films were made solely in the hopes of launching careers, a tool for filmmakers to showcase their skills in hopes of bigger opportunities. Today short-form storytelling is a big deal and is being embraced by auteur and amateur filmmakers alike. With outlets such as Field of Vision and The New Yorker Presents (Amazon Prime Video), there are more and more opportunities to showcase these powerful films. Join Charlotte Cook (Co-founder, Field of Vision), Kahane Cooperman (EP/Showrunner, The New Yorker Presents) and filmmakers Garrett Bradley (Below Dreams, Like) and Janicza Bravo (Gregory Go Boom, Woman in Deep) as they discuss the blessings and curses of short-form filmmaking and the ever-expanding landscape for getting these films made and seen.
Presenters
Anne Thompson
Editor-at-Large
Thompson on Hollywood/Indiewire

Charlotte Cook
Co-Creator
Field of Vision
Charlotte Cook is a film curator, writer and producer. In September 2015, along with Laura Poitras and AJ Schnack, Charlotte created and launched Field of Vision, a new film unit that commissions a...
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Garrett Bradley
Filmmaker
Like
Garrett Bradley (b. NYC, 1986) is a New Orleans based filmmaker. A 2014 Art Matters Foundation Grantee, Bradley is the recipient of the Artadia Prospect 3 Artist Award, The Hollywood Foreign Press...
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Janicza Bravo
Dir
Woman in Deep
Janicza Bravo was raised on an army base in Panama City, Panama. She moved to the US two decades ago. She studied directing and design for theatre at NYU. Most recently she made Filmmaker Magazine'...
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Kahane Cooperman
Exec Producer & Showrunner
The New Yorker Presents
Kahane Cooperman is a documentary filmmaker and television producer. Currently, she is Executive Producer / Showrunner of the new series The New Yorker Presents, streaming on Amazon Prime Video. ...
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