of a Migrant Worker and the Power of Human Connection The film Amexicano is a film directed by Matthew Bonifacio and written by Carmine Famiglietti who also plays the role as Bruno in the movie. It was released in 2007 at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Jury award for Director Matthew Bonifacio. Notable cast in the movie are Carmine Famiglietti (Bruno), Raul Castillo (Ignacio), Jennifer Pena (Gabriella) and Manny Perez (Diego). The film tells two distinct stories. The first story is a light hearted
feeling of being rejected? The short film, “The Truth About Meeting Women”, written by Paul Gale and directed by T.J. Misny, takes the audience on a comedic journey through the mind of a shy man as tries to avoid talking to the beautiful women that surrounds him. Overall, this short film is truly masterpiece because of the relatable main character and the actually humorous storyline. T.J Misny, a mastermind behind the camera lens, shot a majority of his short films with an Arri ALEXA XT Camera. Mr
audience's opinions of films and experiences of film festivals. There was a time in which film festivals 'presented a seductive return to classical cinephilia with their promise of a unique, unrepeatable experience frequently offering a rare opportunity to view films on the big screen before they disappear into the ether or only reappear in DVD' (Czach, 2010, p. 141). But what have they become lately? After the technological development that we have witnessed over the years, are film festival still necessary
Cheryl Dunye is an openly lesbian film director, producer and actress concerned with issues facing black lesbians. She was born in Monrovia, Liberia in 1966 and later moved on to Philadelphia, where she received her BA from Temple University and her MFA from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. She emerged as part of the 1990's "queer new wave" of young film and video makers who dealt with gay and lesbian themes with a new directness and vitality. In 1992 Dunye was a recipient of
greatly improved. This is mostly due to one film director, writer and producer, a 38 years-old woman from Lima: Claudia Llosa Bueno, whose main production has been “The Milk of Sorrow (La teta asustada)”, a 2009 film. This was her second film, which was nominated for the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. However, other of her productions include “Madeinusa” (2005), “El niño pepita” (2010), the short film “Loxoro” (2011), and her most recent film: 2014's “Aloft”, which starred great international
Korean Dramadance China, Korea, and Japan have been historically close for centuries, thus accounting for their numerous common artistic traditions. From pre-Christian times until the 8th and 9th century AD, the great trade routes crossed from the Middle East through Central Asia into China. Hinduism, Buddhism, some knowledge of ancient Greek, and much knowledge of Indian arts entered into China, and thence in time into Korea and Japan. Perhaps before Christ, the Central Asian art of manipulating
Highlight Heading Australia’s film festivals Highlight Copy Explore your cinematic passions at Australia’s top film festivals. Article Heading Australia’s film festivals Explore your cinematic passions at Australia’s top film festivals. The diverse programs have something for everyone, whether you’re a documentary buff, Anime addict, budding filmmaker or just keen to see some acclaimed new releases. Be part of the buzz of the Melbourne International Film Festival or catch some much-anticipated
Beyond the Lights, is a romantic drama film Directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood. The film premiered in September 2014 at an international film festival held in Toronto, and this followed by its release on November 14th, 2014 in the United States. The film is one of the strangest music industry romance based films, alternating between the entertainment business, wisdom and heartfelt flourishes. Yet, Gina Prince-Blythewood manages to show all the elements of her play into an irrefutably entertaining
are from the soundtrack of the film Menace II Society and correspond directly to the hardships that people are given when growing up in the ghetto and when surrounded by a life of violence. Because they know nothing other than this aggressive and brutal way of life, they continue this violent cycle and rarely break away to begin a new way of life. Twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes direct the film. The Hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal film education began their freshman year
comedy-drama or dramedy film. The family starts out happy in a transitional period with the oldest kid about to go off to college and the youngest trying to figure out who they are. One big departure from this archetypal dramedy is that the plot centers on the kids finding their sperm donner and how the parents deal with it. Without any context, due to heteronormativity, most mainstream movie goers are generally very likely to assume this was a heterosexual parental unit. In this film, that is not the case
directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert premiered their comedy-drama film, Swiss Army Man starring Paul Dano, and Daniel Radcliffe at the Sundance Film Festival. Critics have positively received the film written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Swiss Army Man has received numerous accolades including, a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award Best Featured Film, and the Best Director award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Although Swiss Army Man is a comedy about a flatulating corps
artist she changed her work a few times. She started doing printmaking then changed to sculpture and film making. Throughout her life is what made her films. The trilogy of films makes her life public for everyone to see. From Suzanne Suzanne to Finding Christa and then to String of Pearls. Camille Billops is an artist representing her culture through her works of printmaking, sculpture and film. She has made her mark in history by doing so. Because of this she will always be remembered. Camille
with film making. After his work on 3rd Rock from the Sun, a sitcom, he took a break from acting and attended Columbia University. Here, he studied history, literature and French poetry. After 4 years of college, Levitt left Columbia in 2004, in order to try acting once again. Recently, Gordon-Levitt chose to pursue filmmaking, following his grandfather Michael Gordon. His grandfather was a Hollywood film director between the 1940s and 1970s and directed the 1959 Doris Day/Rock Hudson film Pillow
able to publish my interview with Ross before I left, and I am incredibly pleased to now share my chat with his lovely wife, Maria. As one who is involved with the marketing/production side of films, Maria was able to share her own unique opinion concerning her views about and her experience with the indie film scene. RH: It is great how I recently talked to your husband, and now I get to talk to you, Maria. MM: Thank you so much for the opportunity. You're welcome. {pause} As I was l looking
Nowadays film festivals have become common in our culture; from the Sundance Film Festival in the middle of January to the Rome Film Festival at the end of October, there is barely a day in the calendar where some Film Festival is not being celebrated in some part of the world. The most famous ones, such as the Venice Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, began their history in the 30's and despite critiques and negative reviews, they continue to be held every year. As a consequence, film festivals
DOES THE END JUSTIFY THE MEANS? HOW DO WE DEFINE "SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS" FILMMAKING? Two accountants recently told me that the IRS is questioning (as they tended to do so years ago) whether filmmakers are hobbyists or professionals. They determine this on the basis of whether or not profits are made on a sustainable basis. Most obviously, one of the main issues facing our industry is supply and demand—too many people willing to work for low wages in an industry in which there is too little demand
Censorship in the 1950's: How did this affect the making of “Night and Fog” one of the first ever cinematic documentaries on the Holocaust? A film by Alain Resnais. The ‘Night and Fog Decree’ was issued by Adolf Hitler on December 7th 1941. The ‘Night and Fog Decree’ (Nacht und Nebel Erlass) bypassed all forms of basic law and was an order from Hitler to his secret police to murder anyone in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe who was deemed to be a threat. The decree stated that such people were
however, we only excuse his extreme reactions because of our overall exposure to violence and desensitized conscience. This type of brutal and unplanned violence becomes the protagonist’s way of making peace throughout the movie. The title of the film reflects not only the history of violence of the protagonist, but the history of violence in America. This simple movie gracefully indicates how movie violence prevails as a reflection of American culture. “The History of Violence” is not just another
international film and study it thereafter. We are to identify its genre and its particular conventions such as themes, sub-themes and etc. However, the main idea of this assignment is the film theory. We are to apply one of the nine film theories into our film choices and analyze it thoroughly in terms of mise-en scene, narrative structure, character interaction and any other criteria. For our film selection, we have gone through and watched a few international films which included Chinese films, Bollywood
monumental impact on the cinematic world, while still remaining a popular and modern horror film to today’s audiences. In order to achieve this I will pay particular attention to the style of filming, the clever marketing campaign and the combination of fact and fiction, which helped captivate even the most, experienced of cinemagoers. Speculation of The Blair Witch Project first began before its Sundance Film Festival Premiere in 1999, when word of mouth spread that found footage had been recovered with