The hard work and vision of a UI film grad seems to paying off, as Jesse Kreitzer and his now award-winning short film Black Canaries has been garnering awards from coast to coast. At the 12th annual Holly Shorts Film Festival in Los Angeles last week, Black Canaries took home the Grand Jury prizes for […]
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Mining Family History: An interview with filmmaker Jesse Krietzer
Black Canaries, a film by Jesse Kreitzer, offers a haunting meditation on hope and suffering told through a series of striking images. Set in the early 20th…
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Jesse Kreitzer unearths the past in Black Canaries
Filmmaker Spotlight: Jesse Kreitzer FilmScene — Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Walking in the soot-covered footsteps of gothic pioneer film There Will Be Blood, Black Canaries looks to be a cinematic distillation of realism, turmoil and The American Dream. Set in the 1900’s railroad days of Iowa, the film follow the lives of a […]
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Area filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer to hold Des Moines screening
University of Iowa MFA candidate Jesse Kreitzer will be stopping by the Des Moines Social Club on Friday, Aug. 22 in support of his upcoming thesis film, Black Canaries — a stirring tale based on early 20th century coal miners.
