Disney to give Marvel superhero film the widest release since UK cinemas reopened in May.
After a delay of more than a year, Disney has finally released Marvel superhero adventure Black Widow in the UK and Ireland, and will deliver the territory’s widest theatrical release since cinemas began reopening in May.
The comic book adaptation, starring Scarlett Johansson and directed by Cate Shortland, opened in 622 venues in the UK on Wednesday (July 7) – two days ahead of the US – and generated £1.2m of its first day of release. The takings were impacted by England’s win over Denmark in the...
After a delay of more than a year, Disney has finally released Marvel superhero adventure Black Widow in the UK and Ireland, and will deliver the territory’s widest theatrical release since cinemas began reopening in May.
The comic book adaptation, starring Scarlett Johansson and directed by Cate Shortland, opened in 622 venues in the UK on Wednesday (July 7) – two days ahead of the US – and generated £1.2m of its first day of release. The takings were impacted by England’s win over Denmark in the...
- 7/9/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Writer-director Jeremy Hersh and his newcomer star Jasmine Batchelor hope their new film, The Surrogate, will provoke awkward questions
There are two films called The Surrogate. The first is a made-for-tv movie about an obsessive fan who cons her way into a writer’s life by carrying their baby.
“I’ve seen that movie,” says the director Jeremy Hersh, pulling a face. “I hope no one settles on that looking for this. It’s basically anti-women. The implication is that surrogates are crazy and calculating and out to steal some poor woman’s husband.”...
There are two films called The Surrogate. The first is a made-for-tv movie about an obsessive fan who cons her way into a writer’s life by carrying their baby.
“I’ve seen that movie,” says the director Jeremy Hersh, pulling a face. “I hope no one settles on that looking for this. It’s basically anti-women. The implication is that surrogates are crazy and calculating and out to steal some poor woman’s husband.”...
- 6/24/2021
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Apple TV+ has debuted a first look at the highly anticipated 2nd season of the Emmy, SAG and Critics Choice award-winning series, ‘The Morning Show.’
Picking up after the explosive events of season one, season two finds the Morning Show team emerging from the wreckage of Alex (Aniston) and Bradley’s (Witherspoon) actions to a new Uba and a world in flux, where identity is everything and the chasm between who we present as and who we really come into play.
Along with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, the star-studded returning cast includes Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Bel Powley, Desean Terry, Janina Gavankar, Tom Irwin and Marcia Gay Harden.
Joining the cast for season two are Greta Lee as ‘Stella Bak,’ a tech world wunderkind who has joined the Uba executive team; Ruairi O’Connor as ‘Ty Fitzgerald,’ a smart and charismatic YouTube star; Hasan Minhaj as ‘Eric Nomani,...
Picking up after the explosive events of season one, season two finds the Morning Show team emerging from the wreckage of Alex (Aniston) and Bradley’s (Witherspoon) actions to a new Uba and a world in flux, where identity is everything and the chasm between who we present as and who we really come into play.
Along with Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, the star-studded returning cast includes Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Bel Powley, Desean Terry, Janina Gavankar, Tom Irwin and Marcia Gay Harden.
Joining the cast for season two are Greta Lee as ‘Stella Bak,’ a tech world wunderkind who has joined the Uba executive team; Ruairi O’Connor as ‘Ty Fitzgerald,’ a smart and charismatic YouTube star; Hasan Minhaj as ‘Eric Nomani,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Studio Soho Distribution has debuted the UK poster and full trailer for Jeremy Hersh’s festival favourite The Surrogate, ahead of its UK release in cinemas (!) on the 9th of July.
The film stars Jasmine Batchelor as Jess, a young woman who is about to become surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend. Batchelor has been winning plaudits for her performance, including her nomination for a Breakthrough Actor award at the IFP Gotham Awards. The film also stars Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom, Eboni Booth, William DeMeritt and Purva Bedi.
Here’s the new UK poster which was revealed today.
Plot:
A sensitive insight into the complex issues surrounding surrogacy, The Surrogate follows Jess Harris, a 29-year-old web designer, who is excited to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh and his husband Aaron. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected...
The film stars Jasmine Batchelor as Jess, a young woman who is about to become surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend. Batchelor has been winning plaudits for her performance, including her nomination for a Breakthrough Actor award at the IFP Gotham Awards. The film also stars Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom, Eboni Booth, William DeMeritt and Purva Bedi.
Here’s the new UK poster which was revealed today.
Plot:
A sensitive insight into the complex issues surrounding surrogacy, The Surrogate follows Jess Harris, a 29-year-old web designer, who is excited to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh and his husband Aaron. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected...
- 6/10/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Tunisian drama debuted at Venice and is nominated for best international feature.
Studio Soho Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama The Man Who Sold His Skin, which is up for the best international feature at the Oscars this weekend.
The drama, sold by Paris-based Bac Films, premiered in Venice’s Horizons strand last September, where it won Yahya Mahayni best actor and the film the Edipo Re Award. Studio Soho is planning to release the feature theatrically in August.
Inspired by true events, it follows a young Syrian refugee in...
Studio Soho Distribution has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama The Man Who Sold His Skin, which is up for the best international feature at the Oscars this weekend.
The drama, sold by Paris-based Bac Films, premiered in Venice’s Horizons strand last September, where it won Yahya Mahayni best actor and the film the Edipo Re Award. Studio Soho is planning to release the feature theatrically in August.
Inspired by true events, it follows a young Syrian refugee in...
- 4/23/2021
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Roster includes mountaineering documentary The Sanctity Of Space.
Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has added acclaimed Sundance titles I Was a Simple Man, El Planeta and First Date to the sales roster for this week’s virtual EFM.
The slate includes previously announced Sundance thriller Superior, as well as mountaineering documentary The Sanctity Of Space, Tribeca 2020 selections Lorelei and My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To, 2020 SXSW selection The Surrogate, and survival thriller Wildcat.
Visit holds international rights to Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was A Simple Man, which takes place in the countryside of the north shore of O‘ahu,...
Ryan Kampe’s Visit Films has added acclaimed Sundance titles I Was a Simple Man, El Planeta and First Date to the sales roster for this week’s virtual EFM.
The slate includes previously announced Sundance thriller Superior, as well as mountaineering documentary The Sanctity Of Space, Tribeca 2020 selections Lorelei and My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To, 2020 SXSW selection The Surrogate, and survival thriller Wildcat.
Visit holds international rights to Christopher Makoto Yogi’s I Was A Simple Man, which takes place in the countryside of the north shore of O‘ahu,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Having lensed several notable works that have been released in the last couple of years, New York-based Dp Mia Cioffi Henry arrives at Sundance with Erin Vassilopolous’s stylish psychodrama, Superior, based on the director’s 2015 short, which Henry also shot. Below, Henry discusses her own journey back to this material following the short, how references find their way into finished works, and being open to the truth of practical locations. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the […]
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- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Having lensed several notable works that have been released in the last couple of years, New York-based Dp Mia Cioffi Henry arrives at Sundance with Erin Vassilopolous’s stylish psychodrama, Superior, based on the director’s 2015 short, which Henry also shot. Below, Henry discusses her own journey back to this material following the short, how references find their way into finished works, and being open to the truth of practical locations. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the […]
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- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
“Together Together” features an enviable cast of comedy favorites, from big name faves like Ed Helms and Tig Notaro to the recently crowned prince of weird Julio Torres. But the most exciting performance comes from alt-comedy darling Patti Harrison, who makes an understated splash in her first leading film role. As a recurring presence on TV shows like “Shrill” and “Search Party” and a writer for “Big Mouth,” Harrison’s stand-up is marked by a droll deadpan that borders on antagonistic. That blasé sensibility is rebranded in “Together Together” as a subdued ambivalence that works for the character’s arrested emotional development. Unfortunately, Harrison is the brightest point in “Together Together,” which
This two-hander casts Harrison opposite Ed Helms, a fine comedic actor who tries to brings gravitas to the unremarkable script. Helms is perfectly cast as Matt, a somewhat nerdy straight guy who, after finding himself single in his mid-40s,...
This two-hander casts Harrison opposite Ed Helms, a fine comedic actor who tries to brings gravitas to the unremarkable script. Helms is perfectly cast as Matt, a somewhat nerdy straight guy who, after finding himself single in his mid-40s,...
- 1/31/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
One of the standout debuts of 2020 was Jeremy Hersh’s The Surrogate, a superbly acted ethical drama that digs deep into complex interpersonal, psychological, moral and legal questions arising from a third-party reproduction arrangement that takes unforeseen turns. Close friendship added further complications to the childbirth pact in that case, whereas in Nikole Beckwith’s Together Together, the pregnancy agreement is purely transactional. The featherweight comedy is also far more generic, nudging around the shifting boundaries between Ed Helms’ father-to-be and Patti Harrison’s paid surrogate without ever really raising the emotional stakes.
Beckwith returns to Sundance six years after her ...
Beckwith returns to Sundance six years after her ...
- 1/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
One of the standout debuts of 2020 was Jeremy Hersh’s The Surrogate, a superbly acted ethical drama that digs deep into complex interpersonal, psychological, moral and legal questions arising from a third-party reproduction arrangement that takes unforeseen turns. Close friendship added further complications to the childbirth pact in that case, whereas in Nikole Beckwith’s Together Together, the pregnancy agreement is purely transactional. The featherweight comedy is also far more generic, nudging around the shifting boundaries between Ed Helms’ father-to-be and Patti Harrison’s paid surrogate without ever really raising the emotional stakes.
Beckwith returns to Sundance six years after her ...
Beckwith returns to Sundance six years after her ...
- 1/31/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television have cast the new group of teenagers (and a couple of adults) at the center of the I Know What You Did Last Summer series reboot.
Madison Iseman (Jumanji: The Next Level), Brianne Tju (Light as a Feather), Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Sebastian Amoruso (Solve), Fiona Rene (Stumptown), Cassie Beck (Connecting), Brooke Bloom (Homecoming) and Bill Heck (I’m Your Woman) are set to star in the YA horror series, a modern take on the hit 1997 slasher film. Production will begin this month in Hawaii.
Written by Sara Goodman (Preacher) based on the 1973 novel by Lois Duncan, the I Know What You Did Last Summer series has the same premise as the movie adaptation: In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.
Madison Iseman (Jumanji: The Next Level), Brianne Tju (Light as a Feather), Ezekiel Goodman, Ashley Moore (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Sebastian Amoruso (Solve), Fiona Rene (Stumptown), Cassie Beck (Connecting), Brooke Bloom (Homecoming) and Bill Heck (I’m Your Woman) are set to star in the YA horror series, a modern take on the hit 1997 slasher film. Production will begin this month in Hawaii.
Written by Sara Goodman (Preacher) based on the 1973 novel by Lois Duncan, the I Know What You Did Last Summer series has the same premise as the movie adaptation: In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.
- 1/11/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Now streaming on Starz and with a Gotham Awards nomination for its lead, Jasmine Batchelor, The Surrogate, Jeremy Hersh’s powerful and probing drama, begins with what might seem a familiar sort of indie film setup: a young, twentysomething Columbia grad, Jess (Batchelor) agrees to be the surrogate mother to the baby of her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti) and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones). But very quickly writer/director Hersh establishes that The Surrogate will not be a bantery relationship comedy: a prenatal test reveals that the child will be born with Down syndrome, a development that destabilizes the progressive male […]
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- 1/4/2021
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Now streaming on Starz and with a Gotham Awards nomination for its lead, Jasmine Batchelor, The Surrogate, Jeremy Hersh’s powerful and probing drama, begins with what might seem a familiar sort of indie film setup: a young, twentysomething Columbia grad, Jess (Batchelor) agrees to be the surrogate mother to the baby of her best friend Josh (Chris Perfetti) and his husband Aaron (Sullivan Jones). But very quickly writer/director Hersh establishes that The Surrogate will not be a bantery relationship comedy: a prenatal test reveals that the child will be born with Down syndrome, a development that destabilizes the progressive male […]
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- 1/4/2021
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
There will always be a handful of safe bets over the course of one year at the movies — of course Elisabeth Moss is going to make a meal out of a slew of very different roles, there’s no question that Gary Oldman can inhabit any historical figure, who could possibly be surprised that the casts of “Succession” and “Better Call Saul” would only continue to impress, the list goes on and on — but it’s often the unknown quantities, the casting against type, and the fresh faces that turn in the best performances.
This year has been no exception, kitted out with an array of breakthrough performances from a wide variety of talents. There are the first-timers owning their big starring role, the reliable performers tearing into something new, and a generation of rising stars making their mark in parts seemingly made for them. Ahead, IndieWire has combed through...
This year has been no exception, kitted out with an array of breakthrough performances from a wide variety of talents. There are the first-timers owning their big starring role, the reliable performers tearing into something new, and a generation of rising stars making their mark in parts seemingly made for them. Ahead, IndieWire has combed through...
- 12/2/2020
- by Kate Erbland and Steve Greene
- Indiewire
The 10th edition of U.S. In Progress Wroclaw, the industry wing of the American Film Festival in Poland which was held online this year, wrapped over the weekend and presented a variety of awards to the participating American film projects.
The awards range from post-production services to travel bursaries and cash. A $10,000 cash prize to be put towards post-production in Poland was awarded to the film To The Moon from director Scott Friend and producers Cate Smierciak, Everett Hendler, Stephanie Randall, and Gabe Wilson. The full list of awards is below.
In addition to the U.S. projects, a group of U.S. experts including Sony Pictures Classics’ Dylan Leiner and CAA execs Maren Olson and Kat Moncrief took part in pitching and one-on-one sessions with Polish projects seeking U.S. partners. The non-competitive event is designed to foster potential co-productions and was hosted by Deadline.
In the wider festival,...
The awards range from post-production services to travel bursaries and cash. A $10,000 cash prize to be put towards post-production in Poland was awarded to the film To The Moon from director Scott Friend and producers Cate Smierciak, Everett Hendler, Stephanie Randall, and Gabe Wilson. The full list of awards is below.
In addition to the U.S. projects, a group of U.S. experts including Sony Pictures Classics’ Dylan Leiner and CAA execs Maren Olson and Kat Moncrief took part in pitching and one-on-one sessions with Polish projects seeking U.S. partners. The non-competitive event is designed to foster potential co-productions and was hosted by Deadline.
In the wider festival,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
She’s Having a Baby: Hersh Mines Moral Dilemma in Compelling Melodrama
Melodrama as a genre, especially narratives centered deliberately on moral or ethical dilemmas, often has the propensity of devolving into treacly, overblown emotional excess. Conversely, such parameters, or such items defined within this genre, are also often overlooked, demeaned even, by these classifications—in Hollywood’s studio era, these were “Women’s Pictures,” narratives now more widely branded and embraced on television (think Lifetime: Television for Women). Perhaps its because we stray from embracing public demonstrations of emotion and empathy, even in the confines of the cinema.
Whatever the reasons for ‘melodrama’ too often diminished to smaller venues and/or budgets, a formidable reminder of its relative absence arrives from director Jeremy Hersh, who delivers a phenomenal juggernaut of mired intersections with his stellar debut The Surrogate, a film which pristinely layers its moral dilemma within an achingly compelling character portrait,...
Melodrama as a genre, especially narratives centered deliberately on moral or ethical dilemmas, often has the propensity of devolving into treacly, overblown emotional excess. Conversely, such parameters, or such items defined within this genre, are also often overlooked, demeaned even, by these classifications—in Hollywood’s studio era, these were “Women’s Pictures,” narratives now more widely branded and embraced on television (think Lifetime: Television for Women). Perhaps its because we stray from embracing public demonstrations of emotion and empathy, even in the confines of the cinema.
Whatever the reasons for ‘melodrama’ too often diminished to smaller venues and/or budgets, a formidable reminder of its relative absence arrives from director Jeremy Hersh, who delivers a phenomenal juggernaut of mired intersections with his stellar debut The Surrogate, a film which pristinely layers its moral dilemma within an achingly compelling character portrait,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
“The Surrogate” is the kind of movie you’d expect to be based on a stage play, because it is so entirely driven by well-honed dialogue arguing social issues from nicely detailed if schematically conceived character viewpoints — like something by Donald Margulies, Rebecca Gilman or the pseudononymous Jane Martin. That writer-director Jeremy Hersh’s debut feature is a screen original surprises, not because it’s “stagy” (though he has written plays), but because .
This indie drama about a young African American woman who agrees to become pregnant for her gay interracial-couple best friends, and the fallout when that arrangement unravels, touches vividly on numerous hot ethical and identity-politics topics without sermonizing in any direction. It’s an engrossing, very well-acted tale that will need viewer word of mouth to get the audience this “virtual theater” release deserves, given a lack of marquee names behind or before the camera.
Bubbly Brooklynite...
This indie drama about a young African American woman who agrees to become pregnant for her gay interracial-couple best friends, and the fallout when that arrangement unravels, touches vividly on numerous hot ethical and identity-politics topics without sermonizing in any direction. It’s an engrossing, very well-acted tale that will need viewer word of mouth to get the audience this “virtual theater” release deserves, given a lack of marquee names behind or before the camera.
Bubbly Brooklynite...
- 6/11/2020
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Jess would like everyone to be comfortable. That means everyone, from her distant boss who doesn’t seem eager to develop Jess’s passion projects to the well-meaning waitress who casually tosses off a comment that’s perhaps not exactly racist, but certainly rooted in prejudiced thinking. She’d like her mother, whipsmart but not always aware of the weight of her words, to be comfortable. She’d like her ex-boyfriend, eager to please but not receptive to Jess’s wishes, to be comfortable. Her best friends, who have asked Jess to serve as a surrogate to their baby, she’d definitely like them to be comfortable, too. Jess? Her comfort comes second to everyone else, hell, maybe even third.
In Jeremy Hersh’s smart moral drama “The Surrogate,” Jess’s bent towards accommodating others is pushed into extreme perimeters, but the microbudget feature never wavers from lived-in believability. As Jess,...
In Jeremy Hersh’s smart moral drama “The Surrogate,” Jess’s bent towards accommodating others is pushed into extreme perimeters, but the microbudget feature never wavers from lived-in believability. As Jess,...
- 6/10/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Surrogate Monument Releasing Reviewed by: Tami Smith, Film Reviewer for Shockya Grade: B+ Director: Jeremy Hersh Screenwriter: Jeremy Hersh Cast: Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Ebony Booth Release Date: June 12, 2020 When we first meet Jess (Jasmine Batchelor) we get an impression of a twenty-something woman who does not want to commit […]
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- 6/10/2020
- by Tami Smith
- ShockYa
There’s a moment in Jeremy Hersh’s feature directorial debut The Surrogate where a heated argument devoid of any correct answers reaches the inevitable question: “Where do you draw the line?” It’s the corner in which we all find ourselves when forced to confront what Hersh calls “the gap between ideals and practical realities.” Because even if we refuse to create such barriers when thinking about topics in the abstract, we’re often very quick to erect them at the exact moment an issue concerns us personally. Maybe it will reveal the truth of our behind-closed-doors hypocrisy. Maybe it will expose us as a monster. Or, like in the case of Jess (Jasmine Batchelor), it will shine a light upon our righteousness. Humanity’s enduring fallibility will be confirmed either way.
And that’s a good thing. It’s through our imperfections that we remain human. It’s...
And that’s a good thing. It’s through our imperfections that we remain human. It’s...
- 6/10/2020
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"We deserve to try and have a kid who's..." "perfect?" Monument Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an indie drama titled The Surrogate, which first premiered at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. There are many films all titled The Surrogate (including plenty of horror), this one is about a woman who agrees to be the surrogate mother for a gay couple. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results indicating the baby will have Down Syndrome, posing a moral dilemma and challenging the relationship between the three of them. The film stars Jasmine Batchelor as Jess, with Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom, Eboni Booth, and William DeMeritt. This looks a bit similar to the German film 24 Weeks, also about the same moral dilemma with a pregnancy. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Jeremy Hersh's The Surrogate,...
- 6/9/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
One of the many strengths of writer-director Jeremy Hersh's impressive first feature, The Surrogate, is its skill at establishing a highly specific scenario — a pact involving a young single woman, her gay best friend and his husband, all three of them smart, open-minded progressives — and making it completely relatable to any parent, or anyone who has ever considered becoming a parent. This clear-eyed ethical drama is propelled by a performance of stunning psychological insight and raw feeling from Jasmine Batchelor. But the film is rendered even more affecting by the careful consideration it gives to the impact of ...
One of the many strengths of writer-director Jeremy Hersh's impressive first feature, The Surrogate, is its skill at establishing a highly specific scenario — a pact involving a young single woman, her gay best friend and his husband, all three of them smart, open-minded progressives — and making it completely relatable to any parent, or anyone who has ever considered becoming a parent. This clear-eyed ethical drama is propelled by a performance of stunning psychological insight and raw feeling from Jasmine Batchelor. But the film is rendered even more affecting by the careful consideration it gives to the impact of ...
Surrogacy is a tricky situation, even when prospective parents go through the official channels, with contracts and classes and everything else that goes into making this life-altering decision. But the issues become magnified when people work with their friends to become the surrogate, as seen in the new drama from director Jeremy Hersh.
In “The Surrogate,” two men hire their friend Jess to be the egg donor and carry a baby for them.
Continue reading ‘The Surrogate’ Trailer: SXSW Standout Spotlights A Complicated Situation Between Friends at The Playlist.
In “The Surrogate,” two men hire their friend Jess to be the egg donor and carry a baby for them.
Continue reading ‘The Surrogate’ Trailer: SXSW Standout Spotlights A Complicated Situation Between Friends at The Playlist.
- 5/28/2020
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Exclusive: After ‘virtual theatrical’ releases for Sundance title Pahokee and SXSW Grand Jury Winner Alice, Monument Releasing will do the same for SXSW drama The Surrogate, partnering directly with theaters and cultural organizations in the U.S. and Canada on June 12, 2020, with Tvod to follow on September 1, 2020.
The Surrogate follows Jess Harris, a 29-year-old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, who is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh and his husband Aaron. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test. You can check out the film’s first trailer here.
The feature, from writer-director Jeremy Hersh, stars Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom, Tonya Pinkins and Brandon Michael Hall. The film is a Tandem Pictures production,...
The Surrogate follows Jess Harris, a 29-year-old web designer for a nonprofit in Brooklyn, who is ecstatic to be the surrogate and egg-donor for her best friend Josh and his husband Aaron. Twelve weeks into the pregnancy, a prenatal test comes back with unexpected results that pose a moral dilemma. As they all consider the best course of action, the relationship between the three friends is put to the test. You can check out the film’s first trailer here.
The feature, from writer-director Jeremy Hersh, stars Jasmine Batchelor, Chris Perfetti, Sullivan Jones, Brooke Bloom, Tonya Pinkins and Brandon Michael Hall. The film is a Tandem Pictures production,...
- 5/27/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmakers Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado were holed up in a studio Friday at Skywalker Ranch, putting the finishing touches on the sound mix for their film “We Are As Gods,” a documentary about the environmentalist Stewart Brand. The two men were scrambling to get everything ready for the film’s March 15 premiere at South by Southwest when they saw the news. For the first time in its 34 year history, the Austin, Texas-based film festival was cancelled amidst fears of the coronavirus outbreak.
“There’s no words,” said Alvarado. “To have labored on a documentary for three years and then find out the festival was cancelled on the same day you’ve finished — it was just devastating.”
Now, like so many filmmakers impacted by the SXSW cancellation, Sussberg and Alvarado are trying to figure out how to sell their film to a studio without the boost that comes with a high-profile premiere.
“There’s no words,” said Alvarado. “To have labored on a documentary for three years and then find out the festival was cancelled on the same day you’ve finished — it was just devastating.”
Now, like so many filmmakers impacted by the SXSW cancellation, Sussberg and Alvarado are trying to figure out how to sell their film to a studio without the boost that comes with a high-profile premiere.
- 3/10/2020
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Rob Savage’s Sundance nominated short Dawn Of The Deaf – which sees a small group of deaf people are spared when a strange sound wipes out the hearing population. As they try to come to terms with their situation, the bodies start to move – is coming to DVD in the UK courtesy of Peccadillo Pictures.
Dawn of the Deaf will be available as part of Peccadillos short film compilation Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn, which brings together eleven films from UK and international short filmmakers offering dreams, romance, desires and temptation. Many of the films have screened at prominent film festivals such as BFI Flare, Toronto International Film Festival, Iris Prize and Sundance Film Festival.Here’s a clip from Dawn Of The Deaf:
The full list of films in Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn includes: Happy and Gay. Dir. Loreli Pepi (USA); No Matter Who. Dir.
Dawn of the Deaf will be available as part of Peccadillos short film compilation Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn, which brings together eleven films from UK and international short filmmakers offering dreams, romance, desires and temptation. Many of the films have screened at prominent film festivals such as BFI Flare, Toronto International Film Festival, Iris Prize and Sundance Film Festival.Here’s a clip from Dawn Of The Deaf:
The full list of films in Girls On Film 2: Before Dawn includes: Happy and Gay. Dir. Loreli Pepi (USA); No Matter Who. Dir.
- 7/20/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If American short films live or die by a Sundance or SXSW acceptance, "Actresses" died and went to heaven. Let's do some math. Of the 8,061 short films submitted to the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, 60 were chosen. That's a 0.74% acceptance rate; at least six times harder than getting into Harvard. Compound that with the 1.4% chance of getting into SXSW that year and you'll begin to appreciate the odds that were stacked against Jeremy Hersh's short film. Read More: Here's How This Filmmaking Collective Produced This Short Crime Thriller for Only $500 "I was in disbelief and truly didn't believe it was real until the end credits were rolling on the screen at each festival," Hersh, a 25-year-old graduate of Nyu's Tisch School of the Arts, told Indiewire. "Actresses" displays many of the qualities that have become associated with Sundance and SXSW. The film is a deceptively simple relationship story brought to life by great.
- 12/3/2015
- by Emily Buder
- Indiewire
Read More: New Orleans Film Society Announces 26th Annual New Orleans Film Festival The New Orleans Film Festival concluded on October 22 and has just announced the winners of its 2015 Audience Award winners. Audiences selected 10 winners from a selection of more than 190 films, including 68 feature-length and 124 short films. The Noff Audience Awards represent the people's choice favorites at this year's festival. Here are the winners of the 10 categories. Audience Award: Spotlight Film:"Room," dir. Lenny Abrahamson Audience Award: Narrative Feature"Driving While Black," dir. Paul Sapiano Audience Award: Documentary Feature"Harry & Snowman," dir. Ron Davis Audience Award: Louisiana FeaturePrize: $5,000 equipment rental package from Hollywood Rentals"Delta Justice: The Isleños Trappers War, dir. David DuBos Audience Award: Narrative Short"Actresses," dir. Jeremy Hersh Audience Award: Documentary Short"Boxeadora,"...
- 10/28/2015
- by Tarek Shoukri
- Indiewire
Following the recent announcement of their full film lineup that includes Trainwreck, Get Hard, and Spy, South by Southwest has revealed their lineup of Midnight movies and short films to screen during the festival. Chief among them is the Sundance 2015 hit Turbo Kid (read our review here) and the Sundance ’15 winner of the Short Film Prize World of Tomorrow. SXSW runs from March 13-21. View the full Midnighters and Shorts lineup below via the SXSW website.
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Midnighters
The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)
Deathgasm (New Zealand)
Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...
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Midnighters
The Corpse of Anna Fritz (Spain)
Director: Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Screenwriters: Hèctor Hernándes Vicens, Isaac P. Creus
Anna Fritz, a famous and beautiful actress, has died recently. Three young men sneak into the morgue to see her naked. Fascinated by her beauty, they decide to become the last people to have sex with her. Cast: Alba Ribas, Cristian Valencia, Bernat Saumell, Albert Carbó. (World Premiere)
Deathgasm (New Zealand)
Director/Screenwriter: Jason Lei Howden...
- 2/10/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
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
The Sundance Film Festival has selected 60 shorts from 8,061 submissions (!) for its 2015 edition, running from January 22 through February 1. Previously announced lineups: Competitions and the Next section, the Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier programs and the Premieres and Documentary Premieres. Among the filmmakers heading to Park City are Jennifer Reeves, Don Hertzfeldt, Jeremy Hersh, Zachary Heinzerling, Shaka King, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Erin Vassilopoulos, Riz Ahmed and, of course, many, many more. » - David Hudson...
- 12/9/2014
- Keyframe
The Sundance Film Festival has selected 60 shorts from 8,061 submissions (!) for its 2015 edition, running from January 22 through February 1. Previously announced lineups: Competitions and the Next section, the Spotlight, Park City at Midnight and New Frontier programs and the Premieres and Documentary Premieres. Among the filmmakers heading to Park City are Jennifer Reeves, Don Hertzfeldt, Jeremy Hersh, Zachary Heinzerling, Shaka King, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Erin Vassilopoulos, Riz Ahmed and, of course, many, many more. » - David Hudson...
- 12/9/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
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