This is just another heads up that the Generation DIY series starts at the IFC Center on Wednesday for all of you who are just itching to find out what the hell this darn mumblecore nonsense is all about.

And the lovely IndieWIRE gang are doing a special event at the Apple Store on Thursday to tie in with the series. Here’s the info:

An Evening with Generation DIY:
Joe Swanberg, Greta Gerwig, Aaron Katz and Aaron Hillis at Apple
Store SoHo

WHEN: Thursday, August 23th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m
WHERE: Apple Store - SoHo, 103 Prince Street, NYC
COST: Free, No RSVP required. Seats are first come, first serve.
Seating is limited.

Sometimes coined “mumblecore,” a new group of young filmmakers has
emerged on the film festival circuit in the past few years. Embracing
intimate stories, low budget shooting techniques, improvised
dialogue, and untrained actors, these films fall far outside the
studio system and instead rely on a core group of collaborators to
tell achingly real stories about twenty-somethings and their work,
love and play.

To coincide with the IFC Center’s film series “The New Talkies:
Generation DIY,” Wednesday, August 22 -Tuesday, September 4,
indieWIRE is pleased to present: Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the
Stairs, LOL), Aaron Katz, (”Dance Party USA, Quiet City), Greta
Gerwig, (Hannah Takes The Stairs), and Aaron Hillis (Fish Kill
Flea) , who will participate in a moderated discussion about
filmmaking, their similar styles and differences, and the definition
of “independent.”

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