Tag Archives: Cane Toads: The Conquest
What’s So Funny About A Squished Toad?
Day 29
I love a good documentary. When I was in television news, I produced several ”mini-docs,” and I appreciate what it takes to tell a true story in provocative, interesting ways.
My Sundance Film Festival schedule is always doc-heavy. I was especially looking forward to Cane Toads: The Conquest in 3D. (The director introduced it as “Avatoad.”)
It [...]
You Can’t Get What You Want ‘Til You Know What You Want
Day 26
The Director of the Sundance Film Festival , John Cooper , told a true story as he introduced the documentary “Cane Toads: The Conquest.”
Every year, the Sundance Institute conducts filmed interviews with over a dozen directors whose films are featured in that year’s festival. In 2000, Mark Lewis was one of the chosen. His documentary that year was The [...]
