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Author Sally Shafto

Sally Shafto

A Research Associate at Williams College, Sally Shafto is a scholar of French and Francophone film. Her most recent publications include editing and translating the Writings of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet (New York: Sequence Press, 2016).

Introduction Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet

Two Interviews with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet (1976 and 1984)

Sally Shafto
June 2017
Two Interviews with Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet
True to its title, the recently published Writings (New York: Sequence Press, 2016) by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet contains only a handful of the filmmakers’ interviews. It’s clear, though, that their...
Charles Bitsch

Adieu, Carolus (Charles Bitsch, 1931-2016)

Sally Shafto
September 2016
Feature Articles
It is often said that a film set is like a military campaign. Another analogy would be that of a professional kitchen (itself based on the military model), which after the eminent French chef Auguste Escoffier,...

Leaders in African Film Today: the 17th Festival du cinéma africain de Khouribga

Sally Shafto
October 2014
Festival Reports
Nowadays there are no more traditional storytellers. I think that a filmmaker can replace them. To be properly heard, a storyteller needs to know how to strike with his instruments, whether the tam-tam or a cam...

Response to Dimitrios Latsis’ review ofFilm, Art, New Media: Museum without Walls

Sally Shafto
June 2013
Book Reviews
Since so many academic books go unnoticed, it was initially a pleasure to see Dimitrios Latsis’ recent review of Angela dalle Vacche’s edited anthology, Film, Art, New Media: Museum without Walls (Palgrave Macm...

On Moroccan Identity: the 14th Festival National du Film

Sally Shafto
June 2013
Festival Reports
Very few countries, even in Europe, have a national film festival. It’s a masterstroke on the part of the government to have created and developed the FNF. – Salvatore Leocata, Director of the Festival indepen...

It all began in Khouribga: the 15th Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga

Sally Shafto
August 2012
Festival Reports
“An African film is a miracle, like the rain.” – Youssef Ait Hamou “’No wind is favorable to a sailor who does not know what port he is headed for.’” – Seneca, quoted by Nour-Eddine Saïl I first heard of Kh...

The Arab Spring and Maghrebin Cinema: The 6th Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb, Saint Denis

Sally Shafto
June 2011
Festival Reports
“Ideas are on the street.” –Abu Othman Amro bnu Bahr al-Jahed (776 - 869) “The cinema is there to mend wounded souls.” – Egyptian filmmaker, Yousry Nasrallah “There is no better prospective project for a ...

Celebrating Amazigh Culture: The 5th National Festival of Amazigh Film

Sally Shafto
March 2011
Festival Reports
Organised by L'AMREC (Association marocaine de recherche et d'échanges culturels), (1) the 5th annual National Festival of Amazigh Film was held 15-18 December, 2010 at the Palais des Congrès in Ouarzazate. The...

Moroccan Cinema Alive: The 12th Festival National du Film, Tangier

Sally Shafto
March 2011
Festival Reports
“We are conscious of cinema’s role in society.” – Nour-Eddine Saïl, Director of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain Tangier: the city that inspired and attracted so many artists, writers and bohemians, call...

Questerbert on Moullet: An Interview with Marie-Christine Questerbert

Sally Shafto
October 2010
Feature Articles
Student of philosophy, traveller, actress maudit and filmmaker, Marie-Christine Questerbert, who appeared in Moullet’s Une Aventure de Billy le Kid (1971) and Anatomy of a Relationship (1975), discusses her life and career, and the travails of working with one of France’s more eccentric directors.

On Straub-Huillet’s Une Visite au Louvre (1)

Sally Shafto
December 2009
Feature Articles
Sally Shafto’s introduction sets the context for the transcript to the Straub’s film that follows.

Transcript to Straub & Huillet’s A Visit to the Louvre

Sally Shafto
December 2009
Feature Articles
Transcript of the dialogue, and description of visual and sound tracks to Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s 2004 film on Cezanne.

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