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Like many parents of young children who run around the house wreaking havoc, Montrealers Edith Lemay and Sébastian Pelletier have their hands full. But in their case, what concerns them most is that three of their four children suffer from a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa, which is gradually robbing Mia, Colin and Laurent of their eyesight. In their deeply moving new documentary, BLINK, filmmakers Edmund Stenson (“Finding Fukue”) and Daniel Roher (who won the Oscar® for “Navalny”) observe how this diagnosis has created a shockwave through the family, but also led to new adventures and personal growth. Ed and Daniel join Ken on the pod to talk about how they came to know the Pelletiers and bear witness to the family's yearlong journey around the world. Designed to help the children create strong visual memories that will last a lifetime, the trip is guided by an epic bucket list that also serves to drive the film's narrative. As we witness the family traverse the globe, checking off items on the list, we find ourselves seeing the world through different sets of eyes. Scenes of delight and awe alternate with moments of uncertainty and fear. Ultimately, BLINK is a story of opening up and finding your place, including in your own family. BLINK is being released by National Geographic Documentary Films in select theaters starting October 4th. Follow: @daniel_roher on Instagram and @DanielRoher on twitter/X @edmund.stenson on Instagram @topdocspod on Instagram and twitter/X Hidden Gems: Edmund: “A Man Vanishes” Daniel: “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.
"Blink" had its world premiere at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, where it received solid reviews for telling the inspiring story of a family who journeys around the world before their children lose their vision to a rare genetic disorder to experience the world's beauty while they still. Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher ("Navalny") and co-director Edmund Stenson were kind enough to speak with us about their experiences making the film. Please be sure to check out the documentary film, which is now playing in limited release from National Geographic and will be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu at a later date. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Directed by Edmund Stenson and Daniel Roher, the new documentary Blink follows Edith and Sebastien Pelletier, parents of four who live (understandably) busy lives. However, their pace comes to a grinding halt when they receive the news that three of their children have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that will eventually lead to visual impairment. Knowing that their children will inevitably lose the ability to see the vastness of the world through their own eyes, Edith and Sebastien come up with a plan: taking their entire family on a trip around the world to fill their ‘visual memory'. In this 1on1, we speak to Stenson about the joy of Edith and Sebastien and how this experience has changed them.
In this special episode of Film & Whiskey, Bob sits down with Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson, co-directors of the upcoming 2024 documentary Blink. The film follows a family's global journey as they race against time to experience the world's beauty before three of their four children lose their vision to a rare genetic disorder. The conversation dives deep into the emotional core of the film, its powerful visuals, and the inspiration behind this heartfelt documentary. Afterward, Bob and Brad switch gears and turn their attention to Whiskey Del Bac Sentinel of the Desert, a uniquely crafted rye whiskey that blends bold 95% rye flavors with a soft mesquite finish, embodying the essence of the Sonoran desert. They explore tasting notes, flavor profiles, and what makes this whiskey stand out in the growing American rye scene. Tune in for a heartfelt film discussion and an equally captivating whiskey review! Timestamps: (0:00) – Intro (01:22) – Interview with Daniel Roher & Edmund Stenson (Blink Directors) (14:00) – Whiskey Del Bac Sentinel of the Desert Review This episode of Film & Whiskey takes a powerful turn as Bob sits down with Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson, the talented directors behind the 2024 documentary Blink, which premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival and is slated for release by National Geographic Documentary Films in October. Blink tells the emotional story of the Lemay-Pelletier family, who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world after learning three of their four children will lose their sight due to a rare genetic condition. Roher and Stenson discuss the challenges and triumphs of capturing such a deeply personal story, highlighting the family's resilience and love in the face of overwhelming adversity. As the interview unfolds, listeners are treated to insights about the filmmaking process, the ethics of documentary storytelling, and how the directors balanced the beauty and heartbreak of the family's journey. The conversation also touches on the directors' previous award-winning work, including Roher's Oscar-winning Navalny. After the emotionally charged film discussion, Bob and Brad shift gears to review Whiskey Del Bac Sentinel of the Desert, a rye whiskey with a distinctive mesquite twist. This whiskey, aged in the hot Arizona desert and finished in mesquite casks, offers bold rye spice balanced by the subtle sweetness of mesquite smoke. Bob and Brad break down the tasting notes, discussing how the whiskey's smoky, earthy flavors mirror the rugged beauty of the Sonoran desert. If you're a fan of heartfelt storytelling and bold whiskey pairings, this episode has something for you. Film & Whiskey Instagram Film & Whiskey Facebook Film & Whiskey Twitter Email us! Join our Discord server! For more episodes and engaging content, visit Film & Whiskey's website at www.filmwhiskey.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/filmwhiskey/support
Jessica Stuart is a multi-instrumentalist and an acclaimed songwriter with an international fan base. Not only taking the lead on stage, she's also a skilled producer and in-demand side person working across genres. I've known Jessica for over a decade and have been inspired by her since our collaborations on stage as performing songwriters. I was especially moved when I saw a documentary she both stars in and composed the soundtrack for. The CBC documentary, spearheaded by Oscar winning director Daniel Roher, follows Jessica's decades-later return to Japan to look for her childhood friend who had mysteriously disappeared. In our chat, she talks about the shock of the film's viral, worldwide reach with millions watching the most intimate moments in her search for someone she thought she'd lost forever. We had so much to catch up on and I was eager to ask Jessica about what she has learned on her way to becoming a top-tier musician, touring internationally and earning big stage opportunities with major musical theatre productions. We talk about what is worth working towards- like better conditions for musicians to be appreciated. Beyond her creative projects, Jessica opens up about going to therapy and changing her perspective on making confident choices. She told me about how deepening her focus by refusing to compromise on quality has led to both better work life balance and more exciting career opportunities. We dive into an ongoing success first born from a rejection: her songwriters' residency “JS Presents”, held monthly at Toronto's treasured haven for musicians, the Tranzac Club. She has created a reflective space of her own for her and other songwriters to perform in an intimate “listening room” setting, where artists are given the respect and compensation they deserve- along with the opportunity to world debut a new composition! Jessica's dedication to building spaces for musicians to feel safe in experimenting and creating shines through wherever she goes. This episode brought back so many music making memories for me, and even if you aren't a musician yourself, I know you'll connect with Jessica's story. - - - When Vancouver-born, guitarist, koto player, vocalist and songwriter Jessica Stuart moved to Toronto, quitting work as vintage clothing buyer for a career in music, her goals were simple – release an album of original songs, hear her music on the radio, and satisfy her wanderlust on tour around the world. Stuart's trio The Jessica Stuart Few checked the final box with their first Asian tour (and Top 40 single in Japan) in 2013, and since then, have played music festivals and been heard on airwaves from Australia to Germany and beyond. Having made a name for herself through signature rhythmic and harmonically adventurous jazzy art pop, Jessica has tapped into a new creative stream under artist name, JESSA, smashing layers of playful guitars, koto and vocals into an indie-jazz-pop package, singing about trying to keep the joy in everyday life while navigating this weird world and all of its curve-balls. Also an in-demand side player, Stuart can be found on stage supporting original artists' projects (i.e. Fefe Dobson; Wild Black; WiztheMC), as member of popular tribute acts (i.e. Idioteque; UK Calling), and as sub guitarist for Mirvish Productions' production of SIX. If you hadn't yet heard Jessica's music through her Best Album win at the Independent Music Awards, her five songs in the finals of the Canadian Songwriting Competition, or the record crushing, tear-jerking CBC documentary about her time living in Japan as a child directed by Academy Award winner Daniel Roher (Finding Fukue, Nov 2018, 14 million + views, featuring Stuart's musical score), then you'll get to know her through her latest full-length album, Simple Songs and newest single, Give It Back, It's Mine. - - - www.jessicastuartmusic.com www.joanbeckowlegacy.com http://www.idioteque.ca/ https://instagram.com/jessicastuartmusic https://www.youtube.com/@JESSAakaJessicaStuartMusic https://www.facebook.com/jessicastuartmusic - - - Lauren's Best invites you to curiously consider art and life as host, Lauren Best, illuminates the creative process as an entrepreneur, mother and interdisciplinary artist. Join one-on-one reflections with Lauren, and delve into intriguing conversations with compelling creators, as together we discover insightful connections over surprising common ground. Join Lauren's Best on Substack to be the first to comment on new episodes: laurenbest.substack.com Lauren's Best is co-produced by Sam Blake and Lauren Best. - - - Work with Lauren: bestpracticearts.com Follow Lauren on Instagram: instagram.com/bylaurenbest/ Let's connect: linkedin.com/in/lauren-best-48a71232/ - - - Give the gift of poetry, to yourself or a friend, with Just Leaves, an "intimate and unflinching" poetry collection. Paperback or audiobook: laurenbest.com/poetry - - - Are you an entrepreneur looking for expert guidance on your podcasting journey? Want free advice and ideas to implement right away? Book a free consult with Lauren! Learn more about how you can grow your voice as a powerful asset with lifelong returns, and get equipped to tap into the potential of podcasting.
While we gear up for Season 4, we thought we'd replay some of our favorite shows from the past few years. Today, we're presenting again our interview from September of 2022 with Daniel Roher regarding his film, Navalny, which depicts the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Since then, the film won the Academy Award for best Documentary. Despite the attention brought by the film, in February of this year, Alexei Navalny died in the prison in which Vladimir Putin had confined him. He survived a government-orchestrated poison attack. He pranked the Russian security agency. He endured (and continues to endure) solitary confinement in a remote gulag. Oh, and he also made some pretty cool TikTok videos. His name is Alexei Navalny, and, as Russia's leading opposition figure, he will use whatever means possible to try to end the authoritarian regime of President Vladimir Putin. He's also the subject of Daniel Roher's (“Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band”) timely and relentlessly gripping documentary political thriller “Navalny”. In the midst of Putin's unprovoked and disastrous war on Ukraine, Daniel joined Mike and Ken for an engaging conversation about Navalny's perilous journey, from surviving an assassination attempt to his recovery in Germany and subsequent return to Russia and imprisonment. What led Daniel, in October 2020, from “a place of desperation” to the “Hail Mary pass” of his filmmaking career? How did he navigate the complexity of making a film about a man, who, as a master deployer of media tools himself, was at first skeptical of the documentary and then participated in a battle of wits about creative control over its direction? Finally, how did Daniel ensure that the film retained the sense of hope that Navalny, against all odds, continues to deploy against the dark forces conspiring against him and the Russian people? With its layered narratives, “Navalny” has as much in common with a classic Russian novel as it does with a James Bond thriller. We hope you will enjoy peeling back the layers with us and Daniel at least as much as those TikTok videos. “Navalny” is available on HBO and HBO Max. Follow on Twitter: @DanielRoher @Navalny @topdocspod
It's been seven weeks since a local branch of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service published a brief news post about the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. “He went for a walk, felt sick, collapsed unconscious, and couldn't be resuscitated.” Russian officials would later insist that Navalny died of natural causes — his mother was told that he succumbed to “sudden death syndrome.” In mid-March, while celebrating his claim on a fifth presidential term, Vladimir Putin finally uttered Navalny's name in public but only to dance on his grave, claiming that he was ready to trade him off to the West, provided he never came back. “But unfortunately, what happened happened. What can you do? That's life,” said Putin. This week, The Naked Pravda looks back at Navalny's career in politics and ahead to the political future of his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, by speaking to two of the people most responsible for educating the English-speaking world about his work: filmmaker Daniel Roher, whose documentary on Navalny won an Oscar last year, and journalist Julia Ioffe, who was one of the first Western reporters to write about Navalny and who's tracked him and his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, in numerous articles for more a decade, profiling them in stories for The New Yorker and Vanity Fair. Ioffe is also the author of the forthcoming book “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy,” now available for preorder. Timestamps for this episode: (1:55) How Daniel Roher started filming Team Navalny (10:15) Roher's goals when making the “Navalny” documentary (11:51) Choosing a literary trope for the Navalny story (15:02) Did anyone try to talk Navalny out of returning to Moscow? (19:39) Filming Navalny's nationalism (22:37) Rethinking the film after Navalny's death (24:21) Julia Ioffe remembers meeting Alexey Navalny for the first time (29:47) Ioffe reviews Navalny's views on nationalism and Ukraine (36:15) Looking ahead to Yulia Navalnaya and back at past revolutionary womenКак поддержать нашу редакцию — даже если вы в России и вам очень страшно
On February 16th, it was announced that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had died in prison. The Vladimir Putin critic had been in Russian captivity on charges of embezzlement and extremism – and had recently been transferred to a remote penal colony in the Arctic Circle, where Russian authorities claimed the 47-year old died from “sudden death syndrome.” In the wake of the tragic news, world leaders directly blamed Putin for Navalny's death. In 2022, Alec Baldwin spoke with Daniel Roher, the director of the Academy-Award-winning documentary, “Navalny,” which follows the activist in the wake of his 2020 poisoning as he works to uncover those responsible for the assassination attempt against him, before voluntarily returning to Russia. Roher and his collaborator in the film, investigative journalist Christo Grozev, spoke with Alec Baldwin about Navalny's bravery, why poison is the Kremlin's weapon of choice and the final moments they spent with Navalny before his heroic return to Russia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In which the Mister and I check out NAVALNY (2022), which we caught on the Max. From director Daniel Roher, the film tells the story of the late Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, lawyer and political prisoner. The documentary follows the events a little before the lethal nerve agent poisoning during August 2020. Having the plane he was on diverted may have led to his surviving the attempt on his life. After being transported to Germany to get medical attention, he also delves into piecing together who was behind his assassination attempt. Many shocking discoveries come to light and Navalny makes the decision to return back home. The story is intercut with candid conversation where Navalny is asked what his message would be if he were to pass away before accomplishing his goals. His answer is moving, poignant and illuminating. This is a winner for Best Documentary Feature (2023) and is a MUST WATCH. This film clocks in at 1 h 39 m and is rated R. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review. Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jokagoge/support
Russia's jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison. Navalny had been living behind bars since shortly after landing in Moscow in January of 2021. He had been returning home following months of recovery in Europe, after he fell violently sick on a flight between Siberia and Moscow. In the months following Navalny's poisoning, Christo Grozev, former lead Russia investigator at Bellingcat, was stuck in Vienna with filmmaker Daniel Roher. The two had just been booted from Ukraine, where they had been trying to film an investigation. Grozev suddenly had a lot of time on his hands, a laptop, and a fresh stack of data from the Russian black market so naturally he began to investigate who was behind the poisoning. Daniel Roher directed the documentary “Navalny,” which portrays the story of the close collaboration between Navalny, his team, and Grozev, in the hunt for the dissident's would-be killers. Last year, Brooke spoke to Roher and Grozev about the making of the documentary, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. This is a segment from our February 10, 2023 show, Hide and Seek.
Russia's jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison. Navalny had been living behind bars since shortly after landing in Moscow in January of 2021. He had been returning home following months of recovery in Europe, after he fell violently sick on a flight between Siberia and Moscow. In the months following Navalny's poisoning, Christo Grozev, former lead Russia investigator at Bellingcat, was stuck in Vienna with filmmaker Daniel Roher. The two had just been booted from Ukraine, where they had been trying to film an investigation. Grozev suddenly had a lot of time on his hands, a laptop, and a fresh stack of data from the Russian black market so naturally he began to investigate who was behind the poisoning. Daniel Roher directed the documentary “Navalny,” which portrays the story of the close collaboration between Navalny, his team, and Grozev, in the hunt for the dissident's would-be killers. Last year, Brooke spoke to Roher and Grozev about the making of the documentary, which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. This is a segment from our February 10, 2023 show, Hide and Seek.
La morte dell'attivista russo e la domanda che tutti noi dovremmo farci. Fonti: estratto del documentario "Navalny" diretto da Daniel Roher e uscito l'11 aprile del 2022, pubblicato sul canale Youtube del Corriere della Sera il 17 febbraio 2024; video "Quando Salvini dichiarava: "Putin è uno dei migliori uomini di governo che ci siano in questo ..." pubblicato sul canale Youtube di La7 Attualità il 25 marzo 2022; video "Navalny, Tajani "Auguriamoci sia stata una morte naturale" pubblicato sul canale Youtube de Il Sole 24Ore il 16 febbraio 2024; Discorso di Mussolini per il Ventennale dei Fasci, disponibile sul sito dell'Archivio Luce; video "Proteste contro la Rai, Bindi: “Grave il comunicato di Sergio” pubblicato su la7.it il 14 febbraio 2024; video pubblicato su Twitter da Massimo Falcioni il 16 febbraio 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
El director de la película, el canadiense Daniel Roher, admitió a la BBC que la noticia de la muerte del crítico de Vladimir Putin le sorprendió, aunque admitió que era previsible.
"Art of the Deal" co-author Tony Schwartz joins Anderson to discuss the major ruling against former President Donald Trump and his companies today ordering them to pay $355 million. Trump's adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric have also been ordered to pay $4 million each as part of the judgment. Schwartz says the former president is now officially the head of what he calls a "crime family." And later, Daniel Roher, director of the CNN film "Navalny" reacts to the death of Russian opposition leader and Putin-critic Alexey Navalny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
La mort d'Alexeï Navalny est à la Une de quasiment tous les journaux européens et américains. Alors que les journaux russes que nous avons pu consulter ce matin passent sous silence la mort de l'opposant, à l'exception du Komsomolets Moskovskij, quotidien populaire qui consacre un long article à Alexeï Navalny, pour dire tout le mal qu'il pense de cet homme qui, nous dit-on, « a commis une erreur fatale ». Erreur qui consiste « à se croire tout près du pouvoir », comme l'on fait d'autres avant lui. Le journal cite notamment Prigojine, le chef de Wagner, officiellement mort dans un accident d'avion. « L'impact de la mort de Navalny sur la vie politique russe est proche de zéro », assure encore le journal qui concède toutefois que son décès a rencontré un large écho dans la presse occidentale. « Mais », assure-t-il, « l'époque où le Kremlin prêtait attention aux désapprobations et aux allusions occidentales est révolue et ne reviendra certainement pas sous Poutine ». « Le seul atout de Navalny », conclut le Komsomolets Moskovskij, non sans cynisme, « était son âge, qui lui donnait théoriquement une chance de tenter de reconstruire sa carrière après un certain nombre d'années. Mais le destin en a décidé autrement ».Un destin tragique« Alexeï Navalny, de l'engagement au sacrifice » titre le Monde qui rappelle qu'Alexeï Navalny « avait survécu à une tentative d'empoisonnement en 2020. En rentrant dans son pays, après des mois de convalescence en Allemagne, il savait qu'il finirait en prison. Il y est mort, vendredi, à 47 ans. » Le Monde qui publie une photo de l'opposant, souriant, mais amaigri, derrière des barreaux, lors d'un « échange en visioconférence » avec un tribunal. C'était il y a 2 jours seulement, le 15 février. C'est la « dernière image de Navalny vivant ».Un autre visage apparaît aussi dans la presse. Celui de Ioulia Navalnaïa, l'épouse de l'opposant, quelques heures seulement après l'annonce de sa mort. The Guardian raconte qu'elle est montée à la tribune, lors de la Conférence sur la Sécurité, qui rassemblait à Munich, en Allemagne, de nombreux dirigeants et experts. Le visage marqué, mais se tenant droite, et apparemment déterminée, elle a déclaré : « Je me suis dit : dois-je me tenir ici devant vous ou dois-je retourner auprès de mes enfants ? Et puis j'ai pensé : qu'aurait fait Alexeï à ma place ? Et je suis sûr qu'il aurait été ici sur cette scène. » Ioulia Navalnaä assure aussi que « Poutine et ses alliés, seront traduits en justice ». « Et ce jour, dit-elle, viendra bientôt ».Courageux et patrioteLe Wall Street Journal publie le témoignage de Daniel Roher, « un cinéaste canadien de 30 ans », « qui a passé deux mois à réaliser un film documentaire oscarisé sur le dissident russe pendant ce qui s'est avéré être les derniers jours de liberté de Navalny ». Daniel Roher qui tente de répondre à cette question : « pourquoi, en exil après avoir failli être empoisonné à mort (...) par des agents russes, est-il retourné dans son pays natal pour poursuivre sa croisade contre le régime de Vladimir Poutine, ouvrant la voie à son inévitable retour en prison ? ». Il qualifiait cela de « grande marche pour l'avenir », explique Daniel Roher, « sa lutte contre Poutine et la corruption en Russie était plus efficace en retournant dans son pays natal, quoi qu'il arrive, plutôt que de risquer l'anonymat et l'inutilité s'il restait en Occident ». « C'était », ajoute le cinéaste, « incroyablement courageux... et patriotique ».De son côté, le New York Times, rappelle que Navalny, ne s'est jamais tu. Même en prison. Même lorsqu'il s'agissait de l'invasion de l'Ukraine. En novembre 2022, il avait qualifié cette invasion de « cauchemar » dans lequel la Russie avait été entraînée par Poutine, « grand-père fou », « vivant dans le fantasme, celui d'être un chef militaire très populaire en Ukraine ». « Navalny était », conclut le quotidien américain, « le critique le plus éminent de Vladimir Poutine, alors que le président russe a tracé sa voie pour rester au pouvoir au moins jusqu'en 2036 ».Poutine et sa mafiaLa mort d'Alexeï Navalny est également en Une de The Hindustan Times, quotidien indien et anglophone, qui revient sur les conditions de détention particulièrement dures de Navalny, dans une colonie pénitentiaire en Arctique. Il avait notamment « accusé les responsables de la prison de l'avoir isolé dans une petite cellule disciplinaire, pour une infraction mineure ». En Israël, le journal Haaretz publie en Une, une photo de Navalny brandie par un manifestant tenant une bougie, hier, devant l'ambassade de Russie à Londres. Et cite Garry Kasparov, le « grand maître » d'échec en exil, selon lequel « Navalny a été tué pour avoir dénoncé Poutine et sa mafia, qui sont », accuse-t-il, « des escrocs et des voleurs ».
On February 16, 2024, the Russian prison service reported that Alexei Navalny had died, and offered no further explanation. The cause of death hasn't yet been reported, but since the news broke, world leaders have started speaking out against Vladimir Putin… and it brings a new round of scrutiny to the Russian dictator. In May 2022, Ray sat down with documentarian Daniel Roher to chat 'Navalny,' his new film following the famed Russian opposition leader's recovery from a Kremlin-sponsored assassination attempt and his ongoing search for justice. The film took home the Academy Award for best documentary last year. To remember the life and political career of Alexei Navalny, we're revisiting Ray's conversation with Daniel Roher. Guest: Daniel Roher, documentary filmmaker and director of 'Navalny' Host: Ray Suarez If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.
Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests as President Vladimir Putin's fiercest foe, died Friday in the Arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year sentence, Russia's prison agency said. He was 47. The stunning news of Navalny's death — less than a month before an election that will give Putin another six years in power — brought renewed criticism and outrage directed at the Kremlin leader who has cracked down on all opposition at home. People laid flowers at monuments to victims of Soviet-era political repressions in some Russian cities, but there was no immediate indication that Navalny's death, which will deal a heavy blow to the beleaguered and fractured opposition, would spark large protests. Joining us to discuss is Daniel Roher, director of the 2022 documentary Navalny and Regina Smyth, professor of political science at Indiana University and author of “Elections, Protest, and Authoritarian Regime Stability: Russia 2008–2020.” With files from the Associated Press
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday, according to Russian prison services. Political activist Bill Browder says Russian President Vladimir Putin saw Navalny as a “mortal threat,” and his death sends a message ahead of elections in the country next month.Plus, we revisit Matt Galloway's conversation with filmmaker Daniel Roher, who won an Oscar for his documentary Navalny.
PLUS: As Canada's gig economy grows, workers push back; a romance bookstore owner embraces the fairy-driven frenzy of romantasy; international law scholar Philippe Sands says the ICC must do more to prosecute Russia's invasion of Ukraine; from Uncle Vanya to Henry Higgins, Canadian actor Tom Rooney is having a moment; and Riffed from the Headlines, our weekly musical news quiz.
First, what lasting damage to the entertainment industry will the extended impasse between striking Hollywood creatives, and the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers leave in its wake? Then, in an encore interview, Navalny director Daniel Roher and investigative journalist Christo Grozev discuss how they came to pursue a film about Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader. They also talk about the risks they faced to make the Oscar-winning documentary, and the eventual arrest and sentencing of the politician in Russia.
The Agenda's week in review begins examining why some big time drug cases collapse.Then, Canadian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Daniel Roher on his documentary, "Navalny;" Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on standing up to dictators; and the influence of China's in the Middle East.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Three years ago, Toronto-born filmmaker Daniel Roher couldn't have imagined he'd be documenting the epic search for the Russian state assassins who tried to fatally poison Vladimir Putin's harshest critic Alexey Navalny with a military-grade chemical nerve agent. Since then, the opposition leader has miraculously recovered, returning to Russia to face a corrupt justice system, and received more than a decade in prison. Meanwhile, Roher's film has won an Oscar for best documentary feature. He joins Steve Paikin to discuss the film and its protagonist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canadian director Daniel Roher talks to Matt Galloway about winning an Oscar for his documentary Navalny, and the man at the heart of the film: imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This podcast is a longer version of the conversation that aired on The Current this week.
Last month, Canadian director Daniel Roher won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, for his film Navalny. He talks to Matt Galloway about using his documentary to speak out against authoritarianism — and the ongoing imprisonment of its subject, anti-Putin critic Alexei Navalny.
In diretta da Fa' la cosa giusta con gli ospiti dal Festival di Cinema Africano d'Asia e America Latina: Maaria Sayed e Alessandro Alpini su “Ancora non lo so”; Luca Previtali “La Paz del Futuro”; Andrea Settembrini “Go Friend Go”. Tra le uscite: “Navalny” di Daniel Roher; “Armageddon Time” di James Gray; “Il frutto della tarda estate”.
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CINEMA! E ANCORA CINEMA! Nuovo appuntamento con la mia rubrica "improvvisata" in cui esprimo opinioni su film visti da pochi minuti al Cinema per ricordarvi che il CINEMA è AL CINEMA! Fresco di un Premio Oscar, "Navalny" di Daniel Roher è un pugno nello stomaco. Di quelli forti ma necessari per non dimenticarci gli orrori della nostra contemporaneità. Potete trovare "Navalny" qui: https://amzn.to/3Hsy2bG Link per iscriversi ai servizi di Amazon: http://www.amazon.it/amazonprime?tag=pendente90-21 https://www.amazon.it/music/unlimited?tag=pendente90-21 https://www.primevideo.com/offers/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?tag=pendente90-21 https://www.amazon.it/kindle-dbs/hz/signup?tag=pendente90-21 http://www.amazon.it/joinstudent?tag=pendente90-21 https://www.primevideo.com/offers/nonprimehomepage/ref=atv_nb_lcl_it_IT?_encoding=UTF8&tag=exampleAssociateStoreID-21?tag=pendente90-21 https://www.amazon.it/tbyb/huc?pf=1&tag=AssociateTrackingID?tag=pendente90-21
The Cinema Sideshow this week is hosted by Zeke Morgan-Hind and Jake De Agrela. This week on the show, Zeke and Jake tap the phones and pin the boards on the secrets from Daniel Roher's documentary, 'Navalny' (2022).
Last May, Ray sat down with documentarian Daniel Roher to chat 'Navalny,' his new film following the famed Russian opposition leader's recovery from a Kremlin-sponsored assassination attempt and his ongoing search for justice. We revisit the episode after 'Navalny' recently took home the Academy Award for best documentary. Guest: Daniel Roher, documentary filmmaker and director of 'Navalny' Host: Ray Suarez If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.
The 95th Academy Awards is upon us! It's been another great year in film. “Top Gun: Maverick,” one of the Best Picture nominees, has been credited as the blockbuster that brought audiences back to theaters post pandemic. This year also saw the long awaited sequel to James Cameron's technical achievement “Avatar” with “Avatar: The Way Of Water.” But possibly the biggest film of the year was small indie movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” which has maintained a dedicated fanbase of everyday movie-goers and critics alike since its premiere in March 2022, and has dominated the award circuit leading up to this year's Oscar ceremony as the projected winner for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress among other categories. Other Best Picture nominees in addition to those three films: “The Banshees Of Inisherin,” “Women Talking,” “Triangle Of Sadness,” “The Fabelmans,” “All Quiet On The Western Front,” “Tár,” and “Elvis.” Other categories covered include Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Supporting Actress, and more! There's so much to talk about! Larry Mantle and LAist film critics are live at the Orpheum Theater in DownTown Los Angeles to discuss the 95th Academy Award nominations from Best Screenplay to Best Picture. We'll hear which films are the critics' favorites and which ones they think will take home the top prizes. You can find the full list of nominees here. Our critics for the 21th annual Film Week Academy Awards Preview are: Justin Chang – Los Angeles Times and NPR's Fresh Air Tim Cogshell – Alt-Film Guide and CineGods.com Andy Klein – LAist & AV Club Christy Lemire – Roger Ebert.com & Breakfast All Day podcast Lael Loewenstein – LAist Wade Major – CineGods.com Amy Nicholson – New York Times film writer & podcast Unspooled Claudia Puig – President/LA Film Critics Association Peter Rainer – Christian Science Monitor Charles Solomon – Animation Scoop and Animation.com Round One (0:15) Best Animated Feature: Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio – Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley Marcel The Shell With Shoes On – Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – Directed by Joel Crawford and Mark Swift The Sea Beast – Directed by Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger Turning Red – Directed by Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins Best Documentary Feature: All That Breathes – Directed by Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer All The Beauty And The Bloodshed – Directed by Laura Poitras, Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov Fire Of Love – Directed by Sara Dosa, Shane Boris and Ina Fichman A House Made Of Splinters – Directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont and Monica Hellström Navalny – Directed by Daniel Roher, Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris Round Two (15:45) Best Supporting Actress: Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Hong Chau – The Whale Kerry Condon – The Banshees Of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis – Everything Everywhere All At Once Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Adapted Screenplay: All Quiet On The Western Front – Screenplay - Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Written by Rian Johnson Living – Written by Kazuo Ishiguro Top Gun: Maverick – Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks Women Talking – Screenplay by Sarah Polley Best Original Screenplay: The Banshees Of Inisherin – Written by Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All At Once – Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert The Fabelmans – Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner Tár – Written by Todd Field Triangle Of Sadness – Written by Ruben Östlund Best Supporting Actor: Brendan Gleeson – The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry – Causeway Judd Hirsch – The Fabelmans Barry Keoghan – The Banshees of Inisherin Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Tár Ana De Armas – Blonde Andrea Riseborough – To Leslie Michelle Williams – The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh – Everything Everywhere All at Once Round 3 (34:47) Best Actor: Austin Butler – Elvis Colin Farrell – The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Fraser – The Whale Paul Mescal – Aftersun Bill Nighy – Living Best Directing: The Banshees Of Inisherin – Directed by Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All At Once – Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert The Fabelmans – Directed by Steven Spielberg Tár – Directed by Todd Field Triangle Of Sadness – Direcetd by Ruben Östlund Best Picture: All Quiet On The Western Front Avatar: The Way Of Water The Banshees Of Inisherin Elvis Everything Everywhere All At Once The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Triangle Of Sadness Women Talking
"Navalny" follows the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny as he investigates a Kremlin plot to assassinate him. Today, Navalny is in prison, but this film by Daniel Roher keeps his voice alive and is nominated for an Academy Award.
Odessa Rae is the producer of the Oscar-nominated film ‘Navalny', a powerful, fly-on-the-wall thriller documentary about the Russian politician who dared to speak out against Putin and survived a targeted assassination attempt as a result.Odessa's belief in telling stories that need to be heard and her conviction in following her intuition is remarkable. A multi-lingual actor, writer and producer, Odessa and director Daniel Roher travelled to the Black Forest to film with Navalny and his team, sometimes for up to 20 hours a day, in the hopes of providing an intimate glimpse into his inspiring journey.They also aimed to answer the question, ‘who tried to kill Navalny?' Eventually, they captured an extraordinary conversation on camera, which went viral overnight and forms the heart of the documentary itself, which is both thrilling and harrowing in equal measure.‘Navalny', which has been described as ‘stunning' (The Guardian) and containing ‘perhaps the most jaw-dropping phone call in the history of cinema' (Filmspotting) premiered at Sundance in 2022, where it won ‘Best of Fest' and the coveted ‘Audience Award' for the US documentary competition.In this episode Odessa tells us about following your intuition and taking risks navigating personal safety and security on a high stakes projectIn sharing how she put everything on the line for this documentary, Odessa demonstrates the power of risk taking and trusting your gut in the creative process. Please note that there may be some spoilers relating to the film in this episode—Women Behind the Scenes is hosted by Eloise Singer and produced by Ben Weaver-Hincks for Singer Studios. Executive Producers - Eloise Singer and Cathy Anderson Production Manager - Hannah AlexanderPost Production - Matt McGuinnessEditing, Mixing and Mastering - Tom Fred Bradshaw [iGame.Audio]Music - PremiumBeat.comProduction Assistant - Lucy Davidson–Social Media:Twitter @singerstudiosuk Instagram @singerstudiosuk Website: www.singerstudios.co.ukOdessa Rae:Instagram: @odxssarae @navalnydoc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Director Daniel Roher explores the life and work of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who, after years of campaigning against corruption, has developed powerful enemies – including President Vladimir Putin. In August 2020, Navalny was secretly poisoned with a military-grade chemical nerve agent in a shockingly brazen attempt on his life. Beyond his staff and his loyal family, Navalny ends up being secretly surrounded by a small group of investigative journalists including Bulgarian Christo Grozev with Bellingcat and Russian Maria Pevchikh with the Anti-Corruption Foundation who knew that the state would not investigate the poisoning. What to do with their findings culminates with Navalny's highly publicized return to Moscow on January 17, 2021. After being transferred to Germany for medical attention, a recovering Navalny worked closely with international news organizations Bellingcat and CNN to investigate the crime, ultimately linking the poison to Russian security services, despite denials from the Kremlin. Eye-opening and revelatory, NAVALNY chronicles the politician and activist's brave stand against the government that tried to silence him – and his never-ending fight for democracy. Director Daniel Roher (Once We Were Brothers) stops by to talk about the 2023 Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature, what he did and did not know about Navalny, Vladimir Putin, Russian politics, gaining the trust of Alexei's inner circle, and his personal reaction to some of the mind-boggling events that unfolded in front of his camera. For news and updates go to: dogwoof.com/navalny
This week, we hear from the creators of the five films nominated for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar, ahead of the ceremony on March 12th. Today: Daniel Roher, Canadian documentary director, discusses his film, "Navalny" which follows the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the investigation into his poisoning.
Director Daniel Roher & journalist Christo Grozev join Mase & Sue on the CULTURE POP PODCAST to talk about their powerful Academy Award-nominated documentary NAVALNY, including what prompted the Russian opposition leader's poisoning, the events related to it, and the subsequent investigation. Plus, the unexpected circumstances that led to the making of the film.
In this week's episode: Just a few weeks before the Oscars, we're taking a deep dive into the best documentary category. I talk to two of the nominees: Director Sara Dosa, who made FIRE OF LOVE, DOSA. Then, director Daniel Roher, who's behind NAVALNY…
Russian President Vladimir Putin's biggest critic, Alexei Navalny, remains in prison, facing years behind bars and deteriorating health. We talk to Washington Post reporter Catherine Belton about concerns for his well-being; and listen back to an April 2022 conversation with Daniel Roher, Canadian director of the Oscar-nominated documentary Navalny.
Director Daniel Roher takes us behind the scenes of making his thrilling documentary, the story of the fearless opposition leader to Vladimir Putin's oppressive regime. A social media master and fierce public speaker, Alexei Navalny was so effective at rallying the people of Russia against the Kremlin, they attempted to assassinate him in the summer of 2020. Roher describes what it was like to film Navalny while he recovered in Germany and planned his fateful return, and why making this movie felt as much like a thriller as his subject's life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
He survived a government-orchestrated poison attack. He pranked the Russian security agency. He endured (and continues to endure) solitary confinement in a remote gulag. Oh, and he also made some pretty cool TikTok videos. His name is Alexei Navalny, and, as Russia's leading opposition figure, he will use whatever means possible to try to end the authoritarian regime of President Vladimir Putin. He's also the subject of Daniel Roher's (“Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band”) timely and relentlessly gripping documentary political thriller “Navalny”. In the midst of Putin's unprovoked and disastrous war on Ukraine, Daniel joined Mike and Ken for an engaging conversation about Navalny's perilous journey, from surviving an assassination attempt to his recovery in Germany and subsequent return to Russia and imprisonment. What led Daniel, in October 2020, from “a place of desperation” to the “Hail Mary pass” of his filmmaking career? How did he navigate the complexity of making a film about a man, who, as a master deployer of media tools himself, was at first skeptical of the documentary and then participated in a battle of wits about creative control over its direction? Finally, how did Daniel ensure that the film retained the sense of hope that Navalny, against all odds, continues to deploy against the dark forces conspiring against him and the Russian people? With its layered narratives, “Navalny” has as much in common with a classic Russian novel as it does with a James Bond thriller. We hope you will enjoy peeling back the layers with us and Daniel at least as much as those TikTok videos. “Navalny” is available on HBO and HBO Max. Follow on Twitter: @DanielRoher @Navalny @topdocspod The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.
As Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine rages on, the world continues to watch in horror. But his invasion is just the latest example of Putin's autocratic political reign. His attempts to poison opposition politician Alexei Navalny offered a glimpse at what Putin was capable of. Film director Daniel Roher followed Navalny in the aftermath of that assassination attempt and got incredible insight into not only the evil Putin was capable of but also his habit of strategic blunders. So what does this say about our perceptions of Putin in the West? And what does this mean for Putin's future as the world Today, Roher joins Damien for a discussion about what we can learn from one man's attempt to stand up against the so-called ‘Strongman' of Russia. Navalny is available to watch now on DocPlay. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoEditor/Producer: Shaun D. WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Russian opposition leader and former presidential candidate Alexei Navalny was on a flight from Siberia to Moscow in 2020 when he started to feel ill. Navalny managed to get to Germany where he discovered he had been poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent. There also was Daniel Roher, a Canadian documentary filmmaker who followed Navalny as he conducted his investigation.
When Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, was poisoned in 2020, he was relocated to Germany to recover. While he was there, he teamed up with a Bulgarian data-journalist named Christo Grozev, who claimed he had figured out who was behind the assassination attempt. Together, using advanced prank call technology, they managed to get an admission of guilt from a member of the team tasked with poisoning Navalny. There to capture it all was Canadian documentarian Daniel Roher. The resulting film, Navalny, is an up-close look at Navalny's final months as a free man. Today on Front Burner, a conversation with Roher on what it was like to document Russia's most famous political opposition leader as he recovered from an assassination attempt and made the decision to return to the country he wants to lead.
"At the end of the day, he believed it would be too great a gift to the regime—too great a gift to Putin—if he stayed away." Daniel Roher is the award-winning director behind "Navalny," a film that documents Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's journey from Germany to a Russian jail. Roher was given unprecedented access to Alexei Navalny as he recovered from an attempted assasination attempt in Germany, his search for the Russian agents who tried to poison him, and the eventual—and inevitable—return to Russian prison. Ray sat down to talk about Roher's experience with the man intent on undoing Vladimir Putin and his ongoing search for justice. "Navalny" premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and is now streaming on HBO Max. Guests: Daniel Roher, documentary filmmaker and director of "Navalny" Host(s): Ray Suarez, co-host of WorldAffairs
Documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher shares his impressions of Alexei Navalny as a person, how he was able to tell Navalny's story from so many angles, and what he predicts will be Navalny's future. Daniel's latest film, Navalny, opened this year's Seattle International Film Festival. Navalny is now streaming on CNN and broadcast, and will be available on HBO Max at the end of May.
An award-winning documentary by a Toronto filmmaker highlights the life — and attempted assassination — of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Daniel Roher talks about his documentary, Navalny, and the extraordinary access he got to Navalny.
"Navalny" had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary and the overall Festival Favorite Award. One couldn't have guessed how a month later, the film would prove to be more timely than ever when Russia waged war on Ukraine. The documentary tells the story of the rise of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and the plot to assassinate him by the Kremlin. Though Navalny is currently behind bars, the documentary has resonated with all those who have seen it. Director Daniel Roher was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about the impact his film is having on audiences, if he fears for his own safety after making the documentary, what went into capturing that shocking phone call between Navalny and his assassins. We discuss all of this and more in our podcast, which you can listen to down below. The film had its premiere this past Sunday on CNN & will be available on HBO Max starting May 26th. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture
Brian Stelter covers the end of CNN+, Elon Musk's bid for Twitter and other media stories with Mara Schiavocampo, Oliver Darcy and Sara Fischer. Plus, Jonathan Haidt makes the case that social media has made American life "uniquely stupid;" White House Correspondents Association president Steven Portnoy discusses President Biden and the press corps; and "Navalny" director Daniel Roher talks about the making of his documentary. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
The new CNN Films documentary “Navalny” chronicles the aftermath of top Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's poisoning, allegedly carried out by Russian agents (a charge the Kremlin denies). We talk with the film's director, Daniel Roher, about how he was able to obtain intimate access to Navalny and his family, why it's important to him for Russians to see the movie and what Putin's response to Navalny can tell us about his invasion of Ukraine. Recorded on April 20, 2022. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Daniel Roher, Director of the documentary “Navalny” joins Chris Merrill as he fills in for Pat Thurston to talk about efforts to take down Putin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Daniel Roher, Director of the documentary “Navalny” joins Chris Merrill as he fills in for Pat Thurston to talk about efforts to take down Putin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's Midday at the Movies, our monthly look at films and filmmaking. Tom is joined again today by two of our favorite movie mavens: Ann Hornaday is film critic for the Washington Post and author of Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies, now available in paperback; she joins us on our digital line. And joining us on Zoom is Jed Dietz, the founder and retired director of the Maryland Film Festival, which is about to begin its first IN-PERSON festival since 2019. On today's program, we're also joined by the MD Film Festival's Artistic Director Christy LeMaster,who helps usspotlight some of the many short films, docs and features being showcased this year. The Festival opens on April 27 and runs through May 1 at the Parkway. Check out the Festival schedule here. Among the films highlighted today is HBO Max's new limited series, We Own This City, a 6-part dramatization of reporter Justin Fenton's best-selling book about the Baltimore Police Department's infamous Gun Trace Task Force scandal. A special Festival screening of the first episode of the series, on Thursday at 7pm, will be followed by a community panel discussion, including executive producers and writers George PelecanosandDavid Simon (The Wire), writer D Watkins, and reporter Justin Fenton, author of the book We Own This City. We get a sneak preview of Episode One of host and series co-writer D Watkins' official We Own This City Podcast, (which drops Monday), in which he interviews actor Jon Bernthal, the actor who portrays GTTF's Sgt Wayne Jenkins in the HBO Max series. We also discuss Navalny, the new documentary by director Daniel Roher about jailed Russian dissident and Vladimir Putin rival Alexei Navalny. The doc is being screened at MFF at 9:30 Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Canadian documentary film director Daniel Roher is known for his 2019 film Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, which features the elite of rock and roll, including Springsteen and Clapton. Bulgarian investigative journalist Christov Grozev is the lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat, an open-source journalism group. The two collaborated on the documentary “Navalny,” which was directed by Roher and has received widespread acclaim from critics and moviegoers. The gripping real-life thriller took home the Festival Favorite and U.S. Documentary Audience Awards at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. “Navanly” follows Russian opposition leader and outspoken Putin critic Alexei Navany in the wake of his 2020 poisoning as he works to uncover those responsible for the assassination attempt. Roher and Grozev spoke with Alec about Navalny's potential path to the presidency, why poison is the Kremlin's weapon of choice and what might be next for Putin. “Navalny” is currently in theaters worldwide and will premiere on CNN TV in North America on April 24th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Luke Jones hears from Daniel Roher, the director of new film 'Navalny', as well as Vladimir Ashukov, former Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Foundation which was founded by Alexei Navalny. He also speaks to Andrei Soldatov, Senior Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Analysis and Author of 'The Compatriots' after it emerged that Putin has removed over 100 agents from their posts.PLUS Melanie Reid and James Forsyth discuss Johnson's survival and ambulance waiting times. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rock Docs: A Podcast About Music Documentaries Today's documentary is Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, released in 2019, directed by Daniel Roher. For this episode we are joined by a Very Special Guest: Eamon O'Flynn, host of Record Roulette Podcast, which can be found on Twitter @rrmusicpod Once Were Brothers is the story of The Band told from Robbie Robertson's perspective, for better or worse. So which is it - better or worse? Hosted by David Lizerbram & Andrew Keatts Twitter: @RockDocsPod Instagram: @RockDocsPod Cover Art by N.C. Winters - check him out on Instagram at @NCWintersArt
The Rock N Roll Archaeologist is back in the movies this week for a sit down with director Daniel Roher, where we dig deep into his film "Once Were Brothers” Robbie Robertson and the Band. ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music, together making their mark on music history. ONCE WERE BROTHERS blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with Robertson's friends and collaborators including Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and more.Inspired by Robbie Robertson's 2017 bestselling memoir “Testimony,” Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band “deeply dissects The Band's magic and dysfunction” (Rolling Stone) and arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital on May 26 from Magnolia Home Entertainment. Presenting a backstage view of The Band's inner workings and offering audiences an unseen look at their impact on the music industry, the documentary chronicles Robbie's introduction to music and the group's revolutionary collaboration with Bob Dylan, to their final tour as one of the most influential groups of their era. 2 From director Daniel Roher (Survivors Rowe), Once Were Brothers unravels the compelling story of the popular rock ‘n' roll band alongside Robbie and those closest to The Band, including Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, Ronnie Hawkins and more. Told through rarely seen archival footage, images and interviews from The Band's expansive career, and elevated by hit songs from the group, the documentary “captures something golden, incendiary and wistfully beautiful” (The Washington Post). A tribute that will withstand the ages, Once Were Brothers will captivate audiences and provide a deeper understanding of the group's influence on popular music today. Once Were Brothers will be available for download on digital via Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, FandangoNOW and more, and on DVD and Blu-ray for the suggested retail prices of $26.98 (DVD) and $29.98 (Blu-Ray) on May 26. The documentary is available now for digital rental.https://www.oncewerebrothers.com/ (edited) oncewerebrothers.comONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND | A Magnolia Pictures Film | OWN IT ON DVD, BLU-RAY™ OR DIGITAL HD
The Rock N Roll Archaeologist is back in the movies this week for a sit down with director Daniel Roher, where we dig deep into his film Once Were Brothers” Robbie Robertson and the Band.ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music, together making their mark on music history. ONCE WERE BROTHERS blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with Robertson's friends and collaborators including Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and more.Inspired by Robbie Robertson's 2017 bestselling memoir “Testimony,” Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band “deeply dissects The Band's magic and dysfunction” (Rolling Stone) and arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital on May 26 from Magnolia Home Entertainment. Presenting a backstage view of The Band's inner workings and offering audiences an unseen look at their impact on the music industry, the documentary chronicles Robbie's introduction to music and the group's revolutionary collaboration with Bob Dylan, to their final tour as one of the most influential groups of their era. 2 From director Daniel Roher (Survivors Rowe), Once Were Brothers unravels the compelling story of the popular rock ‘n' roll band alongside Robbie and those closest to The Band, including Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, Ronnie Hawkins and more. Told through rarely seen archival footage, images and interviews from The Band's expansive career, and elevated by hit songs from the group, the documentary “captures something golden, incendiary and wistfully beautiful” (The Washington Post). A tribute that will withstand the ages, Once Were Brothers will captivate audiences and provide a deeper understanding of the group's influence on popular music today. Once Were Brothers will be available for download on digital via Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, FandangoNOW and more, and on DVD and Blu-ray for the suggested retail prices of $26.98 (DVD) and $29.98 (Blu-Ray) on May 26. The documentary is available now for digital rental.https://www.oncewerebrothers.com/ (edited) oncewerebrothers.comONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND | A Magnolia Pictures Film | OWN IT ON DVD, BLU-RAY™ OR DIGITAL HDONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become his brothers in music, together making their mark on music history.
Director Daniel Roher talks Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
The Band: A History sits down with "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" filmmaker Daniel Roher to discuss the making of his documentary on Robbie Robertson. We discuss Roher's career in the Canadian documentary world, elevating his craft, the luck of landing "Once Were Brothers" and all that went into making the film, from star-studded interviews, Robbie and Levon's feud, Garth's exclusion and much, much more.You can find information about "Once Were Brothers" and were it is screening here. You can also find Daniel Roher on Instagram here.Please Consider Following Us: Instagram: @TheBandPodcastTwitter: @TheBandPodcastFacebook: /TheBandPodcastThe Band: A History is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Listen to The Band: A History and a variety of other great podcasts over on Pantheon.
The Band: A History sits down with "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" filmmaker Daniel Roher to discuss the making of his documentary on Robbie Robertson. We discuss Roher's career in the Canadian documentary world, elevating his craft, the luck of landing "Once Were Brothers" and all that went into making the film, from star-studded interviews, Robbie and Levon's feud, Garth's exclusion and much, much more.You can find information about "Once Were Brothers" and were it is screening here. You can also find Daniel Roher on Instagram here.Please Consider Following Us: Instagram: @TheBandPodcastTwitter: @TheBandPodcastFacebook: /TheBandPodcastThe Band: A History is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Listen to The Band: A History and a variety of other great podcasts over on Pantheon.
We review the new Robbie Robertson documentary "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band" that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival directed by Daniel Roher and executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Brian Glazer. This shows is part of Pantheon Podcasts.