The 2017 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 19 through 29 in Park City, Utah and will feature plenty of premieres from acclaimed directors like Michael Almereyda (“Experimenter”), Alex Ross Perry (“Listen Up Philip”), Marti Noxon (“UnREAL”) and more. However, the festival will also premiere plenty of documentaries from around the globe, including Ramona S. Diaz’s latest film “Motherland,” a vérité portrait of the world’s busiest maternity hospital in the Philippines. Throughout the film, we see hectic birthing rooms, pass through overcrowded hallways bursting with life and witness the circle of life. But despite the harsh circumstances, a supportive community of women makes this world thrive and provide expecting mothers with the necessary strength to soldier on. Watch an exclusive trailer for the film below.
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Diaz is an award-winning Asian American filmmaker best known for directing the films “Spirits Rising,” “Imelda,...
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Diaz is an award-winning Asian American filmmaker best known for directing the films “Spirits Rising,” “Imelda,...
- 1/17/2017
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
In this era of digital projectors, Alexa cameras and minimal, Dslr-enabled budgets, the art of loading rolls of film into a magazine and shooting with a 16 or 35mm lens is fast becoming a fading practice. And yet, there are those determined storytellers who dare to pull it off. But is shooting on film on a low budget even possible these days? A Wednesday morning panel at the Ifp’s Screen Forward conference comprised of cinematographer Frank DeMarco (All is Lost, Margin Call), producer Adam Piotrowicz (Listen Up Phillip, Queen of Earth). cinematographer/producer/director/editor Ferne Pearlstein (Imelda) and director/producer Ari Taub (79 […]...
- 9/24/2015
- by Anisha Jhaveri
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
In this era of digital projectors, Alexa cameras and minimal, Dslr-enabled budgets, the art of loading rolls of film into a magazine and shooting with a 16 or 35mm lens is fast becoming a fading practice. And yet, there are those determined storytellers who dare to pull it off. But is shooting on film on a low budget even possible these days? A Wednesday morning panel at the Ifp’s Screen Forward conference comprised of cinematographer Frank DeMarco (All is Lost, Margin Call), producer Adam Piotrowicz (Listen Up Phillip, Queen of Earth). cinematographer/producer/director/editor Ferne Pearlstein (Imelda) and director/producer Ari Taub (79 […]...
- 9/24/2015
- by Anisha Jhaveri
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
"Growing up, it was just me and my mom," Ruthie Ann Miles remembered about the years before she became a surprise Tony-winner for "The King and I." "In hindsight, my mom is my everything. She's a single mom, she worked three jobs. She didn't always have time for me. She wanted me to be more than she was, and she pushed me hard, and it was hard to deal with, but now I see that she sacrificed. Those weren't just three jobs, she was sacrificing her life so that I could go to college. -Break- Tony Awards winners: Show by show Playing Lady Thiang in the classic musical wasn't the first time Miles played a woman wedded to power. She previously played Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos in the off-Broadway musical "Here Lies Love." But director Barlett Sher made sure she knew that this was a very different kind of woman: "When I auditioned,...
- 6/8/2015
- Gold Derby
The Public Theater’s thrilling production of the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim disco musical Here Lies Love—and its remarkable concept album featuring everyone from Florence Welch to Steve Earle to Cyndi Lauper—didn’t seem like they could get any more boogie-down. But the immersive disco musical about the rise and fall of Philippines power couple Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos (which earned an ‘A’ grade in its initial review by senior writer Kyle Anderson last year) is now issuing a remix album featuring these artists and more —including Tori Amos, Sia, and St. Vincent.
All proceeds from the album...
All proceeds from the album...
- 9/19/2014
- by Jason Clark
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Public Theater's production of David Byrne, Fatboy Slim and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love opened last night, May 1st at the Public Theater's LuEsther Hall for an open-ended commercial run. The principal cast from the 2013 world premiere of Here Lies Love returns, including Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, and Conrad Ricamora as Ninoy Aquino. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from opening night below...
- 5/2/2014
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Public Theater's production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love, begins performances on April 14th with an opening night set for May 1st at The Public Theater's LuEsther Hall for an open-ended commercial run. The principal cast from the 2013 world premiere of Here Lies Love returns, including Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, and Conrad Ricamora as Ninoy Aquino. Below, check out an extended sneak peek at the production...
- 3/12/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Joey Parnes Productions and Emursive Jonathan Hochwald, Arthur Karpati, and Randy Weiner, principals today announced casting and dates for The Public Theater's production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love. Performances will begin on April 14th with an opening night set for May 1st at The Public Theater's LuEsther Hall 425 Lafayette Street, New York City for an open-ended commercial run. The principal cast from the 2013 world premiere of Here Lies Love returns, including Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana as Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos, and Conrad Ricamora as Ninoy Aquino.
- 3/5/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Organized by Filipino Mundo-nyc, a meetup group of young professionals and visualperforming artists, and the Filipino American Press Club of New York, The Public Theater's 'Here Lies Love' cast members Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana, George Salazar, Jaygee Macapugay, Debralee Daco, Jeigh Madjus, Renee Albulario, Melody Butiu, Nathaniel P. Claridad, Carol Angeli and Maria-Christina Oliveras engaged in a public conversation about the infamous legacy of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, during a coffee break kapihan held at Ugly Kitchen in the East Village Saturday, July 20.
- 7/26/2013
- by Oliver Oliveros
- BroadwayWorld.com
Here they are, the last gasp of shows for the 2012-2013 theater season as we approach T-Day (Tony Nomination Day on April 30). And on that note, some notable rulings have been announced: the four young tykes taking on the title role in Matilda will not be competing jointly for Best Actress in a Musical (they will instead receive a special “Tony Honor For Excellence”). And poor Kristine Nielsen (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) and all the men in Orphans have been added to the crowded slate of competitors for Leading Actor/Actress, which means about eight Tony-worthy performers...
- 4/27/2013
- by Jason Clark
- EW.com - PopWatch
On separate occasions in the documentary Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, newly hired Journey frontman Arnel Pineda describes his life as a “fairy tale” and a “Cinderella story.” It’s better described as a globalization of the American Dream, a kind of “Mr. Deeds Goes on Tour” narrative where Deeds is now a Filipino discovered somewhat randomly through the world-shrinking magic of the Internet, specifically YouTube. In one of the most distinct moments of the film, a concertgoer admits her preference that the band’s new singer “was from here,” as if outsourcing has ever been viewed as an issue in pop music. What that young woman clearly really meant, in spite of her insistence that she’s not racist, is that she wishes he was not Asian. And it’s this racial aspect of Pineda’s story that is one of the more intriguing parts of the film. Not...
- 3/9/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Suburgatory 1.20 "Hear No Evil" Review
The end of the season stretch can be pretty influential on the path of a freshman show like Suburgatory. By the time you get to the final few installments of your debut season, you tend to know what works, what doesn't work, and what seeds need to be planted before next season. It's a lot of information to have to sort through, but if you fumble badly enough, it can leave a sour taste in the mouth of your audience, a taste that could take an entire summer hiatus to get over.
"Hear No Evil" wasn't exactly a fumble, stumble, or bumble, but it felt like a step back from the show's recent creative hot streak. A typical episode of Suburgatory has a whole lot going on, all bright colors and loud noises, but there was just a bit too much here, too many plots...
The end of the season stretch can be pretty influential on the path of a freshman show like Suburgatory. By the time you get to the final few installments of your debut season, you tend to know what works, what doesn't work, and what seeds need to be planted before next season. It's a lot of information to have to sort through, but if you fumble badly enough, it can leave a sour taste in the mouth of your audience, a taste that could take an entire summer hiatus to get over.
"Hear No Evil" wasn't exactly a fumble, stumble, or bumble, but it felt like a step back from the show's recent creative hot streak. A typical episode of Suburgatory has a whole lot going on, all bright colors and loud noises, but there was just a bit too much here, too many plots...
- 5/3/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
One of the most generous conceits of the musical is that everyone has a song to sing. Hero or villain, characters have a right to take center stage and justify themselves. A collaboration between David Byrne and Fatboy Slim inspired by the rise and fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos—and the parallel story of Estrella Cumpas, the woman who helped raise Imelda up from humble beginnings that Cumpas herself never escaped—the musical-in-album-form Here Lives Love attempts to give the devils their due. Over 22 songs, most sung from Imelda’s privilege-blinkered perspective, Byrne and Slim create scenes from ...
- 4/6/2010
- avclub.com
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