“A Moment in the Sun”: An Extended Interview with Independent Filmmaker, Author John Sayles

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, John Sayles | Jun. 17, 2011 (Interview)

(Multimedia) “However small your audiences, however frustrating it is to get where your version of the world or what you want to talk about out there, it is part of the conversation. If you shut up, the conversation is one-sided,” says Sayles. Full Story »

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Beth Wellington
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 by Beth Wellington - Jun. 21, 2011

I like how Democracy Now provides both a video and the transcript. Sayles is a thought-provoking filmmaker (who also has authored several books.) Goodman takes an hour to let him cover a wide range of topics in depth. The emphasis is on his recent book a Moment in the Sun and on his upcoming film (due in August) Amigo, which is set in the Philippines during the U.S. occupation. There is also a clip from his film Matewan, which deals with the attempts to establish a union and led up to the War on Blair Mountain--Sayles tells of the current import and how some in WV are fighting to save the historic site from mountaintop removal coal mining.

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