A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The description comes from Winston Churchill about Russia, but it could just as easily be applied to the subject of Daniel Vernon’s documentary about musician Ike White. If you haven’t heard of White, you’re not alone. An accomplished singer, composer and guitarist, he released only one album, 1976’s Changin’ Times, which received critical acclaim but quickly lapsed into obscurity. But his music, as good as it is (you can hear the album in its entirety on YouTube) pales in comparison to his story, unearthed in this endlessly fascinating ...
- 12/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The description comes from Winston Churchill about Russia, but it could just as easily be applied to the subject of Daniel Vernon’s documentary about musician Ike White. If you haven’t heard of White, you’re not alone. An accomplished singer, composer and guitarist, he released only one album, 1976’s Changin’ Times, which received critical acclaim but quickly lapsed into obscurity. But his music, as good as it is (you can hear the album in its entirety on YouTube) pales in comparison to his story, unearthed in this endlessly fascinating ...
- 12/2/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Ike was very serious about his music, and rehearsed and practiced every day." Kino Lorber has debuted an official trailer for a music documentary titled The Changin' Times of Ike White, profiling the life and times and songs of Ike White. This premiered at the Camden Film Festival and IDFA last year, and it also played at Doc NYC last fall. Ike White was a musical prodigy serving life in prison since age 19. His luck changed when he had the opportunity to record in prison the album called Changin' Times (the first ever commercial album recorded inside an American prison by an inmate - in 1976) with War producer Jerry Goldstein. Decades later, filmmaker Daniel Vernon tracks down White out of prison, living in obscurity, and the story takes dramatic twists. "You'll want to buy a ticket and see it before your friends discover it first and tell you about it.
- 11/13/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Idris Elba's life, his relationship with his late father, and his preparation for playing Nelson Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," are all at the center of a new documentary the actor has produced via his Green Door Pictures production company, and A+E Networks has announced that it has acquired exclusive television rights to the film, which is titled "Idris Elba: Mandela, My Dad, and Me." The 60-minute film, directed by BAFTA-winning director Daniel Vernon, follows the "Luther" star on a "journey of self-exploration," says the press release, from his time in South Africa to film "Mandela: Long Walk...
- 5/29/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
A+E Networks has acquired the exclusive TV rights to Idris Elba: Mandela, My Dad & Me, a one-hour docu by Idris Elba. The film, directed by Daniel Vernon, chronicles the story behind the creation of Mi Mandela, an album of South African music recorded by Elba in tribute to Mandela and to his own late father. The actor-singer was inspired after having spent months working on Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom. The documentary will air on History in Africa in…...
- 5/29/2015
- Deadline TV
Idris Elba's life, his relationship with his late father, and his preparation for playing Nelson Mandela in "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," are all at the center of a new documentary the actor is producing via his Green Door Pictures production company. The 60-minute film, directed by BAFTA-winning director Daniel Vernon, will follow the "Luther" star on a "journey of self-exploration," says the press release, from his time in South Africa to film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," the recording of the album based on his research for the role, and dealing with the death of his father. Nicholas Yearwood from...
- 4/15/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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