“Sophie and the Baron,” documentary short co-produced by Courteney Cox, follows the unlikely friendship between two artists who crossed paths at a chance meeting. And the road to the film was just as organic. One of the 15 films on the Oscar shortlist, “Sophie and the Baron” follows up-and-coming artist Sophie Kipner as she reinterprets iconic photographs taken by Baron Wolman, “Rolling Stone’s” first chief photographer, using blind contouring, in which she draws without looking at the page. The short is directed by her cousin, Alexandria Jackson, who one day just started filming the pair, who had met when Wolman ordered a vodka tonic from Kipner at a London bar.
SEEAlexandria Jackson interview: ‘Sophie and the Baron’ director
“There was no plan of anything like this. How could you even plan any of this that would soon happen?” Kipner tells Gold Derby (watch above). “When we all started hanging out,...
SEEAlexandria Jackson interview: ‘Sophie and the Baron’ director
“There was no plan of anything like this. How could you even plan any of this that would soon happen?” Kipner tells Gold Derby (watch above). “When we all started hanging out,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Shorts for some time have been the redheaded stepchild and don’t deserve to be. And I think audiences have proved that over the last five years, especially with documentaries, that they’re willing to tune in for nonfiction content in a million different forms,” says director Ryan White. He joined us for our short-film directors panel along with his fellow documentarians Alexandria Jackson (“Sophie and the Baron”) and Christine Turner (“Lynching Postcards”), as well as animated short filmmakers Reza Riahi (“The Musician”) and Mikey Please (“Robin Robin”). All five of them have been shortlisted by the Oscars this year.
Watch our group roundtable discussion above. Click on each name above to watch that person’s individual interview.
Turner sees short films as a way to reach audiences for whom it’s “easier to find 15 minutes, for example, in one’s day-to-day routine than it might be two hours.” The...
Watch our group roundtable discussion above. Click on each name above to watch that person’s individual interview.
Turner sees short films as a way to reach audiences for whom it’s “easier to find 15 minutes, for example, in one’s day-to-day routine than it might be two hours.” The...
- 1/24/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Director Alexandria Jackson has a background in photo journalism, so her cousin Sophie Kipner thought she should meet Baron Wolman, the man behind some of the most famous photos in the history of Rolling Stone magazine. Kipner is an artist, and at the time she was reinterpreting some of Wolman’s iconic images. “I fell in love with their dynamic,” Jackson remembers. “The two of them were so charming and wonderful together that I just started filming as she started to reinterpret the first piece.” And thus “Sophie and the Baron” was born. The film made the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Short, and Jackson joined us for our short-film directors panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Sophie and the Baron” is the collision of not two, but three different art forms: Wolman’s photos and Kipner’s blind contour drawings, both filtered through Jackson’s filmmaking. “I think...
“Sophie and the Baron” is the collision of not two, but three different art forms: Wolman’s photos and Kipner’s blind contour drawings, both filtered through Jackson’s filmmaking. “I think...
- 1/24/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Five top filmmakers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Academy Awards and guild contenders. Each person from these animated and documentary shorts is now on the Oscar shortlist. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, January 20, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Coded:” Ryan White
Synopsis: Follows the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid...
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Coded:” Ryan White
Synopsis: Follows the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid...
- 1/13/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Disney Branded Television President Ayo Davis today announced the acquisition of the acclaimed documentary short Sophie & the Baron, under the newly formed Disney Original Documentary banner—which will fall under the umbrella of the unit she oversees.
Sophie & the Baron tells the story of the unlikely friendship between iconic Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman and artist Sophie Kipner, which blossomed as the former’s career was winding down, and the latter’s was just beginning. It takes viewers on an uplifting journey into an artistic collaboration that transcends eras and mediums.
Wolman served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first chief photographer between 1967 and 1970, capturing images of music icons including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, among others. He also captured some of the most iconic images from 1969’s Woodstock.
Kipner’s lifelong passion for art wasn’t fully unlocked until she discovered a unique talent for blind...
Sophie & the Baron tells the story of the unlikely friendship between iconic Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman and artist Sophie Kipner, which blossomed as the former’s career was winding down, and the latter’s was just beginning. It takes viewers on an uplifting journey into an artistic collaboration that transcends eras and mediums.
Wolman served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first chief photographer between 1967 and 1970, capturing images of music icons including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, among others. He also captured some of the most iconic images from 1969’s Woodstock.
Kipner’s lifelong passion for art wasn’t fully unlocked until she discovered a unique talent for blind...
- 12/9/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sophie and The Baron Trailer from Alexandria Jackson on Vimeo. Chronicling the strong bond and admiration between friends and artistic collaborators in several mediums is a powerful journey that engages audiences on both visual and emotional levels. Filmmaker Alexandria Jackson is recounting the sentimental bond between her cousin, painter Sophie Kipner, and famed photographer, Baron […]
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- 3/29/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Sophie Kipner was working as a bartender in London when she first met Baron Wolman. Kipner, an artist and writer, made Wolman a gin and tonic. As the two began chatting, Kipner learned exactly who her customer was: Rolling Stone‘s first chief photographer, who captured Sixties icons like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, and documented Woodstock in 1969. “I couldn’t believe he was the guy who took all these photos that I’ve been drooling over for so long,” she says.
Kipner was working on a novel at the time,...
Kipner was working on a novel at the time,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability (IoES) held the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday, February 21.
Barbra Streisand accepts her award onstage at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala
Credit/Copyright: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
This year’s annual event honored legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and director Barbra Streisand and world-renowned super model Gisele Bündchen for their environmental activism. The event featured performances by six-time Grammy award-winning artist Ms. Lauryn Hill and Grammy award-winner CeeLo Green. All proceeds from the black-tie benefit will support IoES and all of their initiatives.
Hosted by IoES Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby along with Lawrence Bender and Alexandria Jackson, this year’s event took place at the private Bel Air estate of Jeanne and Tony Pritzker.
Streisand, who was introduced by Norman Lear, expressed her gratitude to IoES for the work they’re doing to support a healthy planet. “I’ve always...
Barbra Streisand accepts her award onstage at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala
Credit/Copyright: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
This year’s annual event honored legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and director Barbra Streisand and world-renowned super model Gisele Bündchen for their environmental activism. The event featured performances by six-time Grammy award-winning artist Ms. Lauryn Hill and Grammy award-winner CeeLo Green. All proceeds from the black-tie benefit will support IoES and all of their initiatives.
Hosted by IoES Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby along with Lawrence Bender and Alexandria Jackson, this year’s event took place at the private Bel Air estate of Jeanne and Tony Pritzker.
Streisand, who was introduced by Norman Lear, expressed her gratitude to IoES for the work they’re doing to support a healthy planet. “I’ve always...
- 2/25/2019
- Look to the Stars
UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability (IoES) will honor legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker Barbra Streisand and world-renowned super model Gisele Bündchen for their environmental activism at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala during Oscar week.
Hosted by IoES Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, with Event Co-Hosts Lawrence Bender and Alexandria Jackson, this year’s event will take place at the private Bel Air estate of Jeanne and Tony Pritzker on February 21 and will feature an exceptionally curated auction led by star auctioneer Simon de Pury. Proceeds from the Gala will support IoES and all of their initiatives.
Also expected to attend are Gerard Butler, Goldie Hawn, Courtney Cox, Andy Garcia, Nina Dobrev, Chris Tucker, Isabelle Bscher, Isabeli Fontana, Taylor Hill, Olga Kurylenko, Angela Lindvall and more.
From: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/18690-barbra-streisand-and-gisele-bundchen-to-be-honored-at-2019-hollywood-for-science-gala
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Hosted by IoES Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, with Event Co-Hosts Lawrence Bender and Alexandria Jackson, this year’s event will take place at the private Bel Air estate of Jeanne and Tony Pritzker on February 21 and will feature an exceptionally curated auction led by star auctioneer Simon de Pury. Proceeds from the Gala will support IoES and all of their initiatives.
Also expected to attend are Gerard Butler, Goldie Hawn, Courtney Cox, Andy Garcia, Nina Dobrev, Chris Tucker, Isabelle Bscher, Isabeli Fontana, Taylor Hill, Olga Kurylenko, Angela Lindvall and more.
From: http://www.looktothestars.org/news/18690-barbra-streisand-and-gisele-bundchen-to-be-honored-at-2019-hollywood-for-science-gala
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- 1/29/2019
- Look to the Stars
Starz has secured North American rights to Courteney Cox’s feature directorial debut Just Before I Go.
David Flebotte wrote the dark comedy that premiered in Tribeca and stars Seann William Scott, Rob Riggle, Garret Dillahunt, Kate Walsh, David Arquette and Olivia Thirlby.
Just Before I Go follows a suicidal man who encounters a few surprises as he heads back to his home town and prepares to shuffle off his mortal coil.
Cox produced with Thea Mann for Coquette Productions and Gabriel Cowan for New Artists Alliance. David Arquette, Alexandria Jackson, John C Rhee and John Suits are the executive producers.
Kevin Kasha of Starz brokered the deal with Wme Global.
David Flebotte wrote the dark comedy that premiered in Tribeca and stars Seann William Scott, Rob Riggle, Garret Dillahunt, Kate Walsh, David Arquette and Olivia Thirlby.
Just Before I Go follows a suicidal man who encounters a few surprises as he heads back to his home town and prepares to shuffle off his mortal coil.
Cox produced with Thea Mann for Coquette Productions and Gabriel Cowan for New Artists Alliance. David Arquette, Alexandria Jackson, John C Rhee and John Suits are the executive producers.
Kevin Kasha of Starz brokered the deal with Wme Global.
- 9/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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