Thursday, February 5, 2009

SADDLE UP at the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE!!!!!

Great news for all SADDLE UP fans. If you can't make it to the New York showcase, you'll have a chance to watch these great films and enjoy meeting the filmmakers, at the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE here in Austin!!

Mark your calendars:
March 22nd, 4pm
Alamo Drafthouse Ritz

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Naiti Gamez, Director of Photography


Naiti Gamez has shot 3 of the films that will be screened at SADDLE UP NYC: Danzak, Kid and Martha. She will be at the showcase representing the film Kid.

About Naiti
Naiti Gámez is a Cuban-born, Miami-raised, filmmaker willing to call anywhere "with a flexible approach to language" home.
She has worked as a cinematographer, director and editor on award-winning films and television series. Her latest film, Love, Sadie, has just been completed. Love, Sadie was awarded a Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund Grant (Austin Film Society), was a semi-finalist at the 2008 Student Academy Awards, and is premiering at the 2009 SXSW Film Festival.
As a cinematographer, her film credits have screened at dozens of festivals worldwide, including Clermont-Ferrand, Tribeca, SXSW, Festival du Cinema de Paris, Woodstock Film Festival, Hampton's International Film Festival, Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona and Taos Talking Pictures. Her film and TV credits have aired on television networks such as Showtime, MTV/MTV2, & tuTV.
Naiti has also worked at various non-profit organizations in the U.S. and abroad. As a youth-media educator, she's collaborated with young people to produce videos about social issues that affect them. She holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Smith College, and an M.F.A. in Film Production (Cinematography concentration) from the University of Texas at Austin.

SADDLE UP NYC commercial #1

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Shot by Drew Daniels and Romina Olson, two of the SADDLE UP NYC selected filmmakers, directors of the film Oley