Read More: Watch: 'Song of Lahore' Directors Reveal Why the Film Almost Unraveled (Exclusive)Producers Pras Michel and Karyn Rachtman recently joined Indiewire's Special Projects Editor Steve Greene to discuss their film, "Sweet Micky for President," at the International Documentary Association's continued screening series.The official synopsis reads: "'Sweet Micky for President' follows Pras Michel, Grammy award-winning rapper and founder of the hip-hop group The Fugees, as he returns to his homeland of Haiti post-earthquake and finds a corrupt government in paralysis. With no experience or money, Pras passionately mobilizes a presidential campaign for the unlikeliest of candidates: Michel Martelly, aka 'Sweet Micky,' Haiti’s most popular and most outlandish pop star. The idealistic and politically inexperienced pair set out against a corrupt government, civil unrest, and a fixed election system to change the course of Haitian history." In this first clip above,...
- 11/24/2015
- by Sonya Saepoff
- Indiewire
A USA limited theatrical release for the award winning documentary kicks off this week, starting this Friday, November 13, 2015 at Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles, and on November 20 at Cinema Village in NYC. Others cities will follow, so stay tuned for announcements. *** Imagine if Lil’ Wayne ran for president of the United States. Such was the mission of Haitian star turned candidate Michel Martelly. “Sweet Micky for President” manages to successfully portray the raunchy pop star’s tumultuous campaign as he attempts to go from the bad boy of Haitian music to Head of State.With a few quick strokes, the film lays out Haiti’s history from the first Black independent...
- 11/9/2015
- by Jamieson Mondesir
- ShadowAndAct
A USA limited theatrical release for the award winning documentary film has been announced; it'll open as follows: November 13, 2015 at Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles, and on November 20 at Cinema Village in NYC. *** Imagine if Lil’ Wayne ran for president of the United States. Such was the mission of Haitian star turned candidate Michel Martelly. “Sweet Micky for President” manages to successfully portray the raunchy pop star’s tumultuous campaign as he attempts to go from the bad boy of Haitian music to Head of State.With a few quick strokes, the film lays out Haiti’s history from the first Black independent nation through its succession of coups d’etat, tonton makouts and...
- 10/16/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
"Sweet Micky for President" was the opening night film for this year's trinidad+tobago film festival (ttff) which is currently underway, running through the 29th of September *** Imagine if Lil’ Wayne ran for president of the United States. Such was the mission of Haitian star turned candidate Michel Martelly. “Sweet Micky for President” manages to successfully portray the raunchy pop star’s tumultuous campaign as he attempts to go from the bad boy of Haitian music to Head of State.With a few quick strokes, the film lays out Haiti’s history from the first Black independent nation through its succession of coups d’etat, tonton makouts and Tit Anyen and near...
- 9/23/2015
- by Jamieson Mondesir
- ShadowAndAct
Imagine if Lil’ Wayne ran for president of the United States. Such was the mission of Haitian star turned candidate Michel Martelly. “Sweet Micky for President” manages to successfully portray the raunchy pop star’s tumultuous campaign as he attempts to go from the bad boy of Haitian music to Head of State.With a few quick strokes, the film lays out Haiti’s history from the first Black independent nation through its succession of coups d’etat, tonton makouts and Tit Anyen and near constant political instability ending with the devastating earthquake of 2010, one of the worst natural disasters known to mankind. Images of Haitians haggardly running through the streets of...
- 2/2/2015
- by Jamieson Mondesir
- ShadowAndAct
Ben Patterson's Sweet Micky for President follows the very unlikely presidential campaign of Michel Martelly -- otherwise known as Sweet Micky, a risqué compas musician who is known for being outrageous, naughty and outspoken. The primary goal of Martelly's campaign is to disassociate the artist's persona from the person (the candidate), all the while leveraging Sweet Micky's notoriety to its fullest potential. Martelly has no political history or platform -- though some of his songs do feature profound political lyrics -- but who needs a political platform when you are one of Haiti's best-known musicians?...
- 1/31/2015
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
While the Sundance Film Festival is the better known film festival located in Utah that runs in January, it is not the only one, as the Slamdance Film Festival has been running in the same place during the same month for over 20 years. The unique aspect of the Slamdance Film Festival, however, is its Narrative Features and Documentary Features program, which restricts its selection to films that are directorial debuts, made for under $1 million, and don’t have Us distribution. The 2015 incarnation of the festival is set to run from January 23rd to the 29th, and ahead of the festival’s premiere next month, organisers have unveiled the lineup for the aforementioned categories. The lineup is as follows.
Narrative Features Program:
Across The Sea (Turkey/USA), making its North American Premiere
Written and Directed by Nisan Dağ and Esra Saydam
Starring Damla Sönmez, Jacob Fishel, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Hakan Karsak,...
Narrative Features Program:
Across The Sea (Turkey/USA), making its North American Premiere
Written and Directed by Nisan Dağ and Esra Saydam
Starring Damla Sönmez, Jacob Fishel, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar, Hakan Karsak,...
- 12/2/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Festival top brass announced the 19 films that will screen at the Slamdance Film Festival, set to run in Park City, Utah, from January 23-29.
The 11 narrative and eight documentary selections include 13 world premieres. All competition films are feature directorial debuts budgeted below $1m without Us distribution.
“It’s very exciting to bring this dynamic lineup to audiences in Park City,” said festival director Anna Germanidi. “We are proud to help launch these filmmakers’ careers and celebrate the success we all believe these films deserve.”
“Our success in showcasing emerging artists is most obviously linked with American talent, but increasingly at Slamdance, we want to also support new international talent,” said co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
All synopses below provided by Slamdance.
Narrative Features
Across The Sea (Turkey-usa)
Dirs Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam
Young, beautiful and pregnant, Damla has to confront her first love in a Turkish summer town before she can fully embrace her new life in...
The 11 narrative and eight documentary selections include 13 world premieres. All competition films are feature directorial debuts budgeted below $1m without Us distribution.
“It’s very exciting to bring this dynamic lineup to audiences in Park City,” said festival director Anna Germanidi. “We are proud to help launch these filmmakers’ careers and celebrate the success we all believe these films deserve.”
“Our success in showcasing emerging artists is most obviously linked with American talent, but increasingly at Slamdance, we want to also support new international talent,” said co-founder and president Peter Baxter.
All synopses below provided by Slamdance.
Narrative Features
Across The Sea (Turkey-usa)
Dirs Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam
Young, beautiful and pregnant, Damla has to confront her first love in a Turkish summer town before she can fully embrace her new life in...
- 12/1/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Film Festival dominates Park City in late January, but there is also the upstart Slamdance Film Festival. We’ve not really highlighted that fest or its program, but I always stay at Treasure Mountain Inn where Slamdance is headquartered and they’ve kind of grown on me. Last year they brought Christopher Nolan to speak (the fest had the good sense to program his first film) and Joe Mangianello came to vamp his male stripper docu. This year, there’s every chance of seeing Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant former rebounding machine and Bff of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for the docu Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang In Pyongyang. So let’s all root for an international incident! Here are the films they’ll be playing from January 23-29:
Narrative Features Program
Across the Sea – Directors & Screenwriters: Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam. (Turkey/USA) North American Premiere.
Narrative Features Program
Across the Sea – Directors & Screenwriters: Nisan Dağ, Esra Saydam. (Turkey/USA) North American Premiere.
- 12/1/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
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