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Editor - Eric Kissack, ACE THE STUDIO editor Eric Kissack began journey his journey with series co-creator and star, Seth Rogen, on the Sasha Baron Cohen film, Bruno. From there their partnership would continue, spanning projects like Sausage Party, Black Monday and others. For their current project, they would be working closer than ever before, as Seth's vision for THE STUDIO necessitated Eric's presence on set, fostering a tighter creative process that brought editorial not only on location, but into aspects of prouction. THE STUDIO tells the story of Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of the floundering film production company Continental Studios. A self-described cinephile, Matt struggles to balance Continental's corporate aims in an increasingly IP-driven entertainment landscape with his own ambition to produce quality films. ERIC KISSACK, ACE Born and raised in New York City, Eric Kissack fell in love with movies when he went to see The Empire Strikes Back at the tender age of 4, a questionable parenting decision but a pivotal career moment. He spent every free moment after that watching films and went on to study film at Brown University. After school, Eric bumbled about for a bit but then got an early break as a film editor and spent 20 years cutting funny films in New York and Los Angeles. He had the pleasure of working on Role Models, Brüno, Cedar Rapids, The Dictator, Horrible Bosses 2, Daddy's Home, Instant Family, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar and Bottoms. In 2012, he directed his first feature, Love, Sex & Missed Connections, an independent comedy that won several festival awards including Best Narrative Feature at the Cleveland International Film Festival and the Special Jury Award for First Time Filmmaker at the Traverse City Film Festival. In 2014, he directed a short film called The Gunfighter that won over two dozen awards including the Audience Award for Best Short at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival and was included in the 2015 Saatchi & Saatchi's New Director's Showcase at the Cannes Lions. In 2016, Eric decided to spend more time in television. He edited Black Monday, Rutherford Falls and Pam & Tommy among other shows. He was nominated for an Emmy for his work editing Veep and an ACE Award for his work editing The Good Place. Eric directed his first episode of television for the show Rutherford Falls on Peacock which premiered in June 2022. He is currently working on a new television show for Amazon based on the Spider-Noir character starring Nicolas Cage. It premieres in 2026. The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Check out what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube
Kenyan film "Nawi: Dear Future Me" was honored with a Special Jury Award at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival after being shortlisted for the prestigious Tiantan Award, standing out as a compelling voice from Africa. What does such recognition mean for African filmmakers? And how can African and Chinese cinema deepen cultural ties between the two continents? Filmmaker Vallentine Chelluget and Luc Bendza, Chief Representative of the African Film Association in Asia, join us to discuss the significance of this moment and the future of African-Chinese film collaboration.
Filmmaker Steve Balderson discusses his diverse filmography, the challenges of blending genres, and the complexities of distribution and marketing in the film industry. He reflects on the provocative nature of his work, particularly in 'Watch Out,' and the balance between explicit content and artistic expression in 'Sex, Love, Venice.' Balderson also shares insights on character development, casting choices, and the importance of humor and improvisation in filmmaking. He concludes with thoughts on the financial realities of independent filmmaking and his journey of learning a new language while immersing himself in European culture. In this engaging conversation, Steve Balderson shares his insights on the intricacies of casting, auditioning, and the creative processes involved in filmmaking. He discusses the importance of personal growth, facing fears, and embracing change, particularly in the context of moving to Europe. The dialogue also explores the dynamics of relationships, the impact of public perception and reviews, and the exploration of non-traditional relationship structures. Additionally, Balderson delves into the sensory experiences in film and the meticulous art of filmmaking, emphasizing the precision required in creating compelling narratives.BIORoger Ebert gave Steve's film FIRECRACKER, starring Karen Black and Mike Patton, a Special Jury Award on his annual Best Films of the Year list. The U.S. Library of Congress selected his film THE CASSEROLE CLUB, starring Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys, for its permanent collection. Steve ranks #47 on the IMDb's Top 100 Gay and Lesbian director's working today.Film Threat magazine praises, “Balderson makes movies that are so gorgeous that it's not unreasonable to say that, cinematographically at least; he's the equal of an Argento or Kubrick in their prime. Some people have perfect vocal pitch,Steve has perfect visual composition.”Steve's debut book, “Filmmaking Confidential,” debuted as an Amazon and Audible best-seller. He is a contributor to The Advocate and MovieMaker magazines and shares his extensive filmmaking knowledge as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).http://www.stevebalderson.com/http://www.filmmakingconfidential.com/http://www.dikenga.com/Dikenga Films | WhatsApp +1 785 565 25 35To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com
In this engaging conversation, Wilkinson and Steve Balderson explore themes of personal growth, sexuality, and the journey of becoming a filmmaker. Steve shares his unique upbringing in Kansas, his awakening to his identity, and the pivotal experiences that shaped his life and career. The discussion delves into the importance of storytelling, the transformative power of love, and the lessons learned through art and self-discovery. Steve's insights on kindness, humor, and finding love in everyone he meets resonate throughout the conversation, making it a rich exploration of life as an artist and individual.BIORoger Ebert gave Steve's film FIRECRACKER, starring Karen Black and Mike Patton, a Special Jury Award on his annual Best Films of the Year list. The U.S. Library of Congress selected his film THE CASSEROLE CLUB, starring Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys, for its permanent collection. Steve ranks #47 on the IMDb's Top 100 Gay and Lesbian director's working today.Film Threat magazine praises, “Balderson makes movies that are so gorgeous that it's not unreasonable to say that, cinematographically at least; he's the equal of an Argento or Kubrick in their prime. Some people have perfect vocal pitch,Steve has perfect visual composition.”Steve's debut book, “Filmmaking Confidential,” debuted as an Amazon and Audible best-seller. He is a contributor to The Advocate and MovieMaker magazines and shares his extensive filmmaking knowledge as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).http://www.stevebalderson.com/http://www.filmmakingconfidential.com/http://www.dikenga.com/Dikenga Films | WhatsApp +1 785 565 25 35To contact Wilkinson- email him at BecomingWilkinson@gmail.com
"Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey and special guest Skylar Brandt. In this episode of "Dance Talk” ® , host Joanne Carey interviews Skylar Brandt, a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. They discuss Skylar's journey from childhood dance classes to becoming a professional dancer, the importance of private coaching, and the emotional connection required in performance. Skylar shares insights into her preparation for roles, the dynamics of partnering, and her experiences as a principal dancer. The conversation also touches on her advocacy for causes close to her heart, her love for teaching, and her upcoming performances. Skylar Brandt was born in Purchase, New York and began her training at the age of six at Scarsdale Ballet Studio. She attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre from 2005-2009. Brandt was a silver medalist at Youth America Grand Prix in 2004 and 2008. Brandt joined ABT II in 2009, became an apprentice with ABT in 2010, and joined the corps de ballet in 2011. She was promoted to Soloist in 2015 and to Principal in 2020. Among her leading roles with the Company are Giselle in Giselle, Medora in Le Corsaire, Kitri in Don Quixote, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Olga in Onegin, Clara, the Princess in The Nutcracker, Young Jane in Jane Eyre, Columbine in Harlequinade, Princess Praline in Whipped Cream, the Lead Maiden in Firebird, the Golden Cockerel in The Golden Cockerel, and roles in The Green Table, Pillar of Fire, The Sleeping Beauty, Bach Partita, The Brahms-Haydn Variations, Company B, Gong, In the Upper Room, Piano Concerto #1, Raymonda Divertissements, Sinfonietta, Symphonic Variations, and AFTERITE. Brandt was awarded a 2013 Princess Grace Foundation-USA Dance Fellowship. That same year, she was featured in the movie “Ballet's Greatest Hits”. In 2018, Brandt was the recipient of an unprecedented Special Jury Award for her performances on the Russian television show “Big Ballet”. In 2022, Brandt was named to the renowned "Forbes 30 Under 30" list of most influential leaders and entrepreneurs. Skylar Brandt Website https://www.skylarbrandt.com/ Follow Skylar on Instagram @skylarbrandtballet American Ballet Theatre Upcoming Performances https://www.abt.org/performances/abt-on-tour/ “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey wherever you listen to your podcasts. https://dancetalkwithjoannecarey.com/ Follow Joanne on Instagram @westfieldschoolofdance Tune in. Follow. Like us. And Share. Please leave us review about our podcast! “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real."
Shuchi Talati is a filmmaker from India whose work challenges dominant narratives around gender, sexuality, and South Asian identity. Her feature film, Girls Will Be Girls, premiered at Sundance where it won an Audience Award and a Special Jury Award. Shuchi was a Gotham Awards Breakthrough Director nominee and a John Cassavetes Award nominee at the Spirit Awards. During development, Girls was supported by the Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde and Sørfond grants, Gotham Week, Berlinale Project Market and Script Station, and Cine Qua Non Script Lab. Shuchi's short film, A Period Piece, was selected for SXSW and her film Mae and Ash won numerous awards before becoming a Vimeo Staff Pick. Shuchi's documentary credits include story producing the Emmy-nominated film Being Mary Tyler Moore which premiered at SXSW. Shuchi also story produced the vérité series, We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, directed by Rudy Valdez for Netflix, and Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas for HBO, where one of her episodes was nominated for a GLAAD Award. She is a graduate of the American Film Institute and an alum of Berlinale Talents. She lives in NYC and is a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective, the Bitchitra Collective, and the Freelance Solidarity Project. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Shuchi shares her childhood love for books, her exposure to Bollywood and Hollywood films, and her introduction to cinema in university (00:03:45) Making her first documentary (00:11:40) The influence of observation in storytelling (00:14:55) Interrogating values to harness a unique point of view (00:20:49) Learning then unlearning techniques in film school and her project “Me and Ash” (00:25:29) Capitalism vs. creative expression (00:27:50) Shuchi's writing/directing process for “Girls Will Be Girls,” and giving oneself space to mature with the process (00:30:43) Discussing alternative ways of living (00:38:47) A discussion on relationships, vulnerability, and the complexity of human behavior (00:55:06) Shuchi's daily habits, teaching screenwriting, creative accountability, and the importance of a creative community (01:08:47) Shuchi's decision to quit using social media (01:20:43) artistdecoded.com shuchitalati.com
Vicki Ann Bush shares insights into her writing journey and the re-release of her Alex McKenna series, exploring themes of identity and creativity. We discuss her writing process, screenwriting experiences, and offer advice for aspiring writers, emphasizing the importance of finding one's unique voice.• Discussion on the Alex McKenna series and its themes • Experiences navigating the continuity of characters in a series • Importance of structure and time management for busy writers • Transition to screenwriting and its impact on novel writing • Advice for aspiring authors to explore their inspirations • Community engagement and resurgence of interest in readingAbout the author: Originally from New York, Vicki-Ann currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. Writing Young Adult paranormal, she finds inspiration from events that have been in her life for as long as she can remember. Inheriting the sensitivity to the supernatural from her family, they continue to be an endless source of vision.Released in September 2023 by Creative James Media, the second edition of Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths. The first book in the YA, Paranormal, LGBTQ series, that features a seventeen- year-old, transgender boy with paranormal abilities.Alex McKenna & The Academy of Souls, October 2024.Alex McKenna & A Winter's Night, coming February 2025.Alex McKenna & Death Is Not The Beginning, coming October2025.In 2020 the first edition of Alex McKenna & The Geranium Deaths, received the Gold Medal in the Readers Favorite Book Awards for Young Adult, Paranormal.In addition, Vicki-Ann is honored to have recently won Best American Short Script with the IMDB Qualifying Festival, 8 & HalFilm Awards, and Special Jury Award for Short Film from the Los Angeles Film Awards for her short screenplay, Alex & Margaret's Beginning, inspired by her Alex McKenna Series. In 2022 Vicki-Ann signed a six book publishing deal with CJM Publishing, which includes the YA Paranormal Romance, The Darkest Light, and the Sci-Fi, Liminal Space. Both available @Amazon and other online shops.Author Website http://www.vickiannbush.comSocial Media: https://vickiannbush.carrd.co/About Victoria:Hey there, I'm Victoria! As a writer and developmental editor, I specialize in helping busy writers bring their publishing dreams to life without the overwhelm. Editing doesn't have to feel like pulling teeth—it's the magic that transforms your story from “meh” to masterpiece!Here's how I can help:
This week on The Watchers, we sit down with filmmaker Carina Mia Wong and Wayfinder Experience camp director Judson Packard to talk about the powerful new documentary We Can Be Heroes. The film explores the transformative magic of Wayfinder, a camp where young people build confidence, emotional resilience, and community through immersive role-playing games.Carina, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist, shares what drew her to tell this story, while Jud gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how the camp creates such a safe and encouraging space for growth. We dive into everything from the challenges of making a film about such a vulnerable and unique environment to the incredible impact the camp has on its campers. (Also we talk about Jersey because of course we do. Make sure you're following us on Instagram for a cameo from our patron saint, the Jersey Devil.)We Can Be Heroes has already earned incredible (and well-deserved) recognition, winning the Special Jury Award for Bravery and Empathy at SXSW, the Audience Award for Best Feature Doc at the Woodstock Film Festival, and the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Nevada City Film Festival. If you're into stories about healing, connection, and hitting people with big foam swords, this one's for you.Learn more about The Wayfinder Experience: https://wayfinderexperience.com/Follow:We Can Be Heroes: @wecanbeheroesdocThe Wayfinder Experience: @wayfinderexpCarina Mia Wong: @carina.miaJudson Packard: @larp_kweenThe Watchers: @WatchersPodNJAndrea: @AQAndreaQJodie: @jodie_mimThanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."
In this episode of Occupied Thoughts, FMEP Fellow Nour Joudah speaks with Cal State University-San Bernadino Professor Ahlam Muhtaseb. Dr. Muhtaseb is co-founder of the Phoenix of Gaza XR, an interactive virtual reality experience that captures the untold stories of Gaza's people and its transformation and provides a deep dive into the lives of those who endure and rebuild. The project itself started well before the current genocide, but as a result has taken on a new form and meaning. Professors Joudah and Muhtaseb discuss the Phoenix of Gaza XR as a project and how audiences are responding to it, as well as the relationship between technology and social justice and the challenges and changes they've seen over many years of teaching on Palestine in the U.S. Phoenix of Gaza XR: https://www.gazaxr.com/ Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb is a professor of media studies and the graduate coordinator of the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, San Bernardino and the Ida B. Wells Senior Data Justice Fellow at Princeton University . She is also the recipient of numerous community and research awards including CSU-SB's Outstanding Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activities and Faculty Mentor awards, the 2019 Rebuilding Alliance “Story Teller” award, and has been recently named the 2024 Women Support Organization's Distinguished Woman of the Year. Prof. Muhtaseb co-produced and co-directed the film 1948: Creation & Catastrophe, a documentary focusing on the catastrophic consequences of 1948 for the Palestinian nation. It has been screened at over 20 film festivals and at universities and community organizations. In 2019, the film won the Jerusalem International Film Festival's Special Jury Award. She is also the producer and lead researcher of the documentary 36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime which centered the three young Muslims murdered in Chapel Hill in 2015 and discusses the state of hate crimes, Islamophobia, and racism in the United States. Nour Joudah is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Asian American Studies at UCLA and a former President's and Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Geography at UC-Berkeley (2022-23). Dr. Joudah completed her PhD in Geography at UCLA (2022), and wrote her dissertation Mapping Decolonized Futures: Indigenous Visions for Hawaii and Palestine on the efforts by Palestinian and native Hawaiian communities to imagine and work toward liberated futures while centering indigenous duration as a non-linear temporality. Her work examines mapping practices and indigenous survival and futures in settler states, highlighting how indigenous countermapping is a both cartographic and decolonial praxis. She also has a MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University, and wrote her MA thesis on the role and perception of exile politics within the Palestinian liberation struggle, in particular among politically active Palestinian youth living in the United States and occupied Palestine. Prof. Joudah is a 2024 FMEP non-residential Fellow. Original music by Jalal Yaquoub.
Hơn 20 năm về trước, tại Liên hoan Phim Venice năm 2001, bộ phim ngắn mang tên “Chuyến xe buýt số 44” (Bus 44) của nhà làm phim Mỹ gốc Hoa Dayyan Eng đã tạo ra một làn sóng làm chấn động khán giả. Bộ phim đạt giải thưởng đặc biệt (Special Jury Award) ở liên hoan phim Venice, sau đó tiếp tục đoạt giải tại liên hoan phim Sundance và liên hoan phim Cannes, điều chưa từng có tiền lệ đối với một bộ phim Trung Quốc. Điểm đặc biệt là bộ phim dựa trên câu chuyện có thật xảy ra tại một vùng núi ở Trung Quốc.Mời đọc bài tại: https://trithucvn2.net/van-hoa/chut-hoi-tuong-ve-bo-phim-chuyen-xe-buyt-so-44.html
Shakespeare called death “the undiscovered country.” Luke Lorentzen documents the work of spiritual guides, also known as hospital chaplains, as they help patients navigate this country and the next. Lorentzen is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and a lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Art and Art History. His latest film, “A Still Small Voice,” follows a chaplain during her year-long hospital residency. Exploring perseverance, spirituality, and the human connection, the film received critical acclaim. It won the U.S. Documentary Best Director Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was listed among the New York Times' top ten films of the year. Lorentzen is also a co-founder of Hedgehog Films, an independent production company. His previous film, “Midnight Family,” was also shortlisted for the best documentary Oscar after winning over 35 awards from film festivals and organizations around the world including a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Editing from the International Documentary Association, and the Golden Frog for Best Documentary from Camerimage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us a textDisney's Out of My Mind will be released on Disney+ tomorrow, and I had the opportunity to interview the director, Amber Sealey, on today's podcast. The film is about a sixth grader, Melody Brooks, who has cerebral palsy, is nonverbal, and uses a wheelchair. As Melody navigates the ups and downs of being in the classroom, she eventually shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.Amber Sealey is an award-winning filmmaker whose most recent film, Out of My Mind (Disney/ Participant/Big Beach), premiered at Sundance 2024 to multiple standing ovations. Based on the best-selling YA novel of the same name, it stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, and Judith Light, with Jennifer Aniston voicing the lead's inner life.Projects she has in development include two of her original scripts — the comedy feature COMING OF AGE and the romantic comedy BODICE RIPPER. Her feature NO MAN OF GOD (SpectreVision/Company X/XYZ Films/RLJ Entertainment), starring Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby, was theatrically released in 2021 to rave reviews.She has been supported by Sundance, Film Independent, and Women in Film. She is a fellow of the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and has written scripts for Duplass Brothers/Donut Productions. She was selected for Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative, the NBCUniversal Directors Initiative, the WeForShe DirectHer program, Film Independent's Directing Lab, and their Fast Track program.Her short film, HOW DOES IT START, world premiered at Sundance and (among other awards) won Best Narrative Short at Sarasota FF, and is being turned into a feature film. Her feature NO LIGHT & NO LAND ANYWHERE was theatrically released by Factory 25 and won a Special Jury Award at the LA Film Festival. Her second feature, HOW TO CHEAT, won Best Performance at LAFF, and won both Best Narrative and Best Acting at BendFilm. Her first film, A PLUS D, was released by IndiePix.Sealey has a BA in Theatre Arts and Modern Dance from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MA from The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She studied Shakespeare at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.She was born in England and lives in Los Angeles with her family.Be sure to check out the movie Friday!Follow me on social media at @offthecrutch, or e-mail me at offthecrutch@gmail.com
Shakespeare called death “the undiscovered country.” Luke Lorentzen documents the work of spiritual guides, also known as hospital chaplains, as they help patients navigate this country and the next. Lorentzen is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and a lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Art and Art History. His latest film, “A Still Small Voice,” follows a chaplain during her year-long hospital residency. Exploring perseverance, spirituality, and the human connection, the film received critical acclaim. It won the U.S. Documentary Best Director Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and was listed among the New York Times' top ten films of the year. Lorentzen is also a co-founder of Hedgehog Films, an independent production company. His previous film, “Midnight Family,” was also shortlisted for the best documentary Oscar after winning over 35 awards from film festivals and organizations around the world including a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival, Best Editing from the International Documentary Association, and the Golden Frog for Best Documentary from Camerimage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Watch the video interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89k7UyoZ8IQ WATCH 'SING SING' https://singsing.movie Greg Kwedar is a writer, director, and producer. He made his feature directorial debut with Transpecos, which premiered in competition at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. He co-wrote and produced Jockey, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.). Jockey also won the Audience Award at the AFI Film Festival and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for theatrical release. The film was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the John Cassavetes Award, and was one of the National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Film of 2021. Kwedar also produced Rising From Ashes, Running with Beto (Winner: SXSW Audience Award 2019), and was co-producer on Ghost Fleet (Telluride & TIFF, 2018). He has spoken to thousands of students across the country and sat on panels about his work at SXSW, Sundance, UNESCO, the United Nations, and more. His latest film Sing Sing, over seven years in the making, which he both directed and co-wrote, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival where it was acquired by A24 for theatrical release. MORE VIDEOS WITH GREG KWEDAR https://tinyurl.com/5fsynhef CONNECT WITH GREG KWEDAR https://singsing.movie https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3613117 https://x.com/gregkwedar https://www.instagram.com/gkwedar MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS How A24 Acquired SING SING - https://youtu.be/WNUFA9-eDcU Fastest TV Series Sale In Netflix History - https://youtu.be/7YiL_P2Qplg Why More Filmmakers Are Choosing Tubi Over Netflix - https://youtu.be/yqQC2Z1zVbE How To Get A Movie On Netflix - https://youtu.be/rNXGhUcJArw CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) ►BOOKS WE RECOMMEND: THE NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting https://amzn.to/2X3Vx5F THE STORY SOLUTION: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take http://amzn.to/2gYsuMf ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - https://amzn.to/4gDU0s9 ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - https://amzn.to/3TIon6X SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3TEnLiE NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - https://amzn.to/3XEMK6F NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - https://amzn.to/3XX57VK ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we'll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!
"Soundtrack To A Coup d'Etat" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Innovation and received critical acclaim for its unique storytelling of how musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crashed the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba during the Cold War. Director Johan Grimonprez was kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about his work on the documentary, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Kino Lorber and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. 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
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Ricar, Ramón @holasoyramon y Alberto @siemprefuifreak nos hablan de las películas que han visto el día de hoy: Nunca te sueltes (Never Let Go) Luna Escape de Rodrigo Cortés Películas comentadas en el Palmarés: El baño del diablo (The Devil’s Bath) de Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala Exhuma de Jang Jae-hyun Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Desert Road The Rule of Jenny Penn Strange Darling SECCIÓ OFICIAL FANTÀSTIC A COMPETICIÓ Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Lisa Dreyer, Stephen Thrower, Christophe Gans, Fred Dekker, Carlota Pereda Millor pel·lícula de la SOFC / Mejor película de la SOFC / Best feature film in the SOFC El baño del diablo (The Devil’s Bath) de Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala Premi especial del Jurat de la Secció Oficial Fantàstic / Premio especial del Jurado de la Sección Oficial Fantàstic / Special Jury Award in the Official Fantàstic Selection Exhuma de Jang Jae-hyun Millor direcció de la SOFC (patrocinat per Moritz) / Mejor dirección de la SOFC (patrocinado por Moritz) / Best direction in the SOFC (sponsored by Moritz) Soi Cheang per Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Millor interpretación femenina de la SOFC / Mejor interpretación femenina de la SOFC / Best actress in the SOFC Kristine Froseth per Desert Road Millor interpretación masculina de la SOFC (patrocinat per Cupra) / Mejor interpretación masculina de la SOFC (patrocinado por Cupra) / Best actor in the SOFC (sponsored by Cupra) (ex-aequo) John Lithgow per The Rule of Jenny Penn Geoffrey Rush per The Rule of Jenny Penn Millor guió de la SOFC (patrocinat per Caixabank) / Mejor guion de la SOFC (patrocinado por Caixabank) / Best screenplay in the SOFC (sponsored by Caixabank) Aaron Schimberg per A Different Man Millors efectes especials, visuals o de maquillatge de la SOFC / Mejores efectos especiales, visuales o de maquillaje de la SOFC / Best Special, Visual or Makeup Effects in the SOFC Equips de Digital District & Machina Infinitum per Else Millor música de la SOFC (patrocinat per DARK) / Mejor música de la SOFC (patrocinado por DARK) / Best music in the SOFC (sponsored by DARK) Die Hexen per Fréwaka Millor fotografía de la SOFC / Mejor fotografía de la SOFC / Best cinematography in the SOFC Giovanni Ribisi per Strange Darling NOVES VISIONS Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Olivia Cooper-Hadjan, Rebecca de Pas, José Enrique Monterde Millor pel·lícula de la secció Noves Visions / Mejor película de la sección Noves Visions / Best film in the Noves Visions section A Desert de Joshua Erkman Millor direcció de la secció Noves Visions / Mejor dirección de la sección Noves Visions / Best direction in the Noves Visions section Grazia Tricarico per Body Odyssey Millor curt Noves Visions Petit Format / Mejor corto Noves Visions Petit Format / Best short film Noves Visions Petit Format Say Wuff! de Fabian Podeszwa JURAT MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT / JURADO MÉLIÈS DE PLATA / MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT JURY Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Victoria McCollum, Marysia Nikitiuk, Álex Mendíbil Premi Méliès d’Argent a la millor pel·lícula de gènere fantàstic / Premio Méliès de Plata a la mejor película de género fantástico / Méliès d'Argent Award for the best fantastic genre feature film Animale de Emma Benestan Premi Méliès d’Argent al millor curt europeu de gènere fantàstic / Premio Méliès de Plata al mejor corto europeo de género fantástico / Méliès d'Argent Award for the best European fantasy genre short film Meat Puppet de Eros V ANIMA’T Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Bill Kopp, Verónica Buide, Juanjo Sáez Millor llargmetratge d’animació de la secció Anima’t / Mejor largometraje de animación de la sección Anima’t / Best animated feature film in the Anima't section Memorias de un caracol (Memoir of a Snail) de Adam Elliot Millor curtmetratge d’animació de la secció Anima’t / Mejor cortometraje de animación de la sección Anima’t / Best animated short film in the Anima't section Free the Chickens de Matúš Vizár ÒRBITA Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Douglas Buck, Roxana Ramos, Mar Canet Millor pel·lícula de la secció Òrbita / Mejor pel·lícula de la sección Òrbita / Best feature film in the Òrbita section Zero de Jean Luc Herbulot BLOOD WINDOW Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Douglas Buck, Roxana Ramos, Mar Canet Premi Blood Window a la millor pel·lícula / Premio Blood Window a la mejor película / Blood Window Award for best feature film Mi bestia de Camila Beltrán JURAT DE LA CRÍTICA / JURADO DE LA CRÍTICA / CRITIC’S JURY Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Llorenç Esteve, Paola Franco, Sergi Sánchez Premi de la crítica José Luis Guarner a la millor pel·lícula SOFC / Premio de la crítica José Luis Guarner a la mejor película SOFC / José Luis Guarner Critics' Award for best film in the SOFC El baño del diablo (The Devil's Bath) de Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala Premi Citizen Kane per al millor director revelació / Premio Citizen Kane para el mejor director revelación / Citizen Kane Award for best new director Thibault Emin per Else Millor curtmetratge de la SOFC (patrocinat per Fotogramas) / Mejor cortometraje de la SOFC (patrocinado por Fotogramas) / Best short film in the SOFC (sponsored by Fotogramas) Chew de Félix Dobaire PREMIS BRIGADOON / PREMIOS BRIGADOON / BRIGADOON AWARDS Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Nerea Torrijos, Ivan Villamel, Meritxell Civil Premi Brigadoon Paul Naschy al millor curt / Premio Brigadoon Paul Naschy al mejor corto / Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for the best short film Céntrico de Luso Martinez SGAE NOVA AUTORIA Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Jaume Balagueró, Aina Clotet, Francesc Gener Premis SGAE Nova Autoria: Millor direcció-realització / Premios SGAE Nova Autoria: Millor direcció-realització / SGAE Nova Autoria Awards: Best Direction-Production (ex-aequo) Blava Terra de Marine Auclair DARU/N de Benjamin Hindrichs Premis SGAE Nova Autoria: Millor guio / Premios SGAE Nova Autoria: Mejor guion / SGAE Nova Autoria Awards: Best Screenplay Benjamin Hindrichs per DARU/N Premis SGAE Nova Autoria: Millor música original / Premios SGAE Nova Autoria: Mejor música original / SGAE Nova Autoria Awards: Best Original Music Yuliya Protasova per De-sastre JURAT CARNET JOVE / JURADO CARNET JOVE / CARNET JOVE JURY Jurat/Jurado/Jury: Ángela Sánchez, Arnau Querol, Borja López, Ignacio Garriga, Marina Figueras Premi Jurat Carnet Jove a la millor pel·lícula SOFC / Premio Jurado Carnet Jove a la major película SOFC / Carnet Jove Jury Award for best feature film in the SOFC El baño del diablo (The Devil's Bath) de Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala Premi Jurat Carnet Jove a la millor pel·lícula Sitges Documenta / Premio Jurado Carnet Jove a la mejor película Sitges Documenta / Carnet Jove Jury Award for best Sitges Documenta film Grand Theft Hamlet de Pinny Grylls & Sam Crane PREMIS DEL PÚBLIC / PREMIOS DEL PÚBLICO / PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD Gran Premi del Públic a la millor pel·lícula de la SOFC (patrocinat per La Vanguardia) / Gran Premio del Público a la mejor película de la SOFC (patrocinado por La Vanguardia) / Grand People's Choice Award for best feature film in the SOFC (sponsored by La Vanguardia) Strange Darling de JT Mollner Premi del Públic Panorama Fantàstic / Premio del Público Panorama Fantàstic / Panorama Fantàstic People’s Choice Award Handsome Guys de Dong-Hyub Nam Premi del Públic Sitges Collection / Premio del Público Sitges Collection / Sitges Collection People’s Choice Award Dead Talents Society de John Hanchiang Hsu Premi del Públic Focus Àsia / Premio del Público Focus Asia / Focus Asia People’s Choice Award Dead Talents Society de John Hanchiang Hsu Premi del Públic Midnight X-treme / Premio del Público Midnight X-treme / Midnight X-treme People’s Choice Award Die Alone de Lowell Dean Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Daniel Carsenty:Berlinale Talents alumni Daniel Carsenty wrote and directed the thriller 'After Spring Comes Fall' in 2015. It won the award for Best Feature at the Zsigmond Vilmos Festival.His second film, 'The Devil's Drivers', a documentary about a Bedouin smuggler, premiered at TIFF in 2021, won the Special Jury Award at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, and was nominated by the Cinema for Peace Foundation for Best Documentary.A graduate of the American Film Institute directing program, Daniel came to filmmaking after working as a TV journalist for ARTE and BBC in zones of conflict. His films, both fictional and documentary, examine the origins of violence, reflect on intergenerational trauma, and explore the possibilities of forgiveness. His work has taught him how to discover both compassion and humanity under the most difficult circumstances.
This episode features Paolo Tizón and his documentary “Night Has Come”, which just won the Special Jury Award and the FIPRESCI (Critic) Award at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His main inspiration for the film: ‘Beau Travail' (1999) by Claire Denis.We discuss cinematic techniques used in documentaries, the importance of not knowing and being open to surprises while filming - how to listen to the material, editing and structuring a documentary, and the personal motivations behind making his film. We also touch on the connection between music and cinema, the importance of taking breaks during editing, and the value of test screenings. Paolo discusses the stress and excitement of delivering and premiering ‘Night Has Come', and shares his strong love for the medium of film.Short EndsGetting into film festivals can exceed expectations and open doors to bigger opportunities.Using cinematic techniques in documentaries can create a more engaging and immersive experience for the audience.Not knowing and being open to surprises while filming is an important part of documentary filmmaking.Editing and structuring a documentary can be a challenging task, but it is crucial to listen to the material and let it guide the process.Personal motivations and curiosity can drive the creation of a documentary film.There is a strong connection between music and cinema, and pairing music with images can enhance the storytelling. Taking breaks during the editing process allows for fresh eyes and new perspectives.Test screenings are crucial for understanding audience reactions and making necessary changes.Directing and shooting the film as a cinematographer can create a unique and personal connection to the material.Delivering a film can be a stressful and often overlooked aspect of the filmmaking process.Premiering a film at a festival is a mix of excitement and pressure to make the most of the experience.Drawing inspiration from other films can inform and shape the creative choices in a documentary.The filmmaker's next project involves experimenting with fiction and challenging themselves with different formats and cameras.Filmmaking is a deeply engaging and fulfilling art form that allows for personal growth and connection with others.What Movies Are You Watching?Like, subscribe and follow us on our socials @pastpresentfeature
Presenting episode 112 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast! In this episode we welcome back director Robert Morgan, whose live-action/animation hybrid horror feature film 'Stopmotion' is released on Shudder this month. Starring Aisling Franciosi as haunted stop-motion animator Ella Blake alongside Stella Gonet and Tom York, Stopmotion is written by Robert Morgan with Robin King and recently enjoyed a festival run where it picked up the award for Best Director at Fantastic Fest and the Special Jury Award at Sitges. Filmed in live-action combined with Robert Morgan's signature brand of nightmarish puppet design and uncanny stop-motion animation, the film expands on a multi-award-winning legacy of (mostly) animated horror shorts that include The Man in the Lower Left Hand Corner of the Photograph, The Cat With Hands, The Separation, Invocation and Bobby Yeah, the latter picking up a BAFTA nomination for Animated Short in 2012. Morgan's body of work also includes contributions to YouTube phenomenon Don't Hug Me I'm Scared and the feature films The ABCs of Death 2 and To Dust, as well as the tribute films Belial's Dream and Tomorrow I Will Be Dirt, created for Arrow's BD releases of cult horror classics Basket Case and Schramm respectively. Also discussed: Festival reports from Anima Brussels, Animation Dingle and Cardiff Animation Festival, an overview of some of the exciting projects coming out of the Irish animation sector, 25 years of Cartoon Saloon, the BFI's upcoming 'Stop-Motion' season curated by Justin Johnson, 'Ren & Stimpy' reboot leaks and the bizarre fate of 'Coyote Vs. Acme'. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell Edited, produced and music by Ben Mitchell
Today we had a great conversation with Illustrator and Animated Filmmaker Debra Solomon! Debra has been making animated films since 1995. She is a N.Y.F.A fellow and Jerome recipient, her films have won awards at festivals around the world, including a Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale, Best Soundtrack in Annecy, and a Special Jury Award at the World Animation Festival. Her film Everybody's Pregnant is in MOMA's film and video collection. In 2001, Debra helped create the Disney Channel's first hit show, Lizzie McGuire designing the animated Lizzie and acting as animation director for the series and movie adaptation. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2017. Her film Getting Over Him in 8 Songs or Less, was featured on HBO. Her latest animated short Little Hurts features fat-shaming, body image demons and family dieting obsessions performing under the big top. Before her tenure in the world of Animation, Debra was also a celebrated Illustrator, whose worked on numerous magazines and books, including the wildly popular educational children's book series How Come. https://www.debrasolomon.com
This week's show is a special one, as It's our first time getting to review a film via an advanced screener and boy was this a fun flick. The latest film from Berlin Film Festivals Silver Bear winner Radu Jude (Aferim! (Bravo!) and Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn) Do Not Expect Too Much From The End Of The World takes a fierce and darkly comic swipe at modern day life. Overworked and underpaid production assistant Angela (Ilinca Manolache) is assigned to film a workplace safety video for a multinational corporation in Bucharest. When one of the interviewees makes a statement that ignites a scandal, Angela has to re-invent the story. Featuring appearances from Nina Hoss, Uwe Boll, and Angela's TikTok alter-ego Bobiță, Jude's anarchic satire is a wild and unforgettable ride through the vulgar indignities of the 21st century. The film was awarded the Special Jury Award at Locarno Film Festival and will stream exclusively on MUBI in Canada from May 3, 2024. So tune in and hear our thoughts on this example of Romanian New Wave cinema and then head to Mubi for May 3 to check it out for yourself. As always Talk to Us Goose www.howdyoulikethatmovie.com Twitter
An award-winning documentary follows the citizens and journalists working in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to ensure freedom of the press and against state-censored media. Directors Joe Peeler and Rebecca Landsberry-Baker join us to discuss their film, "Bad Press" which won the Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This week the film will be shown at the DCTV Firehouse Cinema from Dec. 1-7.
Greg Kwedar is a writer, director, and producer (and Lauren's brother!!). He made his feature directorial debut with TRANSPECOS, which premiered in competition at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. He co-wrote and produced JOCKEY, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition where it won the Special Jury Award for Best Actor (Clifton Collins Jr.). JOCKEY also won the Audience Award at the AFI Film Festival and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for theatrical release. The film was nominated for an Indie Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and the John Cassavetes Award, and was one of the National Board of Review Top 10 Independent Film of 2021. Kwedar also produced RISING FROM ASHES, RUNNING WITH BETO (Winner: SXSW Audience Award 2019), and was co-producer on GHOST FLEET (Telluride & TIFF, 2018). He has spoken to thousands of students across the country and sat on panels about his work at SXSW, Sundance, UNESCO, the United Nations, and more. His latest film SING SING, over seven years in the making, which he both directed and co-wrote, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival where it was acquired by A24 Films for theatrical release. Greg's links: Greg's website https://www.gregkwedar.com/ Greg on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gkwedar/ Book recommendation: Scaling Up Compensation: 5 Design Principles for Turning Your Largest Expense into a Strategic Advantage https://amzn.to/3FNtN9s The Impatient Entrepreneur's links: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheImpatientEntrepreneurPod LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/theimpatiententrepreneurpod/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theimpatiententrepreneurpod/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheImpatientEntrepreneurPod Online www.theimpatiententreprenerpod.com Connect with us https://www.theimpatiententrepreneurpod.com/contact --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lauren-cockerell/message
Jess and Jenn host Charlene and Claire in person, for the first time! In a two part series, this foursome dive into a bottle of gin and the intricacies of the struggles and triumphs of building a career in casting. PART 2! Charlene Lee graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in English & Film Studies. Her extensive experience in television and features have taken her all over the world, including a very memorable search for authentic Sherpas for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Her work has screened at festivals, among them Tribeca (No Future) Sundance (Don't Be a Hero), and a Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at SXSW for the feature film A Bad Idea Gone Wrong. On the television side, credits include: Escape at Dannemora (Showtime), Get Shorty (Epix), and Fargo (FX), which received an Artios Award and Emmy for Outstanding Casting. CLAIRE KOONCE is an experienced casting director, acting teacher and co-founder of CL|CK Casting. Driven by a desire to create cutting edge work, she takes pride in finding fresh faces and voices for the screen, and unlocking the potential of every actor she meets. Selected casting director credits include the Marvel/Freeform pilot Cloak & Dagger, AMC/IFC Sherman's Showcase, and Universal 1440's Blade of the 47 Ronin. Her previous casting department work includes a wide range of projects, with several credits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Legendary's Godzilla and Skull Island, Disney's The Jungle Book, Starz's American Gods and CBS's Star Trek: Discovery, to indies like Chef, The Little Prince, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Her independent feature film Women Is Losers premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and closed out the 2021 LALIFF. With her partner Charlene Lee, CL|CK Casting is dedicated to quality, authenticity, inclusivity and positivity, and their work can be seen in the recent A24 series Beef, currently available on Netflix. CL|CK Casting is comprised of casting directors Charlene Lee and Claire Koonce. Together they bring more than three decades of experience to a partnership dedicated to finding fresh perspectives and original voices, matching known and new faces together to create the widening tapestry of stories on screen. Combined they have worked on hundreds of projects with companies such as Disney, Sony, Marvel, Legendary, Universal, Fox, Paramount and on the television side, A24, Netflix, HBO, FX, Amazon, Apple, ABC, Showtime, CBS, Starz, Comedy Central, and many more. Their films have garnered festival recognition and awards at Tribeca, Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, LALIFF, and more. Together, they value quality, authenticity, and inclusivity, and they bring positivity and diligence to each aspect of their work. Current projects include the second season of IFC/AMC's Sherman's Showcase, independent feature He Went That Way (which premiered at Tribeca 2023) and the A24 series Beef, currently available to view on Netflix. How Important it is to Treat People with Kindness Life Comes Before Work - Creating Balance in a Partnership The Casting of BEEF (Netflix) Traveling to London Always Be Comedy - British Comedians Actor Crushes Extensive Casting Search for BEEF (Netflix) Resources: Claire Koonce IG Claire Koonce IMDB Charlene Lee IMDB ──────────────────────────── Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG Watch the Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel Follow Jessica & Follow Jenn Learn More About Jess & Jenn's Casting Journeys Get Casting Life Away Merch here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipsycastingpodcast/message
Jess and Jenn host Charlene and Claire in person, for the first time! In a two part series, this foursome dive into a bottle of gin and the intricacies of the struggles and triumphs of building a career in casting. Charlene Lee graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in English & Film Studies. Her extensive experience in television and features have taken her all over the world, including a very memorable search for authentic Sherpas for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Her work has screened at festivals, among them Tribeca (No Future) Sundance (Don't Be a Hero), and a Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at SXSW for the feature film A Bad Idea Gone Wrong. On the television side, credits include: Escape at Dannemora (Showtime), Get Shorty (Epix), and Fargo (FX), which received an Artios Award and Emmy for Outstanding Casting. CLAIRE KOONCE is an experienced casting director, acting teacher and co-founder of CL|CK Casting. Driven by a desire to create cutting edge work, she takes pride in finding fresh faces and voices for the screen, and unlocking the potential of every actor she meets. Selected casting director credits include the Marvel/Freeform pilot Cloak & Dagger, AMC/IFC Sherman's Showcase, and Universal 1440's Blade of the 47 Ronin. Her previous casting department work includes a wide range of projects, with several credits in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Legendary's Godzilla and Skull Island, Disney's The Jungle Book, Starz's American Gods and CBS's Star Trek: Discovery, to indies like Chef, The Little Prince, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Her independent feature film Women Is Losers premiered at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival and closed out the 2021 LALIFF. With her partner Charlene Lee, CL|CK Casting is dedicated to quality, authenticity, inclusivity and positivity, and their work can be seen in the recent A24 series Beef, currently available on Netflix. CL|CK Casting is comprised of casting directors Charlene Lee and Claire Koonce. Together they bring more than three decades of experience to a partnership dedicated to finding fresh perspectives and original voices, matching known and new faces together to create the widening tapestry of stories on screen. Combined they have worked on hundreds of projects with companies such as Disney, Sony, Marvel, Legendary, Universal, Fox, Paramount and on the television side, A24, Netflix, HBO, FX, Amazon, Apple, ABC, Showtime, CBS, Starz, Comedy Central, and many more. Their films have garnered festival recognition and awards at Tribeca, Sundance, SXSW, Slamdance, LALIFF, and more. Together, they value quality, authenticity, and inclusivity, and they bring positivity and diligence to each aspect of their work. Current projects include the second season of IFC/AMC's Sherman's Showcase, independent feature He Went That Way (which premiered at Tribeca 2023) and the A24 series Beef, currently available to view on Netflix. Origin Stories How they formed CL|CK Casting How they got the job to cast "BEEF" Showing Gratitude for Opportunities Getting the Jobs that Were Meant for You Resources: Claire Koonce IG Claire Koonce IMDB Charlene Lee IMDB ──────────────────────────── Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG Watch the Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel Follow Jessica & Follow Jenn Learn More About Jess & Jenn's Casting Journeys Get Casting Life Away Merch here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipsycastingpodcast/message
She has recently won 5 Best Actress Awards for her work in "Prime of Your Life". It has also won "Best Short" & "Best Writing".Tara's directorial debut was made with her short film, "A Real Killjoy" which has won "Best of The Fest", "Special Jury Award" and "Best Dark Comedy Micro-short". "A Real Killjoy 3" is currently in pre-production, to be directed by Tara Erickson and Matt MacWilliams in the winter of 2023. She's also the face of Little Caesars in their hilarious commercial spots as well as the sports drink "Xyience". Upcoming ProjectsShe directed other short films called "The Ritual", "Paranoia" and "You're You", which are all out on her youtube channel. www.youtube.com/taraericksonW: https://www.thetaraerickson.com/Also, you can check out my documentary The People of Brixton, on Kwelitv here: https://www.kweli.tv/programs/the-people-of-brixtonDamien Swaby Social Media Links:Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/filmmaker_damien_swaby/Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DamienSwaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorWebsitehttp://filmmakingconversations.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4532542/advertisement
Our guest on today's episode is Emmy award-winning filmmaker, actor, Filmtrepreneur, best-selling author, and instructor Shane Stanley. Shane's been in the business way before he could walk. He started off as a child actor at 9 months old when his father, who was a working actor volunteered him for national TV commercials, starring in commercials and films and even going on to win his first two Emmy Awards at age 16 and 19 for his role in the Desperate Passage (1987) series.Along with his outstanding talents in front of the camera, Stanley also had an eye out for the producer's seat. He learned and honed camera and editorial skills and could comfortably find his way around behind the camera by age 10, and has since clocked directing, production, editing, and acting credits for over 58 shows, films, commercials, and music videos.In 2001, he launched his production company, Visual Arts Entertainment under which he executive produced culture hits like the sports drama, and Box Office #1, Gridiron Gang starring Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson as lead, and critically acclaimed film, A Sight for Sore Eyes which was Shane's directorial debut.The film won several awards in 2004. It bagged a Special Jury Award at Worldfest Houston, won two Telly Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Film & Television as well as winning top honors at the International Family Film Festival, and ultimately won dozens of prestigious awards, and was invited to screen at Cannes Film Festival in 2005.Shane's latest book, What You Don't Learn In Film School: A Complete Guide To (Independent) Filmmaking, offers a wealth of knowledge for anyone who wants an entertainment industry insider's professional guidance on how to create a movie. I loved the book so much I decided to publish the audiobook version through my company IFH Books.The book is an especially invaluable tool for anyone thinking of going to film school. It is an in-depth, no-holds-barred look at making movies from ‘concept to delivery in today's ever-evolving climate while breaking down the dos and don'ts of (independent) filmmaking.Directed and written by Shane, Mistrust is about Veronica enjoys being a mistress. Having no commitments and never being vulnerable, She comes to realize her best friend holds the key to her heart and is the only one capable of extracting her emotions.His latest film, Break Even (2020) tells the story of four adventurous friends who find 50M in cash on a remote island only to discover it was left by the DEA for the Cartel in a rogue deal.Shane is a wealth of information and he drops some MAJOR knowledge bombs on the tribe in this conversation. If you are a filmmaker do yourself a favor and pick up his book What You Don't Learn In Film School: A Complete Guide To (Independent) Filmmaking, it is a GREAT companion book to Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business.Get ready to take notes and enjoy my conversation with Shane Stanley.
This week Tonya Lewis Lee—producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, women's health advocate and Founder of Movita Organics—discusses her mission to share culturally relevant stories that inspire people to take action, her mindset to find positivity in everything, and her non-negotiables. She takes us deeper on a journey of understanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle and how her work as a film producer to address the maternal and infant mortality crises led her to embark on a new entrepreneurial path. Tonya credits her team for the launch and growth of Movita Organics, a premium vitamin supplement brand, saying that “Team is Everything.” Through Movita Organics, she is leading the conversation around womens' access to healthy outcomes as well as providing the community with a high-quality resource to aid their well-being and overall vitality. Tonya leaves us with several key lessons: “Be as excellent as you can be” “Patience is important” “Collaboration is the name of the game” “Being an entrepreneur is being a problem-solver, so you just need to show up and solve to the problem every day” “You have to run your race and be who you are” “Never give up. Just at that moment when you're about to give up is when it happens. Bio: Tonya Lewis Lee is a producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, and women's health advocate, delivering meaningful content that resonates with marginalized communities for over twenty years. Her work often explores the personal impact of social justice issues, health and wellness. Most recently, Lee co-directed and co-produced the documentary AFTERSHOCK, now streaming on Hulu, which examines the Black and Brown maternal mortality crisis in America. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Award for Impact for Change, and continues to garner rave reviews and noteworthy press. As a film and television writer, producer, and director, her work has spanned family-friendly features like The Watsons Go to Birmingham as well as the episodic series She's Gotta Have It, streaming on Netflix. Lee also produced Monster, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and is streaming on Netflix. In 2007, Tonya became the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health's infant mortality awareness campaign, A Healthy Baby Begins with You, which ignited her lifelong passion of advocating for better health outcomes for all women in the United States, especially women of color. Through the campaign, Tonya produced the film Crisis in the Crib: Saving our Nation's Babies. This work led Tonya to embark on her journey as an entrepreneur to create Movita Organics, a premium vitamin supplement brand, to continue the conversation with women about accessing healthy outcomes and provide them with a high-quality resource to aid their well-being and overall vitality. An acclaimed author, Lee created books, including Please, Baby, Please, that have entertained children and young adults throughout her career.Lee has been featured in notable outlets including ABC's Nightline, CBS Mornings, New York Magazine's The Cut, ESSENCE, VOGUE, and more. She is the mother of two adult children and lives in New York City with her husband, Spike Lee. “It takes time. An overnight success is at least 10 years in the making.” Tune in to learn more from Kendra and Tonya! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week Tonya Lewis Lee—producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, women's health advocate and Founder of Movita Organics—discusses her mission to share culturally relevant stories that inspire people to take action, her mindset to find positivity in everything, and her non-negotiables. She takes us deeper on a journey of understanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle and how her work as a film producer to address the maternal and infant mortality crises led her to embark on a new entrepreneurial path. Tonya credits her team for the launch and growth of Movita Organics, a premium vitamin supplement brand, saying that “Team is Everything.” Through Movita Organics, she is leading the conversation around womens' access to healthy outcomes as well as providing the community with a high-quality resource to aid their well-being and overall vitality. Tonya leaves us with several key lessons: “Be as excellent as you can be” “Patience is important” “Collaboration is the name of the game” “Being an entrepreneur is being a problem-solver, so you just need to show up and solve to the problem every day” “You have to run your race and be who you are” “Never give up. Just at that moment when you're about to give up is when it happens. Bio: Tonya Lewis Lee is a producer, film director, writer, entrepreneur, and women's health advocate, delivering meaningful content that resonates with marginalized communities for over twenty years. Her work often explores the personal impact of social justice issues, health and wellness. Most recently, Lee co-directed and co-produced the documentary AFTERSHOCK, now streaming on Hulu, which examines the Black and Brown maternal mortality crisis in America. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Award for Impact for Change, and continues to garner rave reviews and noteworthy press. As a film and television writer, producer, and director, her work has spanned family-friendly features like The Watsons Go to Birmingham as well as the episodic series She's Gotta Have It, streaming on Netflix. Lee also produced Monster, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and is streaming on Netflix. In 2007, Tonya became the spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health's infant mortality awareness campaign, A Healthy Baby Begins with You, which ignited her lifelong passion of advocating for better health outcomes for all women in the United States, especially women of color. Through the campaign, Tonya produced the film Crisis in the Crib: Saving our Nation's Babies. This work led Tonya to embark on her journey as an entrepreneur to create Movita Organics, a premium vitamin supplement brand, to continue the conversation with women about accessing healthy outcomes and provide them with a high-quality resource to aid their well-being and overall vitality. An acclaimed author, Lee created books, including Please, Baby, Please, that have entertained children and young adults throughout her career.Lee has been featured in notable outlets including ABC's Nightline, CBS Mornings, New York Magazine's The Cut, ESSENCE, VOGUE, and more. She is the mother of two adult children and lives in New York City with her husband, Spike Lee. “It takes time. An overnight success is at least 10 years in the making.” Tune in to learn more from Kendra and Tonya! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
**This U.S. Documentary won a Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression at the Sundance Film Festival after this interview took place** The lack of free press isn't just an issue in foreign countries. The documentary "Bad Press" now playing at the Sundance Film Festival, covers the topic on U.S. soil. Directors Joe Peeler and Becca Landsberry-Baker delve into the Muscogee Creek Nation in Oklahoma whose leaders repealed their own free press law in 2018. Reporter Angel Ellis was fired for doing a story about some questionable actions by tribal leaders. You can follow this show on Instagram and on Facebook. And to see what Heather does when she's not talking money, go to her personal Twitter page. Be sure to email Heather your questions and request topics you'd like her to cover here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
EMMY winning Director Jerri Sher returns to discuss Making Movies that Help the World JERRI SHER is 2x EMMY Award-winning filmmaker. A member of the Directors Guild since 1998, she has completed 22 film and television projects. Ms. Sher wrote, directed and produced QUIET EXPLOSIONS: Healing the Brain, a documentary feature about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) in veterans, athletes and civilians. It has just been awarded The Impact Award by TMIF (The Most Important Film of the Year 2021) and the best Documentary Feature and Best Director from AOF. The International Independent Awards gave the film Platinum for Documentary feature, Original Score and Best Direction. IndieFest has awarded it the Excellence award for Director and Documentary Feature. Quiet Explosions qualified in the 94th Oscar campaign for Best Documetnary Fetaure and Best Music Score. The movie won Best Documentary Feature at the NoHo CineFest FF and the Lilac Award at the SpIFF Int. FF and was released by Cinema Libre Studio. LIVE LIFE: Awaken Your Inner Power (healing through alternative medicine) her 12-part series was released by Tri-Continental Distribution and is on Amazon in the US, Germany and the UK. Her short film STEP UP is part of a presentation SANTA MONICA CARES which she created for City/TV Santa Monica, and garnered her 2 EMMYS. It was Ms. Sher's true honor to be selected to create and produce the Retrospective Tribute Film honoring Kathryn Bigelow for the DGA's 75th Anniversary Gala. She also wrote and produced a film honoring Betty Thomas, Mimi Leder and Patty Jenkins for the Women's Steering Committee of the DGA. LIVE LIFE A-Z won the George Lucas Global Education Award and the My Hero Int. Film Festival. Her documentary SOUL OF AN EMPIRE, about the rebirth of 42th St. NYC, and the moving of the infamous Empire Theatre, won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the Big Bear Lake Int. FF, and the Special Jury Award at The Savannah Film & Video Festival. A native from Fall River, MA, Jerri earned her BFA, Cum Laude from the University of MA and an M.Ed., Magna Cum Laude from Springfield College. She has taught and guest lectured at several universities throughout the country and abroad. Jerri was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award 2019 from Durfee High School, chosen from over 50,000 candidates and shares this award with other notables like George Stephanopoulos. Ms. Sher was the keynote speaker on Princess Cruise Lines World Tour from Papeete, Tahiti to Sydney, Australia including topics of “Creative Writing” and “Using Documentary Films to Make the World a Healthier Place.” Ms. Sher entered the transportation industry in the early eighties. She worked for Preston the 151 Line and GOD Guaranteed Overnight Delivery, where she was trained by Tony Robbins. While working in sales and marketing in the trucking business, she learned the necessary skills to become a producer. Her third career of directing and screenwriting emerged when she wrote a novel about a medical mystery about the cure for HIV/AIDS, “THE TWIG PAINTER”. Her book “How To Have A Successful Bridal Shower A to Z” became a national #1 best seller on Amazon. She is a member of the DGA, IDA, AWD and GreenLight Women and lives in Los Angeles with her husband Alan. Jerri's mission is to work on projects that will positively influence society. http://www.jerrisher.com/ Live Life presents a fascinating series of very personal stories demonstrating the healing potential within each of us. Although the stories may be different, in each case, we see the power of LOVE to heal – the power of mindfulness, caring, forgiveness, and the power of belief. Leave a Review on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZL4Z2KH/ LIVE LIFE tells the true-life stories of people whose lives have been transformed through the power of the mind and alternative medicine. Jerri Sher – Wikipedia QUIET EXPLOSIONS on Amazon: https://rb.gy/ydqcwe LIVE LIFE SERIES: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZL4Z2KH/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792043/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Jerri Sher, EMMY Award-winner Director's Reel – YouTube Call In and Chat with Deborah during Live Show: 833-220-1200 or 319-527-2638 Learn more about Deborah here: www.lovebyintuition.com
You'll understand why AnnMarie Milazzo considers her craft a design category by the end of this episode! If you are listening to this on Apple Podcast, we'd love it if you could share your love in a review! ABOUT ANNMARIE MILAZZO A.R.T.: Finding Neverland, Prometheus Bound. Broadway (Vocal Designer): Spring Awakening, Next to Normal, If/Then, Finding Neverland. Off-Broadway: Carrie, Bright Lights Big City, Superhero; (Orchestrator, with Michael Starobin): Once on this Island (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Regional: Dangerous Beauty, Some Lovers, Dave, A Walk on the Moon, Almost Famous. Other credits include The Radio City Rockettes' Summer Spectacular 2016 (co-arranger/lyricist, co-composer); Cirque du Soleil's Le Rêve and La Perle. Film: Pretty Dead Girl (Composer and Lyricist; Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival). Milazzo is the Grammy-nominated female vocalist for East Village Opera Company on Decca/Universal Records MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: A Beautiful Noise on Instagram: instagram.com/abeautifulnoisemusical A Beautiful Noise on Facebook: facebook.com/ABeautifulNoiseMusical Get Your Tickets: abeautifulnoisethemusical.com --- Come say hi to us! Facebook: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Instagram: @PageToStagePodcast @TheMaryDina @BrianSedita @BroadwayPodcastNetwork Twitter: @TheMaryDina @BwayPodNetwork YouTube: @PageToStagePodcast @BroadwayPodcastNetwork #PageToStagePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EMMY winning Director Jerri Sher & Dr. Emmett Miller present the 12-part healing series LIVE LIFE Live Life presents a fascinating series of very personal stories demonstrating the healing potential within each of us. Although the stores may be different, in each case, we see the power of LOVE to heal – the power of mindfulness, caring, forgiveness, and the power of belief. LIVE LIFE tells the true-life stories of people whose lives have been transformed through the power of the mind and alternative medicine. ABOUT THE DIRECTOR JERRI SHER is 2x EMMY Award-winning filmmaker. A member of the Directors Guild since 1998, she has completed 22 film and television projects. Ms. Sher wrote, directed and produced QUIET EXPLOSIONS: Healing the Brain, a documentary feature about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) in veterans, athletes and civilians. It has just been awarded The Impact Award by TMIF (The Most Important Film of the Year 2021) and the best Documentary Feature and Best Director from AOF. The International Independent Awards gave the film Platinum for Documentary feature, Original Score and Best Direction. IndieFest has awarded it the Excellence award for Director and Documentary Feature. Quiet Explosions qualified in the 94th Oscar campaign for Best Documetnary Fetaure and Best Music Score. The movie won Best Documentary Feature at the NoHo CineFest FF and the Lilac Award at the SpIFF Int. FF and was released by Cinema Libre Studio. LIVE LIFE: Awaken Your Inner Power (healing through alternative medicine) her 12-part series was released by Tri-Continental Distribution and is on Amazon in the US, Germany and the UK. Her short film STEP UP is part of a presentation SANTA MONICA CARES which she created for City/TV Santa Monica, and garnered her 2 EMMYS. It was Ms. Sher's true honor to be selected to create and produce the Retrospective Tribute Film honoring Kathryn Bigelow for the DGA's 75th Anniversary Gala. She also wrote and produced a film honoring Betty Thomas, Mimi Leder and Patty Jenkins for the Women's Steering Committee of the DGA. LIVE LIFE A-Z won the George Lucas Global Education Award and the My Hero Int. Film Festival. Her documentary SOUL OF AN EMPIRE, about the rebirth of 42nd St. NYC, and the moving of the infamous Empire Theatre, won the Best Documentary Feature Award at the Big Bear Lake Int. FF, and the Special Jury Award at The Savannah Film & Video Festival. A native from Fall River, MA, Jerri earned her BFA, Cum Laude from the University of MA and an M.Ed., Magna Cum Laude from Springfield College. She has taught and guest lectured at several universities throughout the country and abroad. Jerri was the recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award 2019 from Durfee High School, chosen from over 50,000 candidates and shares this award with other notables like George Stephanopoulos. Ms. Sher was the keynote speaker on Princess Cruise Lines World Tour from Papeete, Tahiti to Sydney, Australia including topics of “Creative Writing” and “Using Documentary Films to Make the World a Healthier Place.” Ms. Sher entered the transportation industry in the early eighties. She worked for Preston the 151 Line and GOD Guaranteed Overnight Delivery, where she was trained by Tony Robbins. While working in sales and marketing in the trucking business, she learned the necessary skills to become a producer. Her third career of directing and screenwriting emerged when she wrote a novel about a medical mystery about the cure for HIV/AIDS, “THE TWIG PAINTER”. Her book “How To Have A Successful Bridal Shower A to Z” became a national #1 best seller on Amazon. She is a member of the DGA, IDA, AWD and GreenLight Women and lives in Los Angeles with her husband Alan. Jerri's mission is to work on projects that will positively influence society. http://www.jerrisher.com/ Jerri Sher - Wikipedia QUIET EXPLOSIONS on Amazon: https://rb.gy/ydqcwe LIVE LIFE SERIES: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZL4Z2KH/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0792043/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Dr Emmett Miller: For the past 50 years Emmett Miller MD has learned and developed tools to help people who are truly in trouble. In these unprecedented times Dr Miller offers FREE resources to relax, access deeper wisdom and spiritual essence, strengthen immune systems. Widely acclaimed for his role in creating the field of Mind-Body Medicine, Dr. Emmett Miller continues to apply his innovative thinking in the development of new approaches and techniques of Integrative Medicine, psychotherapy, wellness, stress management, psychoneuroimmunology, meditation, guided imagery and self-hypnosis for optimal health and performance. www.drmiller.com Emmett Miller earned his MD from The Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has served as lecturer and preceptor at Stanford, University of California, as well as other universities and medical schools introducing his groundbreaking work in Mind-Body Medicine, mindfulness, and stress reduction. Dr Emmett Miller's Radio Show Healing Times Radio Conversations with Extraordinary People on Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network is every Friday 1am & 1pmET https://dreamvisions7radio.com/healing-times-radio/ Call In and Chat with Deborah during Live Show: 833-220-1200 or 319-527-2638 Learn more about Deborah here: www.lovebyintuition.com
Kara Durrett is an independent producer who recently produced Adamma Ebo's HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL which premiered at Sundance 2022. Kara is the reason I was brought on to HONK as a physical producer and in the process of making that film, she became a bud. She is fun to work with, in fact, she is a great time! (direct quote from Kara!) Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown give phenomenally funny performances worthy of an hour and 42 minute of your time. The film premieres on September 2nd in theaters and on Peacock. So excited for the world to see it! Check it out and tell me what you think! Kara also produced Celine Held & Logan George's VANISHINGS AT CADDO LAKE alongside M Night Shyamalan, which is currently in Post Production. Past productions include Floyd Russ's AYAR, which premiered at SXSW 2021, Celine Held & Logan George's TOPSIDE, winner of both Best Technical Achievement at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, the Special Jury Award for directing at SXSW 2020, and Alex Fischer & Eleanor Wilson's SAVE YOURSELVES!, which premiered in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and sold to Bleecker Street. Upcoming projects are David Craig and Brian Crano's I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU, alongside producer Joel Edgerton; As well as Laurel Parmet's THE STARLING GIRL produced alongside 2AM. Durrett's short film work has been nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, and has screened in competition at Sundance Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and in the Narrative and Midnight Competitions at SXSW. Her award-winning short film CAROLINE was short-listed for the 2019 Academy Awards. Watch the short here: https://vimeo.com/295591903 Some gems include: -Why she loves working with first time directors and the advice she has for them -The value of learning by making mistakes -The deep respect we share for crew and how much of themselves they give to bring stories to life Beijos, Caca Sign up for my newsletter email: http://eepurl.com/gx0gvn Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angleonproducers
Shane Stanley is the guest on the podcast today. Shane is the living example of a person that loves what they do and never has to 'work' a day in life. We discuss Shane's upbringing, how he got into film, his relationship with Bret Michaels, and so much more. Here is Shane's biography:SHANE STANLEYFull BioShane Stanley is a multi-Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker and author who grew up in/around “the biz” in Hollywood. As a childhood actor he had appeared on-screen in over 100 projects, including with Hollywood legends June Lockhart, Lloyd Haynes, and David Arkin. By age ten, he was comfortably running an Arri 16mm camera, a flatbed-editor, and Moviola.Along with his father, Lee Stanley, Shane produced The Desperate Passage Series. The docu-drama series ran on KTLA with world-wide syndication from 1988 to 1994, was nominated for 33 individual Emmy® Awards and won 13 statues. Two episodes of the series went on to become successful feature films, Gridiron Gang was acquired by Sony Pictures and became the #1 box office hit starring Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson.Shane served as Vice President of Sheen/Michaels Entertainment where he produced several motion pictures starring Marlon Brando, Mira Sorvino, Thomas Hayden Church, Donald Sutherland, Marisa Tomei, Sean Penn, John Travolta and of course, Charlie and Martin Sheen. During that time, he also began writing and penned several episodes of Zalman King's Red Shoe Diaries, edited motion pictures, and created an original television series for Jeff Sagansky, former Head of CBS, before producing Dream Chasers for Discovery Channel - a television adventure program filmed in several different countries in the aftermath of 9/11.In 2004, Shane made his directorial debut with his own screenplay, A Sight For Sore Eyes. The film was honored with the Special Jury Award at WorldFest Houston, won two Telly Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Film & Television, as well as winning top honors at the International Family Film Festival along with Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia. It went on to win dozens of prestigious awards and was invited to screen at Cannes in 2005.Shane has also directed countless music videos, many which have aired on VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown, including two that went #1 and another that made the network's list of Best 100 Music Videos including “Go That Far” with Bret Michaels. The Michaels' video was used for the television series Rock of Love, where Shane also served as a consulting producer.Stanley has also produced and directed national television commercials including campaigns for Morongo Resorts, San Manuel, Westgate Las Vegas, Kimberly Clark, Snapple, Virgin Airways, Sony PlayStation, and mega-hit gaming franchise “Call of Duty.”Other directing credits to his name include The Untold Story, Mistrust, starring two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award winner Jane Seymour, Break Even with Tasya Teles, Steve Guttenberg, James Callis and Golden Globe® nominee, Joanna Pacula which he also produced with Adam Kane (Prodigal Son, 24: Live Another Day, UnREAL). Recently, Shane completed Double Threat, an action-comedy he produced and directed starring Danielle C. Ryan, Matthew Lawrence, and Dawn Olivieri. The film was conceptualized and successfully executed during the height of the pandemic; positioning Stanley as the go-to resource on COVID safety and protocol on film sets. Recently The NewContent JefeA podcast that helps online business owners make better content and more money.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Welcome star and writer Joel Kim Booster and Director Andrew Ahn to talk about representation, previous Pride and Prejudice adaptations, and Fire Island. More about Fire Island: Set in the iconic Pines, Andrew Ahn's FIRE ISLAND is an unapologetic, modern day rom-com showcasing a diverse, multicultural examination of queerness and romance. Inspired by the timeless pursuits from Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice, the story centers around two best friends who set out to have a legendary summer adventure with the help of cheap rosé and their cadre of eclectic friends. Starring: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams, Zane Phillips, Margaret Cho More about Joel Kim Booster: Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor and was recently named as one of The Queer Young Comics Redefining American Humor by the New York Times. Booster recently wrapped shooting the Apple TV+ series “LOOT” created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard and starring Maya Rudolph. Later this year, Joel's first hour-long comedy special will premiere on Netflix, where he will explore his experiences and observations as a gay Asian American male with commentary on identity, sexuality, cultural expectations, and more. More about Andrew Ahn: Andrew Ahn is a queer Korean American filmmaker born and raised in Los Angeles. Ahn's sophomore feature Driveways, written by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and produced by James Schamus, premiered at the 2019 Berlinale and went on to play the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, receiving rave reviews. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Best Lead Actress for Hong Chau. Ahn's first film Spa Night premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in US Dramatic Competition and was one of RogerEbert.com's Best Films of Sundance 2016. The film won a Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Performance at Sundance and went on to win the 2017 John Cassavetes Film Independent Spirit Award. Ahn has directed fiction and documentary television for Netflix, FX, HBO Max, CBS, Sundance Channel, and KCET. He has promoted diversity in the arts by mentoring youth filmmakers through programs like Pacific Arts Movement's Reel Voices, Outfest's OutSet, and the Sundance Institute's Native Filmmaker Lab. He graduated from Brown University and received an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Find us at: www.werewatchingwhat.com youtube.com/thedhk twitter.com/thedhk instagram.com/thedhk facebook.com/thedhkmovies
Preeti interviews Janina Gavankar and... FIVE YEARS AFTER THE SHOW STARTED her brother Vinny Chhibber. Both actors are currently playing Ren and Jag Bhullar, scions of the Bhullar crime family on ABC's Big Sky. Full disclosure: it's a chaotic interview and there's a tiny gift of a blooper in the post-credits. Catch BIG SKY on ABC Thursday nights at 10PM EST. Actor/producer Vinny Chhibber has been involved in acting in, creating and developing numerous award-winning film and television projects. Alongside starring in Big Sky as Jag Bhullar, Vinny can also be seen starring in Ava Duverney's The Red Line, and TNT's Animal Kingdom among others. Vinny has also continued to pursue work behind the scenes under his production company Chhibber Mann Productions. His most recent production is the documentary Lost in America with Rosario Dawson and Tiffany Haddish; a film exploring the stories of homeless youth in America. Other films include Folk Hero Funny Guy (Tribeca) and M.F.A. (SXSW).Janina Gavankar is most known for her diverse acting career in television, film and major video games like The Morning Show, True Blood, The League and Star Wars: Battlefront II. Recently, she was seen starring opposite Ben Affleck in The Way Back, and Riz Ahmed in Invasion. Next year, you'll see her alongside Cate Blanchett and Jack Black in Eli Roth's Borderlands. Janina and her creative partner Russo Schelling wrote and directed the elevated horror short film, Stucco, which won a Special Jury Award at SXSW 2020 and which currently has over 40 million views across YouTube alone. She launched her full service podcast production company Safe Haven with its first show Truest Blood in partnership with HBO. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Writing with Fire (2021) is an inspiring story about India's only newspaper run by Dalit, low-caste women. Armed with smartphones and tenacity, chief reporter Meera Devi and her journalists break traditions as they break stories and tackle India's biggest issues. In the process, they are redefining what it means to be powerful socially. Writing with Fire is one of this year's Academy Award nominees for The Best Feature Documentary. The film has already won the Audience Award and Special Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival 2021, and a host of other awards at over a hundred film festivals around the world. Award-winning co-director, co-producer, editor and cinematographer of Writing with Fire, Sushmit Ghosh, joins us to share the five-year journey of making this film in collaboration with his partner in film and life, Rintu Thomas. He reveals what drew him and Rintu to this story, how they chose the subjects, and how the film was received worldwide. Watch the full interview at: https://www.alamopictures.co.uk/podcast/writing-with-fire/ “It's not just a story about a journalist who's managing an institution that may or may not grow, it's a story about a mother, a wife and a daughter, and the guilt that women have to bear in making choices on a day to day basis.” - Sushmit Ghosh Time Stamps: 00:00 - Clip from Writing with Fire, showing Meera on a reporting assignment. 02:40 - How the filmmakers reacted to the Academy Awards shortlist. 04:30 - What the film is about. 06:20 - The background of the Dalit community and their position in India. 13:34 - What it's like for the film protagonist Meera to live the life of a journalist. 17:15 - Who the other two main subjects of the film are. 22:18 - Second clip: Meera teaches Shyamkali how to use smartphone for her work. 24:35 - Where Writing with Fire can be seen. 29:31 - Whether Sushmit ever felt he and Rintu were endangered while filming. 33:10 - Political changes that have happened during the four years of filming. 36:43 - How Sushmit and Rintu got the idea for making this film. 41:25 - Reception to the film on the festival circuit and how it inspired people to take action. 47:30 - What's next for Sushmit and Rintu. Resources: Writing with Fire (2021) MovieMaker Magazine Innersound Audio Alamo Pictures Connect with Sushmit Ghosh: LinkedIn Instagram Connect with Factual America: Facebook Instagram Twitter Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter More From Factual America: The First Wave: The Human Face of COVID-19 The Rescue: A Story of Bravery, Cave Diving & GenerosityThe Political Wit and Persona of Molly Ivins
Với mùa đầu tiên, liên hoan phim Đông Dương đầu tiên Si Loin Si Proche (Tuy Xa Mà Gần) ra mắt khán giả với những bộ phim đến từ các nghệ sỹ của 3 nước Việt Nam, Lào, Cam Bốt, đưa người xem vào một hành trình điện ảnh dọc theo dòng sông Mê Kông, tại liên hoan phim được tổ chức bên cạnh dòng sông Marne. Liên hoan phim mong muốn quảng bá sự sáng tạo điện ảnh từ 3 nước, đặc biệt là từ thế hệ làm phim trẻ. Trong sảnh rạp chiếu phim của trung tâm văn hoá La ferme du buisson*, dòng người qua lại tấp nập cứ mỗi khi một bộ phim nào đó kết thúc và một bộ phim khác tiếp nối. Mọi người xếp hàng chờ tới lượt kiểm tra chứng nhận tiêm chủng để vào phòng chiếu phim. Một cô vui vẻ khoe vé, nói với nhân viên kiểm tra : “Đây là lần thứ tư tôi đến xem rồi đấy!”. Ngay sau đó là ông Thivinh, đã rời khỏi Lào, định cư tại Pháp từ 45 năm nay. Đây là lần đầu tiên ông xem một bộ phim bằng tiếng Lào trong một rạp chiếu phim ở Pháp. Khi nghe tin có liên hoan chiếu những bộ phim được sản xuất tại quê hương của mình, ông không bỏ lỡ cơ hội này. Ông xúc động nói : Tôi rất vui mừng bởi vì tôi đã xem một bộ phim mà diễn viên nói tiếng Lào, đã lâu lắm rồi tôi không được xem những bộ phim như vậy. Nằm ở vùng ngoại ô Paris của Pháp, tại Noisiel, bên cạnh dòng sông Marne, trung tâm văn hoá La ferme du buisson lần đầu tiên đăng cai tổ chức liên hoan phim Si Loin Si Proche, tạm dịch là Tuy Xa Mà Gần, sự kiện nhằm tôn vinh tài năng và sự sáng tạo của những nghệ sỹ đến từ 3 nước Việt Nam, Lào, Cam Bốt. Trong vòng 4 ngày (từ ngày 27 đến 30 tháng Giêng năm 2022), liên hoan giới thiệu hàng chục bộ phim ngắn, phim điện ảnh, phim tài liệu, đa số đều chưa được ra mắt tại Pháp. Một số đạo diễn của các bộ phim trình chiếu cũng có mặt. Bên lề sự kiện, còn có các hoạt động như triển lãm về con người ở sông Mê Kông của nhiếp ảnh gia Lam Duc Hien, các hoạt động giải trí như múa lân, trình diễn Việt Võ Đạo, các lớp dạy nấu ăn những món châu Á v.v... Sông Mê Kông hòa vào dòng chảy của sông Marne, tạo thành cuộc gặp gỡ giữa 3 nền điện ảnh, làm nên “ngã ba văn hoá Đông Dương”, tuy xa mà gần Điều kiện làm phim khó khăn tạo lên ngôn ngữ điện ảnh riêng Ý tưởng tổ chức liên hoan phim Đông Dương xuất phát từ một chuyến hợp tác với đoàn làm phim tại Lào của đạo diễn kiêm nhiếp ảnh gia Nara Keo-Kosal cách nay vài năm. Với tư cách là giám đốc nghệ thuật của liên hoan phim, ông Nara Keo-Kosal thường xuyên làm việc tại Cam Bốt, Lào và Việt Nam, và có cái nhìn tổng thể về thực trạng sáng tạo điện ảnh ở những quốc gia này. Ông giải thích thêm : “Trong quá trình làm phim, tôi bắt đầu hiểu được các điều kiện mà đoàn làm phim phải tuân theo. Họ bị kiểm duyệt hoàn toàn. Các đạo diễn bắt buộc phải nộp kịch bản cho Ủy ban Điện ảnh Lào xem trước. Ủy ban sẽ đưa ra quyết định có được phép sản xuất hay không. Lúc đó, đoàn làm phim của chúng tôi đã nhận được đồng thuận, nhưng Ủy ban Điện ảnh đã cử người đến, có mặt tại tất cả các buổi quay phim. Người này đến để giám sát chúng tôi. Sau vụ việc này, tôi thấy rằng những đạo diễn trẻ Lào, họ vẫn thể hiện được những điều mà họ muốn nói qua phim của họ, bằng cách đi đường vòng. Và cũng chính bởi vậy mà họ đã thành công sáng tạo ra một loại ngôn ngữ khác, vượt qua hàng rào kiểm duyệt. Việc kết nối điện ảnh của 3 nước với nhau, là vì cả 3 đều chia sẻ một trang sử chung với Pháp.” Trang sử chung này cũng được chia sẻ với khu vực Seine et Marne mà trung tâm văn hoá La ferme du buisson đặt trụ sở. Sau khi Chiến tranh Việt Nam chấm dứt, phía đông Paris là một trong những địa điểm tiếp nhận di dân từ Đông Dương. Cộng đồng di dân dần lớn mạnh tại những thành phố như Torcy, Noisiel, Lognes, Noisy-Le-Grand, kéo theo đó là các hoạt động văn hoá nghệ thuật thể thao phục vụ cộng đồng này. Ý tưởng của ông Nara, nhằm quảng bá, tạo chỗ đứng, đặc biệt là cho những đạo diễn trẻ mới nổi của điện ảnh 3 nước Đông Dương, ngay lập tức đã thuyết phục được giám đốc trung tâm văn hoá La ferme du buisson ông Dominique Toulat, tham gia đồng tổ chức liên hoan phim. "Cộng đồng người đến từ 3 nước Lào Việt Nam, Cam Bốt tại đây là cộng đồng Đông Dương lớn nhất ở Pháp. Họ thường xuyên đến sinh hoạt tại trung tâm văn hoá. Và chúng tôi rất quan tâm đến nghệ thuật và sáng tạo của 3 nước này. Chúng tôi cũng hiểu rằng rất nhiều phim không được trình chiếu ở rạp tại Pháp. Chúng ta có thể xem những phim được sản xuất từ 3 nước này ở các liên hoan phim nhưng rất khó để có thể đưa vào rạp của Pháp. Chính vì vậy, chúng tôi mong muốn tạo đối thoại giữa những bộ phim. Chúng tôi đặt cược vào những khán giả, những người có mối liên hệ nào đó, có thể là cá nhân hay gia đình với 3 nước này, và cả vào những người không có liên hệ gì nhưng họ muốn đến tham gia vào một cuộc gặp gỡ với điện ảnh, đến để khám phá phim. Họ có thể yêu thích cũng như chán ghét một số bộ phim. Họ cũng có thể thấy hào hứng với một số phim nhưng lại thấy tức giận với một số khác. Theo tôi, đó chính là nguyên lý hoạt động của một liên hoan phim, chính là việc tạo đối thoại giữa các bộ phim. Chúng tôi đặt tên cho liên hoan phim là “Tuy xa mà gần”, giống như cuộc đối thoại giữa ở đây và ở đó, giữa hiện tại và một thời điểm nào khác, mà thực ra nơi đó không xa đến thế." Giữa những phim thành công và phim “cấm chiếu” Về tiêu chí chọn lựa phim được chiếu tại liên hoan, ban tổ chức cho biết cố gắng tạo cân bằng về số lượng của các phim giữa ba quốc gia. Tuy nhiên điều này không dễ dàng gì, bởi mỗi một quốc gia mang một màu sắc điện ảnh của riêng mình. Thêm vào đó, điện ảnh Việt Nam lâu đời hơn, có nhiều phim được sản xuất, nên có nhiều lựa chọn hơn so với hai quốc gia còn lại. Liên hoan phim Tuy Xa Mà Gần giới thiệu những cái tên quen thuộc như Trần Anh Hùng, Lâm Lê, hay những đạo diễn mới nổi như Trịnh Đinh Lê Minh hay Trần Thanh Huy. Điện ảnh Lào ra đời muộn hơn và chủ yếu xoay quanh hai thể loại : phim kinh dị với bộ phim nổi bật do Mattie Do làm tiên phong và điện ảnh “làn sóng mới” qua tác phẩm của Anysay Keola bằng việc phân định ranh giới với các bộ phim hành động cũ, nhất là các tác phẩm mang tính tuyên truyền. Đối với điện ảnh Cam Bốt, người ta biết đến các bộ phim do đạo diễn kỳ cựu Rithy Panh thực hiện, kể về những nỗi đau chiến tranh, chấn thương tâm lý, những tội ác mà chế độ Khmer Đỏ gây ra, như bộ phim "The missing picture, Irradiate". Rithy Panh là người mang lại cho điện ảnh Cam Bốt đề cử giải Oscar đầu tiên. Gần đây, điện ảnh nước này xuất hiện thêm một loại hình mới tập trung vào những vấn đề mà thế hệ trẻ Cam Bốt đang phải đối mặt, với tác phẩm Diamond Island do đạo diễn trẻ Davy Chou thực hiện. Ban tổ chức mong muốn đưa ra một cái nhìn toàn cảnh cho mỗi nền điện ảnh. Đồng tổ chức liên hoan phim Đông Dương Tuy xa mà gần, ông Dominique Toulat giải thích : “Chúng tôi giới thiệu những bộ phim đã gặt hái nhiều thành công tại nước sở tại và những bộ phim với sự đa dạng về thể loại cũng như đạo diễn. Ví dụ như phim “Thưa Mẹ con Đi”, bộ phim này đã làm cháy vé nhiều rạp chiếu phim ở Việt Nam nhưng lại không chiếu ở Pháp. Hay bộ phim Vị của đạo diễn Lê Bảo bị cấm chiếu ở Việt Nam. Hai thái cực như vậy ảnh hưởng đến lựa chọn của chúng tôi. Có thể nói đó là những lựa chọn cá nhân, nhưng nhìn chung những chủ đề mà chúng tôi lựa chọn từ cả 3 quốc gia thường nói về những mối quan hệ như : Quan hệ của các nước đối với Trung Quốc, quan hệ giữa đời sống thành thị và nông thôn, hay về giới trẻ. Chúng tôi rất quan tâm đến những chủ đề liên quan đến thế hệ trẻ tại các nước này.” “Không phải để hối tiếc quá khứ thuộc địa của Pháp” Tại liên hoan, một số khán giả ngần ngại đề cập đến từ Đông Dương (hay Indochine bằng tiếng Pháp) mà thay bằng phim Đông Nam Á. Vì theo họ, Đông Dương mang một nghĩa tiêu cực vì ám chỉ đến việc Pháp đã gộp 3 nước riêng biệt thành một khối dưới thời thuộc địa. Việc hội tụ điện ảnh của 3 nước Đông Dương cũ, tại một liên hoan phim diễn ra tại Pháp, ông Dominique Toulat nhấn mạnh rằng : đây không phải là một liên hoan phim “để hối tiếc quá khứ thuộc địa của Pháp” mà đúng hơn là để nói đến những mối liên hệ của hiện tại, những mối liên hệ này có thể thúc đẩy sự sáng tạo nghệ thuật qua các bộ phim. Cũng về vấn đề này, một khán giả tham dự liên hoan phim cùng gia đình chia sẻ : “Tôi thấy một liên hoan phim dành riêng cho các nghệ sỹ từ 3 nước Đông Dương thật tuyệt vời. Bởi cho đến nay, tại các rạp chiếu phim lớn, người ta thường chỉ quan tâm đến những bộ phim từ Hàn Quốc, Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản. Nhưng chúng ta lại không có nhiều chỗ đứng trong những rạp chiếu phim như vậy, thế nên tôi thấy việc hội tụ các nước cùng với nhau sẽ tạo ra chỗ đứng vững vàng hơn cho các nước Đông Nam Á.” Trước mỗi buổi chiếu phim, Nara hoặc Dominique cùng với một số đạo diễn có mặt tại liên hoan giới thiệu về bộ phim sắp chiếu. Do tình hình dịch bệnh nên nhiều đạo diễn vắng mặt. Đạo diễn Lê Lâm, được biết đến là một trong những đạo diễn người Việt đầu tiên được liên hoan phim Cannes lựa chọn qua bộ phim Long Vân Khánh Hội. Đến với liên hoan Tuy Xa Mà Gần, ông Lê Lâm thay mặt các đạo diễn của những bộ phim Việt Nam được trình chiếu tại liên hoan, giới thiệu bối cảnh xã hội của từng bộ phim. Trước khi chiếu, tôi giới thiệu cho khán giả hiểu hết các vấn đề phim Việt Nam, trả lời những câu hỏi vì sao… Chẳng hạn như tôi lấy câu chuyện của phim Song Lang, nếu khán giả không biết đến câu chuyện cổ tích Mỵ Châu - Trọng Thuỷ, thì họ không thể hiểu hết những thâm thuý về câu chuyển kể trong phim Song Lang. Tối nay tôi giới thiệu về phim "Vị" nữa, nhất là bộ phim này có một vấn đề: Đó là bị cấm chiếu ở Việt Nam. Đôi lời về bộ phim "Vị", là bộ phim đầu tay của đạo diễn trẻ Lê Bảo. Bộ phim đã tạo nhiều “sóng gió” trong công luận thời gian vừa qua. Phim "Vị" được công chiếu lần đầu tại liên hoan phim Berlin lần thứ 71 vào đầu năm 2021 và giành giải “Special Jury Award” ở hạng mục “Encounters” - ý tưởng mới lạ. Bộ phim cũng giành được giải ở hạng mục “Điện ảnh trẻ' tại giải thưởng Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), giải thưởng điện ảnh thường niên tại Úc và chiếu tại một số quốc gia khác. "Vị" kể về một người đàn ông Nigeria, rời quê hương đến thành phố Hồ Chí Minh lập nghiệp, làm cầu thủ bóng đá nhưng sau đó bị chấn thương và phải rời đội bóng. Người này sau đó chuyển qua làm thợ cắt tóc và sống cùng với 4 người phụ nữ Việt Nam khác. Vào tháng 7/2021, Cục Điện ảnh Việt Nam đã ra quyết định cấm chiếu tại Việt Nam do có quá nhiều hình ảnh khoả thân, bị coi là “vi phạm thuần phong mỹ tục”. Bộ phim sau đó đã chuyển quyền sở hữu và quyền tác giả sang một đơn vị sản xuất có trụ sở ở Singapore. Quay trở lại với liên hoan phim Đông Dương, giám đốc nghệ thuật, Nara Keo-Kosal cho biết không muốn thiết lập một hệ thống giải thưởng như các liên hoan phim thường làm, vì với ban tổ chức, Tuy Xa Mà Gần giống như một cuộc “giao lưu điện ảnh” của các nghệ sỹ đến từ Đông Dương. Tại mùa đầu tiên, ban tổ chức trước mắt không muốn tạo ra một sự cạnh tranh nào cả, nhưng rất có thể sẽ tính đến việc trao giải vào các mùa tiếp theo. Sau bốn ngày công chiếu, Liên hoan phim Tuy Xa Mà Gần đã thu hút được gần 2.000 khán giả, có thể nói đây là một thành công bước đầu, mở ra các mùa tiếp theo, mà ban tổ chức cho biết đã lên lịch cho liên hoan vào cuối tháng Giêng năm 2023, trước dịp Tết Nguyên Đán. * La ferme du buisson (allée de la Ferme - 77186 Noisiel) là trung tâm văn hóa nghệ thuật với khu phức hợp gồm phòng biểu diễn, rạp chiếu phim và trung tâm nghệ thuật đương đại, là một địa cỉ cho những người yêu nghệ thuật muốn hoạt động và truyền bá nghệ thuật - một nơi giao lưu giữa công chúng và những người làm trogn nghề sáng tạo nghệ thuật.
The film Blood is about Chloe, a woman who travels to Japan for her work as a photographer, just a couple of years after the death of her husband. She meets up with her Japanese friend Toshi who is interested in turning their friendship into a relationship, and she needs to decide if she is ready to welcome romantic love back into her life. Blood is a quiet and contemplative movie about human relationships, and unfolds slowly through Chloe's conversations, interactions and dreams. Director Bradley Rust Gray and cinematographer Eric Lin had worked together before on Brad's film, The Exploding Girl. A lot of Blood was improvised, and Brad used the script mainly as an outline short of a few scenes needed for exposition. They found opportunities to weave in the dreams Chloe has about her past with her husband in Iceland. Eric and Brad wanted everything to feel very naturalistic, as if the camera is eavesdropping. Eric chose to shoot much of it on very long lenses, as though shooting a nature documentary. They wanted Blood to feel like the audience is present with Chloe the whole time, peering in on moments in her life. Blood premiered at the Sundance 2022 Film Festival and was the Special Jury Award winner for Uncompromising Artistic Vision. Blood is seeking sales and distribution. Find director Bradley Rust Gray: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336486/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Find cinematographer Eric Lin: https://eric-lin.com/ Instagram @holdtheframe Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz
Welcome to Sizzling Samachar of the day on OTTplay , I'm your host NikhilSizzling news first up,A web series on the Tata family is in development Almighty Motion Picture, creators of Mastram, have bagged the rights for Girish Kuber's book titled Tatas: How A Family Built A Business and A Nation. The new web series will focus on the history of the Tata family and their rise to prominence as one of India's largest MNCs from the colonial era to post-independence era. Hocus Pocus 2 set for Halloween 2022 release The sequel to the popular comedy horror film Hocus Pocus is set to release nearly 30 years after the original, confirms producer Adam Shankman. Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the witches. Directed by Anne Fletcher, the film will also feature the return of Doug Jones and is set for Halloween release later this year. Netflix acquires rights to Sundance documentary DescendantNetflix has acquired the rights to Margaret Brown's documentary film Descendant. The film, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, won the Special Jury Award for Creative Vision. Netflix has collaborated with Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions, for the film's presentation. Descendant revolves around a community in Alabama who hailed from Africa. Referred to as Africatown, this community consists of members who were illegally transported as slaves in the last known slave ship, the Clotilda. Kevin Costner to direct period Western HorizonKevin Costner will reportedly helm the upcoming period Western film titled Horizon. The production for the film is slated to begin on August 29 under Costner's production banner. He will also feature in Horizon. The film charts the years following the Civil War that led to the expansion and settlement of the American west. Masters of the Universe film lands at NetflixMattel Films' Masters of the Universe has landed at Netflix, with West Side Story actor playing Prince Adam or He-Man. The live-action feature, based on the famed 1980s action toy line hero, was earlier in development at Sony. The film will be directed by the Nee Brothers, who are best known for directing Band of Robbers and The Lost City. The new movie will follow an orphan named Adam who learns he's a prince born to be a savior of a distant land. Keith Moon biopic in worksThe Who's celebrated drummer Keith Moon biopic is now in the works, and will be shot in Britain in June this year, as per reports. The project has been tentatively titled The Real Me and will be backed by the band's lead singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist-singer Pete Townshend. Jason Momoa joins Fast & Furious 10Jason Momoa has joined Vin Diesel in the upcoming 10th installment of Fast & Furious. The Aquaman and Dune star is rumored to play one of the antagonists in the movie, also starring Sung Kang, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Michelle Rodriguez. The news of Momoa joining the movie comes after Dwayne Johnson's refusal to make a comeback to the franchise. Other than Momoa, Charlize Theron is also expected to reprise her role as Cipher. Well that's the OTTplay Sizzling Samachar of the day , I shall be back again with more news from the world of movies and entertainment. Until then it's your host Nikhil signing out.Aaj kya dekhoge OTTplay se poocho.
Howard Blake OBE FRAM is a composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4's 1982 film The Snowman, which includes the song "Walking in the Air". He is increasingly recognised for his classical works including concertos, oratorios, ballets, operas and many instrumental pieces.Missing music, Blake played the piano in pubs and clubs for a couple of years until being discovered and signed by EMI to make a solo album and work as a session musician on many recordings. This led to work as an arranger and a composer, employment that gradually became his full-time occupation.In the late 1960s, on the recommendation of Bernard Herrmann, Blake began working as a keyboard player and arranger with veteran screen composer Laurie Johnson on music for the hit ITV television series The Avengers. During the program's sixth and final season in 1968–1969, Johnson was commissioned to write the soundtrack music for the feature film Hot Millions; to enable him to work on the film score, Johnson recruited Blake to take over composing duties for him, and Blake composed the incidental music for ten complete episodes of that series. In 1970, shortly after the series finished, he lived in a beach hut in Cornwall for about two months, "to get away from it all".Over an active career he has written numerous film scores, including The Duellists with Sir Ridley Scott and David Puttnam, which gained the Special Jury Award at the Cannes Festival in 1977; A Month in the Country with Kenneth Branagh and Colin Firth, which gained him the British Film Institute Anthony Asquith Award for musical excellence in 1989; and The Snowman, which was nominated for an Oscar after its first screening on Channel 4 in 1982, and has won many other prizes internationally. From this, his famous song "Walking in the Air", for which he also wrote the lyrics, was the success that launched Aled Jones in 1985 (although Jones only recorded the song three years after the release of the film, while the song on the soundtrack is sung by the St Paul's chorister Peter Auty. Blake's concert version of The Snowman for narrator and orchestra is now performed worldwide, as is the full-length ballet of the same name, launched in 1997, which in 2013 celebrated its 16th consecutive Christmas season for Sadler's Wells at the Peacock Theatre in London.In 1980, Blake was commissioned to write an orchestral music score for Flash Gordon, in collaboration with Queen. He was given only 10 days to produce the results, and after completion fell ill with pneumonia brought on by exhaustion. He recovered, and he and Queen were jointly nominated for a BAFTA Award. It was, however, a disappointment to him that the makers of Flash Gordon did not use much of his score.Blake has composed many concert works, including the Piano Concerto commissioned by the Philharmonia Orchestra for the 30th birthday of Princess Diana in 1991, in which he also featured as soloist; the Violin Concerto to celebrate the centenary of the City of Leeds in 1993; the cantata to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations in 1995, performed in the presence of the Royal Family in Westminster Hall; and the large-scale choral/orchestral work Benedictus, championed by Sir David Willcocks and the Bach Choir, which was given its London premiere in Westminster Cathedral in 1989 with Cardinal Basil Hume as narrator, and which has been widely performed ever since. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sous le soleil de Sicile, Oscar récupère de la ferraille avec son père. A l'autre bout de la ville, Stanley le Nigérian vivote grâce aux petits travaux donnés par le prêtre de la paroisse.Tous deux ont le même désir, celui d'une vie meilleure…Alice nella Città Film Festival Rome (Italie) 2020 : Raffaella Fioretta AwardBig Sky Documentary Film Festival (USA) 2021 : Special Jury Award for Artistic VisionNominé pour le Prix du Meilleure Documentaire Suisse au Prix du Cinéma Suisse 2021SIMA (Social Impact Media Award) for Best Cinematography 2021SIMA (Social Impact Media Award) for Stylistic Achievement 2021Bonus DVD :Entretien avec Michele Pennetta.Audio : Italien DD 5.1, Italien DD 2.0 - Sous-titrage : FrançaisFormat Cinéma : 2:32 - Format TV : 16/9 AnamorphiqueDVD Pal Zone 2
My next guest is a writer director who started out life playing guitar in a heavy rock band. When that went belly up, he tried his hand at an equally tough career to crack – making films. His second choice seems to be working out a lot better. To date he's picked up over 40 awards for his films and screenplays in categories such as Best Director, Best Narrative Feature, Best Short Film, Best Screenplay, Gran Jury Award, Special Jury Award and Audience Choice. After a sometimes hair-raising spell directing reality shows, he got to direct his first feature, a comedy called The Truth About Lies, in 2015. We'd never met before this podcast, but after just a few minutes chatting with Phil Allocco, I felt an immediate connection. In fact, we had quite a blast. Here's that take. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/penrakespodcasts)
Winner of a Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Director Theo Anthony (Rat Film, Subject to Review) ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE is an exploration of the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing and justice. ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE plunges the viewer into world where police body cams are the hi-tech answer to questions of accountability and As surveillance technologies become a fixture in everyday life, the film interrogates the complexity of an objective point of view, probing the biases inherent in both human perception and the lens. Director Theo Anthony joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the seemingly relentless march toward an enveloping surveillance state, the expectation of privacy, optic nerves, technological corporate fantasies, bias AI and the Black Box. For news and updates go to: memory.is/all-light-everywhere To watch in a theatre go to: superltd.com/films/all-light-everywhere Winner: Sundance 2021 Special Jury Prize for Nonfiction Experimentation
Kirsten Johnson (she/her) is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose career spans over fifty films across two decades. Her film Dick Johnson Is Dead premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2020 where it won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Non-fiction Storytelling. In Kirsten's own words, Dick Johnson Is Dead is “a film in which my father dies over and over again in the hope of keeping him alive forever.” Please welcome our special guest host, Lucy Walkowiak (she/her), co-head of the Fusion Film Festival submissions department. In this episode, Lucy and Kirsten talk about: Dick Johnson Is Dead Cameraperson Putting Kirsten's personal life on camera Young filmmakers What drew Kirsten to documentaries Filming in a conflict zone and a maternity ward Making personal connections with documentary subjects The future of documentaries You can watch Dick Johnson Is Dead on Netflix. WHO ARE WE? Fusion Voices is the official podcast of Fusion Film Festival, New York University's premiere student-run festival that celebrates women and non-binary creators in film, TV, and new media. CREDITS Producers: Lucy Walkowiak & Maya Gavant Guest Host: Lucy Walkowiak Hosts: Schuyler Barefoot & Carly Kline Sound Editor: Sara Gabriela Long Sound Mixer: Nina Leitenberg “Dreamer” by Vodovoz Music Productions: https://youtu.be/N4ex28rjYDk Special thanks to our faculty advisor Susan Sandler and the Fusion Voices team: Nina Leitenberg, Roni Polsgrove, Aspen Nelson, Schuyler Barefoot, Carly Kline, Maya Gavant, Sam Whitley, and introducing for the first time: Sara Gabriela Long!
Dr. Darshana Sreedhar Mini talks to Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh about WRITING WITH FIRE. Hailed as “the most inspiring journalism movie—maybe ever” by The Washington Post, this rousing documentary spotlights the only Indian newspaper run entirely by women. Founded nearly 20 years ago by a band of fearless Dalit women in rural Uttar Pradesh, the Khabar Lahariya paper has aggressively taken on India’s patriarchy and beaten the odds to have a real-world impact on local politics. But now, its reporters are facing the directive dreaded in newsrooms the world over throughout the 21st century: it’s time to “pivot to video.” As members of India’s lowest caste, many of the paper’s staff have never handled a smartphone before, and reconfiguring their reportage for YouTube is no small hurdle. But with an online presence comes a broader reach, and as their webpage’s clicks start climbing, the self-taught team behind Khabar Lahariya finds themselves taking on national issues and gaining global recognition. This real-world David and Goliath story of women standing up to speak truth to power won both an Audience Award and Special Jury Award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. “A stirring and inspiring documentary about some very courageous women, who deftly articulate and defend the need for accurate, fearless journalism in the pursuit of justice” (Vox). (MK)
Welcome to Heilman & Haver - Episode 27. We hope you enjoy the show! Please join the conversation - email us with thoughts and ideas and connect with the show on Facebook and Twitter. ANNOUNCEMENTS West Sound Film Festival - Submissions Open Submissions are now being accepted for the 2021 West Sound Film Festival, taking place (in person we hope) August 5th through 8th. For more information, and to submit your film, visit westsoundfilmfestival.com In the Mix - Roman Holiday Tune in to our YouTube channel this week for our latest In the Mix celebrating Audrey Hepburn and one of her best films, Roman Holiday. We'll be back at the Bay Street Bistro where they'll be featuring Greg's cocktail of the week, the "Roman Holiday", this Sunday May 9th along with a special Mother's Day Menu. So skip the flowers and take mom out to eat. Call now and make a reservation at (360) 602-0310 or email reservations@baystreetbistro.com IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Perry King Perry attended Yale and Juilliard where he studied with Orson Welles’ production partner and collaborator John Houseman, and also with Stella Adler at her School of Acting and made his film debut in 1972 in Slaughterhouse-Five. Perry auditioned for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars and, after the role went to Harrison Ford, played Solo in the radio adaptations of all three original films. In 1984, Perry was nominated for a Golden Globe for the TV movie The Hasty Heart and, that same year, he landed the role of Cody Allen on the series Riptide, which he appeared in from 1983 to 1986. In the mid ‘90s, Perry starred in the television adaptation of A Stranger in the Mirror and appeared on Melrose Place. He has also appeared in Spin City, Will & Grace, Eve, and Cold Case and as the President of the United States in the 2004 film The Day After Tomorrow. Perry directorial debut The Divide, in which he also starred, won 16 industry awards and appeared at the Canne Film Festival. He was awarded a Special Jury Award for Performance at the Arizona International Film Festival, Best Actor honors at the California Independent Film Festival, and Best First Time Director from the London Independent Film Awards. Perry joins us from his ranch in Cool, CA. COMING UP NEXT WEEK: Scott Eyman Friday May 14th, when we’ll be joined by film historian and acclaimed New York Times bestselling biographer Scott Eyman, author of Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise. Scott is also the author or co-author of 15 books, including biographies of John Wayne, Cecil B. DeMille, Louis B. Mayer, John Ford, and Henry Fonda and James Stewart.
The WGAE Women’s Salon presents a series of four live recordings of OnWriting in honor of Women's History Month. In each episode, we’re speaking with women screenwriters whose latest projects center on women’s stories. To wrap up the series, Geri speaks with Eliza Hittman, the writer and director of the acclaimed 2020 film NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS. Eliza Hittman is an award-winning writer and director from Brooklyn, NY. She is the writer and director of the 2013 drama IT FELT LIKE LOVE and the 2017 drama BEACH RATS, the latter of which earned her the 2017 Director Award at Sundance Film Festival. She is also the recipient of the Emerging Artist Award from Lincoln Center and is a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. Her latest project is the drama film NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS. The film follows Autumn, a 17-year-old who, after learning that she’s pregnant but unable to get an abortion without her parents’ consent in her native Pennsylvania, embarks on a trip to New York City with her cousin Skylar in order to get an abortion there. The film premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Award for Neo-Realism. It also won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. It is currently available to stream on HBO Max. -- Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews: www.onwriting.org/ -- Follow the Guild on social media: Twitter: @OnWritingWGAE | @WGAEast Facebook: /WGAEast Instagram: @WGAEast
Our guest on today's episode is Emmy award-winning filmmaker, actor, Filmtrepreneur, best -selling author, and instructor Shane Stanley. Shane's been in the business way before he could walk. He started off as a child actor at 9 months old when his father, who was a working actor volunteered him for national TV commercials, starring in commercials and films and even going on to win his first two Emmy Awards at age 16 and 19 for his role in the Desperate Passage (1987) series.Along with his outstanding talents in front of the camera, Stanley also had an eye out for the producer's seat. He learned and honed camera and editorial skills and could comfortably find his way around behind the camera by age 10, and has since clocked directing, production, editing, and acting credits for over 58 shows, films, commercials, and music videos.In 2001, he launched his production company, Visual Arts Entertainment under which he executive produced culture hits like the sports drama, and Box Office #1, Gridiron Gang starring Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson as lead, and critically acclaimed film, A Sight for Sore Eyes which was Shane's directorial debut.The film won several awards in 2004. It bagged a Special Jury Award at WorldFest Houston, won two Telly Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Film & Television as well as winning top honors at the International Family Film Festival, and ultimately won dozens of prestigious awards, and was invited to screen at Cannes Film Festival in 2005.Shane's latest book, What You Don't Learn In Film School: A Complete Guide To (Independent) Filmmaking, offers a wealth of knowledge for anyone who wants an entertainment industry insider's professional guidance on how to create a movie. I loved the book so much I decide to publish the audiobook version through my company IFH Books. The book is an especially invaluable tool for anyone thinking of going to film school. It is an in-depth, no-holds-barred look at making movies from ‘concept to delivery in today’s ever-evolving climate while breaking down the dos and don’ts of (independent) filmmaking.Shane is a wealth of information and he drops some MAJOR knowledge bombs on the tribe in this conversation. If you are a filmmaker do yourself a favor and pick up his book What You Don't Learn In Film School: A Complete Guide To (Independent) Filmmaking, it is a GREAT companion book to Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film into a Moneymaking Business.Get ready to take notes and enjoy my conversation with Shane Stanley.
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Geetha Jayaraman, a former journalist and a filmmaker who teaches film practice at the Culture Lab, Newcastle University, UK. Geetha’s debut feature film "Run Kalyani" won the Special Jury Award at the Kolkata International Film Festival and got awards in the Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor categories at several international film festivals including Trichur, New York, and Montreal. As a director, script writer and producer of a range of documentaries. Geetha produced the award-winning documentary ‘Algorithms." She also wrote a prize-winning script for "A Certain Slant of Light" which won the 2008 Goteborg International Film Festival’s development fund.
In this edition of the show, Cinetopia founder Amanda Rogers is joined by co-producer Jim Ross (TAKEONECinema.net Managing Editor) and show regular and freelance critic Steph Brown. Between them, they cover four films and gear up for Glasgow Film Festival: Sam Levinson's Netflix lockdown release MALCOLM & MARIE; Guantanamo Bay legal drama THE MAURITANIAN from Kevin Macdonald; Gianfranco Rosi's observational documentary, NOTTURNO, of the war-torn regions recovering from the scars of ISIS; and Bryan Fogel's new documentary about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, THE DISSIDENT. Jim also speaks to Alex Camilleri, director of LUZZU, which premiered recently at Sundance and won the Special Jury Award for acting, and Betty Stojnic returns to the show to tell us some of her highlights from International Film Festival Rotterdam. ------------------------ 05:45 - Malcolm & Marie (Dir: Sam Levinson) 32:17 - The Mauritanian (Dir: Kevin Macdonald) 46:32 - The Dissident (Dir: Bryan Fogel) 1:10:47 - Notturno (Dir: Gianfranco Rosi) 1:30:05 - Interview with Alex Camilleri, director of Luzzu 1:49:50 - Betty Stojnic at Rotterdam 2021 ------------------------- Short film recommendations will return in our GFF special extra edition on February 23rd!
THE CEILING FLOATS AWAY, a groundbreaking new collaboration between sound artist Matthew Burtner, former US poet laureate Rita Dove, and ecoacoustic ensemble EcoSono. A National Endowment for the Arts commission, The Ceiling Floats Away was awarded a Special Jury Award in the 2016 American Prize in Chamber Music Composition for "Unique Nexus of Acoustics, Electronics, and Audience Interaction." Since its composition, it has been selected for performance at various festivals and venues, including the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Accelerate Festival. Purchase the music (without talk) at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p834/The_Ceiling_Floats_Away.html Your purchase helps to support our show! Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by La Musica International Chamber Music Festival and Uber. @khedgecock #ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive #LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans #CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain #ClassicalMusicLivesOn #Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you! http://www.classicalsavings.com/donate.html staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com
https://tiff.net/shareherjourney (Share Her Journey) is TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)'s 5-year commitment to increase participation, skills and opportunities for women both behind and in front of the camera. Anna Serner – the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, was the woman maxine references as the person who spoke at Cannes and sparked the idea for Share Her Journey. In 2018, maxine received the YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction Award (Arts) for her passion and unwavering commitment to advancing gender equity and the Special Jury Award of Distinction at the 32nd annual Crystal Awards Gala hosted by WIFT (Women in Film & Television). Her acceptance speech is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKrJEzZNrM (here )and provides further inspiration. She was also a jurist for the Giller Prize, utilizing her knowledge and voracious appetite for literature. Next Episode: Shastri Ramnath - She's a beacon for women in her industry and is having an impact in boardrooms in Canada and internationally. She's also generous, kind and very funny. If you want help showing up more purposefully and courageously, I'd be happy to help. Please visit: https://www.lindamclachlan.com/ (www.lindamclachlan.com) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Liza Mandelup is a director with an uncanny eye and a deeply perceptive sense of how culture is changing. Her brilliant documentary Jawline (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoVA0-w6VtA) premiered last year at the Sundance Film Festival, where she won the Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker. The film is an invaluable study of content creation today, and it has stunned audiences due to its intimate portrayal of the aspiring and established content creators who make up a new social media ecosystem. In this conversation we talk about the intensely collaborative work that went into directing Jawline, her personal and professional commitment to making art, and the ways that gender and identity are shifting in the social media age.
Eliza Hittman is an award-winning filmmaker whose feature films, It Felt Like Love, Beach Rats, have debuted to critical acclaim and her latest is no different, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a story about a pair of teenage girls from rural PA who travel to NYC to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy, won a Special Jury Award for Neo-Realism at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize from the 2020 Berlin Film Festival. Spoilers ahead! In this episode, Amy sits down with Eliza to chat about her creative process; the message of the film and, Eliza shares her advice for filmmakers. Check out Never Rarely Sometimes Always on all VOD platforms today. Follow on IG @neverrarelyfilm and Eliza Hittman @hittman. Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts!
Luke Lorentzen is a documentary filmmaker based in San Francisco, CA. Luke’s first feature film out of college, Midnight Family, follows a family-run ambulance business in Mexico City. Midnight Family is a verite film, shot with two cameras Luke operated simultaneously. The film has played at over 130 film festivals around the world and has won over 25 awards including a Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest. I was released theatrically in December 2019. Luke sat down with host Jennie Butler to discuss how he managed to shoot Midnight Family solo with two cameras, his philosophy on verite filmmaking, and the film's rocky path to Sundance.https://www.roughcutpodcast.com/Find Rough Cut on Instagram Find Host Jennie Butler on InstagramFind Producer Sky Dylan-Robbins on InstagramThis episode is brought to you by Musicbed, which has made it easier than ever for you to find the song you're looking for with intuitive and easy-to-use browse and search, amazing indie artists and bands, incredible composers, and thousands of songs to choose from. To create your free account, go to musicbed.com. Plus, as a Rough Cut listener, you’ll get one month of subscription for free — or 20% off of a single-song license. Just enter promo code ROUGHCUT, all one word, when you check out.
In the new HBO Documentary Film - ERNIE & JOE: CRISIS COPS, director Jenifer McShane dives into the lives of these incredible officers and their amazing mental health unit officers, trying and succeeding in doing good and truly making an impact. Winner of the Special Jury Award for Empathy in Craft at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival, director Jenifer McShane follows two members Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro of the San Antonio Police Department’s 10-person Mental Health Unit who are helping to change the way police respond to mental health calls. Their jail diversion work is humane and desperately needed to improve not only the health of the mentally ill, but also of their families. The duo head the special team that looks to treat mental health calls as opposed to the traditional policing tactics. Drawing on their own experiences, each have learned that the old ways of policing and dealing with mental health issues weren’t working. The issues they face as a department are the issues every community and police department in the country faces. The two officers and their colleagues in this unique department provide hope and inspiration at a time when we need it most, and show that great ideas and inspiration can come from any corner of the country. Director Jenifer McShane and film subjects Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro join us for a conversation on the trailblazing work being done by themselves and their colleagues as well as the withering and sometimes frustrating challenges that mental health, “crisis cops” deal with in the face of a national mental health epidemic. For news, theatrical screenings and updates go to: ernieandjoethefilm.com For screening information go to: hbo.com/documentaries/ernie-and-joe Social Media: facebook.com/ernieandjoethefilm twitter.com/ernieandjoe instagram.com/ernieandjoethefilm
Errol Webber: a legal immigrant from Kingston, Jamaica, came to the U.S. with his family in 2002 when he was 15, with dreams of being a commercial airline pilot. All that changed in 2003 when he learned broadcast video at church, and became fascinated by the ability to shape how one views the world through video. Webber went on to study film at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where, as a freshman, he opened his own photography and video production business out of his college dorm room. After graduating in 2008, Webber’s professor recommended him to shoot a film in Africa - Music By Prudence - about a tenacious group of Zimbabwean Afro- fusion musicians with disabilities. Music By Prudence won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2010. Since then Webber has been commissioned to produce or shoot documentary and narrative films for educational institutions and non- profits. His documentary film work explores topics such as: healthcare, education, criminal justice, human rights, and police-community relations. Cinematographer of the: Oscar-winning, Music By Prudence The film American Promise juxtaposes the nuances of public vs. Sundance-winning, American Promise private education, and shows us the sacrifices many parents are willing to make in order to afford their children the best education possible. This decade-long coming-of-age documentary that Webber collaborated on, won the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Moving to California, in 2014, the University of Washington, Tacoma, commissioned Webber to co-produce the documentary, Love & Solidarity which chronicles key U.S. Labor Movements, how it shaped resulting labor laws, and its effect on American society when it comes to workers’ rights. Endorsed and lauded by elected officials and law enforcement professionals across the country, Webber’s newest feature documentary, WALKING WHILE BLACK: L.O.V.E. Is the Answer, tackles the critical issue of racial profiling, and explores cognitive psychology and implicit bias, while showing the need for emotional intelligence, promoting mental health and community engagement programs, bridging the gap between peace officers and the communities they serve. Errol Webber has identified solutions to Federal issues that he believes are consequential to America’s future. These include addressing: Taxation, Healthcare, Education, Environment, Immigration, Police & Military, Jobs & Economy, Foreign Policy, Defending the Constitution, and combating the proliferation of Socialism. After more than a decade of community engagement and programming through his socially-conscious documentary film work, Award-winning Los Angeles Film Producer, Errol Webber continues to give back to the nation that gave him the invaluable opportunity to succeed, by being a catalyst for change and having a seat at the table in public office as he campaigns for California’s 37th Congressional District. ERROL WEBBER FOR CONGRESS | 800 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017 errol@errolwebber.com | www.Webber2020.com | @ErrolWebber | FEC ID: C00719864
Liza Mandelup is an award winning film director from New York residing in Los Angeles. Starting her career in photography, she graduated from New York’s School of Visual Arts and embedded herself in fascinating communities for photo series that culminated in two photo books. In 2018, Liza received the prestigious Sundance Documentary Fund grant for her film Jawline, following a handful of online teen heartthrob boys to chronicle the curious rise of a burgeoning yet fleeting economy. Jawline premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to win the Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker. She was also named by Filmmaker magazine as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Cinema in 2018 and one of 10 Documentary Filmmakers to Watch by Variety. The movie that Liza chose to discuss ties in effortlessly with her own film Jawline - that would be 1988's dark comedy Heathers. April and Liza discuss the nature of being a teenager and just how serious everything feels. Liza talks about interviewing all the wannabe influencers for her film Jawline and how, no matter the place, everyone dressed the exact same. She also discusses the effects of "follow culture" and how that is demonstrated in both Heathers and Jawline. You can stream Jawline on Hulu now. And if you haven't seen Heathers yet, watch it now! With April Wolfe and Liza Mandelup. You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters on Twitter or Facebook. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org. Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.
Winner of multiple awards at many of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, HONEYLAND tells the amazing tale of Hatidze, a woman living with her ailing mother in the mountains of Macedonia, making a living cultivating honey using ancient beekeeping traditions. When an unruly family moves in next door, what at first seems like a balm for her solitude becomes a source of tension as they, too, want to practice beekeeping, while disregarding her advice.The most awarded film at this year's Sundance Film Festival, winning the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, a Special Jury Award for cinematography, and another Special Jury Award for Originality, HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone. The three-time Sundance award-winning documentary film is a beautiful, heart-warming story about the last female beekeeper in Macedonia and her relationships with her beloved bees, her ailing mother, and her new neighbors. Co-director Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov join us to talk about the remarkable and endlessly endearing Hatidze, her loving commitment to her mother, a sustainable future and her tireless bees. For news, screenings and updates go to: honeyland.earth WINNER: GRAND JURY PRIZE - WORLD CINEMA DOCS - SUNDANCE WINNER: CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD - WORLD CINEMA DOCS - SUNDANCE WINNER: SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR IMPACT & CHANGE - SUNDANCE WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY - MONTCLAIR FILM FESTIVAL
This week on The Deep Cut with John Rocha, John welcomes Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails the director and star of The Last Black Man in San Francisco. The A24 film, which is Talbot’s feature film directorial debut, follows the story of Jimmie Fails— and it is based on his real-life story as well. Fails (starring as himself) and his friend Montgomery (Jonathan Majors) make their weekly pilgrimage across San Francisco to Jimmie’s dream home and imagine what life would be like if this neighborhood had never changed. When they realize the house’s current owners have moved out, Jimmie decides to recreate the home his family once had. As he struggles to reconnect with his family and reconstruct the community he longs for, Jimmie’s domestic aspirations blind him to reality. The Last Black Man in San Francisco won multiple awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, including Best Directing and a Special Jury Award for Creative Collaboration. The film has an approval rating of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes with 24 reviews following its sole outing. Talbot and Fails sit discuss how the film came to be, how their lifelong relationship shaped the film, their thoughts on gentrification, how African American culture is lost or destroyed in a rush to gentrify cities and what the films has to say about it. It’s truly a fantastic conversation with two artists at the start of very promising careers in the world of Film. Tweet at us and let us know what you thought of the show. Follow Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays Follow The Last Black Man in San Francisco: https://twitter.com/LastBlackManSF
Johnny is a 30-year veteran Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-Recording Mixer based in Dallas, Texas. He is the owner and creative head of Marshall Sound Design, specializing in sound design and re-recording for independent films. Johnny’s work includes Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color, which won a Special Jury Award for Sound Design at Sundance and Daylight's End for William Kaufman. Johnny’s other recent films include David Lowery’s A Ghost Story and The Old Man & The Gun, Light From Light for Paul Harrill, and The Vast of Night for Andrew Patterson.
On this episode of Voices of Reason, Amy Donaldson and Jasen Lee speak with award-winning filmmaker Jacqueline Olive. Her documentary Always In Season won the Special Jury Award for Moral Urgency at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. We discuss the historical impacts of lynching on African Americans throughout the nation's history and how some institutions may still be allowing it to continue even today.
Tim Wardle’s acclaimed documentary THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS is the most amazing, incredible, remarkable true story ever told. Three strangers are reunited by astonishing coincidence after being born identical triplets, separated at birth, and adopted by three different families. Their jaw-dropping, feel-good story instantly becomes a global sensation complete with fame and celebrity, however, the fairy-tale reunion sets in motion a series of events that unearth an unimaginable secret –– a secret with radical repercussions for us all. Winner of Sundance Film Festival’s Special Jury Award, THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS is an exuberant celebration of family that transforms into a thriller with colossal implications and proof that life is truly is stranger than fiction. THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS is part emotional family drama, part conspiracy thriller, and a gripping cinematic experience. Director Tim Wardle talks about gaining the confidence of the brothers, being faithful to this very complex saga and wrestling with the crucial “nature vs. nurture” question posed by their story, a question that lies at the heart of human behavior. For news and updates go to: threeidenticalstrangers.com
Ramona Diaz has always been an observer. Inspired by her upbringing, the Baltimore-based filmmaker tells character-driven stories that often highlight the diversity of the Filipino experience. Ramona’s documentary credits include “Imelda,” about the former First Lady of the Philippines; “The Learning,” which follows Filipino teachers in Baltimore City; and “Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey,” which tells the story of the band Journey finding their new Filipino lead singer, Arnel Pineda, on YouTube, and Arnel’s first tour with the band. Most recently, Ramona directed “Motherland,” in which the viewer is a fly on the wall in Manila at one of the busiest maternity hospitals in the world. That film won the Special Jury Award for Commanding Vision at Sundance this year; Ramona also was awarded a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship. Ramona talked about representation in filmmaking, drawing universal experiences out of minutiae and the stories she’s interested in telling.
Marrying stunning visuals with social advocacy, Rahul Jain’s debut documentary — winner of the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival — takes audiences into the labyrinthine passages of an enormous textile factory in Gujarat, India. Jain’s camera wanders freely between pulsating machines and bubbling vats of dye to create a moving portrait of the human laborers who toil away there for 12 hours a day to eke out a meager living for their families back home. Interviews with these workers and the factory owners who employ them reveal the stark inequality and dangerous working conditions brought about by unregulated industrialization in the region. This political message is delivered amidst the unsettling beauty of the factory’s mechanical underworld and the colorful, billowing fabrics it produces. Director Rahul Jain joins us to talk about the making of his stark, mesmerizing, and unsettling film and the penetrating sense of complicity we all should feel for the men and the inhumane work conditions they find themselves in. For news and updates go to: Machines facebook.com/machinesmovie
Penny Lane is an award-winning nonfiction filmmaker. Her most recent film NUTS! premiered at Sundance 2016, where it won a Special Jury Award for Editing. Her debut feature-length documentary OUR NIXON world premiered at Rotterdam 2013, had its North American premiere at SXSW, won the Ken Burns Award for "Best of the Festival" at Ann Arbor. She was named "Most Badass!" at the Iowa City Documentary Film Festival in 2009.Her 2005 short THE ABORTION DIARIES has become an important organizing and educational tool across the nation.I met Penny here in the Pioneer Valley back in 2005 when I first got to Massachusetts, when she was teaching at Hampshire College. Then she moved to Troy and RPI, where I caught up with her once or twice, and then she moved farther away, to New York City, and eventually upstate to Colgate University where she is now a professor in the Art Department.We spoke in July about an hour before her screening of Nuts! at Amherst Cinema in a lovely loft space B&B right down the street from the theater.“Nuts!” is available 9/6 on iTunes and soon other platforms: Find Penny's stuff at:http://pennylaneismyrealname.com/http://www.nutsthefilm.com/http://ournixon.com/As ever, please rate and/or review 15 Minutes on iTunes or Soundcloud or wherever you listen, and you can find us on Facebook by searching the name of the podcast or on instagram or twitter @15minsjamieb. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Listen in as Eileen talks about her new film A Jihadi In The Family, Islamophobia, brokenness, and the power of real community. See the trailer and Read more here. Synopsis Overnight, Calgary mother Christianne Boudreau has a new identity, “mother of a terrorist,” when her son Damian is killed fighting with ISIS. “I never saw it coming”, she says, echoing hundreds of mothers in Europe and North America whose children have left home to embrace violent extremism. How and why young people, who have grown up in western countries, are being recruited to terrorist groups and the effect it’s having on the families they leave behind, is the focus of the new documentary A JIHADI IN THE FAMILY. Unlike many parents who fear to speak publicly about what happened to their children, Christianne’s response to this tragedy is to personally take on the battle against ISIS. Driven to understand the destructive path her son chose, Christianne embarks on a journey to meet others who have a stake in the issue. Her quest for answers takes her to her son's imam, to counter-terrorism experts, and to a man who survived his own experience with extremists and became a crusader against their recruiters. In Europe, where thousands of young men and women have been lured into terrorist groups, she develops strong bonds with other women who’ve been shattered by the disappearance of their children. Each of these mothers is also a victim of terrorism. A JIHADI IN THE FAMILY will have a repeat broadcast on CBC Thursday, March 24th at 9 pm ET. Biography Eileen Thalenberg is, with Gail McIntyre, the founder of Toronto-based independent film and television production company Stormy Night Productions Inc. Eileen has trained her director’s eye on subjects around the world and across the arts, sciences and social and political issues. Fluent in eight languages, she has a global sensibility and an award-winning ability to take viewers to the heart of a story. Up Against the Wall, about the walls built by three democracies after the Berlin Wall collapsed, was nominated for the Gemini Award’s Donald Brittain Award and won the Special Jury Award for Best Social And Political Documentary at Worldfest. Silence at the Heart of Things, filmed during the last months of fiddler Oliver Schroer’s life, won the Silver Chris Award for Best Arts Documentary and was nominated Best Overall at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival. Streets of Encounter/ Loin des favelas, about choreographer Ivaldo Bertazzo’s work with teenagers in the slums of Sao Paulo, Brazil, won the Prix Gémeaux for Best Arts Documentary and the Platinum Award for Best Arts Documentary at the Houston International Film and Video Festival. Other award-winning work includes Born to be Good?, a lively look at the moral trajectory of children from infancy, and The Long Journey Home, which follows opera star Isabel Bayrakdarian on a moving exploration of her roots in Armenia. Eileen has directed, written or produced more than 50 TV and feature documentaries and has gained a wide international audience. ---------- For more information about my podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit my site here. With thanks to producer Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Written, produced and directed by Tommy Oliver, inspired by his life growing up in Philadelphia, "1982" depicts the lengths one man will go to save his family. Tim Brown is a devoted family man who has worked hard to provide a good life for his wife Shenae and daughter Maya. But all is threatened when Shenae�s old boyfriend returns from prison and lures her back into a dangerous lifestyle. Though his wife has abandoned him, Tim refuses to give up hope, fighting against impossible odds to bring his family back together in this powerful drama. An official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival, �1982� features an all-star cast including, Hill Harper (�Concussion," "Limitless") Sharon Leal (�Dreamgirls�), Bokeem Woodbine (FX�s �Fargo�), La La Anthony (�Power�), Quinton Aaron (�The Blind Side�), introducing Troi Zee, with Wayne Brady and the Oscar� nominated Ruby Dee (Best Supporting Actress, �American Gangster,�) in the final performance of her legendary career. �1982� awards include the Best Film/Audience Awards at the Austin Film Festival and the Pan African Film Festival; Best Ensemble Acting and Best Director Award, Dallas Film Festival; Best Actor, Hill Harper, Santa Barbara Film Festival and First Time Fest NYC; Special Jury Award, First Time Fest, among others. Director Oliver joins us for a conversation on his very personal story and vivid depiction of a man trying desperately to hold on to those he holds dear. Lionsgate and Codeblack Films will release �1982� on DVD, Digital and On Demand r on March 1, 2016. For more news and updates go to: lionsgateshop.com/
Zak Piper is an Emmy-winning Documentary Producer who previously served as Director of Production at Kartemquin Films for more than a decade. Most recently, Zak produced Saving Mes Aynak, which follows an Afghan archaeologist as he and his team race to save a 2,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition by a Chinese copper mine. The film premiered at IDFA in 2014 and is being represented by Autlook Film Sales for international distribution. Zak also produced the critically acclaimed film Life Itself, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection of the 67th Cannes Film Festival. For this film, Zak received the Producers Guild of America award for Outstanding Producer of a Documentary Theatrical Motion Picture. The film was also nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary and 5 Cinema Eye Honors. The National Board of Review and Broadcast Film Critics Association awarded Life Itself their Best Documentary Awards while Entertainment Weekly listed the film in its top 5 films of the year. Life Itself was released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures in the summer of 2014 and will broadcast on CNN in 2015.Zak also co-produced the critically acclaimed film The Interrupters, which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and went on to screen at film festivals worldwide, collecting two Best Documentary Awards and two Audience Awards in addition to a Special Jury Award at the 2011 Sheffield Documentary Festival and 2011 Full Frame Documentary Festival. In 2011, The Interrupters was released theatrically in the US, Canada, and the UK, culminating in television broadcasts on PBS Frontline, BBC Storyville, Canal Plus, and the CBC. The film received a 2012 Spirit Award for Best Documentary, was honored by the Cinema Eye Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Non-Fiction Filmmaking and was awarded Best Documentary by the Chicago Film Critics Association. The New Yorker, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, and LA Times all hailed The Interrupters as one of the year’s best films. The film was also the recipient of a 2013 DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award and a 2012 News & Documentary Emmy Award. Select Links Below: Thank You for checking out Hollywood Breakthrough Show! This podcast main purpose is to serve up positive information without shade. There are thousands of great Films & TV shows with, Staff Writers, Editors, Cinematographer, Actors, Set Designers, and Make-up Artist just to name a few. Join us at Hollywood Breakthrough Show, as we interview some of the most talented people in the business, which names you may, or may not know! But you have seen their work! Whether they're well- established veterans of the business, or current up and comers, these are the people who are making a living in Hollywood. Screenwriters, directors, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspective on writing, filmmaking, breaking into Hollywood and navigating SHOW BUSINESS, along with stories of their journey to success! HELP SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE! SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS, AUTHORS, we would love to help spread the word about your Film, Book, Crowdfunding, etc., Contact us! (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) See Videos of all interviews at Hollywood Breakthrough Please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! Follow us on Social Media Sites | Twitter @TheBreakThur| Facebook: facebook.com/HollywoodBreakthroughPodcast Please, Subscribe! Also, Please contact us for Interviews or Sponsorship of an episode! Hollywood Breakthrough Show Website (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) View Apps Sponsor: Hollywood Hero Agent Fenix Hill Pro Scottie The Baby Dino
From short films to Rectify on SundanceTV, hear how Scott Teems found success in Hollywood… on this episode of The Doorpost Podcast Project! Bio: Scott Teems is a Georgia-born writer-director who currently writes, directs, and produces the acclaimed SundanceTV drama Rectify, which has been hailed as “astounding” (Indiewire), “engrossing” (The Hollywood Reporter), and “unlike anything on TV” (The Daily Beast). Prior to Rectify, he wrote and directed the award-winning feature film That Evening Sun, starring Hal Holbrook and Mia Wasikowska, which premiered at South by Southwest, where it won the Audience Award and Special Jury Award, then went on to win more than a dozen major awards at festivals across North America. It was a New York Times Critics Pick, was nominated for two Film Independent Spirit Awards, and was the recipient of the Wyatt Award, given annually by the Southeastern Film Critics Association to the film that “best represents the essence of the South.” In addition, Scott recently directed and produced the feature documentary Holbrook/Twain, which chronicles six decades of Hal Holbrook's Tony and Emmy Award-winning one-man show, “Mark Twain Tonight!” The film, which features Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, and Martin Sheen, among others, premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival, where it received rave reviews from The Huffington Post (“an instant classic”), The Los Angeles Times (“intimate, poignantly honest”) and The Hollywood Reporter (“one of the best films showcased in the entire festival”). Scott has several film and television projects in development, including adaptations of Stephen King's classic novella The Breathing Method for Blumhouse, Abraham Verghese's best-selling novel Cutting For Stone for Anonymous Content, and Andre Dubus's celebrated short story “A Father's Story.”
With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy � the murderous Mexican drug cartels. In the Mexican state of Michoac�n, Dr. Jose Mireles, a small-town physician known as "El Doctor," leads the Autodefensas, a citizen uprising against the violent Knights Templar drug cartel that has wreaked havoc on the region for years. Meanwhile, in Arizona's Altar Valley � a narrow, 52-mile-long desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley � Tim "Nailer" Foley, an American veteran, heads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop Mexico�s drug wars from seeping across our border. Filmmaker Matthew Heineman embeds himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartel each vie to bring their own brand of justice to a society where institutions have failed. CARTEL LAND, winner of the Directing Award and the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, is a chilling, visceral meditation on the breakdown of order and the blurry line between good and evil. Heineman talks about the unprecedented access he was able to gain among all the divergent factions in this multi-dimensional tale. For news and screenings go to: cartellandmovie.com Winner of the Directing Award and the Special Jury Award for Cinematography at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival
Charles is the co-creator of the feature film Fort Tilden, which recently won The Grand Jury Award at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival and The Special Jury Award at The Independent Film Festival of Boston. He is currently at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Film program, and his short films have screened around the country. He is […] The post #5: Charles Rogers appeared first on Magnet Theater.
On episode 29 of PRP, Grendel welcomes in filmmaker and producer Julio Ramírez. The two talk about Julio's award-winning film Nothing Against Life, the film's recent selection as the Winner of the Special Jury Award at the San Marino Film Festival, and the role that suicide plays in both the film and in society as a whole.
It's been nearly 10 years since Shane Carruth made a splash on the filmmaking scene with the super low-budget time travel film Primer, which went on to find a cult following. He's now self-distributing his second film, Upstream Color, which follows a relationship across multiple non-linear storylines and also involves pigs and parasites and drugs and kidnappings. He also stars in the film, edited it, and worked on the score. In this episode, Monica Castillo talks with him about the use of symbols, the distinct color scheme, working both in front of and behind the camera, his brief collaboration with Rian Johnson on Looper, and much more. SHOW NOTES: About Our Guest: Shane Carruth is a film director, writer, actor and composer. Before pursuing a career as a filmmaker he studied math and worked as a software engineer. His first film, Primer, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. His second film, Upstream Color, won the Special Jury Award for Sound Design at the same festival in 2013 and is gradually being self-distributed across the country. The Episode: 0:26 - Introduction and clip 2:28 - There's a structural change between Primer and Upstream Color. Why did you decide to take your storytelling in this new direction? 6:07 - Do you have "fun" with symbols? Do you ascribe meaning to those symbols or do you intend for the audience to read their own meaning onto them? 8:06 - The use of color is gorgeous. Do you plan it in advance, play with it in post...? What is your method? 11:24 - Do you think you have any cinematic influences? 12:50 - Do you have a favorite storyline or scene in Upstream Color? 14:29 - How were you inspired to use pigs? 16:14 - You take on so many roles in the filmmaking process. What's your favorite part of the process? 17:10 - Would you ever consider working within the Hollywood system? 18:14 - What was your collaboration with Rian Johnson on Looper? 19:47 - How did you approach the editing? 22:05 - Do you like acting? 22:58 - What was the most challenging scene? 23:32 - What's the best part of the festival circuit and the feedback you're getting? 25:55 - Show close DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing letsgetreel@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
A humorous reworking of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" done with stop-motion animation and CGI by Philip Heinrich. Winner of a Special Jury Award for Technical Achievement at the 2010 Black Glasses Film Festival.
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