Burning Cane (2019)

Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, Burning Cane follows a deeply religious mother struggling to reconcile her convictions of faith with the love she has for her troubled son

Directed by Phillip Youmans

Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan, Braelyn Kelly.

Genre(s) Drama Film

THE LIGHTHOUSE and UNCUT GEMS Lead 35th Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Uncut Gems

The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems lead the nominations for the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards with 5 nominations each. The Lighthouse is nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Male Lead, and Best Supporting Male; and Uncut Gems is nominated for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Feature, Best Male Lead, and Best Screenplay. Other nominees for Best Feature included A Hidden Life, Clemency, The Farewell, and Marriage Story. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Santa Monica beach-adjacent award show.

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Virginia Film Festival 2019 Winners – JUST MERCY Wins Audience Award

JUST MERCY by Destin Daniel Cretton, starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx,

Opening Night Film Just Mercy, with Michael B. Jordan as social justice warrior Brian Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as one of the first wrongly-convicted death row inmates he fought for, won the Virginia Film Festival Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. Earning the audience award for Best Documentary Feature was Sing You a Brand New Song, a story about how the power of love and music can transcend even tragedy.

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Virginia Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup – Harriet, Just Mercy, Western Stars, The Two Popes

Western Stars by Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen

The 32nd Annual Virginia Film Festival will feature more than 150 films, including independent films along with hotly anticipated titles including Harriet, Just Mercy, Western Stars, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story, The Two Popes, The Report, Clemency, and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire. This year’s lineup also includes award-winning actor, writer, and director Ethan Hawke, noted actor Ann Dowd, international bestselling author John Grisham, actor Dennis Christopher, acclaimed filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu – plus more than 100 filmmakers in all.

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BFI London Film Festival 2019 Unveils Lineup of 229 Films – THE AERONAUTS, A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper

For 12 days from October 2 to 13, the 63rd BFI London Film Festival (LFF) will showcase 229 feature films including 41 documentaries, 7 animations, 13 archive restorations and 7 artists’ moving image features. The program also includes 116 short films.

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New Orleans Film Festival 2019 to Close with HARRIET + Announces Centerpiece and Competition Films Lineup

Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons

For its 30th anniversary, the Oscar-qualifying New Orleans Film Festival will showcase a slate of 232 visionary, thought-provoking films from October 16 through October 23, 2019. The festival will close with Harriet biopic about renowned abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and the Tribeca Film Festival award-winning film Burning Cane, directed by 19-year-old Phillip Youmans, will serve as the Centerpiece Film.

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BURNING CANE, HOUSE OF HUMMINGBIRD and SCHEME BIRDS Win Top Awards at Tribeca Film Festival 2019

House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) (South Korea, USA) directed and written by Bora Kim.

Burning Cane, directed and written by teen filmmaker Phillip Youmans won the top honor at the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival – the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature. The film also won the prizes for Best Cinematography and Best Actor for Wendell Pierce. Other top awards went to House of Hummingbird (Beol-sae) for Best International Narrative Feature, and Scheme Birds for Best Documentary Feature.

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Seattle International Film Festival 2019 to Celebrate Actress Regina Hall + Announces Lineup

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Teen Filmmaker Phillip Youmans’ BURNING CANE, Starring Wendell Pierce, to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Burning Cane

Burning Cane, the feature debut of 19-year-old New Orleans filmmaker Phillip Youmans, will World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, April 25 in the Narrative Competition section.

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Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2019 Feature Film Lineup

Good Posture

The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup of 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5.

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