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BOMBLive!
Tom Kalin by Bette Gordon
Columbia University, New York City
May 9, 2008

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“A lot a lot of my prep has to do with looking at painting when I’m trying to visualize a movie”

— Tom Kalin

Tom Kalin is a filmmaker, teacher, writer, and activist, based in New York. His film credits include directing Swoon, executive producing I Shot Andy Warhol, and Co-Writing with Cindy Sherman Office Killer. Kalin has also created short film and video pieces which are held in the collections of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and MoMA, New York. His critical writings have been published in a wide range of publications. Bette Gordon is a New York based filmmaker, and teacher at Columbia.

Kalin’s 2007 film Savage Grace, tells the tale of socialite Barbara Daly Baekeland’s infamous 1972 slaying and the incestuous family dynamics surrounding her murder. Kalin discusses the film with his colleague and BOMB contributing editor Bette Gordon, in front of an audience of Columbia University film students. A Q&A session with the director followed the interview.

 

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Watch BOMB’s interview of director Tom Kalin by Bette Gordon followed by the Q&A session!