Directors Amy Bench and Annie Silverstein (one of Filmmaker‘s 2014 25 New Faces) have collaborated on the short doc Breaking Silence, which premieres today at Doc NYC before release on the PBS app beginning November 15. Winner of both a Jury and Audience Award at SXSW 2023, as well as Best Documentary Short awards at the Atlanta and Oak Cliff Film Festivals, the film is, in the words of the filmmakers, “a verité portrait of Walker and Leslie Estes, a deaf father and Coda daughter from Baton Rouge, LA, who work together upon Leslie’s release from prison—driven by their shared experiences […]
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- 11/10/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Directors Amy Bench and Annie Silverstein (one of Filmmaker‘s 2014 25 New Faces) have collaborated on the short doc Breaking Silence, which premieres today at Doc NYC before release on the PBS app beginning November 15. Winner of both a Jury and Audience Award at SXSW 2023, as well as Best Documentary Short awards at the Atlanta and Oak Cliff Film Festivals, the film is, in the words of the filmmakers, “a verité portrait of Walker and Leslie Estes, a deaf father and Coda daughter from Baton Rouge, LA, who work together upon Leslie’s release from prison—driven by their shared experiences […]
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The post Trailer Watch: Doc NYC Short Breaking Silence first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 11/10/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The Eva Longoria-directed Flamin’ Hot, Imran J. Khan’s Mustache and the upcoming ESPN bio-doc about NBA icon Bill Walton were among the audience award winners revealed Monday for the 31st SXSW Film & TV Festival.
Flamin’ Hot, which stars Jesse Garcia in the sometimes true tale of the man behind the “flamin’ hot”-branded chip revolution, was named the Audience Award winner in the festival’s Headliners section. The pic, from Searchlight Pictures, will debut June 9 on both Hulu and Disney+.
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Mustache, written and directed by Khan, won the Narrative Feature Competition honor, and Julio Quintana’s The Long Game won for Narrative Spotlight. The Documentary Feature...
Flamin’ Hot, which stars Jesse Garcia in the sometimes true tale of the man behind the “flamin’ hot”-branded chip revolution, was named the Audience Award winner in the festival’s Headliners section. The pic, from Searchlight Pictures, will debut June 9 on both Hulu and Disney+.
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Mustache, written and directed by Khan, won the Narrative Feature Competition honor, and Julio Quintana’s The Long Game won for Narrative Spotlight. The Documentary Feature...
- 3/20/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Two days after ”Everything Everywhere All at Once“ won seven Oscars, including best picture, the SXSW Film Festival, where Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s movie launched last year, has announced its own awards. To be clear, “Eeaao” was a studio-backed opening night premiere (not one of the smaller movies launched in competition at the indie-focused fest), but you can still feel the excitement in Austin around the landmark Oscar win. After all, SXSW was the first festival to take Daniels seriously, awarding them top prize for their Battles music video (“My Machines”) in 2012.
Will any of the movies or directors screening here this year go on to change film history?
With five days still to go at SXSW, the juries convened to present the winners.
Narrative feature honors went to writer-director Paris Zarcilla’s “Raging Grace.” On the surface, the tense story of an undocumented Filipina house cleaner and...
Will any of the movies or directors screening here this year go on to change film history?
With five days still to go at SXSW, the juries convened to present the winners.
Narrative feature honors went to writer-director Paris Zarcilla’s “Raging Grace.” On the surface, the tense story of an undocumented Filipina house cleaner and...
- 3/15/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
All the Rage: Williams Returns with a (Familiar) Vengeance
After a decade working in television, British director Paul Andrew Williams finally returns to narrative filmmaking with his fifth feature, Bull. Despite a title recently utilized elsewhere (such as Annie Silverstein’s 2019 debut starring Rob Morgan), it’s a nasty little slice of revenge cinema in keeping with themes from Williams’ early days as a filmmaker in the late 2000s.
A perversely violent performance from lead Neil Maskell elevates what initially seems like a gritty but by-the-numbers escapade in the vein of good ole’ Richard Stark, and Williams doesn’t decide to go full title bonkers until the denouement.…...
After a decade working in television, British director Paul Andrew Williams finally returns to narrative filmmaking with his fifth feature, Bull. Despite a title recently utilized elsewhere (such as Annie Silverstein’s 2019 debut starring Rob Morgan), it’s a nasty little slice of revenge cinema in keeping with themes from Williams’ early days as a filmmaker in the late 2000s.
A perversely violent performance from lead Neil Maskell elevates what initially seems like a gritty but by-the-numbers escapade in the vein of good ole’ Richard Stark, and Williams doesn’t decide to go full title bonkers until the denouement.…...
- 4/2/2022
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Minari, Sound Of Metal deliver best supporting actor prizes.
Nomadland was named best feature and Chloe Zhao best director while Carey Mulligan and Riz Ahmed took lead acting honours at the virtual 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday night (April 22).
Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland won four prizes on the night including Joshua James Richards for cinematography, and editing for Zhao, who was one of four women nominated in the directing category and has enjoyed a magnificent awards season.
Amazon Studios’ Sound Of Metal earned three awards for Ahmed, supporting actor Paul Raci, and first feature for Darius Marder.
Focus Features’ Promising...
Nomadland was named best feature and Chloe Zhao best director while Carey Mulligan and Riz Ahmed took lead acting honours at the virtual 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday night (April 22).
Searchlight Pictures’ Nomadland won four prizes on the night including Joshua James Richards for cinematography, and editing for Zhao, who was one of four women nominated in the directing category and has enjoyed a magnificent awards season.
Amazon Studios’ Sound Of Metal earned three awards for Ahmed, supporting actor Paul Raci, and first feature for Darius Marder.
Focus Features’ Promising...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Spirit Awards 2021 Winners List: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘I May Destroy You,’ Riz Ahmed, Carey Mulligan Win Big
“Mank” is the big leader at the 2021 Oscars with 10 nominations, but that wasn’t the case at the 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards. The nomination leader at this ceremony was Eliza Hittman’s acclaimed “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” which the Academy shut out from the Oscars. The same goes for other beloved Spirit Award nominees like “First Cow,” “Miss Juneteenth,” and “The Assistant.” In other words, the Indie Spirit Awards were a breath of fresh air in this elongated awards season where underdog indie contenders finally get their due in the spotlight.
“Minari” also preformed strong at the Indie Spirits, earning six nominations to match its six Oscar nominations. Fellow Oscar nominees “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Nomadland” each picked up five Spirit Award nominations. Netflix was the most nominated studio with 16 nominations, followed by Focus Features with 10 and A24 with 9.
“Nomadland” was the big winner, taking home the prizes...
“Minari” also preformed strong at the Indie Spirits, earning six nominations to match its six Oscar nominations. Fellow Oscar nominees “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Nomadland” each picked up five Spirit Award nominations. Netflix was the most nominated studio with 16 nominations, followed by Focus Features with 10 and A24 with 9.
“Nomadland” was the big winner, taking home the prizes...
- 4/23/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The last major awards show before the Oscars has finally arrived, the 36th Independent Spirit Awards. The virtual ceremony aired Thursday, April 22 on IFC at 7 p.m. Pt/10 p.m. Et and was hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Melissa Villaseñor. The Spirit Awards celebrated the best in indie filmmaking for the 2020 calendar year, and this year they invited TV shows to the party, too. Don’t forget, only American-made fare with budgets under $20 million were eligible for consideration. Winners were chosen by all of Film Independent’s eligible members, including industry insiders and any movie fans who signed up for membership.
Heading into the ceremony, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” was the nominations leader with seven overall bids. “Minari” came in right behind it with six noms, followed by “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Nomadland” (the Oscar front-runner) with five bids each. On the TV side, both “Little America” and...
Heading into the ceremony, “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” was the nominations leader with seven overall bids. “Minari” came in right behind it with six noms, followed by “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Nomadland” (the Oscar front-runner) with five bids each. On the TV side, both “Little America” and...
- 4/23/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards are finally upon us, after the nominations were announced three months ago, and the ceremony is taking place just a few days ahead of the Academy Awards. This year, the Spirit Awards won’t be held midday in a hangar in Santa Monica, but will instead live-stream on IFC on Thursday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. Pt/10:00 p.m. Et. In addition to the linear broadcast, the Spirit Awards will also stream simultaneously on AMC+. Following the broadcast, the full awards ceremony will be made available on demand across AMC+ and IFC platforms starting Friday, April 23. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by “Saturday Night Love” comedian Melissa Villaseñor.
If you’re cord cutter who doesn’t have cable, you can watch IFC live with one of these streaming services, many of which offer a free trial: Philo, fuboTV, Sling TV, YouTube TV,...
If you’re cord cutter who doesn’t have cable, you can watch IFC live with one of these streaming services, many of which offer a free trial: Philo, fuboTV, Sling TV, YouTube TV,...
- 4/21/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards are set to take place this week as a welcome reprieve to this elongated Oscar season. Unlike the Academy Awards, where David Fincher’s “Mank” reigns supreme with 10 nominations, the 2021 Indie Spirit Awards are dominated by Eliza Hittman’s “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” which was shut out of the Oscar nominations. “Never Rarely” boasts seven Spirit Award nominations this year, including Best Feature and Best Director.
Unlike the Oscars, the Spirit Awards also boast a Best First Feature category to honor the greatest directorial debuts of the last year. The 2021 nominees in this category are “I Carry You With Me,” “The 40 Year Old Version,” “Sound of Metal,” “Miss Juneteenth,” and “Nine Days.” Only “Sound of Metal” broke into the Oscars among these nominees.
As always, the budget cutoff for films to be eligible for the Spirit Awards is $22.5 million. For this reason, several high...
Unlike the Oscars, the Spirit Awards also boast a Best First Feature category to honor the greatest directorial debuts of the last year. The 2021 nominees in this category are “I Carry You With Me,” “The 40 Year Old Version,” “Sound of Metal,” “Miss Juneteenth,” and “Nine Days.” Only “Sound of Metal” broke into the Oscars among these nominees.
As always, the budget cutoff for films to be eligible for the Spirit Awards is $22.5 million. For this reason, several high...
- 4/19/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Previous winner Shaka King named honourary chair for this year’s Spirit Awards.
Film Independent has revealed the winners of its three emerging filmmaker awards, each of which comes with a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant.
Ekwa Msangi, director of 2020 Sundance competition entry Farewell Amor, gets the Someone to Watch Award for so far under-recognised “filmmakers of singular vision.” Other finalists for the award were David Midell, director of The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, and Bull director Annie Silverstein.
Gerry Kim, one of the producers of Mexican drama I’m No Longer Here, shortlisted for this year’s international film Oscar, wins the...
Film Independent has revealed the winners of its three emerging filmmaker awards, each of which comes with a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant.
Ekwa Msangi, director of 2020 Sundance competition entry Farewell Amor, gets the Someone to Watch Award for so far under-recognised “filmmakers of singular vision.” Other finalists for the award were David Midell, director of The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, and Bull director Annie Silverstein.
Gerry Kim, one of the producers of Mexican drama I’m No Longer Here, shortlisted for this year’s international film Oscar, wins the...
- 3/16/2021
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
“Judas and the Black Messiah” director Shaka King has been named the honorary chair of the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards, the nonprofit arts organization Film Independent announced on Tuesday. In a video posted on the Spirit Awards website, King launched his tenure in the job by revealing the winners of three cash grants worth a total of $75,000 to emerging filmmakers.
“Farewell Amor” director Ekwa Msangi received the Someone to Watch Award, which, according to Film Independent, goes to “talented filmmakers of singular vision who have not yet received appropriate recognition.” The other nominees in the category were “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” director David Midell and “Bull” director Annie Silverstein. King won this award himself in 2014 after making his feature debut, “Newlyweeds.”
Gerry Kim, the producer of this year’s Mexican Oscar entry, “I’m No Longer Here,” was named recipient of the Producers Award, which salutes “emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources,...
“Farewell Amor” director Ekwa Msangi received the Someone to Watch Award, which, according to Film Independent, goes to “talented filmmakers of singular vision who have not yet received appropriate recognition.” The other nominees in the category were “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain” director David Midell and “Bull” director Annie Silverstein. King won this award himself in 2014 after making his feature debut, “Newlyweeds.”
Gerry Kim, the producer of this year’s Mexican Oscar entry, “I’m No Longer Here,” was named recipient of the Producers Award, which salutes “emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
It may have been a crazy and unsettled year, but the juries that selected the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations played it as straight down the middle as they could. In a year of uncertainty, they stuck to the favorites.
That’s not a problem when the favorites include movies as strong as “Nomadland,” “Minari,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “First Cow” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the five films that were nominated in the Best Feature category. Those were probably the five favorites to be nominated, and it’s hard to quibble with their selection, though fans of “Sound of Metal” and “Promising Young Woman” could make a pretty good case that those films should be included.
But for the most part, Tuesday’s Spirit Award nominations lacked the left-field choices that often make this particular show so unpredictable and offbeat in the nomination round.
Rather than showing the inconsistency...
That’s not a problem when the favorites include movies as strong as “Nomadland,” “Minari,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “First Cow” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the five films that were nominated in the Best Feature category. Those were probably the five favorites to be nominated, and it’s hard to quibble with their selection, though fans of “Sound of Metal” and “Promising Young Woman” could make a pretty good case that those films should be included.
But for the most part, Tuesday’s Spirit Award nominations lacked the left-field choices that often make this particular show so unpredictable and offbeat in the nomination round.
Rather than showing the inconsistency...
- 1/26/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Minari earns six nods including feature, director, two for supporting actress.
Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with six nods on Tuesday (January 26) including best film and director, and female lead.
A24’s Minari placed second on six nods including best feature in a field that includes Nomadland, First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Women dominated the directing category as Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), and Kelly Reichardt (First Cow) picked up nods alongside the sole male, Lee Isaac Ching for Minari.
Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with six nods on Tuesday (January 26) including best film and director, and female lead.
A24’s Minari placed second on six nods including best feature in a field that includes Nomadland, First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Women dominated the directing category as Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), and Kelly Reichardt (First Cow) picked up nods alongside the sole male, Lee Isaac Ching for Minari.
- 1/26/2021
- ScreenDaily
Minari earns six nods including feature, director, two for supporting actress.
Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with six nods on Tuesday (January 26) including best film and director, and female lead.
A24’s Minari placed second on six nods including best feature in a field that includes Nomadland, First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Women dominated the directing category as Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), and Kelly Reichardt (First Cow) picked up nods alongside the sole male, Lee Isaac Ching for Minari.
Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with six nods on Tuesday (January 26) including best film and director, and female lead.
A24’s Minari placed second on six nods including best feature in a field that includes Nomadland, First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
Women dominated the directing category as Eliza Hittman (Never Rarely Sometimes Always), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), and Kelly Reichardt (First Cow) picked up nods alongside the sole male, Lee Isaac Ching for Minari.
- 1/26/2021
- ScreenDaily
“First Cow,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Minari,” “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and “Nomadland” scored Best Feature Film nominations for the 2021 Independent Spirit Awards, with “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” leading the pack with seven nominations. “Minari” had six film nominations, and “Nomandland” wound up with five.
And for the first time Film Independent recognized the best in TV. “A Teacher,” “I May Destroy You,” “Little America,” “Small Axe” and “Unorthodox” all landed nominations for Best New Scripted Series. “Unorthodox” and “Little America” each scored three nominations.
Nominations for the 36th annual ceremony were announced Tuesday via Film Independent’s website and YouTube channel by Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins and Olivia Wilde.
Though the awards are generally held the Saturday afternoon before the Oscars ceremony, the show has been moved up to a primetime slot on Thursday, April 22 and will air on IFC that will also be simulcast on AMC+ and...
And for the first time Film Independent recognized the best in TV. “A Teacher,” “I May Destroy You,” “Little America,” “Small Axe” and “Unorthodox” all landed nominations for Best New Scripted Series. “Unorthodox” and “Little America” each scored three nominations.
Nominations for the 36th annual ceremony were announced Tuesday via Film Independent’s website and YouTube channel by Laverne Cox, Barry Jenkins and Olivia Wilde.
Though the awards are generally held the Saturday afternoon before the Oscars ceremony, the show has been moved up to a primetime slot on Thursday, April 22 and will air on IFC that will also be simulcast on AMC+ and...
- 1/26/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The 2021 Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced Tuesday, January 26. So who made the cut at these kudos, which celebrate the best in American independent films? Scroll down to see the full list of nominees for the 2021 Indie Spirits. Remember, only American-made movies with budgets under $20 million were eligible for consideration.
These Spirit contenders were decided by nominating committees that included film critics, film programmers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, past nominees and winners, and members of Film Independent’s Board of Directors.
Winners will be chosen by all of Film Independent’s eligible members, including industry insiders and any movie fans who sign up for membership starting at $95 per year.
These awards have come to be a significant preview of the Oscars as the motion picture academy embraces more independent films. Five of the last 10 Spirit champs for Best Feature went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
These Spirit contenders were decided by nominating committees that included film critics, film programmers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, past nominees and winners, and members of Film Independent’s Board of Directors.
Winners will be chosen by all of Film Independent’s eligible members, including industry insiders and any movie fans who sign up for membership starting at $95 per year.
These awards have come to be a significant preview of the Oscars as the motion picture academy embraces more independent films. Five of the last 10 Spirit champs for Best Feature went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
- 1/26/2021
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Black Is King (Beyoncé)
Four years ago, Beyoncé dropped the film version of Lemonade, which brought together directors Kahlil Joseph, Jonas Åkerlund, Mark Romanek, Melina Matsoukas, and more to deliver a visual album that, like many of her works, had an immense cultural impact. She is now returning with Black Is King, a film in production for an entire year that reimagines the tale of The Lion King through the perspective of the Black experience. Now available on Disney+, we imagine it’ll be the most-watched film of the weekend.
Where to Stream: Disney+
Bull (Annie Silverstein)
There’s not much to do around Kristyl’s (Amber Havard) hard...
Black Is King (Beyoncé)
Four years ago, Beyoncé dropped the film version of Lemonade, which brought together directors Kahlil Joseph, Jonas Åkerlund, Mark Romanek, Melina Matsoukas, and more to deliver a visual album that, like many of her works, had an immense cultural impact. She is now returning with Black Is King, a film in production for an entire year that reimagines the tale of The Lion King through the perspective of the Black experience. Now available on Disney+, we imagine it’ll be the most-watched film of the weekend.
Where to Stream: Disney+
Bull (Annie Silverstein)
There’s not much to do around Kristyl’s (Amber Havard) hard...
- 7/31/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Rodeo and rodeo-adjacent movies are having something of a renaissance right now, and with generally excellent results — films like The Mustang and The Rider showed beautifully how close human contact with animals can affect and reform individuals. Enter Bull, director Annie Silverstein‘s attempt to throw her hat into this exceptionally niche ring. On the surface, Bull checks all the boxes […]
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The post ‘Bull’ Movie Review: Rodeo Drama Falls Off Early appeared first on uInterview.
- 5/6/2020
- by Harrison Whitaker
- Uinterview
For her feature narrative film debut ‘Bull,’ director Annie Silverstein chose to explore a world few people know about; that of the black rodeo circuit in Texas. The film stars Rob Morgan, a recent standout in “Just Mercy,” as Abe, an ex-bull rider who still works the circuit despite the toll it’s taken on his body. Newcomer Amber Havard plays his 14-year-old neighbor Kris, who forges an unlikely friendship with Abe. With Kris’ mother in prison, she is searching for family and connection, which she finds on the rodeo circuit. The film premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it earned raves, before going on to win the grand jury prize at the 2019 Deauville Film Festival. It is now available through video on demand.
Silverstein came to filming through her youth work. “I was using it as a way of working with teenagers; it was about using...
Silverstein came to filming through her youth work. “I was using it as a way of working with teenagers; it was about using...
- 5/4/2020
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Directed by Annie Silverstein, Bull centers on Kris (Amber Havard), a 14-year-old who is in trouble after breaking into the home of Abe Turner (Rob Morgan), an ex-bull rider who is also her neighbor. Instead of turning her over to the authorities, Abe strikes a deal to have Kris help him with his errands at [...]
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- 5/3/2020
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
New to streaming this week is director Annie Silverstein’s Cannes Un Certain Regard film from 2019, “Bull,” and according to IndieWire’s review, it’s “a few old cinematic chestnuts at once: a rascally youth shaken from empty rebellion by a world-weary new mentor, rodeos as a conduit for personal liberation, and casting non-actors in documentary-like settings…This evocative coming-of-age story, where black rodeos in rural Texas help an impoverished 14-year-old girl find her potential, stuffs conventional ingredients into a wondrous vision of life on the edge.” From Samuel Goldwyn Films, it’s now available to rent on AppleTV+ or FandangoNow.
But before Annie Silverstein brought the naturalistic “Bull” to France, she made a splash at the 2014 Cinéfondation sidebar in Cannes, where the jury was led by president Abbas Kiarostami, and included filmmakers such as Joachim Trier. Her short film “Skunk,” which IndieWire is exclusively premiering below, served as Silverstein...
But before Annie Silverstein brought the naturalistic “Bull” to France, she made a splash at the 2014 Cinéfondation sidebar in Cannes, where the jury was led by president Abbas Kiarostami, and included filmmakers such as Joachim Trier. Her short film “Skunk,” which IndieWire is exclusively premiering below, served as Silverstein...
- 5/2/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
There are the screen actors that most folks have recognized, and deservedly canonized, as the profession’s top-tier — your Streeps and De Niros, your Brandos and Blanchetts, your Hoffmans (both Dustin and Philip Seymour). And then there are the great actors who toil away from the brighter spotlights but still turn in consistently, reliably amazing work. You don’t see their names on marquees, and it might take you a second to place where you’ve caught them before. But the more you watch them do what they do, the...
- 5/1/2020
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
While drive-in theaters remain virtually the only theaters still open in the U.S. (and a good place to see a new release like haunted-tree horror “The Wretched”), distributors are getting creative about how to release indie and foreign films.
“Jackie” director Pablo Larraín’s latest, “Ema,” debuts for free on Mubi for one day, teasing a future fall theatrical release planned by Music Box. And Oscilloscope uses the emerging virtual cinema model to debut fiction-doc hybrid “The Infiltrators,” in which undocumented activists find a way to liberate deportation-bound detainees from inside a detention center. Plus, Netflix subscribers get (at least) six original features to justify the subscription.
Here are all the new releases, with excerpts from reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Independent films, directly on demand:
The Assistant (Kitty Green)
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Where to Find It: Rent on Amazon and iTunes
It’s a...
“Jackie” director Pablo Larraín’s latest, “Ema,” debuts for free on Mubi for one day, teasing a future fall theatrical release planned by Music Box. And Oscilloscope uses the emerging virtual cinema model to debut fiction-doc hybrid “The Infiltrators,” in which undocumented activists find a way to liberate deportation-bound detainees from inside a detention center. Plus, Netflix subscribers get (at least) six original features to justify the subscription.
Here are all the new releases, with excerpts from reviews and links to where you can watch them.
Independent films, directly on demand:
The Assistant (Kitty Green)
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Where to Find It: Rent on Amazon and iTunes
It’s a...
- 5/1/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
In Annie Silverstein’s Bull, an at-risk teenage girl, Kris (by Amber Havard), is thrust into a relationship with neighbor Abe (Rob Morgan), a rodeo bullfighter nearing the end of his career. Silverstein’s feature debut builds out from her 2014 short Skunk, both set in a blue-collar part of Houston where rural and urban poverty collide. Most film productions drop in on locations, shoot what they need and depart. Silverstein and her husband and writing partner Johnny McAllister take a different approach, embedding themselves in communities for months and even years before filming. Bull has a documentary realism, but also a deep, […]...
- 5/1/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
In Annie Silverstein’s Bull, an at-risk teenage girl, Kris (by Amber Havard), is thrust into a relationship with neighbor Abe (Rob Morgan), a rodeo bullfighter nearing the end of his career. Silverstein’s feature debut builds out from her 2014 short Skunk, both set in a blue-collar part of Houston where rural and urban poverty collide. Most film productions drop in on locations, shoot what they need and depart. Silverstein and her husband and writing partner Johnny McAllister take a different approach, embedding themselves in communities for months and even years before filming. Bull has a documentary realism, but also a deep, […]...
- 5/1/2020
- by Daniel Eagan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
The Assistant (Kitty Green)
The silences last a lifetime in The Assistant, written and directed by Kitty Green. Starring Julia Garner as the titular character, the film plays out over one long day at an unnamed independent film studio. Light on dialogue with no real score to speak of, we follow our new assistant as she makes the coffee, cleans the dishes, prints the screenplays, and takes the phone calls for an unrelenting man in the office behind her. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Bad Education (Cory Finley)
I don’t know if the man at the top truly inspired this...
The Assistant (Kitty Green)
The silences last a lifetime in The Assistant, written and directed by Kitty Green. Starring Julia Garner as the titular character, the film plays out over one long day at an unnamed independent film studio. Light on dialogue with no real score to speak of, we follow our new assistant as she makes the coffee, cleans the dishes, prints the screenplays, and takes the phone calls for an unrelenting man in the office behind her. – Dan M. (full review)
Where to Stream: Amazon, iTunes, Google
Bad Education (Cory Finley)
I don’t know if the man at the top truly inspired this...
- 5/1/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s probably unfair to compare Annie Silverstein’s “Bull” to Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider,” but in a way it’s hard not to. Both premiered at the Cannes Film Festival: “The Rider” at Directors’ Fortnight in 2017, “Bull” in Un Certain Regard in 2019. Both are the work of female directors looking into the world of rodeo, albeit in very different ways. And both are quiet, naturalistic films that illuminate hardscrabble lives that aren’t often put at the center of motion pictures.
It’d be a tall order for “Bull” to replicate the success of “The Rider,” which won the top prize in Directors’ Fortnight, was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics and won the Gotham Independent Film Award as the year’s best indie. But “Bull” is a tough but affecting film, a slice of life that could itself have some life on the arthouse circuit.
Or, rather,...
It’d be a tall order for “Bull” to replicate the success of “The Rider,” which won the top prize in Directors’ Fortnight, was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics and won the Gotham Independent Film Award as the year’s best indie. But “Bull” is a tough but affecting film, a slice of life that could itself have some life on the arthouse circuit.
Or, rather,...
- 4/30/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Much of today's naturalist social realism films, especially from the USA, set themselves in the marginalized and rural communities, looking at those parts of America lost to poverty, unemployment, and drug use. Director Annie Silverstein, a documentarian and formner social worker, looks to such a community in southeastern Texas in her fiction feature debut Bull. Centred on the black rodeo community, and focusing on the unlikely friendship between a middle-aged black rodeo worker and a teenage girl, it follows what has become something of a standard formula for contemporary naturalist films, yet is anchored by two terrific lead performances, and a community unknown to many, yet a huge world of its own. 14-year-old Kris (Amber Havard) lives with her grandmother and...
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- 4/30/2020
- Screen Anarchy
If There Be Horns: Silverstein Succeeds with Discerning Debut of Rural Desperation
Likely to be compared to Chloe Zhao’s 2017 breakout The Rider, director Annie Silverstein concocts a similarly authentic gritty realism with her narrative debut Bull, which focuses on an unlikely bond between two denizens of a desolate subdivision west of Houston. We’ve seen these archetypes played out before in a myriad of ways throughout cinema, the tale of a wayward teen from a broken home restored to a virtuous path thanks to the grace of a convenient savior.
Circumstance and propinquity are what unite the two troubled souls at the heart of Silverstein’s film, which doesn’t it shy from the harsh realities of their environment nor ascend to any real sense of righteous moralizing.…...
Likely to be compared to Chloe Zhao’s 2017 breakout The Rider, director Annie Silverstein concocts a similarly authentic gritty realism with her narrative debut Bull, which focuses on an unlikely bond between two denizens of a desolate subdivision west of Houston. We’ve seen these archetypes played out before in a myriad of ways throughout cinema, the tale of a wayward teen from a broken home restored to a virtuous path thanks to the grace of a convenient savior.
Circumstance and propinquity are what unite the two troubled souls at the heart of Silverstein’s film, which doesn’t it shy from the harsh realities of their environment nor ascend to any real sense of righteous moralizing.…...
- 4/27/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
There’s not much to do around Kristyl’s (Amber Havard) hard luck subdivision besides getting into trouble at her age. With parents too busy or in jail (as is the case with her mother) to have the financial security necessary to keep a close eye out, these teens end up spending their days searching for new spots to get drunk and/or high without an imminent threat of incarceration. So maybe Kris punches a classmate in the face. Maybe she takes her little sister (Keira Bennett’s Chance) to the river—the exact spot their grandmother (Keeli Wheeler’s Marjorie) implores them not to go due to the water being unclean. Or maybe she breaks into the home of an absent-on-the-weekends neighbor (Rob Morgan’s Abe) so her friends can trash the place.
This is the downtrodden rural Texan existence that Bull director Annie Silverstein and co-writer Johnny McAllister establish for Kris.
This is the downtrodden rural Texan existence that Bull director Annie Silverstein and co-writer Johnny McAllister establish for Kris.
- 4/27/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
As theaters shutter and big studio films postpone wide theatrical releases, indie and arthouse films are trying their best to navigate the waters of the coronavirus outbreak. Like big banner titles, many indie films that were set to release this weekend are opting to delay their debuts, while a handful are opting for a digital release — which is often common for the specialty space.
The Mangurama/Abramorama title Dosed was set to be released in theaters in New York starting Friday and was set to expand on March 27 in Los Angeles. Instead, they have opted to do a global release on digital with 10% from every purchase of the film going to coronavirus disaster relief, which will be matched by Facebook. Once theaters reopen, they will pull the film from streaming and resume theatrical release.
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The Mangurama/Abramorama title Dosed was set to be released in theaters in New York starting Friday and was set to expand on March 27 in Los Angeles. Instead, they have opted to do a global release on digital with 10% from every purchase of the film going to coronavirus disaster relief, which will be matched by Facebook. Once theaters reopen, they will pull the film from streaming and resume theatrical release.
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- 3/20/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
"You see that bull... think he just goin crazy, right?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for Bull, an indie drama that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year. It also played at a few other festivals including Deauville, Haifa, Stockholm, Ljubljana, and Tallinn Black Nights last year. The first narrative feature made by doc filmmaker Annie Silverstein, Bull is set on the outskirts of Houston, TX in a a near-abandoned subdivision. The story follows a teen reeling from her mom's incarceration, and an aging bullfighter struggling to keep a foothold in the rodeo circuit, who form an unlikely bond and attempt to right their own paths. The film stars Amber Havard, Rob Morgan, Yolonda Ross, Keira Bennett, Karla Garbelotto, Troy Anthony Hogan. This is a really beautiful trailer for what looks to be a powerful film. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Annie Silverstein's Bull,...
- 1/22/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
With film festival season officially set to begin later this week, as the Sundance Film Festival kicks off, we are in for another spring/summer/fall full of big debuts and plenty of surprises. Well, what also seems to happen around this time every year is that some of the films from the previous festival circuit finally get theatrical releases, such as the upcoming drama “Bull.”
Read More: ‘Bull’: Annie Silverstein’s Portrait Of Bull Riders Is No Fairy Tale [Cannes Review]
And in honor of “Bull” arriving in theaters this March, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at the first trailer from the film.
Continue reading ‘Bull’ Trailer: Rob Morgan Stars In Annie Silverstein’s Celebrated Cannes Hardscrabble Drama [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Bull’: Annie Silverstein’s Portrait Of Bull Riders Is No Fairy Tale [Cannes Review]
And in honor of “Bull” arriving in theaters this March, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at the first trailer from the film.
Continue reading ‘Bull’ Trailer: Rob Morgan Stars In Annie Silverstein’s Celebrated Cannes Hardscrabble Drama [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 1/21/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Philip Ettinger, Cosmo Jarvis, Stacy Martin, Lili Taylor star.
UK-based sales agent Film Constellation has boarded Braden King’s Us drama The Evening Hour, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance on January 27.
The company is handling international sales on the title, with Cinetic representing North American rights.
The film is based on Carter Sickels’ 2012 novel of the same name, with a script written by Elizabeth Palmore.
It follows Cole, a nursing home worker whose double life as a small-time drug dealer who cares for his customers is threatened by the arrival of his childhood friend Terry Rose.
UK-based sales agent Film Constellation has boarded Braden King’s Us drama The Evening Hour, ahead of the film’s world premiere at Sundance on January 27.
The company is handling international sales on the title, with Cinetic representing North American rights.
The film is based on Carter Sickels’ 2012 novel of the same name, with a script written by Elizabeth Palmore.
It follows Cole, a nursing home worker whose double life as a small-time drug dealer who cares for his customers is threatened by the arrival of his childhood friend Terry Rose.
- 1/15/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Sony has acquired international rights to Annie Silverstein’s featured debut “Bull” which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and went on to win three awards at Deauville.
The deal with Sony was negotiated by London-based Constellation Film which represents the film in international markets. Samuel Goldwyn acquired U.S. rights to the movie from 30West.
A portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, “Bull” marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. The movie follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The film was written by Silverstein and Johnny McAllister. Producers are Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, HeatherRae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg, while the executive producers are Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film...
The deal with Sony was negotiated by London-based Constellation Film which represents the film in international markets. Samuel Goldwyn acquired U.S. rights to the movie from 30West.
A portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, “Bull” marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. The movie follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The film was written by Silverstein and Johnny McAllister. Producers are Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, HeatherRae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg, while the executive producers are Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film...
- 10/9/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Lionel Richie’s Glastonbury concert gets a movie release, cat story “A Gift From Bob” is in the works, and “Bull” and “Cosmos” find homes.
One-night Release
Fathom Events and Meteor 17 have set a one-night global theatrical release of “Lionel Richie at Glastonbury” for Nov. 19.
The screening, a filmed version of the singer’s 2015 performance, will also feature an exclusive introduction and commentary from Richie about his career from his beginnings in Tuskegee, Ala.
“I’m so excited for the opportunity to share the 2015 Glastonbury Festival performance with fans across the globe,” Richie said. “I’m honored to have played on such an iconic stage, and the fans’ energy that day truly made this show a memorable moment in my career.”
Richie’s set included hits like “Dancing on the Ceiling,” All Night Long,” “We Are The World,” “Easy,” and “Three Times A Lady.
One-night Release
Fathom Events and Meteor 17 have set a one-night global theatrical release of “Lionel Richie at Glastonbury” for Nov. 19.
The screening, a filmed version of the singer’s 2015 performance, will also feature an exclusive introduction and commentary from Richie about his career from his beginnings in Tuskegee, Ala.
“I’m so excited for the opportunity to share the 2015 Glastonbury Festival performance with fans across the globe,” Richie said. “I’m honored to have played on such an iconic stage, and the fans’ energy that day truly made this show a memorable moment in my career.”
Richie’s set included hits like “Dancing on the Ceiling,” All Night Long,” “We Are The World,” “Easy,” and “Three Times A Lady.
- 10/9/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has landed worldwide rights to A.J. Edwards’s crime drama Age Out (formerly known as Friday’s Child), which premiered at 2018 SXSW Film Festival. The pic, which will be released in limited theaters and on demand November 22, stars Tye Sheridan, Imogen Poots (Green Room), Jeffrey Wright, Brett Butler (The Walking Dead), and Caleb Landry Jones. The plot follows Richie (Sheridan), a fresh out of foster care 18-year-old who is forced to navigate a stark life on his own since his emancipation. Richie must survive despite a glaring environment of poverty, addiction and run-ins with the law. Tony Piantedosi, Vice President of Acquisitions at Gravitas, negotiated the deal with Alan Elias at OnBuzz.
Film Independent has revealed that Bull, the drama directed by Annie Silverstein, will serve as the opening night feature for The New Wave,...
Film Independent has revealed that Bull, the drama directed by Annie Silverstein, will serve as the opening night feature for The New Wave,...
- 10/8/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Annie Silverstein’s drama Bull, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Starring are Rob Morgan (Just Mercy), Yolonda Ross (Whitney), and newcomer Amber Havard. The film centers on a young tearaway who discovers a passion for bull riding. As she sets out to learn the dangerous sport, bad influences lure her back into delinquent ways. Pic was directed by Annie Silverstein from her screenplay with Johnny McAllister. Producers are Monique Walton, Bert Marcus, Heather Rae, Ryan Zacarias, and Audrey Rosenberg; executive producers are Cassandra Thornton, Johnny McAllister and Jess Jacobs. Bert Marcus Film produced and financed the film with Invisible Pictures. The deal was negotiated by Peter Goldwyn on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films, Lawrence Kopeikin of Morris Yorn on behalf of Bert Marcus Film and Tristen Tuckfield of 30West on behalf of the filmmakers. Sony Pictures...
- 10/8/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Annie Silverstein’s feature debut “Bull” swept three awards at the 45th Deauville American Film Festival, including the Grand Prize, the Revelation Prize for best first film and the Critics’ Prize.
“Bull,” a portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, world premiered at Cannes’s Un Certain Regard and marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. “Bull” is represented in international markets by Film Constellation, while 30West reps North American rights. “Bull” follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The Jury prize, meanwhile, was shared between Michael Angelo Covino’s “The Climb,” and Robert Eggers “The Lighthouse,” a hallucinatory thriller starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. A24, which co-financed “The Lighthouse” with New Regency,...
“Bull,” a portrait of a rebellious teenage girl from South Texas, world premiered at Cannes’s Un Certain Regard and marks Silverstein’s follow up to her short “Skunk” which won Cannes’s Cinéfondation prize in 2014. “Bull” is represented in international markets by Film Constellation, while 30West reps North American rights. “Bull” follows the relationship between a troubled adolescent from West of Houston whose mother is in jail and an ageing African American bullfighter.
The Jury prize, meanwhile, was shared between Michael Angelo Covino’s “The Climb,” and Robert Eggers “The Lighthouse,” a hallucinatory thriller starring Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. A24, which co-financed “The Lighthouse” with New Regency,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Annie Silverstein's Texas rodeo tale Bull topped the prizes at the Deauville Film Festival, taking the Grand Prize as well as the Revelation Prize for best first film and the Critics' Prize.
Jury president Catherine Deneuve said that her panel, including Valeria Golino, Gaspard Ulliel and OrelSan, was divided and each member had a strong point of view they lobbied for. That was evident when they announced two Jury Prizes and a special prize for a total of four awards instead of the usual two.
Directors Antonin Baudry, Claire Burger, Jean-Pierre Duret, Gael Morel and Nicolas Saada and actor Vicky ...
Jury president Catherine Deneuve said that her panel, including Valeria Golino, Gaspard Ulliel and OrelSan, was divided and each member had a strong point of view they lobbied for. That was evident when they announced two Jury Prizes and a special prize for a total of four awards instead of the usual two.
Directors Antonin Baudry, Claire Burger, Jean-Pierre Duret, Gael Morel and Nicolas Saada and actor Vicky ...
- 9/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Annie Silverstein's Texas rodeo tale Bull topped the prizes at the Deauville Film Festival, taking the Grand Prize as well as the Revelation Prize for best first film and the Critics' Prize.
Jury president Catherine Deneuve said that her panel, including Valeria Golino, Gaspard Ulliel and OrelSan, was divided and each member had a strong point of view they lobbied for. That was evident when they announced two Jury Prizes and a special prize for a total of four awards instead of the usual two.
Directors Antonin Baudry, Claire Burger, Jean-Pierre Duret, Gael Morel and Nicolas Saada and actor Vicky ...
Jury president Catherine Deneuve said that her panel, including Valeria Golino, Gaspard Ulliel and OrelSan, was divided and each member had a strong point of view they lobbied for. That was evident when they announced two Jury Prizes and a special prize for a total of four awards instead of the usual two.
Directors Antonin Baudry, Claire Burger, Jean-Pierre Duret, Gael Morel and Nicolas Saada and actor Vicky ...
- 9/14/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Festival celebrating Us cinema unveils full line-up of 45th edition.
The Deauville American Festival has unveiled a female-focused programme spotlighting women behind and in front of the camera for its 45th edition.
The festival, unfolding in the luxury northern French resort of Deauville Sept 6-15, courted controversy earlier in the week when it announced it was opening with Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.
It will be the feature’s biggest festival screening after backers Amazon cancelled its release after its 2017 shoot when molestation allegations by the director’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow resurfaced amid the rise...
The Deauville American Festival has unveiled a female-focused programme spotlighting women behind and in front of the camera for its 45th edition.
The festival, unfolding in the luxury northern French resort of Deauville Sept 6-15, courted controversy earlier in the week when it announced it was opening with Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York.
It will be the feature’s biggest festival screening after backers Amazon cancelled its release after its 2017 shoot when molestation allegations by the director’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow resurfaced amid the rise...
- 8/23/2019
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Nate Parker’s politically charged drama “American Skin” is set to play at the 45th edition of the Deauville American Film Festival following its world premiere at Venice.
“American Skin,” which tells the story of a Gulf War veteran whose son is killed by a police officer, marks Parker’s first feature film since the news resurfaced that he had once been charged and acquitted of rape. His debut film, “The Birth of a Nation,” won a prize at Sundance in 2016 but flopped at the box office.
Parker directed and stars in “American Skin.” News of the film’s inclusion in Deauville’s lineup comes a day after it was revealed that “A Rainy Day in New York” by Woody Allen, who has also confronted allegations of sexual assault, would open the festival.
At the same time, Deauville will showcase six films directed by women, the most in the feet’s history,...
“American Skin,” which tells the story of a Gulf War veteran whose son is killed by a police officer, marks Parker’s first feature film since the news resurfaced that he had once been charged and acquitted of rape. His debut film, “The Birth of a Nation,” won a prize at Sundance in 2016 but flopped at the box office.
Parker directed and stars in “American Skin.” News of the film’s inclusion in Deauville’s lineup comes a day after it was revealed that “A Rainy Day in New York” by Woody Allen, who has also confronted allegations of sexual assault, would open the festival.
At the same time, Deauville will showcase six films directed by women, the most in the feet’s history,...
- 8/22/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Karim Ainouz’s “The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao” has been named the best film in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, a jury headed by director Nadine Labaki announced on Friday.
The Brazilian family drama was adapted from a decades-spanning novel by Martha Batalha but focuses on the 1950s, when the status of women in Brazilian society was undergoing change. It deals with two women who cause family upheaval by challenging the patriarchy.
Other awards in the Un Certain Regard section were Oliver Laxe’s “The Fire Will Come,” Jury Prize; Kantemir Balagov for “Beanpole,” Best Director; Chiara Mastroianni for “On a Magical Night,” Best Performance; and Michael Angelo Covino’s “The Climb” and Monia Chokri’s “A Brother’s Love,” Un Certain Regard Heart Prize.
Also Read: 'I Lost My Body,' 'Vivarium' Win Prizes in Cannes Critics' Week Section
Bruno Dumont...
The Brazilian family drama was adapted from a decades-spanning novel by Martha Batalha but focuses on the 1950s, when the status of women in Brazilian society was undergoing change. It deals with two women who cause family upheaval by challenging the patriarchy.
Other awards in the Un Certain Regard section were Oliver Laxe’s “The Fire Will Come,” Jury Prize; Kantemir Balagov for “Beanpole,” Best Director; Chiara Mastroianni for “On a Magical Night,” Best Performance; and Michael Angelo Covino’s “The Climb” and Monia Chokri’s “A Brother’s Love,” Un Certain Regard Heart Prize.
Also Read: 'I Lost My Body,' 'Vivarium' Win Prizes in Cannes Critics' Week Section
Bruno Dumont...
- 5/24/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
There will be numerous connections made between Annie Silverstein’s Bull and Chloe Zhaos’s 2017 film The Rider. There’s a similar, documentary-like tone that also involves riding animals, the subculture that surrounds them, and the characters that gravitate towards these powerful beasts. Yet taken on its own, this debut manages to carve out its own path, […]
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- 5/20/2019
- by Jason Gorber
- Slash Film
French-Moroccan actor Kamel Labroudi to star as Tunisian street vendor who took his own life as a protest.
German production outfit DETAiLFILM and Paris-based Cinenovo are teaming with Us companies Beachside Films and Anonymous Content on Before The Spring, a drama based on the life of Mohamed Bouazizi.
Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire in protest of his treatment by officials; the act of defiance was one of the catalysts for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
Egyptian-British filmmaker Lotfy Nathan is making his narrative feature debut on the project. Nathan’s documentary 12 O’Clock Boys,...
German production outfit DETAiLFILM and Paris-based Cinenovo are teaming with Us companies Beachside Films and Anonymous Content on Before The Spring, a drama based on the life of Mohamed Bouazizi.
Bouazizi was a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire in protest of his treatment by officials; the act of defiance was one of the catalysts for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
Egyptian-British filmmaker Lotfy Nathan is making his narrative feature debut on the project. Nathan’s documentary 12 O’Clock Boys,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
In rural Texas, 14-year-old Krystal (newcomer Amber Havard) causes enough trouble to make her grandmother (Keeli Wheeler) crazy. From taking her sister Chance (Keira Bennett) to the river, to carousing with local kids, her disaffected life is largely overshadowed by her mother Janice’s long-term incarceration, and in turn, punctuated by small acts of rebellion. The breaking point occurs when Krystal breaks into her neighbor Abe Turner’s (Rob Morgan) house to throw a party.
Continue reading ‘Bull’: Annie Silverstein’s Portrait Of Bull Riders Is No Fairy Tale [Cannes Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Bull’: Annie Silverstein’s Portrait Of Bull Riders Is No Fairy Tale [Cannes Review] at The Playlist.
- 5/16/2019
- by Caroline Tsai
- The Playlist
Annie Silverstein has already been a winner in Cannes, despite this being her debut feature, as she won the Cinefondation Prize back in 2014 with her short Skunk. Appearing in the Un Certain Regard section, Bull is a solid first feature with superb performances from the two leads.
The story revolves around teenager Kris (Amber Havard) who is a Texan trouble magnet, much like her miscreant mother, who we meet on prison visits. Kris and her little sister are ensconced with grandma while mom is in jail and the strain is telling on all of them. One of Kris’s acts of rebellion leads her to having to make amends with neighbour Abe (Rob Morgan). Her penance for wrongdoing sees her cleaning and doing odd jobs and it looks like Abe might put her on the straight and narrow. Yet Abe is also a flawed character with his own demons to deal with – predominantly pain,...
The story revolves around teenager Kris (Amber Havard) who is a Texan trouble magnet, much like her miscreant mother, who we meet on prison visits. Kris and her little sister are ensconced with grandma while mom is in jail and the strain is telling on all of them. One of Kris’s acts of rebellion leads her to having to make amends with neighbour Abe (Rob Morgan). Her penance for wrongdoing sees her cleaning and doing odd jobs and it looks like Abe might put her on the straight and narrow. Yet Abe is also a flawed character with his own demons to deal with – predominantly pain,...
- 5/16/2019
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not officially opening the section, but nonetheless the first film out of the Un Certain Regard gate, Annie Silverstein presented her directorial debut Bull at the Debussy this morning — a second trip for the filmmaker in Cannes where she won the the Cinéfondation jury award for the short “Skunk” back in 2014. Silverstein explores the crux point of making morally right and wrong choices/decisions with an unlikely pairing of dual lost souls (mix of professional and non-professional in Rob Morgan Amber Havard) and thematically addresses redemption and takes stock of true ownership of one’s destiny sans artifice. Here is the presentation footage:
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- 5/15/2019
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
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