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Half the Picture
Logline: A feature length documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood.
Elevator Pitch:
“Half the Picture” is a feature length documentary about women directors in Hollywood, using the current Eeoc investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework for conversations with successful women directors about their paths, their struggles, their inspiration and their hopes for the future.
After 11 months of shooting, we’ve completed over 40 interviews with Lena Dunham, Catherine Hardwicke, Miranda July, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kimberly Peirce, Karyn Kusama, Rosanna Arquette, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Mary Harron, Kasi Lemmons, Chris Hegedus,...
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Half the Picture
Logline: A feature length documentary about the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood.
Elevator Pitch:
“Half the Picture” is a feature length documentary about women directors in Hollywood, using the current Eeoc investigation into discriminatory hiring practices as a framework for conversations with successful women directors about their paths, their struggles, their inspiration and their hopes for the future.
After 11 months of shooting, we’ve completed over 40 interviews with Lena Dunham, Catherine Hardwicke, Miranda July, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kimberly Peirce, Karyn Kusama, Rosanna Arquette, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Mary Harron, Kasi Lemmons, Chris Hegedus,...
- 11/10/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
28 short films have been announced for the 2015 Toronto After Dark Film Festival including the highly buzzed about film Heir from Fatal Pictures, which will screen at 7:00pm on Sunday, Oct 18 at the Scotiabank Movie Theatre, down town Toronto.
Schedule and ticket information can be found here.
From the Toronto After Dark Film Festival website:
28 Short Films Announced!
Fans can also look forward to two fantastic showcases of cutting edge genre short films at this year’s festival!
Canada After Dark: 19 outstanding Canadian short films will screen at this year’s festival. And as per tradition at Toronto After Dark, one in front of each of the Feature Films: Chasing Death, Dead Air, El Gigante, F**K Buddies, From Out, Heir, Home Sweet Home, I Am Coming To Paris To Kill You, Ibop (International Brotherhood Of Pancakes), Let Me Down Easy, Nihil, O Negative, Out Of The Mold, Point Of View,...
Schedule and ticket information can be found here.
From the Toronto After Dark Film Festival website:
28 Short Films Announced!
Fans can also look forward to two fantastic showcases of cutting edge genre short films at this year’s festival!
Canada After Dark: 19 outstanding Canadian short films will screen at this year’s festival. And as per tradition at Toronto After Dark, one in front of each of the Feature Films: Chasing Death, Dead Air, El Gigante, F**K Buddies, From Out, Heir, Home Sweet Home, I Am Coming To Paris To Kill You, Ibop (International Brotherhood Of Pancakes), Let Me Down Easy, Nihil, O Negative, Out Of The Mold, Point Of View,...
- 10/7/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
The tenth annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off in a couple weeks and the festival has finally announced the second half of titles for this year’s lineup as well as the Canadian and International shorts. PopOptiq will once again be covering the event so be sure to check back at the end of the month. Here is the press release.
The Hallow (Ireland) Toronto Premiere
Possibly the scariest film in this year’s Toronto After Dark lineup, The Hallow from the producers of Let Us Prey terrified audiences at Sundance on its debut. After a young family move from the big city to a peaceful Irish woodland cottage, their dismissive attitude to folklore legends angers the local townspeople. It’s not long before the family members find themselves in a desperate fight for survival in a prolonged confrontation with some vicious creatures lurking in the forest.
The...
The Hallow (Ireland) Toronto Premiere
Possibly the scariest film in this year’s Toronto After Dark lineup, The Hallow from the producers of Let Us Prey terrified audiences at Sundance on its debut. After a young family move from the big city to a peaceful Irish woodland cottage, their dismissive attitude to folklore legends angers the local townspeople. It’s not long before the family members find themselves in a desperate fight for survival in a prolonged confrontation with some vicious creatures lurking in the forest.
The...
- 10/3/2015
- by Ricky Fernandes
- SoundOnSight
The Shortlist Film Festival invaded the YouTube Space La Tuesday, after filmmakers from around the world submitted their projects, TheWrap narrowed the field to 12 finalists. Gabriel Osorio’s “Bear Story” won TheWrap’s Audience Award and the Jury Prize; Runners-up were Frankie Shaw for her short, “Smilf” and Ian Samuels with “Myrna the Monster.” Pepsi’s first Creators League Award went to Mike and Tim Rauch for “1st Squad, 3rd Platoon.” Now in its fourth year, the Shortlist added a new category for an original film, titled Pepsi’s Creators League, which chooses one new short, up to five minutes in length.
- 8/20/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Moving to the city can be tough, especially if you haven’t quite figured yourself out yet. In “Myrna the Monster,” one of the finalists in TheWrap’s 2015 ShortList Film Festival, writer-director Ian Samuels stuffs the anxieties of finding new friends, love interests, hobbies and one’s identity into a funky, frazzled-looking puppet from outer space. “The film is sort of my autobiography,” Samuels told TheWrap. “I moved to L.A. a few years ago and just felt like an outsider. I had to adjust to life in L.A. and also being in transition in life in my late 20s and messing a lot.
- 8/5/2015
- by Sarah Collins
- The Wrap
Read More: What John Waters Learned About Bobcat Goldthwait in Provincetown The 2015 Provincetown International Film Festival came to a wrap over the weekend with the announcement of this year's winners. The HBO Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature went to Isabel Coixet's "Learning to Drive," starring Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. The equivalent documentary honor was awarded to "Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Wilkinson," from director Michelle Boyaner. The John Schlesinger Award, presented to a first time documentary and narrative feature filmmaker, went to "Breathe," by actress and filmmaker Mélanie Laurent, for narrative and "Outermost Radio by Alan Chebot for documentary. Below are the other winners: HBO Short Documentary Award: "The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Bull" directed by Kitty Green Jury Award / Best Narrative Short Film: "Myrna The Monster" directed by Ian Samuels Jury...
- 6/22/2015
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Top brass have announced 60 films culled from 8,061 submissions across four categories – Us and international narrative, documentary and animation.
“This year’s short film-makers have broken through their limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after each film has ended,” said senior programmer Mike Plante.
The Short Film programme is presented by YouTube.
Sundance 2015 is set to run in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, from January 22 to February 1.
All synopses provided by the festival.
Us Narrative Short Films
Actresses
Jeremy Hersh
The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End Of Chivalry (USA-New Zealand)
Jake Mahaffy
A little-known historical catastrophe leads to the definitive end of the era of chivalry and questing.
Color Neutral
Jennifer Reeves
A color explosion sparkles, bubbles, and fractures in this handcrafted 16mm film. Jennifer Reeves utilises...
“This year’s short film-makers have broken through their limited timeframe with a high level of artistry and story that will resonate with audiences long after each film has ended,” said senior programmer Mike Plante.
The Short Film programme is presented by YouTube.
Sundance 2015 is set to run in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah, from January 22 to February 1.
All synopses provided by the festival.
Us Narrative Short Films
Actresses
Jeremy Hersh
The film follows the relationship between a young, aspiring actress and an established off-Broadway star.
A.D. 1363, The End Of Chivalry (USA-New Zealand)
Jake Mahaffy
A little-known historical catastrophe leads to the definitive end of the era of chivalry and questing.
Color Neutral
Jennifer Reeves
A color explosion sparkles, bubbles, and fractures in this handcrafted 16mm film. Jennifer Reeves utilises...
- 12/9/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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