This week Pov spotlights the collaboration between Princess Shaw and Kutiman in a documentary called Presenting Princess Shaw. Samantha Montgomery works as a caregiver to seniors in a deprived part of New Orleans but finds her creative outlet via songs she records and posts on YouTube as Princess Shaw. She gets a few hits and views but it more about personal expression and satisfaction. But we live in a very interconnected world and by chance Israeli video artist Kutiman spots some of her tracks. He posts musical mashup videos on his Thru You channel and gets millions of views. He...read more...
- 7/17/2017
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Documentary festival announces winners.
Cameraperson, a documentary about the career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson, has won the grand jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15).
Johnson, who also directs the film, is the Us cinematographer behind Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour and Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War among many others.
The award, supported by Screen International and Broadcast, comes with a cash prize of £2,000 ($2,800).
The jury described the film as “a work that´s both expansive and intimate, formally ambitious and morally humble”.
“Though this filmmaker has travelled the world to tell others stories, her real...
Cameraperson, a documentary about the career of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson, has won the grand jury award at Sheffield Doc/Fest (June 10-15).
Johnson, who also directs the film, is the Us cinematographer behind Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning Edward Snowden doc Citizenfour and Kirby Dick’s The Invisible War among many others.
The award, supported by Screen International and Broadcast, comes with a cash prize of £2,000 ($2,800).
The jury described the film as “a work that´s both expansive and intimate, formally ambitious and morally humble”.
“Though this filmmaker has travelled the world to tell others stories, her real...
- 6/14/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Chicago – Had you told a person 50 years ago that someday we would be able to personally record television and broadcast it to the whole world, they might have laughed and said maybe on the futuristic cartoon “The Jetsons.” But the future is now, and it lives in “Presenting Princess Shaw.”
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The documentary chronicles the miracle of the modern age, with a working class woman from New Orleans publishing her “a capella” songs on YouTube, and a musician/artist in Israel finding those songs, and giving them full orchestration – by soliciting other musicians on the world wide web. The film is basically about the miracle of this, and how it affects everyone who is involved in the process. But it is especially about Princess Shaw – the stage name of Samantha Montgomery – who sits in a threadbare apartment with a talent and a dream, and then having that dream fulfilled. It is much about the life and philosophy of this remarkable woman that shines through, as much as the show business phenomenon.
Samantha Montgomery (stage name, Princess Shaw) works as a care-giver in a New Orleans facility. Like many people in the age of connectivity, she spends her down time putting up original songs on YouTube, sung soulfully without accompaniment. There are very few “hits” on her page, save for one very important one. In Israel, there is a musican/artist named Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel), and he is interested in presenting Princess Shaw.
Kutiman specializes in recruiting musicians from all over the world, through the internet, to participate in giving full orchestration to Samantha’s songs, and prepares them while Samantha is being profiled by director Ido Haar. Princess Shaw is unaware that her world is about to break open, with her fully produced music about to infiltrate the atmosphere, a gift from a far-away land.
“Presenting Princess Shaw” is available for digital download, and a profile of Samantha Montgomery, by HollywoodChicago.com, is available by clicking here. In the age of technological miracles, the best ones happen to the most unlikely people.
”Presenting Princess Shaw” continued its limited release in Chicago on June 10th, and is available via digital download. Check local listings for show times and theaters, plus online digital providers for availability. Featuring Samantha Montgomery and Ophir Kutiel (Kutiman). Directed by Ido Haar. Not Rated. For an example of Kutiman’s handiwork with Samantha Montgomery, click here.
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Presenting Princess Shaw”
Samantha Montgomery in ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’
Photo credit: Magnolia Pictures
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Presenting Princess Shaw”...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The documentary chronicles the miracle of the modern age, with a working class woman from New Orleans publishing her “a capella” songs on YouTube, and a musician/artist in Israel finding those songs, and giving them full orchestration – by soliciting other musicians on the world wide web. The film is basically about the miracle of this, and how it affects everyone who is involved in the process. But it is especially about Princess Shaw – the stage name of Samantha Montgomery – who sits in a threadbare apartment with a talent and a dream, and then having that dream fulfilled. It is much about the life and philosophy of this remarkable woman that shines through, as much as the show business phenomenon.
Samantha Montgomery (stage name, Princess Shaw) works as a care-giver in a New Orleans facility. Like many people in the age of connectivity, she spends her down time putting up original songs on YouTube, sung soulfully without accompaniment. There are very few “hits” on her page, save for one very important one. In Israel, there is a musican/artist named Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel), and he is interested in presenting Princess Shaw.
Kutiman specializes in recruiting musicians from all over the world, through the internet, to participate in giving full orchestration to Samantha’s songs, and prepares them while Samantha is being profiled by director Ido Haar. Princess Shaw is unaware that her world is about to break open, with her fully produced music about to infiltrate the atmosphere, a gift from a far-away land.
“Presenting Princess Shaw” is available for digital download, and a profile of Samantha Montgomery, by HollywoodChicago.com, is available by clicking here. In the age of technological miracles, the best ones happen to the most unlikely people.
”Presenting Princess Shaw” continued its limited release in Chicago on June 10th, and is available via digital download. Check local listings for show times and theaters, plus online digital providers for availability. Featuring Samantha Montgomery and Ophir Kutiel (Kutiman). Directed by Ido Haar. Not Rated. For an example of Kutiman’s handiwork with Samantha Montgomery, click here.
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Presenting Princess Shaw”
Samantha Montgomery in ‘Presenting Princess Shaw’
Photo credit: Magnolia Pictures
Continue reading for Patrick McDonald’s full review of “Presenting Princess Shaw”...
- 6/13/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – There are show business stories, and then there are show business miracles. In the tech age we’re living through, the needle-in-a-haystack hope that a song, video or rant will go “viral” online is part of the experience. Singer Samantha Montgomery was one such singer, and her story is in “Presenting Princess Shaw.”
The new documentary, directed by Ido Haar, tells a story of two disparate people. On one side of the world is Samantha “Princess Shaw” Montgomery, a working class warrior in New Orleans, who fills her lonely hours by creating original “a capella” songs on her YouTube channel. On the other side is Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel), an Israeli musician whose specialty is gathering other music artists on YouTube and collaborating with them (online) to create original works. When Kutiman stumbled across Princess Shaw (Montgomery’s stage name), suddenly a new star was about to be born. The...
The new documentary, directed by Ido Haar, tells a story of two disparate people. On one side of the world is Samantha “Princess Shaw” Montgomery, a working class warrior in New Orleans, who fills her lonely hours by creating original “a capella” songs on her YouTube channel. On the other side is Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel), an Israeli musician whose specialty is gathering other music artists on YouTube and collaborating with them (online) to create original works. When Kutiman stumbled across Princess Shaw (Montgomery’s stage name), suddenly a new star was about to be born. The...
- 6/7/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Even though Presenting Princess Shaw isn’t a film about filmmaking, you can’t help wondering about the logistics of its creation considering director Ido Haar is listed as the project’s sole cinematographer. The story of Princess (Samantha Montgomery) and Kutiman (Ophir Kutiel) focuses on music and the internet creating a community of disparate strangers miles away from one another with an ever-present potential for collaboration between them. We watch Samantha live her life in New Orleans as a nurse attending open mic nights while curating a deeply personal YouTube diary to push her drive to be heard. We also meet Kutiman in Israel tirelessly scouring the web for clips, melodies, and notes he can merge into original compositions. Their individual paths gradually move towards an inspirationally powerful collision.
But how does it work? Is everything cut in real time? These were the questions rifling through my mind despite...
But how does it work? Is everything cut in real time? These were the questions rifling through my mind despite...
- 5/25/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Online, she goes by Princess Shaw, but Samantha Montgomery’s story is nothing short of an inspiring rise from struggling nurse to YouTube viral sensation. Her rise to fame is...
- 5/20/2016
- by Jazz Tangcay
- AwardsDaily.com
Singer Samantha Montgomery, the subject of documentary Presenting Princess Shaw, was sexually abused as a child. Her advice for fellow sexual abuse survivors is to tell someone, and her advice for loved ones of potential survivors is to pay attention and do something. Samantha Montgomery’s Advice For Sexual Abuse Survivors While trying to make ends meet in […]
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- 4/14/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
Samantha Montgomery, like many singers looking for a breakthrough into the industry, posted videos of herself to YouTube in the hopes of being noticed. Unlike many, she was noticed. When Israeli musician Kutiman – real name Ophir Kutiel – heard Montgomery’s song, he decided to take it on as a project. Documentarian Ido Haar captured the modern story […]
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- 3/29/2016
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
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