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You Are The Most Important Part of The BUREAU
On my good days, I work on The Bureau because I love the filmmakers involved - I think they are each, in their own ways, uniquely talented, and I know a great amount of effort and blood has gone into their work.
ELGIN PARK - by Danny Yourd
Michael Paul Smith is a recluse who has had a very tough life. His 60 year search to find himself was answered by his creation of a fictional town called Elgin Park.
My Friend Willy - by Wendy McColm
Ever pretend that you are in your own movie? S'pose you're the star...
A Conversation with Malik Isasis on LCM
After doing research, I decide I would dive in and have Whole Brain Emulation be the B-story, while the A story would focus on the complications of grief. This was how Lena’s Complicated Machine was born. The heart of the story is the ethic of hacking someone’s brain for dealing with grief.
Filmmaking as an Educational Tool
Oakley Anderson-Moore joins Mylissa Fitzsimmons in her home-studio to discuss 'That Party That One Night', an original short film written and directed by Mylissa, inspired by a mix of John Hughes and her own awkward adolescence.
Long Live The BUREAU
Yesterday was an important day for The BUREAU, the first short film premiered at 2 AM PST to a small but passionate audience of 500 people. Written and directed by Mylissa Fitzsimmons, the short film 'That Party That One Night' marks the start of something unique...
BTS : #TPTON
BTS - behind the scenes photographs on set of Mylissa Fitzsimmons' That Party That One Night. Executive Produced by Allen Murray and The BUREAU. Wardrobe provided by The Quiet Life.
Veena Rao on Filmmaking and Revealing the Extraordinary in Strangers
Veena Rao has traveled to many corners of the world - Egypt, Myanmar, Australia, Morocco, New Zealand, and - most recently, India, where Rao directed 'Mumbai Mornings', the story of Abbas Sheikh, a jewelry polisher by day, and one of India's top ultra-marathon runners.