Lane Kneedler received his BFA in Film from the University of Colorado in Boulder. There he studied under many influential experimental filmmakers such as Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon. While attending CU Boulder, he began volunteering for the Sundance Film Festival. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles and began working for the Sundance Institute full time. Working within the organization he eventually became a programming consultant for the Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Screenwriters and Filmmakers labs. Other festivals Lane has worked with include the Cinevegas Film Festival, the Silverlake Film Festival, the Waterfront Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Festival. In past years Lane served on the documentary jury for HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival as well and served as a juror for the Northwest Film Forum and the Dallas Film Festival. Currently Lane is the current Associate Director of Programming for AFI FEST, a festival celebrating it’s 25th year in 2011. He resides in Silverlake, CA with 5 bad cats.
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Marwencol
Winner of the grand jury prize for documentary at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival, this movie is unsurprisingly the one that everyone was talking about at the festival. Incredibly original, smartly structured and shot, the film is one of the best films about art especially outsider art that I’ve ever seen.
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- Zip, whiz, and energetic!
- Vanguard cinema
- Avant-garde
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BOBBY BROWNE
28Nov10
Thanks for the great programing this year at the AFI Film Fest. I look forward to next year.
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Space Tourists
Killer documentary focusing on the international space program and its impact on various lives. The film uses extraordinary footage both new and historical to depict how our first tentative steps… read review
GasLand
Josh Fox’s feature doc has been winning awards around the fest circuit since its Sundance début. The film is hitting home literally, depicting horrific environmental abuses in America’s backyards… read review
The Red Chapel
An Amazing documentary about 3 Danish comedians who pose as a theater troupe to gain entry into North Korea and document the “hermetically sealed” culture. The ruse is irresistible to watch, especially… read review
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields
A powerfully moving document of the incredibly talented Stephin Merritt know best for his work under the band name, The Magnetic Fields. The film starts off pretty much establishing him as a timeless… read review