Carol along with Bridge of Spies lead the nominations for the 2016 BAFTA Awards with nine nominations. Carol is nominated for Best Film, Director for Todd Haynes, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair. Cate Blanchett is nominated for Leading Actress and Rooney Mara is nominated for Supporting Actress.
Other indie films with multiple nods include Brooklyn was nominated six times, and The Danish Girl and Ex Machina receive five nominations.
Brooklyn is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with two further nominations for Saoirse Ronan in Leading Actress and Julie Walters in Supporting Actress.
The Danish Girl is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with Leading Actor and Leading Actress nominations for Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander respectively.
Ex Machina is nominated for Outstanding British Film and Special Visual Effects, with nominations for Alex Garland in Original Screenplay and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Alicia Vikander receives a further nomination for Supporting Actress.
Amy receives nominations for Outstanding British Film and Documentary, along with Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Listen to Me Marlon and Sherpa.
Theeb is nominated for Film Not in the English Language and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) and Rupert Lloyd (Producer). Also nominated for Film Not in the English Language are The Assassin, Force Majeure, Timbuktu and Wild Tales.
The British Short Animation nominees are Edmond, Manoman and Prologue. The five nominations for British Short Film are Elephant, Mining Poems or Odes, Operator, Over and Samuel-613.
The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award are Bel Powley, Brie Larson, Dakota Johnson, John Boyega and Taron Egerton.
The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 14 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry.
The complete list of nominations for 2016 BAFTA Awards
Film | Outstanding British Film in 2016
The Danish Girl; Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon
Brooklyn; John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby
Ex Machina; Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
45 Years; Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher
The Lobster; Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou
Film | Documentary in 2016
Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
Listen to Me Marlon; Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler
He Named Me Malala; Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie Macdonald
Sherpa; Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson
Cartel Land; Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin
Film | Film Not in the English Language in 2016
The Assassin; Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Theeb; Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd
Force Majeure; Ruben Östlund
Timbuktu; Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales; Damián Szifron
Film | British Short Film in 2016
Elephant; Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
Mining Poems or Odes; Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
Samuel-613; Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway
Operator; Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
Over; Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
Film | Animated Film in 2016
Shaun the Sheep Movie; Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
Minions; Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Inside Out; Pete Docter
Film | British Short Animation in 2016
Manoman; Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Prologue; Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton
Edmond; Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
Film | Director in 2016
Alejandro G. Iñárritu; The Revenant
Adam McKay; The Big Short
Steven Spielberg; Bridge of Spies
Ridley Scott; The Martian
Todd Haynes; Carol
Film | Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer in 2016
Sean Mcallister, Elhum Shakerifar; A Syrian Love Story
Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd; Theeb
Debbie Tucker Green; Second Coming
Stephen Fingleton; The Survivalist
Alex Garland; Ex Machina
Film | Adapted Screenplay in 2016
The Big Short; Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Steve Jobs; Aaron Sorkin
Brooklyn; Nick Hornby
Carol; Phyllis Nagy
Room; Emma Donoghue
Film | Original Screenplay in 2016
Inside Out; Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg Lefauve
The Hateful Eight; Quentin Tarantino
Ex Machina; Alex Garland
Bridge of Spies; Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Spotlight; Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Film | Leading Actor in 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio; The Revenant
Eddie Redmayne; The Danish Girl
Michael Fassbender; Steve Jobs
Matt Damon; The Martian
Bryan Cranston; Trumbo
Film | Leading Actress in 2016
Maggie Smith; The Lady in the Van
Alicia Vikander; The Danish Girl
Cate Blanchett; Carol
Brie Larson; Room
Saoirse Ronan; Brooklyn
Film | Supporting Actor in 2016
Idris Elba; Beasts of No Nation
Christian Bale; The Big Short
Mark Rylance; Bridge of Spies
Benicio del Toro; Sicario
Mark Ruffalo; Spotlight
Film | Supporting Actress in 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh; The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander; Ex Machina
Julie Walters; Brooklyn
Kate Winslet; Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara; Carol
Film | EE Rising Star in 2016
Taron Egerton
John Boyega
Dakota Johnson
Brie Larson
Bel Powley
Film | Make-Up And Hair in 2016
Brooklyn; Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
Carol; Jerry Decarlo, Patricia Regan
The Revenant; Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini
Mad Max: Fury Road; Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin
The Danish Girl; Jan Sewell
Film | Original Music in 2016
The Hateful Eight; Ennio Morricone
Bridge of Spies; Thomas Newman
The Revenant; Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; John Williams
Sicario; Jóhann Jóhannsson
Film | Cinematography in 2016
Mad Max: Fury Road; John Seale
The Revenant; Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario; Roger Deakins
Carol; Ed Lachman
Bridge of Spies; Janusz Kaminski
Film | Production Design in 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales
Bridge of Spies; Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Mad Max: Fury Road; Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
The Martian; Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
Carol; Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Film | Editing in 2016
The Big Short; Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road; Margaret Sixel
Bridge of Spies; Michael Kahn
The Revenant; Stephen Mirrione
The Martian; Pietro Scalia
Film | Sound in 2016
The Revenant; Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
Mad Max: Fury Road; Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson
Bridge of Spies; Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom
The Martian; Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
Film | Special Visual Effects in 2016
Ant-Man; Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan
Mad Max: Fury Road; Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
The Martian; Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
Ex Machina; Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew WhitehurstSecond Coming
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‘Carol’ Leads Nominations for BAFTA Awards
Carol along with Bridge of Spies lead the nominations for the 2016 BAFTA Awards with nine nominations. Carol is nominated for Best Film, Director for Todd Haynes, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair. Cate Blanchett is nominated for Leading Actress and Rooney Mara is nominated for Supporting Actress.
Other indie films with multiple nods include Brooklyn was nominated six times, and The Danish Girl and Ex Machina receive five nominations.
Brooklyn is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with two further nominations for Saoirse Ronan in Leading Actress and Julie Walters in Supporting Actress.
The Danish Girl is nominated for Outstanding British Film, Costume Design and Make Up & Hair, with Leading Actor and Leading Actress nominations for Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander respectively.
Ex Machina is nominated for Outstanding British Film and Special Visual Effects, with nominations for Alex Garland in Original Screenplay and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Alicia Vikander receives a further nomination for Supporting Actress.
Amy receives nominations for Outstanding British Film and Documentary, along with Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Listen to Me Marlon and Sherpa.
Theeb is nominated for Film Not in the English Language and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for Naji Abu Nowar (Writer/Director) and Rupert Lloyd (Producer). Also nominated for Film Not in the English Language are The Assassin, Force Majeure, Timbuktu and Wild Tales.
The British Short Animation nominees are Edmond, Manoman and Prologue. The five nominations for British Short Film are Elephant, Mining Poems or Odes, Operator, Over and Samuel-613.
The nominees for the EE Rising Star Award are Bel Powley, Brie Larson, Dakota Johnson, John Boyega and Taron Egerton.
The EE British Academy Film Awards take place on Sunday 14 February at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The ceremony will be hosted by Stephen Fry.
The complete list of nominations for 2016 BAFTA Awards
Film | Outstanding British Film in 2016
The Danish Girl; Tom Hooper, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Gail Mutrux, Lucinda Coxon
Brooklyn; John Crowley, Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey, Nick Hornby
Ex Machina; Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich
Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
45 Years; Andrew Haigh, Tristan Goligher
The Lobster; Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Ed Guiney, Lee Magiday, Efthimis Filippou
Film | Documentary in 2016
Amy; Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees
Listen to Me Marlon; Stevan Riley, John Battsek, George Chignell, R.J. Cutler
He Named Me Malala; Davis Guggenheim, Walter Parkes, Laurie Macdonald
Sherpa; Jennifer Peedom, Bridget Ikin, John Smithson
Cartel Land; Matthew Heineman, Tom Yellin
Film | Film Not in the English Language in 2016
The Assassin; Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Theeb; Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd
Force Majeure; Ruben Östlund
Timbuktu; Abderrahmane Sissako
Wild Tales; Damián Szifron
Film | British Short Film in 2016
Elephant; Nick Helm, Alex Moody, Esther Smith
Mining Poems or Odes; Callum Rice, Jack Cocker
Samuel-613; Billy Lumby, Cheyenne Conway
Operator; Caroline Bartleet, Rebecca Morgan
Over; Jörn Threlfall, Jeremy Bannister
Film | Animated Film in 2016
Shaun the Sheep Movie; Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
Minions; Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Inside Out; Pete Docter
Film | British Short Animation in 2016
Manoman; Simon Cartwright, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Prologue; Richard Williams, Imogen Sutton
Edmond; Nina Gantz, Emilie Jouffroy
Film | Director in 2016
Alejandro G. Iñárritu; The Revenant
Adam McKay; The Big Short
Steven Spielberg; Bridge of Spies
Ridley Scott; The Martian
Todd Haynes; Carol
Film | Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer in 2016
Sean Mcallister, Elhum Shakerifar; A Syrian Love Story
Naji Abu Nowar, Rupert Lloyd; Theeb
Debbie Tucker Green; Second Coming
Stephen Fingleton; The Survivalist
Alex Garland; Ex Machina
Film | Adapted Screenplay in 2016
The Big Short; Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Steve Jobs; Aaron Sorkin
Brooklyn; Nick Hornby
Carol; Phyllis Nagy
Room; Emma Donoghue
Film | Original Screenplay in 2016
Inside Out; Josh Cooley, Pete Docter, Meg Lefauve
The Hateful Eight; Quentin Tarantino
Ex Machina; Alex Garland
Bridge of Spies; Matthew Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Spotlight; Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Film | Leading Actor in 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio; The Revenant
Eddie Redmayne; The Danish Girl
Michael Fassbender; Steve Jobs
Matt Damon; The Martian
Bryan Cranston; Trumbo
Film | Leading Actress in 2016
Maggie Smith; The Lady in the Van
Alicia Vikander; The Danish Girl
Cate Blanchett; Carol
Brie Larson; Room
Saoirse Ronan; Brooklyn
Film | Supporting Actor in 2016
Idris Elba; Beasts of No Nation
Christian Bale; The Big Short
Mark Rylance; Bridge of Spies
Benicio del Toro; Sicario
Mark Ruffalo; Spotlight
Film | Supporting Actress in 2016
Jennifer Jason Leigh; The Hateful Eight
Alicia Vikander; Ex Machina
Julie Walters; Brooklyn
Kate Winslet; Steve Jobs
Rooney Mara; Carol
Film | EE Rising Star in 2016
Taron Egerton
John Boyega
Dakota Johnson
Brie Larson
Bel Powley
Film | Make-Up And Hair in 2016
Brooklyn; Morna Ferguson, Lorraine Glynn
Carol; Jerry Decarlo, Patricia Regan
The Revenant; Sian Grigg, Duncan Jarman, Robert Pandini
Mad Max: Fury Road; Lesley Vanderwalt, Damian Martin
The Danish Girl; Jan Sewell
Film | Original Music in 2016
The Hateful Eight; Ennio Morricone
Bridge of Spies; Thomas Newman
The Revenant; Ryuichi Sakamoto, Carsten Nicolai
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; John Williams
Sicario; Jóhann Jóhannsson
Film | Cinematography in 2016
Mad Max: Fury Road; John Seale
The Revenant; Emmanuel Lubezki
Sicario; Roger Deakins
Carol; Ed Lachman
Bridge of Spies; Janusz Kaminski
Film | Production Design in 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Rick Carter, Darren Gilford, Lee Sandales
Bridge of Spies; Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo
Mad Max: Fury Road; Colin Gibson, Lisa Thompson
The Martian; Arthur Max, Celia Bobak
Carol; Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Film | Editing in 2016
The Big Short; Hank Corwin
Mad Max: Fury Road; Margaret Sixel
Bridge of Spies; Michael Kahn
The Revenant; Stephen Mirrione
The Martian; Pietro Scalia
Film | Sound in 2016
The Revenant; Lon Bender, Chris Duesterdiek, Martin Hernandez, Frank A. Montaño, Jon Taylor, Randy Thom
Mad Max: Fury Road; Scott Hecker, Chris Jenkins, Mark Mangini, Ben Osmo, Gregg Rudloff, David White
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; David Acord, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, Matthew Wood, Stuart Wilson
Bridge of Spies; Drew Kunin, Richard Hymns, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom
The Martian; Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, Mark Taylor
Film | Special Visual Effects in 2016
Ant-Man; Jake Morrison, Greg Steele, Dan Sudick, Alex Wuttke
Star Wars: The Force Awakens; Chris Corbould, Roger Guyett, Paul Kavanagh, Neal Scanlan
Mad Max: Fury Road; Andrew Jackson, Dan Oliver, Tom Wood, Andy Williams
The Martian; Chris Lawrence, Tim Ledbury, Richard Stammers, Steven Warner
Ex Machina; Mark Ardington, Sara Bennett, Paul Norris, Andrew Whitehurst
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2015 AFI European Union Film Showcase Announces Complete Lineup; Opens with A PERFECT DAY, Closes with THE TREASURE
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the complete slate of films for the 2015 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 1–20 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. This year’s AFI European Union Film Showcase will open December 1 with Fernando León de Aranoa’s A PERFECT DAY (Spain), a darkly comedic portrait of aid workers attempting to provide clean water during the aftermath of the Balkan War, starring Oscar® winners Benicio Del Toro (TRAFFIC, SICARIO) and Tim Robbins (MYSTIC RIVER, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) alongside Olga Kurylenko (QUANTUM OF SOLACE, OBLIVION) and Mélanie Thierry (THE ZERO THEOREM).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfqygkNMqE
The Closing Night film, THE TREASURE (Romania), directed by Corneliu Porumboiu (POLICE, ADJECTIVE; 12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST), is a deadpan comedy of manners that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix Un Certain Talent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d56mX1P6p2U
The Showcase’s Special Presentations section includes Paolo Sorrentino’s YOUTH (Italy) starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Jane Fonda, Paul Dano and Rachel Weisz; THE LADY IN THE VAN (United Kingdom) starring Maggie Smith; Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner DHEEPAN (France); BODY (Poland) directed by Malgorzata Szumowska, winner of the Best Director prize at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival; 45 YEARS (United Kingdom) starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, winners of Best Actress and Actor at Berlin; Cannes Grand Prix Winner SON OF SAUL (Hungary); Berlin Silver Bear prize winner AFERIM! (Romania); festival favorite MY GOLDEN DAYS (France) directed by Arnaud Desplechin; Venice Film Festival premiere A WAR (Denmark) directed by Tobias Lindholm (A HIJACKING); and A ROYAL NIGHT OUT (United Kingdom) starring Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson and Rupert Everett.
Other highlights include the U.S. premiere of MA MA (Spain) starring Penélope Cruz; DISORDER (France) starring Matthias Schoenaerts and Diane Kruger; THE WAIT (Italy) starring Juliette Binoche; SECOND COMING (United Kingdom) starring Idris Elba; Matteo Garrone’s TALE OF TALES (Italy) starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly and Vincent Cassel; KILL YOUR FRIENDS (United Kingdom) starring Nicholas Hoult, James Corden and Rosanna Arquette; and Nanni Moretti’s MIA MADRE starring John Turturro.
Among the films featured are a number of 2015 Oscar® submissions for Best Foreign Language Film, including THE HIGH SUN (Croatia); A WAR (Denmark); 1944 (Estonia); THE FENCER (Finland); SON OF SAUL (Hungary); THE SUMMER OF SANGAILE (Lithuania); BABY(A)LONE (Luxembourg); AFERIM! (Romania); and THE TREE (Slovenia). 2014 Oscar® submissions include SIMSHAR (Malta).
Complete list of U.S. premieres:
MA MA (Spain)
EVA NOVÁ (Slovakia)
THE SNAKE BROTHERS (Czech Republic)
THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN (France)
BABY(A)LONE (Luxembourg)
IMPRESSIONS OF A DROWNED MAN (Cyprus)
Complete list of East Coast premieres:
A WAR (Denmark)
THE WAIT (Italy)
YOU’RE UGLY TOO (Ireland)
(BE)LONGING (Portugal)
THE TREE (Slovenia)
SIMSHAR (Malta)
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Films Starring Idris Elba, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Connelly Among Lineup for African Diaspora International Film Festival
Idris Elba, Anthony Mackie, Geraldine Chaplin, Epatha Merkerson, Jennifer Connelly, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sonia Sanchez, Rusty Cundieff, Stanley Nelson, and Thierry Michel are some of the names that lead the 23rd African Diaspora International Film Festival.
ADIFF 2015 has selected a total of 57 films from 27 countries. The lineup is rich in topics and themes presenting from different perspectives the human experience of people of color. Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas, Teachers College, Columbia University and Mist Harlem will host this event from November 27 through December 13. With a world premiere, 9 US premieres and 16 NY premieres, ADIFF is more independent than ever with its rich and eclectic selection of films that cover many parts of the world.
Making their world and US debut in ADIFF 2015 are Opening Night film “The Man Who Mends Women, The Wrath of Hippocrates” by Thierry Michel which tells the story of Dr. Denis Mukwege, a man who has dedicated his life to assist women subjected to rape in his native DRC and World Premiere “Julien’s Bed” by Kirk Shannon-Butts, a visually imaginative film with a poetic story line about an African-American in Paris trying to reconnect with his lover. “Julien’s Bed” will screen in the first ever ADIFF LGBT Evening program with the South-African film “While You Were Not Looking” by Catherine Stewart. This beautifully shot drama explores gay life in South Africa with courage and imagination as the issue of class and the building of the New South Africa are very much at the center of the story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3v_E75-T2M
The Black British program highlight will be the NY Premiere presentation of TIFF’s official selection “Second Coming” by Debbie Tucker Green starring Idris Elba as a man who enjoys a peaceful life in a marriage that is about to change due to unexpected circumstances.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qp1_Ay41-A
The Talking about Chicago program will feature the two NY Premieres “70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green” by Ronit Bezale and “Takin’ Place” by Cyrus Dowlatshahi, two documentaries about Chicago’s South Side and its inhabitants that expose an alternative reality to that traditionally presented in the media.
Among the films that explore historical themes will be the US Premiere of “If Only I Were That Warrior” by Valerio Ciriaci – ADIFF 2015 Gala Screening – which moves in and out of Ethiopia, Italy and the United States to tell us a story of unpunished war crimes, colonial wars and African history. “Invisible Heroes: African Americans In The Spanish Civil War,” by Alfonso Domingo and Jordi Torrent that introduces us to the remarkable story of African Americans who fought as volunteers in Spain for democracy and for civil rights that were denied to them in their own country.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaNg8QnN2rY
Twenty one of the films in ADIFF 2015 are directed by women including “White Lies” by Dana Rotberg – New Zealand’s entry in the 2014 Oscar competition for best foreign-language- and “Asni: Courage & Glamour in Ethiopia” by Rachel Samuel to be presented in the Ethiopia: Past & Present program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prcx70v-H6w
Two films will explore the role of women in the armed forces: the drama “Stand Down Soldier” by Jeryl Prescott Sale, the story of Sergeant Stacy Armstrong who returns home from three deployments suffering with PTSD, which undermines her 20 year marriage and the stability of her family life. The documentary “A Journey Of A Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers” by Geeta Gandbhir and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy follows three women in an all female, predominantly Muslim unit of police officers sent to post-earthquake Haiti as UN Peacekeepers for one year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAR3SXSme6c
The Urban experience is global. “Fevers/Fièvres” by Hicham Ayouch – one of leading films in ADIFF’s Urban film selection and winner of the Golden Stallion of Yennenga, FESPACO 2015 – is a French drama with a strong social commentary that follows Benjamin , a young boy who is at war with the world and himself. Canadian thriller “Noir/Black /Nwa” by Yves Christian Fournier depicts stories of young people living in a Montreal ghetto fighting to survive like Dickens, a 16 year-old Haitian who wants to be part of the street gang controlled by his older brother. Other urban films are “Honeytrap” from the UK by Rebecca Johnson, “Impunity” from South Africa by Jyoti Mistry, “License to Operate” from the USA by James Lipetzky, and “Hear Me Move” from South Africa by Scottnes L. Smith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YUJsgnVOzI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tffnzrVga3U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIkzA4U7UbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM9mLW7lv2c
Two North African films will have their US premiere in ADIFF: comedy-drama “The Blind Orchestra” by Mohamed Mouftakir, a humorous yet critical look at the life of a group of musicians in Morocco during the early years of the reign of Hassan II and “Private Revolutions” by Alexandra Schneider, a documentary that is a reflection on the life of young Egyptian women after the Spring revolution presented in the Egypt: Before & After the Spring Revolution program to be hosted by Egyptian journalist Barbara Nimri Aziz.
ADIFF 2015 has some delightful encores to offer including titles that had a very short theatrical release and keep audiences talking like “Shelter” – starring Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Connelly- by Paul Bettany, “Tango Negro: The African Roots of Tango” by Dom Pedro, “The Pirogue” by Drissa Touré, “Sand Dollars” -Dominican Republic submission to the Oscars in the Foreign Language category- by Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán and “Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” -Oscar contender in the Best Documentary Feature category- by Stanley Nelson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwB0-YGivtc
Other important films that will premiere in the festival are “We, Strking” by Denis Gheerbrant about African women on strike against a hotel chain in Paris, Slamdance fest favorite “Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang In Pyongyang” by Colin Offland, and family friendly comedy-drama “White Water” by Rusty Cundieff about a black child obsessed with the idea of drinking water from the Whites Only fountain during the days of Segregation in the South.
ADIFF’s New York Premiere Centerpiece screening of “Cu-Bop: Cuba – New York Music Documentary” by Shinichi Takahashi will be followed with a live concert performance with Afro-Cuban pianist Axel Tosca and his band (U)NITY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVOO4ag_4EU
ADIFF will have the honor to host writer/poet/activist/professor Sonia Sanchez for ADIFF’s Closing Night screening of the new documentary celebrating her life and legacy: “BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez” (pictured above) by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Schmidt Gordon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7cP6g6VBAY