Recapping the story... Nelsan Ellis is also a director for those who weren't already aware; last year, we featured an ambitious short film he directed titled Page 36, which I saw at the Abff last summer, and was impressed by. Here's hoping it eventually shows up online, so that we can share it with you here. In the meantime, you should know that Nelsan is currently working on a feature documentary called Damn Wonderful, which, as the project's website states: ... explores solutions. In particular, the solutions that enabled 6 young people to live with no regrets in a world that so often leaves them with little room to love themselves. Their poetry, their...
- 11/16/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Nelsan Ellis is also a director for those who didn't know; last year, we featured an ambitious short film he directed titled Page 36, which screened on the film festival circuit. He's also currently working on a feature documentary called Damn Wonderful, which follows the lives of 6 young Lgbt poets, from diverse backgrounds and experiences, offering an honest look into some of the challenges and triumphs this country's youth are facing. But before that, Ellis will direc - this time for the stage - a Chicago production of a Katori Hall play, titled HooDoo Love. Katori Hall is a writer whose work we've covered on S&A, since our...
- 8/25/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Nelsan Ellis is also a director for those who weren't already aware; last year, we featured an ambitious short film he directed titled Page 36, which I saw at the Abff last summer, and was impressed by. Here's hoping it eventually shows up online, so that we can share it with you here. In the meantime, you should know that Nelsan is currently working on a feature documentary called Damn Wonderful (how's that for a film title?), which, as the project's website states: ... explores solutions. In particular, the solutions that enabled 6 young people to live with no regrets in a world that so often leaves them with little room to love themselves. Their...
- 7/31/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Just last week, Edi Gathegi ("Laurent" in Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon) was featured in the trailer for X-Men: First Class, and now another one of his post-Twilight film feats has released its first trailer: Atlas Shrugged: Part 1.
Atlas Shrugged is a film based on the Ayn Rand novel of the same name, and the plot description is as follows:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her.
Edi Gathegi's character in the film is "Eddie Willers." He is Taggart's friend and assistant … alled This Is Not A Movie and a short film called Page 36. The latter one is the most interesting. It was directed by Nelsan Ellis ("Lafayette" in True Blood), and the description is ..
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Atlas Shrugged is a film based on the Ayn Rand novel of the same name, and the plot description is as follows:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her.
Edi Gathegi's character in the film is "Eddie Willers." He is Taggart's friend and assistant … alled This Is Not A Movie and a short film called Page 36. The latter one is the most interesting. It was directed by Nelsan Ellis ("Lafayette" in True Blood), and the description is ..
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- 2/13/2011
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
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