Good friends often split restaurant checks, but can they split child-raising duties? That’s the catchy premise of writer-director Sam Friedlander’s outrageous comedy “Babysplitters,” which earned the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema at the Santa Barbara film fest. Combining the DNA of “She’s Having a Baby” and “Indecent Proposal,” Friedlander’s audacious hook is sure to spur thought-provoking discussions about its progressive parenting ideas. The trials and travails of impending parenthood are captured through Friedlander’s highly comedic filter, giving birth to enough dazzling wit to sustain the gimmick.
Married couple Sarah (Emily Chang) and Jeff Penaras (Danny Pudi) are having trouble trying to conceive — that is, to conceive of a life as full-time parents. Jeff’s feeling the pressure of being stuck in a dead-end sales job at a startup company, and Sarah is feeling the pressure of being at the mercy of her ticking biological clock.
Married couple Sarah (Emily Chang) and Jeff Penaras (Danny Pudi) are having trouble trying to conceive — that is, to conceive of a life as full-time parents. Jeff’s feeling the pressure of being stuck in a dead-end sales job at a startup company, and Sarah is feeling the pressure of being at the mercy of her ticking biological clock.
- 2/10/2019
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
The International Cinematographers Guild has announced the honorees for its 22nd annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards, including IndieWire’s Anne Thompson, who will receive the Technicolor “William A. Fraker” Award for Journalism. In addition, Rachel Morrisson will receive the Canon Award for Achievement in Cinematography and Amelia Vincent is being honored with the Asc Mentorship Award.
A selection of short films shot by the other nine honorees will debut at the Eca Los Angeles event being held on September 30 at the Directors Guild of America Theater, followed by further screenings in New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
The honorees, which were chosen from a field of 105 submissions, are:
Hunter Robert Baker, “Peacock Killer” (Operator)
Tommy Daguanno, “Detroit Diamond” (Operator)
Drew Dawson, “Demon” (2nd Assistant)
T. Acton Fitzgerald, “Intrusions” (Operator)
Clifford Jones, “Baby Steps” (Digital Imaging Technician)
Martin Moody, “Goldblooded” (1st Assistant)
Alicia Robbins, “Internet Gangsters” (Operator)
Gus Sacks, “Embalmer” (Digital Imaging Technician)
David Stragmeister,...
A selection of short films shot by the other nine honorees will debut at the Eca Los Angeles event being held on September 30 at the Directors Guild of America Theater, followed by further screenings in New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
The honorees, which were chosen from a field of 105 submissions, are:
Hunter Robert Baker, “Peacock Killer” (Operator)
Tommy Daguanno, “Detroit Diamond” (Operator)
Drew Dawson, “Demon” (2nd Assistant)
T. Acton Fitzgerald, “Intrusions” (Operator)
Clifford Jones, “Baby Steps” (Digital Imaging Technician)
Martin Moody, “Goldblooded” (1st Assistant)
Alicia Robbins, “Internet Gangsters” (Operator)
Gus Sacks, “Embalmer” (Digital Imaging Technician)
David Stragmeister,...
- 9/27/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
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