Sandbox Films — the non-fiction studio behind Oscar nominee Fire of Love — has opened new New York City offices, featuring an Atmos theater.
In addition to the 22-seat theater, the studio, located in the Flatiron District, includes two edit suites and a multimedia facility designed to support a variety of production needs.
“We put a lot of thought into the design. We want our nerdy, indie doc filmmakers to feel as loved as A-list celebrities. Because, to us, they are A-list celebrities,” founder Greg Boustead tells The Hollywood Reporter. “These doc spaces don’t traditionally get the love or polish or fanfare.”
Sandbox Films Studio screening room
Boustead, who leads Sandbox with head of production and development, Jessica Harrop, notes that the goal is to bring the teams behind Sandbox productions, which focus on science-centric storytelling, under one roof. The facilities will soon be used by Sandbox production Nocturnes, which centers...
In addition to the 22-seat theater, the studio, located in the Flatiron District, includes two edit suites and a multimedia facility designed to support a variety of production needs.
“We put a lot of thought into the design. We want our nerdy, indie doc filmmakers to feel as loved as A-list celebrities. Because, to us, they are A-list celebrities,” founder Greg Boustead tells The Hollywood Reporter. “These doc spaces don’t traditionally get the love or polish or fanfare.”
Sandbox Films Studio screening room
Boustead, who leads Sandbox with head of production and development, Jessica Harrop, notes that the goal is to bring the teams behind Sandbox productions, which focus on science-centric storytelling, under one roof. The facilities will soon be used by Sandbox production Nocturnes, which centers...
- 11/6/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update: Power was restored to the Camden Opera House as of Sunday morning — and sunshine was restored to coast Maine. Today’s screenings at festival venues are proceeding as per normal; the Sunday lineup of screenings at the opera house, where power had gone out on Saturday, includes Dawn Porter’s The Lady Bird Diaries and The Arc of Oblivion, directed by Ian Cheney. The in-person portion of the festival wraps today; the virtual component runs from Sept. 18-25.
Update: Ciff Executive and Artistic Director Ben Fowlie and Board Chair Caroline von Kuhn sent a message to festivalgoers this afternoon, thanking them for their “patience and support as we navigate the impacts that weather and power outages have had on our programs.” The message noted, “When the power went out at the Camden Opera House this morning at the beloved Points North Pitch, the standing ovation for the Points North...
Update: Ciff Executive and Artistic Director Ben Fowlie and Board Chair Caroline von Kuhn sent a message to festivalgoers this afternoon, thanking them for their “patience and support as we navigate the impacts that weather and power outages have had on our programs.” The message noted, “When the power went out at the Camden Opera House this morning at the beloved Points North Pitch, the standing ovation for the Points North...
- 9/16/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
With documentary distribution in a state of disruption, most independent nonfiction filmmakers have been left on their own to find new and creative solutions to ensure that their films reach audiences.
Ian Cheney is the latest director to turn to a bespoke distribution method for his docu “The Arc of Oblivion.” Cheney wrote, edited, and directed the film, which explores people’s impulse toward preservation and how it relates to the natural world, memory and legacy. During the course of the docu, produced by Sandbox Films, a wooden ark is constructed on Cheney’s parent’s property in Maine. The structure serves as both a physical storage space for archival materials and a symbolic representation of humanity’s desire to retain meaning in an impermanent world.
During the month of August, Cheney, along with Sandbox Films’ Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop decided to transform the ark into the Ark Light...
Ian Cheney is the latest director to turn to a bespoke distribution method for his docu “The Arc of Oblivion.” Cheney wrote, edited, and directed the film, which explores people’s impulse toward preservation and how it relates to the natural world, memory and legacy. During the course of the docu, produced by Sandbox Films, a wooden ark is constructed on Cheney’s parent’s property in Maine. The structure serves as both a physical storage space for archival materials and a symbolic representation of humanity’s desire to retain meaning in an impermanent world.
During the month of August, Cheney, along with Sandbox Films’ Greg Boustead and Jessica Harrop decided to transform the ark into the Ark Light...
- 8/8/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Corporate consolidation, along with shrinking publicity budgets and streaming services’ willingness to bury their own content, have made film festivals and series increasingly desirable to documentary filmmakers who are not only seeking distribution, but also to those nonfiction helmers who have found a platform for their work.
The rocky landscape has made the competition fierce for a slot at not only top-tier festivals, but also regional film events like New York’s Rooftop Films’ Summer Series.
Over the course of the last year, Rooftop Films president Dan Nuxoll received 3,500 film submissions for the nonprofit organization’s 27th annual Summer Series, which kicks off on May 25. Only 23 feature films were accepted. (Not all films have been announced.)
Fourteen of the 23 features Nuxoll chose are documentaries. include high profile docs like Chris Smith’s “Wham!” (Netflix), Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s “The Stroll” (HBO Documentary Films), Sacha Jenkins’ “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues...
The rocky landscape has made the competition fierce for a slot at not only top-tier festivals, but also regional film events like New York’s Rooftop Films’ Summer Series.
Over the course of the last year, Rooftop Films president Dan Nuxoll received 3,500 film submissions for the nonprofit organization’s 27th annual Summer Series, which kicks off on May 25. Only 23 feature films were accepted. (Not all films have been announced.)
Fourteen of the 23 features Nuxoll chose are documentaries. include high profile docs like Chris Smith’s “Wham!” (Netflix), Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s “The Stroll” (HBO Documentary Films), Sacha Jenkins’ “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues...
- 5/25/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
It’s almost summer in the city, and you might as well rot in the sun with some of the year’s best indie films.
Rooftop Films, one of the longest-running outdoor showcases for indie films globally, has revealed its 2023 lineup, which IndieWire shares exclusively below.
Throughout New York City parks and outdoor landmarks, the Summer Series runs May 25 through August 24 with over 45 events featuring new independent feature films, short film programs, and live performances. Highlights include screenings of Bill Pohlad’s Donnie and Joe Emerson biopic “Dreamin’ Wild,” Savanah Leaf’s A24 drama “Earth Mama,” Eva Longoria’s directing debut “Flamin’ Hot,” and Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo’s “Bobi Wine: The People’s President.”
But you can also catch festival favorites like Sundance Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema) winner “Scrapper” from writer-director Charlotte Regan, Laura Moss’s horror entry “birth/rebirth,” D. Smith’s Sundance Award-winning trans documentary “Kokomo City,...
Rooftop Films, one of the longest-running outdoor showcases for indie films globally, has revealed its 2023 lineup, which IndieWire shares exclusively below.
Throughout New York City parks and outdoor landmarks, the Summer Series runs May 25 through August 24 with over 45 events featuring new independent feature films, short film programs, and live performances. Highlights include screenings of Bill Pohlad’s Donnie and Joe Emerson biopic “Dreamin’ Wild,” Savanah Leaf’s A24 drama “Earth Mama,” Eva Longoria’s directing debut “Flamin’ Hot,” and Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo’s “Bobi Wine: The People’s President.”
But you can also catch festival favorites like Sundance Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema) winner “Scrapper” from writer-director Charlotte Regan, Laura Moss’s horror entry “birth/rebirth,” D. Smith’s Sundance Award-winning trans documentary “Kokomo City,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
If there’s one thing we know about the universe, it’s that nothing lasts. The Earth is four and a half billion years old – it has about two billion years left to go. Given enough time, all the stars will burn out. Even the constituent parts of atoms will eventually be ripped apart. In light of that, why do we humans strive so hard to leave our marks upon the world before we leave it?
Ian Cheney is building an ark. “I don’t really know why I'm building it,” he says – which is, one imagines, what it might feel like to respond to a divine command. He’s building it in the field behind his parent’s house, using wood cut from the trees which grow there. A neighbour who is actually a competent carpenter is doing most of the work but Cheney is engaged in the important task of keeping an.
Ian Cheney is building an ark. “I don’t really know why I'm building it,” he says – which is, one imagines, what it might feel like to respond to a divine command. He’s building it in the field behind his parent’s house, using wood cut from the trees which grow there. A neighbour who is actually a competent carpenter is doing most of the work but Cheney is engaged in the important task of keeping an.
- 3/30/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Why do we try to save everything? What is the point of saving everything from our lives it will all be wiped out by entropy one day in the distant future? These are the profound existential questions at the core of this documentary. It's not a spoiler to reveal that – there are no answers to these questions found in this film. It's more of an exploration of these questions with insight from scientists & great thinkers, intertwined with a personal journey of a filmmaker questioning himself and his own process. The Arc of Oblivion is a new documentary from filmmaker Ian Cheney that recently premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival in the Documentary Spotlight section (check out the trailer). It's executive produced by doc legend Werner Herzog, who appears in it briefly at the end, and is a friend of the filmmaker. It also has a nice Herzog vibe as a doc,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
After launching less than three years ago, production company Sandbox films celebrated Oscars weekend this year with a nominated documentary, “Fire of Love.” The company will also premiere two new documentary films, “Confessions of a Good Samaritan” from Penny Lane and “The Arc of Oblivion” from Ian Cheney.
Founding director Greg Boustead tells Variety that the boutique company seeks to share stories that pack an emotional punch, as he felt that element was often missing when it came to the science non-fiction genre. “One of the motivations for founding a company is to find those stories of where science and technology intersect with society in interesting and unexpected ways,” Boustead says.
Cheney’s film is executive produced by Werner Herzog. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker’s quixotic quest to build an ark in Maine, the doc heads far afield — to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the...
Founding director Greg Boustead tells Variety that the boutique company seeks to share stories that pack an emotional punch, as he felt that element was often missing when it came to the science non-fiction genre. “One of the motivations for founding a company is to find those stories of where science and technology intersect with society in interesting and unexpected ways,” Boustead says.
Cheney’s film is executive produced by Werner Herzog. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker’s quixotic quest to build an ark in Maine, the doc heads far afield — to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the...
- 3/13/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
"We're are all asking, in some form: what, in this world, is worth saving?" It's almost time for SXSW, and trailers are arriving for all kinds of films. Here is one for a documentary called The Arc of Oblivion, the latest from doc filmmaker Ian Cheney. It's premiering at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival this month playing in the Documentary Spotlight category. The Arc of Oblivion illuminates the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory through a filmmaker's quixotic quest to build an ark in a field in Maine. In a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of Ian Cheney's attempt to build an ark, the film heads far afield - to salt mines in the Alps, fjords in the Arctic, and ancient libraries in the Sahara - to illuminate the strange world of archives, record-keeping, and memory. Executive produced by Werner Herzog,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, a trailer has been released for documentarian Ian Cheney‘s latest film The Arc of Oblivion. Executive produced by Werner Herzog and Sandbox Films (which was recently nominated for an Academy Award for Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love), the film will have its inaugural screening at the festival on March 10. The film’s official synopsis reads: The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker’s quixotic quest to build an ark in […]
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- 3/6/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, a trailer has been released for documentarian Ian Cheney‘s latest film The Arc of Oblivion. Executive produced by Werner Herzog and Sandbox Films (which was recently nominated for an Academy Award for Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love), the film will have its inaugural screening at the festival on March 10. The film’s official synopsis reads: The Arc of Oblivion explores a quirk of humankind: in a universe that erases its tracks, we humans are hellbent on leaving a trace. Set against the backdrop of the filmmaker’s quixotic quest to build an ark in […]
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The post Trailer Watch: Ian Cheney’s The Arc of Oblivion first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 3/6/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Festival runs March 10-18. Further selections to be announced in early February.
The world premiere of Paramount and eOne’s spring tentpole Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will open the 30th edition of SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 10.
The action fantasy quest story stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, and Regé-Jean Page and is directed and co-written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. It opens in the US on March 31.
SXSW runs March 10-18 as an in-person event only. In addition organisers announced feature and short Competition entries, the Headliners and Midnighters line-ups, and select titles...
The world premiere of Paramount and eOne’s spring tentpole Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will open the 30th edition of SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 10.
The action fantasy quest story stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, and Regé-Jean Page and is directed and co-written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley. It opens in the US on March 31.
SXSW runs March 10-18 as an in-person event only. In addition organisers announced feature and short Competition entries, the Headliners and Midnighters line-ups, and select titles...
- 1/11/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The very premise of an emoji documentary may seem cringe — indeed, I first walked into it thinking it would be like Gia Coppola’s “Mainstream” (a Boomer-tinted fetishization of Gen-z influencer culture) or like the MoMI’s cat memes exhibit in 2016 — but Martha Shane and Ian Cheney’s “The Emoji Story” is surprisingly mindful of its whimsical subject-matter. Premiered at Tribeca and now available on Amazon Prime Video, “The Emoji Story” sidesteps the common pitfalls of exoticizing popular culture for the sake of high art. It instead presents a titillating approach to the omnipresent form.
“The Emoji Story” begins with emoji’s official founder, Shigetaka Kurita, in Tokyo, Japan. After exploring its 1997 roots in basic cellular phonetic, the film changes gears to look at its modern incarnations at Silicon Valley-based Unicode Consortium — an international organization that determines the world standard for text and emoji. We then witness...
“The Emoji Story” begins with emoji’s official founder, Shigetaka Kurita, in Tokyo, Japan. After exploring its 1997 roots in basic cellular phonetic, the film changes gears to look at its modern incarnations at Silicon Valley-based Unicode Consortium — an international organization that determines the world standard for text and emoji. We then witness...
- 1/23/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Utopia has acquired the North American rights to The Emoji Story, a feature documentary from Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker Ian Cheney and Emmy-winning filmmaker Martha Shane. The docu dives deep into the creation and ever-evolving world of emoji. The Emoji Story is set to hit VOD on December 22.
It is more than likely that you come across a heart emoji, smiley emoji or even a poop emoji at least once during your daily digital conversations. The emoji, which translates to “picture character” in Japanese, has changed the way we communicate and is essentially a universal language that nearly everyone understands. The rapid rise of emoji is a global phenomenon without precedent.
Although it has become the world’s foremost digital language, it has prompted difficult questions about the creation of a language and digital communication’s...
It is more than likely that you come across a heart emoji, smiley emoji or even a poop emoji at least once during your daily digital conversations. The emoji, which translates to “picture character” in Japanese, has changed the way we communicate and is essentially a universal language that nearly everyone understands. The rapid rise of emoji is a global phenomenon without precedent.
Although it has become the world’s foremost digital language, it has prompted difficult questions about the creation of a language and digital communication’s...
- 12/10/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever wonder why female scientists are still a minority in the U.S.? In their eye-opening documentary “Picture a Scientist,” directors Sharon Shattuck and Ian Cheney employ well-chosen personal histories and statistical data to investigate the issue and suggest ways to ameliorate the situation. Along with blood-boiling stories of explicit harassment, implicit gender (and racial) bias and entrenched institutional discrimination, the film also . Currently on digital release, this 2020 Tribeca Film Festival selection should have an active ancillary life as a teaching tool.
Covering far more than the tip of the harassment iceberg, the film presents the war stories of three prominent female scientists at different points in their careers in conjunction with mind-blowing discoveries from the science of gender bias. We learn that unwanted sexual attention, coercion and assault constitute a mere 10% of the offensive behavior that women in science face. As diagrammed in a catchy animated visual, the other...
Covering far more than the tip of the harassment iceberg, the film presents the war stories of three prominent female scientists at different points in their careers in conjunction with mind-blowing discoveries from the science of gender bias. We learn that unwanted sexual attention, coercion and assault constitute a mere 10% of the offensive behavior that women in science face. As diagrammed in a catchy animated visual, the other...
- 6/17/2020
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President to open festival as previously announced.
The world premieres of The Trip To Greece and a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, as well as the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Greece reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and marks the fourth feature entry in the comedy series. It screens in Spotlight Narrative.
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The world premieres of The Trip To Greece and a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti, as well as the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip To Greece reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and marks the fourth feature entry in the comedy series. It screens in Spotlight Narrative.
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
- 3/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President to open festival as previously announced.
The world premiere of a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti and the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The Us premiere of HBO’s Toronto dark comedy pick-up Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman screens in Spotlight Narrative, the same section that will show the New York premiere of...
The world premiere of a documentary about Sean Penn’s relief work in Haiti and the inaugural Women at Work documentary showcase are among the line-up of 115 features announced by Tribeca Film Festival on Tuesday (3).
Don Hardy’s documentary Citizen Plus screens in Movies Plus and chronicles Penn’s activism and charitable work in the disaster-struck Caribbean island nation.
The Us premiere of HBO’s Toronto dark comedy pick-up Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman screens in Spotlight Narrative, the same section that will show the New York premiere of...
- 3/3/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Platform will screen features The Elephant Queen, Hala at Sicilian festival.
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will celebrate the first TV series in its 65-year history when Octavia Spencer flies in on behalf of Apple TV+’s forthcoming true-crime drama Truth Be Told.
The series will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series executive producer/star Spencer will attend the Italian festival, where she will receive the Taormina Arte Award and highlight the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
Apple will screen two of its films at the festival. Mark Deeble...
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will celebrate the first TV series in its 65-year history when Octavia Spencer flies in on behalf of Apple TV+’s forthcoming true-crime drama Truth Be Told.
The series will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series executive producer/star Spencer will attend the Italian festival, where she will receive the Taormina Arte Award and highlight the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
Apple will screen two of its films at the festival. Mark Deeble...
- 6/14/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Platform will screen features The Elephant Queen, Hala at Sicilian festival.
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will celebrate the first TV series in its 65-year history when Octavia Spencer flies in to discuss Apple TV+’s forthcoming true-crime drama Truth Be Told.
The series will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series creator and executive producer/star Spencer will attend the Italian festival, where she will receive the Taormina Arte Award and talk about the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will celebrate the first TV series in its 65-year history when Octavia Spencer flies in to discuss Apple TV+’s forthcoming true-crime drama Truth Be Told.
The series will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series creator and executive producer/star Spencer will attend the Italian festival, where she will receive the Taormina Arte Award and talk about the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
- 6/14/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Sicilian festival will screen the first TV series in its 65-year history.
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will screen the first TV series in its 65-year history, Apple TV+’s forthcoming drama Truth Be Told.
Apple will offer a first-look at the series, which will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series creator and executive producer/star Octavia Spencer will come to Taormina to present the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
Apple will also show preview footage of See starring Alfre Woodard, and The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston,...
The Taormina Film Festival (June 30-July 6) in Sicily will screen the first TV series in its 65-year history, Apple TV+’s forthcoming drama Truth Be Told.
Apple will offer a first-look at the series, which will debut on the Apple TV app this autumn. Series creator and executive producer/star Octavia Spencer will come to Taormina to present the series, which is inspired by a true-crime novel by Katherine Barber.
Apple will also show preview footage of See starring Alfre Woodard, and The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston,...
- 6/14/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Eurimages Award goes to ’Four Brothers’ directed by Belgium’s Pieter-Jan de Pue.
Greta Vs Climate, a film about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, was one of the hottest projects pitched at Danish documentary festival Cph:dox’s Forum event this week.
The Forum team had invited Swedish director Nathan Grossman and producer Fredrik Heining of B-Reel to pitch the film several months ago, and it became even more topical on March 14 when Thunberg, 15, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greta Vs Climate is already backed by the Swedish Film Institute and Svt.
Other projects stirring a lot of...
Greta Vs Climate, a film about teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg, was one of the hottest projects pitched at Danish documentary festival Cph:dox’s Forum event this week.
The Forum team had invited Swedish director Nathan Grossman and producer Fredrik Heining of B-Reel to pitch the film several months ago, and it became even more topical on March 14 when Thunberg, 15, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greta Vs Climate is already backed by the Swedish Film Institute and Svt.
Other projects stirring a lot of...
- 3/30/2019
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
New titles from Petra Costa, Guido Hendrikx and Mila Turajlic.
Cph:forum, the co-production and financing strand of Denmark’s Cph: Dox, has unveiled the 33 projects it will showcase in Copenhagen from March 26-28.
The projects include Brazilian director Petra Costa’s new work Fatherland, about a daughter’s investigation into her father’s memories as he attempts to change the system in a country shaped by slavery. Costa’s most recent film, The Edge Of Democracy, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month.
Also selected is Guido Hendrikx’s A Wonderful Horrible Story, which blends archive footage,...
Cph:forum, the co-production and financing strand of Denmark’s Cph: Dox, has unveiled the 33 projects it will showcase in Copenhagen from March 26-28.
The projects include Brazilian director Petra Costa’s new work Fatherland, about a daughter’s investigation into her father’s memories as he attempts to change the system in a country shaped by slavery. Costa’s most recent film, The Edge Of Democracy, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month.
Also selected is Guido Hendrikx’s A Wonderful Horrible Story, which blends archive footage,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
New titles from Petra Costa, Guido Hendrikx and Mila Turajlic.
Cph:forum, the co-production and financing strand of Denmark’s Cph: Dox, has unveiled the 32 projects it will showcase in Copenhagen from March 26-28.
The projects include Brazilian director Petra Costa’s new work Fatherland, about a daughter’s investigation into her father’s memories as he attempts to change the system in a country shaped by slavery. Costa’s most recent film, The Edge Of Democracy, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month.
Also selected is Guido Hendrikx’s A Wonderful Horrible Story, which blends archive footage,...
Cph:forum, the co-production and financing strand of Denmark’s Cph: Dox, has unveiled the 32 projects it will showcase in Copenhagen from March 26-28.
The projects include Brazilian director Petra Costa’s new work Fatherland, about a daughter’s investigation into her father’s memories as he attempts to change the system in a country shaped by slavery. Costa’s most recent film, The Edge Of Democracy, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last month.
Also selected is Guido Hendrikx’s A Wonderful Horrible Story, which blends archive footage,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
"You have a puzzle with a billion pieces, and we've got one piece." Motherboard and Abramorama will be releasing this official science documentary later this month, so there's no better time than now to feature a trailer for The Most Unknown. The "epic" feature documentary is an ambitious look at a side of science never before shown on screen. The film follows scientists around the globe as they explore new fields and visit new places. "Through these scientists' journey — the film begins underneath a mountain and ends on a Monkey Island — The Most Unknown examines what it means to dedicate one's life to questions humanity has yet to find answers for." It's directed by Ian Cheney, with advice from the great Werner Herzog; funded by a grant from Science Sandbox, an initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. This looks cool, I'm intrigued to see what it...
- 5/8/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Motherboard, Vice Media’s tech-culture channel, is bringing its first feature-length documentary to Netflix and cinemas as part of a multimodal release strategy.
“The Most Unknown” follows nine scientists across the globe who are engaged in research to answer really deep questions, like the nature of consciousness and how life began. In addition to distributing the full 85-minute film on Netflix, Motherboard is releasing it in theaters this summer and will spray pieces across its website, YouTube and social channels as well.
The 85-minute film — which Motherboard describes as “epic” — was directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney who was advised on the project by Werner Herzog.
Through a deal with documentary-film distributor Abramorama, “The Most Unknown” will be released in theaters in 20 U.S. cities, starting May 18 at New York City’s Quad Cinema.
Then in August, the film will bow on Netflix where it will have an exclusive...
“The Most Unknown” follows nine scientists across the globe who are engaged in research to answer really deep questions, like the nature of consciousness and how life began. In addition to distributing the full 85-minute film on Netflix, Motherboard is releasing it in theaters this summer and will spray pieces across its website, YouTube and social channels as well.
The 85-minute film — which Motherboard describes as “epic” — was directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ian Cheney who was advised on the project by Werner Herzog.
Through a deal with documentary-film distributor Abramorama, “The Most Unknown” will be released in theaters in 20 U.S. cities, starting May 18 at New York City’s Quad Cinema.
Then in August, the film will bow on Netflix where it will have an exclusive...
- 4/20/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Musicians The xx presents a curated programme; festival hosts world premieres of new films by Andreas Dalsgaard and Iris Zaki.
Cph:Dox will offer more than 200 films during its 15th event, which runs March 15-25.
In its five competitions (full list below), world premieres include Woman In Sink director Iris Zaki’s new film Unsettling, about Jewish setllers in the West Bank; The War Show director Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Great Game, about a man trying to find out if his grandfather was a spy; Emma Davie & Peter Mettler’s Becoming Animal, about how our relationship with nature has evolved; and Elissa Mirzaei & Gulistan Mirzaei’s Laila at the Bridge, about an Afghan woman trying to save heroin addicts in Kabul.
Highlights also include a specially curated programme by The xx; a focus on justice (films will include Pre-Crime, Recruiting for Jihad and The Congo Tribunal); and a film programme and art exhibition dedicated to social experiments (with films...
Cph:Dox will offer more than 200 films during its 15th event, which runs March 15-25.
In its five competitions (full list below), world premieres include Woman In Sink director Iris Zaki’s new film Unsettling, about Jewish setllers in the West Bank; The War Show director Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Great Game, about a man trying to find out if his grandfather was a spy; Emma Davie & Peter Mettler’s Becoming Animal, about how our relationship with nature has evolved; and Elissa Mirzaei & Gulistan Mirzaei’s Laila at the Bridge, about an Afghan woman trying to save heroin addicts in Kabul.
Highlights also include a specially curated programme by The xx; a focus on justice (films will include Pre-Crime, Recruiting for Jihad and The Congo Tribunal); and a film programme and art exhibition dedicated to social experiments (with films...
- 2/16/2018
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
Disney has announced that Born In China will open in U.S. theaters Earth Day 2017.
Directed by Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, Disneynature’s Born In China follows the stories of three animal families, transporting audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard—an elusive animal rarely caught on camera—faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery captured in the remote wilds of China, the film is produced by Disney’s Roy Conli and...
Directed by Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, Disneynature’s Born In China follows the stories of three animal families, transporting audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature film. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek independence. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister joins up with a group of free-spirited outcasts. And a mother snow leopard—an elusive animal rarely caught on camera—faces the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. Featuring stunning, never-before-seen imagery captured in the remote wilds of China, the film is produced by Disney’s Roy Conli and...
- 4/22/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s been a couple months since the last edition of What’s Up Doc? placed Michael Moore’s surprise world premiere of Where To Invade Next at the top of this list and in the meantime much shuffling has taken place and much time has been spent on various new endeavors (namely my Buffalo-based film series, Cultivate Cinema Circle). Finally taking its rightful place at the top, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hagedus’ Unlocking the Cage is in the midst of being scored by composer James Lavino, according to Lavino’s own personal site. Though the project has been taking shape at its own leisurely pace, I’d expect to see the film making its festival debut in early 2016.
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
- 11/5/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
And Tso It Goes: Cheney’s Cuisine Opts for Sugar over Spice
It should go without saying that cuisines considered Chinese in the United States are hardly authentic recipes from the mother region from whence they came, and, at best, are pale echoes of inspiration. The same can be sad for that annoyingly middlebrow terminology referring to dishes that are “Tex Mex,” or any number of bastardized Italian dishes. In the great American melting pot, international cuisines have assimilated into the acceptable cultural fabric more so than the people responsible for creating them, and so starts the slightly evasive culinary documentary The Search for General Tso from documentarian Ian Cheney. Eventually, we get around to the actual dish that is the subject matter of the film, but it necessitates a more intriguing examination of the inherent racism of a dominant culture that had a helping hand. A crash course in...
It should go without saying that cuisines considered Chinese in the United States are hardly authentic recipes from the mother region from whence they came, and, at best, are pale echoes of inspiration. The same can be sad for that annoyingly middlebrow terminology referring to dishes that are “Tex Mex,” or any number of bastardized Italian dishes. In the great American melting pot, international cuisines have assimilated into the acceptable cultural fabric more so than the people responsible for creating them, and so starts the slightly evasive culinary documentary The Search for General Tso from documentarian Ian Cheney. Eventually, we get around to the actual dish that is the subject matter of the film, but it necessitates a more intriguing examination of the inherent racism of a dominant culture that had a helping hand. A crash course in...
- 1/7/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Damn you, Ian Cheney! Even though The Search For General Tso clocks in at a brisk 71 minutes, I dare any one of you to avoid salivating a minimum of 10 separate times whenever the famed “Chinese” delicacy is shown, or start gnawing on the pillow you were holding while stuck in some enchanting dream where the world is made out of fried, saucy nuggets of perfection – not that I had to clean up any drool puddles, or anything. Yes, documentarian Ian Cheney decided to embark on a sleuthy quest to uproot General Tso’s culinary legacy, traveling around the globe in search of an origin story, but what’s discovered paints a broader picture of Chinese immigration and their assault on American cuisine. Talk about the most delicious infiltration in American history!
Cheney’s biggest accomplishment isn’t discovering the inventor of America’s favorite General-themed chicken dish. Rather, it’s...
Cheney’s biggest accomplishment isn’t discovering the inventor of America’s favorite General-themed chicken dish. Rather, it’s...
- 1/4/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
A24’s A Most Violent Year will dominate the Specialty Box Office New Year’s weekend. The feature began as director J.C. Chandor was releasing his previous feature, All Is Lost. A Most Violent Year will begin its limited run in the New Year, but the title will have a wide release by the end of the month. Also opening this weekend is IFC Films’ doc The Search For General Tso, which has its roots from a New York Times Best Seller. Well Go USA will bow China’s The Taking Of Tiger Mountain in exclusive engagements. The title opened number one at home when it rolled out ahead of Christmas. And Magnolia’s genre label, Magnet, will open Spanish thriller [Rec] 4: Apocalypse in five locations January 2. the title is already available via ultra-vod.
A Most Violent Year
Director-writer: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola,...
A Most Violent Year
Director-writer: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola,...
- 1/1/2015
- by Brian Brooks
- Deadline
Though it does ultimately get around to relating the origin of the chicken dish named for the 18th-century Chinese general, most of The Search for General Tso is a breezy survey of the history of Chinese-American cuisine.
Opening with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Acts with which white people drove Chinese immigrants out of California, Ian Cheney's film approaches the resulting culinary diaspora via a number of paths, racism among them. American racism has always been made with the spiciness of violence and the thickening agent of legislation, and the film addresses the purges of Californian Chinese neighborhoods and the time that the good people of Springfield, Missouri, dynamited the restaurant of the Chinese chef who invented cashew chicken.
Cheney investigates...
Opening with the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Acts with which white people drove Chinese immigrants out of California, Ian Cheney's film approaches the resulting culinary diaspora via a number of paths, racism among them. American racism has always been made with the spiciness of violence and the thickening agent of legislation, and the film addresses the purges of Californian Chinese neighborhoods and the time that the good people of Springfield, Missouri, dynamited the restaurant of the Chinese chef who invented cashew chicken.
Cheney investigates...
- 12/31/2014
- Village Voice
The deal covers North American rights to the thriller starring Fran Kranz. Separately Sundance Selects has picked up The Search For General Tso, Image Entertainment has acquired Roadside and WellGo USA has set a Us release date for Supremacy.
Jack Bryan directed The Living, about a man who takes out a hit on his sister’s abusive husband. Jocelin Donahue, Chris Mulkey, Joelle Carter and Kenny Wormald round out the key cast.
Producers Jack Bryan, Laura DuBois and John Snyder brokered the acquisition with monterey media managing partner Scott Mansfield.
Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights to Ian Cheney’s documentary and Tribeca 2014 world premiere The Search For General Tso and will release theatrically and on VOD on January 2. Cinetic Media represented the filmmakers. Image Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Eric England’s action thriller Roadside starring Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Lionel D Carson and Jack E Curenton. Elias Axume of international...
Jack Bryan directed The Living, about a man who takes out a hit on his sister’s abusive husband. Jocelin Donahue, Chris Mulkey, Joelle Carter and Kenny Wormald round out the key cast.
Producers Jack Bryan, Laura DuBois and John Snyder brokered the acquisition with monterey media managing partner Scott Mansfield.
Sundance Selects has picked up North American rights to Ian Cheney’s documentary and Tribeca 2014 world premiere The Search For General Tso and will release theatrically and on VOD on January 2. Cinetic Media represented the filmmakers. Image Entertainment has acquired all Us rights to Eric England’s action thriller Roadside starring Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman, Lionel D Carson and Jack E Curenton. Elias Axume of international...
- 12/10/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
If you’ve ever looked at a Chinese menu and wondered who the heck General Tso was and why we’re eating his chicken, director Ian Cheney finally has an answer for you. And it’s not as straightforward as you might expect. In the new documentary The Search for General Tso, Cheney dives into the melting-pot origins […]
The post ‘The Search for General Tso’ Trailer Explores a Chinese-American Classic appeared first on /Film.
The post ‘The Search for General Tso’ Trailer Explores a Chinese-American Classic appeared first on /Film.
- 12/5/2014
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
And so it ends…
Sunday marked the close of the 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival. As Annie Hall slouched across the massive outdoor theater screen, citizens and visitors adjourned for another year, sated on film, food and abundant sunshine. Whether there will be a breakout film from this year’s line-up remains to be seen, but Amira & Sam (which won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature), Laggies and Life Inside Out appear to be the likeliest candidates. Each is smartly written, confidently directed and wears its unapologetic heart on its tear-stained sleeve.
Several films distinguished themselves by taking home Festival honors, as well. The Best Feature Documentary Awards went to Return of the River (Audience Choice) and The Ballad of Shovels and Rope (Festival Choice). The Invisible Collection also claimed top honors as the Festival’s Best Narrative Feature. The Festival selection committee is to be commended...
Sunday marked the close of the 15th annual Port Townsend Film Festival. As Annie Hall slouched across the massive outdoor theater screen, citizens and visitors adjourned for another year, sated on film, food and abundant sunshine. Whether there will be a breakout film from this year’s line-up remains to be seen, but Amira & Sam (which won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature), Laggies and Life Inside Out appear to be the likeliest candidates. Each is smartly written, confidently directed and wears its unapologetic heart on its tear-stained sleeve.
Several films distinguished themselves by taking home Festival honors, as well. The Best Feature Documentary Awards went to Return of the River (Audience Choice) and The Ballad of Shovels and Rope (Festival Choice). The Invisible Collection also claimed top honors as the Festival’s Best Narrative Feature. The Festival selection committee is to be commended...
- 9/22/2014
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Ask 10 random people on any street in America about General Tso's chicken and you’ll get 10 different versions of the pronunciation and the recipe. Brooklyn-based filmmaker Ian Cheney highlights the mystique of the popular American Chinese favorite in his documentary The Search for General Tso. In the opening of the film’s trailer, Cheney shows photos of American-style General Tso's chicken to different Chinese cooks, vendors and passersby who don’t even recognize the food. The color seems off, and the meat looks like frog according to one woman. Cheney explores the phenomenon of other Americanized Chinese foods, but the great General is a leader amongst wok-fried noms. And in case you’re wondering, the dish is named after General Tso...
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- 5/9/2014
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced its complete lineup for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. Half the slate had been announced on Tuesday, with Spotlight, Midnight, and Storyscapes films unveiled today, as well as special screenings. “Spotlight and special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s program, both in range of styles and stories,” said Genna Terranova, Tribeca’s director of programming. “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we...
- 3/6/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tribeca Film Festival 2014 world premieres include Every Secret Thing, Miss Meadows and Zombeavers.
Spotlight features 31 films comprising 22 narratives and nine documentaries, of which 20 receive world premieres. The Midnight section will open with Preservation and includes the Efm buzz title Zombeavers.
Special Screenings include 6, a work-in-progress documentary by The Cove director Louie Psihoyos. The transmedia Storyscapes line-up returns for the second year. As previously announced, the festival will open on April 16 with the Nas documentary Time Is Illmatic and runs through April 27.
“Spotlight and Special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s programme, both in range of styles and stories,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we see personal relationships at pivotal moments of transition. We look forward to sharing these engaging stories with audiences.”
“Whether they made us laugh, squirm, or plain scared the heck out of us, each of the...
Spotlight features 31 films comprising 22 narratives and nine documentaries, of which 20 receive world premieres. The Midnight section will open with Preservation and includes the Efm buzz title Zombeavers.
Special Screenings include 6, a work-in-progress documentary by The Cove director Louie Psihoyos. The transmedia Storyscapes line-up returns for the second year. As previously announced, the festival will open on April 16 with the Nas documentary Time Is Illmatic and runs through April 27.
“Spotlight and Special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s programme, both in range of styles and stories,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we see personal relationships at pivotal moments of transition. We look forward to sharing these engaging stories with audiences.”
“Whether they made us laugh, squirm, or plain scared the heck out of us, each of the...
- 3/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Tribeca Film Festival 2014 world premieres include Every Secret Thing, Miss Meadows and Zombeavers.
Spotlight features 31 films comprising 22 narratives and nine documentaries, of which 20 receive world premieres. The Midnight section will open with Preservation and includes the Efm buzz title Zombeavers.
Special Screenings include 6, a work-in-progress documentary by The Cove director Louie Psihoyos. The transmedia Storyscapes line-up returns for the second year. As previously announced, the festival will open on April 16 with the Nas documentary Time Is Illmatic and runs through April 27.
“Spotlight and Special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s programme, both in range of styles and stories,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we see personal relationships at pivotal moments of transition. We look forward to sharing these engaging stories with audiences.”
“Whether they made us laugh, squirm, or plain scared the heck out of us, each of the...
Spotlight features 31 films comprising 22 narratives and nine documentaries, of which 20 receive world premieres. The Midnight section will open with Preservation and includes the Efm buzz title Zombeavers.
Special Screenings include 6, a work-in-progress documentary by The Cove director Louie Psihoyos. The transmedia Storyscapes line-up returns for the second year. As previously announced, the festival will open on April 16 with the Nas documentary Time Is Illmatic and runs through April 27.
“Spotlight and Special screenings are an especially dynamic aspect of this year’s programme, both in range of styles and stories,” said director of programming Genna Terranova, “Many films feature real-life personalities who’ve accomplished extraordinary feats, while in other films we see personal relationships at pivotal moments of transition. We look forward to sharing these engaging stories with audiences.”
“Whether they made us laugh, squirm, or plain scared the heck out of us, each of the...
- 3/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The City Dark, which airs tonight on PBS’s documentary series Pov, is a quiet, reflective, modest movie, but it changed the way I look at the city, the sky, the stars, and night itself. Director Ian Cheney’s premise is simple: For much of the species’ existence, we’ve used the blackness of night to replenish our body’s energy, orient ourselves geographically and psychologically, and develop metaphors that help us understand who we are; but over the last 120 years, the visual din of electric lighting has grown to the point where we can barely see the stars anymore. The damage from this change is still largely unknown but almost certainly devastating. “What do we lose when we lose the dark?” Cheney asks.Cheney gives us a bit of personal backstory about his migration from rural Maine, where he could see the night sky, to Manhattan, where he’s...
- 7/5/2012
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Not long after I graduated from college, I co-created the 2007 documentary "King Corn," working with my cousin Aaron Woolf (director/producer) and my best friend Ian Cheney (co-producer) to tell the story of one tiny acre of grain and its fate in America’s big food system. It’s been four years since I’ve watched our film in full (though my parents tell me they still enjoy it). One image has stuck with me more than other during that time, the shot right before the closing credits: a high-angle wide captured by Aaron from atop a grain bin, of Ian and me standing on the edge of our empty field, surveying the square of black dirt that was left after we trucked our harvest to the elevator. We had spent our year, it turned out, growing 10,000 pounds of fast food. Enough feed for 4,000 corn-fed hamburgers; enough starch to make...
- 6/1/2012
- by Curt Ellis
- Indiewire
Sydney production company Essential Media and Entertainment has won Best Television Series at this year’s international Scinema Awards – a festival celebrating Science through film.
The documentary series – Voyage to the Planets – shows the solar system as a kind of travellers guide to the universe, and was described by the jury as a “visionary production exploring our closest neighbours, from a world leader in innovative and engaging factual filmmaking.”
The production company was among five other Australian winners including Best Short Film and Best Student Film.
Full list of 2011 Scinema winners:
Best Film – The Light Bulb Conspiracy (Spain) Producers: Alexandre Piel and Joan Ubeda, Director: Cosima Dannoritzer. Best Short Film – The Climatedogs (Australia) Producer: Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Animator: Clem Stamation. Best Television Series – Voyage to the Planets (Australia) Executive Producer: Chris Hilton for Essential Media, Series Producer, Director and Writer: Richard Smith, Producer, Director and Writer: Chris Thorburn,...
The documentary series – Voyage to the Planets – shows the solar system as a kind of travellers guide to the universe, and was described by the jury as a “visionary production exploring our closest neighbours, from a world leader in innovative and engaging factual filmmaking.”
The production company was among five other Australian winners including Best Short Film and Best Student Film.
Full list of 2011 Scinema winners:
Best Film – The Light Bulb Conspiracy (Spain) Producers: Alexandre Piel and Joan Ubeda, Director: Cosima Dannoritzer. Best Short Film – The Climatedogs (Australia) Producer: Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Animator: Clem Stamation. Best Television Series – Voyage to the Planets (Australia) Executive Producer: Chris Hilton for Essential Media, Series Producer, Director and Writer: Richard Smith, Producer, Director and Writer: Chris Thorburn,...
- 8/9/2011
- by Georgina Pearson
- Encore Magazine
(San Francisco) – 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the Independent Television Service (Itvs), one of the largest sources of funding for independent filmmakers. In recognition of this milestone, Itvs is launching the Itvs Indies Showcase, a free online film festival running from July 25 to September 23, 2011 in honor of the extraordinary contributions of independent filmmakers to public television.
The 20 unforgettable documentaries in the Itvs Indies Showcase represent glimpses of the collection of more than 1,000 productions Itvs has supported as the country’s leading provider of independent films for public broadcasting. Each full-length program will stream for free for three days on itvs.org/indies-showcase where viewers will also find a timeline of Itvs’s history, film trailers, clips, interviews, an audience award contest, and more.
Through the tenacity of filmmakers and their supporters seeking to foster plurality and diversity in public television, Itvs was established by an unprecedented mandate of Congress to...
The 20 unforgettable documentaries in the Itvs Indies Showcase represent glimpses of the collection of more than 1,000 productions Itvs has supported as the country’s leading provider of independent films for public broadcasting. Each full-length program will stream for free for three days on itvs.org/indies-showcase where viewers will also find a timeline of Itvs’s history, film trailers, clips, interviews, an audience award contest, and more.
Through the tenacity of filmmakers and their supporters seeking to foster plurality and diversity in public television, Itvs was established by an unprecedented mandate of Congress to...
- 8/2/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Updated through 6/12.
Let's begin this quick run through goings on in New York and with J Hoberman in the Voice: "Dennis Hopper changed the game with Easy Rider (1969), blew up his career with The Last Movie (1971), and then, through a never clearly explained series of events, took over and reconfigured a Canadian tax-shelter project for which he had been hired to act, thus contriving a dialectical comeback with his brutal, accomplished Out of the Blue (1980)."
"Widely banned and/or shoved under the rug at the time of its limited release primarily due to its violently bonkers ending, the film's alternately herky-jerky and languid cadence is suggestive of a terminally wounded body undergoing a death rattle." Joseph Jon Lanthier in Slant: "This produces a look and feel that communicates the blind rage and ennui out of which punk's jabby power chords and raucous lyrics sprang. But the film's punk apotheosis — the...
Let's begin this quick run through goings on in New York and with J Hoberman in the Voice: "Dennis Hopper changed the game with Easy Rider (1969), blew up his career with The Last Movie (1971), and then, through a never clearly explained series of events, took over and reconfigured a Canadian tax-shelter project for which he had been hired to act, thus contriving a dialectical comeback with his brutal, accomplished Out of the Blue (1980)."
"Widely banned and/or shoved under the rug at the time of its limited release primarily due to its violently bonkers ending, the film's alternately herky-jerky and languid cadence is suggestive of a terminally wounded body undergoing a death rattle." Joseph Jon Lanthier in Slant: "This produces a look and feel that communicates the blind rage and ennui out of which punk's jabby power chords and raucous lyrics sprang. But the film's punk apotheosis — the...
- 6/12/2011
- MUBI
The Independent Film Festival of Boston (IFFBoston) kicks off this Wednesday, and has a number of impressive films in its line-up. The festival will take place at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, and the Stuart Street Playhouse in downtown Boston. The festival, complete with over 110 film screenings, filmmaker Q&A sessions, panel discussions, visiting filmmakers, parties and events will showcase the best in current American and International cinema.
The opening night film of the festival is Being Elmo directed by Constance Marks will open the 9th annual festival on April 27th at the Somerville Theatre. This marks the first time the festival will open with a documentary. The film follows Kevin Clash, from humble upbringings as he follows his dream to become a puppeteer and one day work with his idol, Jim Henson, to the present day...
The opening night film of the festival is Being Elmo directed by Constance Marks will open the 9th annual festival on April 27th at the Somerville Theatre. This marks the first time the festival will open with a documentary. The film follows Kevin Clash, from humble upbringings as he follows his dream to become a puppeteer and one day work with his idol, Jim Henson, to the present day...
- 4/26/2011
- by Kristen Coates
- The Film Stage
The Independent Film Festival of Boston [1] recently released their full line-up and it's a doozy. Sundance favorites such as The Future [2] and Submarine [3] will be there, along with awesome documentaries like Being Elmo [4] (With Elmo In Attendance!!!) and Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times [5]. I'm looking forward to films I wasn't able to catch at Sundance and SXSW, such as the legal documentary Hot Coffee, the heartbreaking How to Die in Oregon, and the new fascinating Conan O'Brien film. Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins [6] also looks like it will rock the house. The full line-up is below. The festival is April 27th through May 4th, and it's one of my favorite movie events of the year. If you live anywhere in New England, I invite you to come and check it out. You can follow IFFBoston on Facebook for updates [7] or buy your passes now [8]! Narrative Features 13 Assassins...
- 3/25/2011
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
I think I can safely say IFC covered the crap out of South by Southwest 2011. Stephen Saito and I reviewed over fifteen films and interviewed over forty filmmakers during our ten days in Austin. That's way more films covered than hours either of us slept. Here now is a complete archive of everything we did: reviews, video interviews, and print interviews. At the bottom, you'll also find mine and Stephen's picks for the five best films at this year's SXSW. Enjoy. I know we did.
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
Reviews
"Attack the Block," directed by Joe Cornish
"The Beaver," directed by Jodie Foster
"Bellflower," directed by Evan Glodell
"Bridesmaids," directed by Paul Feig
"Convento," directed by Jarred Alterman
"The Fp," directed by The Brothers Trost
"The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," directed by Morgan Spurlock
"Insidious," directed by James Wan
"Last Days Here," directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton
"The Other F Word," directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
"Paul,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The City Dark Trailer Ian Cheney may have something. I never considered the idea about living where the stars are obscured by the blitz of big city light rushing upwards,...
- 3/19/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
The City Dark Illuminates, Could Shine Brighter.
Austin, TX – The City Dark, recently had its world premiere in the Documentary Feature competition at this year’s SXSW film festival.
The environmental film explores the issue of light pollution, and the disappearance of starlight in the urban sprawl of industrialized nations.
Directed and narrated by filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn), the film follows his personal quest to answer the question, “What do we lose, when we lose the night.” By interviewing various astronomers, biologists, historians, photographers, and even boy scouts, we learn that there is quite a lot at stake in the ‘open 24/7’ culture of the world, and what better starting point for Cheney’s journey than in the city that never sleeps.
Moving from the natural beauty of Maine, to the concrete jungle of New York City, he soon discovers that his childhood fascination with observing stars becomes difficult amid...
Austin, TX – The City Dark, recently had its world premiere in the Documentary Feature competition at this year’s SXSW film festival.
The environmental film explores the issue of light pollution, and the disappearance of starlight in the urban sprawl of industrialized nations.
Directed and narrated by filmmaker Ian Cheney (King Corn), the film follows his personal quest to answer the question, “What do we lose, when we lose the night.” By interviewing various astronomers, biologists, historians, photographers, and even boy scouts, we learn that there is quite a lot at stake in the ‘open 24/7’ culture of the world, and what better starting point for Cheney’s journey than in the city that never sleeps.
Moving from the natural beauty of Maine, to the concrete jungle of New York City, he soon discovers that his childhood fascination with observing stars becomes difficult amid...
- 3/14/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you live in New York City you need to take advantage of Rooftop Films. And as a New Yorker myself, I'm including myself in this directive. After talking with Rooftop founder Mark Elijah Rosenberg and program director Dan Nuxoll about their fantastic programs, particularly their signature summer film series on rooftops all over the five boroughs, I'm ashamed to admit I haven't been to one of their events yet. Hopefully I'll change that very soon.
In addition to their outdoor screenings, Rooftop also collects one dollar from every ticket they sell and puts it into a fund which they distribute to alumni who've screened with the organization. This year, Rooftop gave a post-production grant to filmmaker Ian Cheney, who used the money to help complete "The City Dark," which is playing here at SXSW in the documentary competition. It's an appropriate film for Rooftop too, since it explores the way urban life,...
In addition to their outdoor screenings, Rooftop also collects one dollar from every ticket they sell and puts it into a fund which they distribute to alumni who've screened with the organization. This year, Rooftop gave a post-production grant to filmmaker Ian Cheney, who used the money to help complete "The City Dark," which is playing here at SXSW in the documentary competition. It's an appropriate film for Rooftop too, since it explores the way urban life,...
- 3/14/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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