Meet the 2013 Rooftop Shorts Filmmakers #3: Nellie Kluz Returns To Festival With ‘Gold Party’

Boston based Nellie Kluz first entered the documentary world with “Young Bird Season” which screened at the 2011 Rooftop Shorts Festival. She returns this year with “Gold Party.”

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What it’s about: Gold Party is a short documentary about the afterlife of gold; the movie profiles two gold scrap dealers and looks at what happens to precious metal after people sell it for cash

On the challenges: “Security can be a real concern for people in the scrap metal world because of the money they handle, so a lot of people involved are publicity-shy and I was lucky to get permission from the people in the movie to follow them with a camera. When I was leaving the gold refinery I filmed at, I had to be searched with a metal-detecting wand to make sure I wasn’t carrying out any gold with me – I understand that, though, it’s very valuable!”

What’s next: “I’m working on putting together footage I shot during a residency I did in Mumbai, India – there were plenty of great things to film there – and researching and taking first steps on new projects. More documentary shorts are definitely on the agenda.”