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Filmmaker Blog: November 2021 News

A much needed update regarding my current film projects, blog series, interviews, and speaking engagements.

Elena RossiniNovember 23, 2021

Elena Rossini film director Free to Be Us with Shea Emry

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New Project Alert: Free To Be Us with Shea Emry

#FreeToBeUs is a short documentary that discusses how images of idealized male bodies are impacting boys' self-esteem and self-image.

Elena RossiniNovember 2, 2019

Editing Filmmaking My Film Projects The Illusionists

Post-Production Diary: Spotless Mind Edition

I wish I could live in the world created by Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" - I'd have my memory erased at the end of each working day, so that I could accurately…

Elena RossiniAugust 4, 2012

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Filmmaker’s Journal: Trouble in Tokyo

I just returned to Paris after a 10-day stay in Tokyo, Japan, where I filmed key sequences and interviews for my feature-length documentary The Illusionists. Simply put, I had the time of my life. So much so that I miss…

Elena RossiniJune 18, 2012

Editing Filmmaking My Film Projects The Illusionists

Overcoming Creative Block – with the help of The Cult of Done Manifesto & Ira Glass

Confession: these past two weeks, I've experienced many episodes of creative block - a film editor's version of writer's block, if you will. I would stare at my Final Cut Pro timeline, totally paralyzed by fear and overwhelmed by the…

Elena RossiniApril 11, 2012

Filmmaking My Film Projects The Illusionists

A Letter from My Younger Self

This past Wednesday, after a long afternoon of editing I rushed to the Forum des Images – a Mecca for any cinephile in the Chatelet area of Paris. The Forum hosts daily screenings, master classes with prominent actors and directors,…

Elena RossiniJanuary 8, 2011