Albert Maysles - Pop Montreal

This was filmed october 6th 2007 in Montreal. Albert Maysles, pioneer of "direct cinema" was invited by the Pop Montreal Festival for a three-hour master class and a special presentation of his cult classic Grey Gardens followed by a Q&A. The discussion was moderated by Matthew Hays, film critic.

Albert Maysles is such an inspiration for filmmakers and he's one of my idols. A dream come true, we had the chance to talk with him after the Q&A. I was really touched by his generosity. Mr. Maysles is well known for his remarkable humanism.

What a wonderful experience it was. I'll never forget this day and the advice he gave us about filmmaking: "try to make make little poems".

Thank you again Albert for these great lessons of love and understanding.

Go buy his movies and his new Scrapbook:
http://www.amazon.com/s/002-9987920-5563208?ie=UTF8&tag=mycroft-20&in...

Matthew Hays just launched a book :
http://www.amazon.com/View-Here-Conversations-Lesbian-Filmmakers/dp/155152220...

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[skene1963]

Yes i had my copy of the DVD (the second one) and he signed it. I was so happy to meet him. We were speechless when he asked to be invited to our next GG party. I mean, it's not serious but it was so cool. He found the story about my racoon costume very funny. I'll send him pictures.

[Williepe]

Talk about *lucky*! How great it was you could be there to see (and interact with!) this great man. Have you seen the second set of GG that was released (outtakes, sometimes better than the original footage).