New article at Multi-Hyphenate

The latest article can be found at Multi-Hyphenate.  'How Not to Critique Your Fellow Filmmakers' is based on personal experience from both sides of the fence. 

posted June 29, 2010

Vase with Twelve Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh

Guest blogger at Touching From a Distance

Lee Bishop's first post as a guest contributor at the UK arts and culture blog Touching From a Distance is ‘Why I Love Italian Cinema’ discussing her favorite influences over the years and how Italian directors speak to her on a personal level.

posted April 5, 2010

Guest columnist at Multi-Hyphenate blog

Lee Bishop's first piece as a contributing writer for Tyler Weaver's new blog Multi-Hyphenate went live this morning.  Tyler's blog celebrates creative diversity in today's world of new media and hosts some very talented artists.  ‘The Commercial Conflict’ is a personal look at American commercialism and career choices. 

posted March 4, 2010

First Heaven and Hell screening in 2010

‘Absorbed’ and ‘Animation 1’ have been accepted to the EgoFest Film Festival in Brainerd MN.  Both films will screen on February 20 at the Franklin Arts Center.   It is sure to be a great party and a good start to the new year.

posted February 16, 2010

Unplanned ‘Working Title’ hiatus ending soon

Heaven and Hell was hit hard by the bad economy, and regrettably ‘Working Title’ production had to be put on hold.  Production will be resuming soon with an even smaller budget.  Stay up to date with a series of new blog posts starting this week.

posted November 14, 2009

Digifestival V begins with online premiere of ‘Light’

After a few technical difficulties, Digifestival V is now up with 'Light' and 'Light on the Creek' in the Videoart category .  ‘Light’ has never been broadcast online and may not be again, so take the opportunity to see the full film on the festival site until September 15.  Watch and vote for your favorite shorts.

posted August 19, 2009

Help produce ‘Working Title’

The new film is in pre-production and will shoot this summer.  ‘Working Title’ is Bishop's most involved project thus far, and the call goes out to fans, supporters, and colleagues to help fund the film through sponsorship.  Check out the new ‘Working Title’ page, and read about the sponsorship financing model on the blogspot.

posted July 31, 2009

                            

‘Light’ to compete in DigiFestival V

‘Light’ has been chosen to screen as part of the online competition DigiFestival V.  Starting August 15 you can go to the site and vote for your favorite short film in each category.  The winning films will secure international digital distribution and screen live in Florence, Italy.  Read the blog here.

posted July 18, 2009

‘Animation 1’ to open Abstracta

‘Animation 1’ will have the great honor of screening in Rome Italy at Abstracta International Exhibition of Abstract Cinema.  The 33-second art piece will open the three-day event on August 25, 2009 on beautiful Tiber Island.  Check out the details at the blogspot.

posted July 4, 2009

‘Working Title’ going into production Summer 2009

Heaven and Hell’s new film ‘Working Title’ will be a no-budget, experimental narrative, a personal story of a woman’s search for happiness and life purpose.  The film will be shot in Chapel Hill and Durham NC in the southern United States.  Check back here for a new ‘Working Title’ page coming soon.

posted June 5, 2009

New Heaven and Hell website launched June 2009

Here it is, the new website for filmmaker Lee Bishop and Heaven and Hell Productions, complete with videos, stills, and more.  We are still utilizing blogger.com for the blog because it can’t be beat.  It is directly linked here on the news page, top right, and on the contact page.  Also above are links for Heaven and Hell on Myspace, Twitter, and more where you can join up and be part of the interactive stream.

posted June 5, 2009

Welcome to the website of 

Heaven and Hell Productions

and filmmaker, artist, and writer Lee Bishop. 

> Here's what's going on now...

New article at The Spectator

Congratulations to Touching From a Distance for being picked up by The Spectator magazine as the publication's official Arts Blog!  Lee Bishop's latest post went live today: 'MICMACS' is a film review and essay on French films by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.    

posted July 12, 2010

New post at Touching From a Distance

The new post at Touching From a Distance is 'Van Gogh Bashing', which discusses Bishop's personal connection with Vincent van Gogh and her feelings about director Robert Altman's approach to his 1990 film about the painter.  

posted June 18, 2010

‘Animation 1’ screens in Berlin

The 6th Berlin International Directors Lounge, eleven nights of contemporary media and film, screened ‘Animation 1’ as part of its 2010 program.  Read more...

posted March 6, 2010

Two shorts screening in Romania

‘Animation 1’ and ‘Light on the Creek’ will screen at an open experimental film festival in Romania on November 26 and 27.  FIFE Carbunari is held yearly by the Florean Museum, a privately owned modern art space.  It is a unique opportunity to have work seen in Eastern Europe, and we wish the event director a great turnout.

posted November 20, 2009

Strasbourg Film Festival to screen ‘Absorbed’

Coming up in August, the Strasbourg International Film Festival in France will be screening ‘Absorbed’ as part of their cutting edge program.  This is the international premiere of the film.  Read more...

posted July 29, 2009

‘Light’ to screen at Arkansas Underground

'Light' has been selected for the Arkansas Underground Film Festival in Hot Springs.  The short will be shown as a looped installation at the opening night reception on July 17.  ARKUFF specializes in experimental and pop culture art films by new artists as well as retrospectives by such as Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, and Luis Bunuel.  Read the full story...

posted July 12, 2009