Josh Becker One of the Most OverLooked Directors!

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I got a pretty neat email from a film maker named Blake Eckard and I wanted to share it with you guys. He makes some great points and talks about alot of great directors like Josh Becker ( recent Josh Becker Interview we did ) who just dont get their dues. Here is what Blake had to say

Howdy. My name is Blake Eckard and I just read your interview with Josh Becker (sadly, one of the most overlooked independent filmmakers today). Josh is a real kick and actually someone that has something to say. Any news on the man and his work is most welcome.

Another indie "God" is Mr. Jon Jost (All the Vermeers in New York, Sure Fire, Last Chants For A Slow Dance, etc.) He just finished making a new film (which I rolled a little sound for) called "Homecoming." I think it's his 20th film or something like that. It just played at both the Venice and Rotterdam film festivals and is quite an upsetting, yet quietly moving picture. And I think I must shamelessly include some notes about myself...

I'm gearing up to shoot what will be my fourth self-financed feature film. It's called "Sinner Come Home," and cameras roll in three weeks. It's a rural drama with religious undertones.

My first feature, "A Simple Midwest Story," was shot when I was 18 and flunking out of high school. It was eventually selected to run at the Anthology Film Archives in New York as part of their New Filmmaker's showcase.

My other two films include an ongoing feature documentary about Bigfoot hunters and a rough, backwater drama shot this past August which I will begin editing immediately after shooting my upcoming film. All these films have been made for very little money and (excluding my first film) have all been shot on 16mm...Something that's quickly becoming more and more rare in this current video revolution, a format I frankly feel is no where near the quality of motion picture film.

Anyway, thank you for the time. Keep up what you're doing.

Well Blake thanks for writing, you made some awesome points I am sure I am not alone in thinking this. You can all look for more info on Blake and his films at a later date. We are going to get more information and git his films on our site! Any fan of Josh Becker has to be worth putting on site :)

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