The Price

  • Anthony Onah’s Indie Thriller THE PRICE Opens in Theaters on November 10th | Trailer

    The Price Anthony Onah’s debut thriller The Price which world premiered at SXSW, will open in theaters on November 10th, 2017 in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas and more. The high stakes thriller stars fast rising actors Aml Ameen (star of Idris Elba’s upcoming directorial debut YARDIE, “Sense8”, MAZE RUNNER, THE BUTLER) and Lucy Griffiths (“Preacher”, “True Blood”). The Price follows a young Nigerian-American as he navigates complications in family, love, and business while secrets threaten to destroy him. The film explores a young person juggling various identities – professional at work, traditional at home, alpha-male with his co-workers, sensitive within his relationship – and the crippling pressures these expectations can bring. Seyi (Ameen), a bright young Nigerian-American working on Wall Street, must navigate complicated family expectations, a turbulent romantic relationship, and a system of cultural complexities caused by class and race. With a dying father, a burgeoning romance with a white girlfriend (Griffiths), and dangerous new business opportunities, Seyi’s life is in a delicate balance. When his ambition drives Seyi to morally dubious waters, secrets threaten to erupt and shatter his world. Seyi must confront himself and decisions he has made, facing the crimes of the past in a desperate attempt to salvage the present. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KwFu4LWVBU

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  • 2017 San Diego International Film Festival Unveils Lineup + Sir Patrick Stewart to Receive Award

     Sir Patrick Stewart Actor Sir Patrick Stewart will be the recipient of the Gregory Peck Award for Excellence in Cinema at the 2017 San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF).   The awards will be presented October 5th at The VARIETY Night of the Stars Tribute. “Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences for years with spectacular performances, from Star Trek to his career defining performance in Logan earlier this year, as well as his Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated performance as Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, a role which Mr. Peck made famous more than 40 years earlier. We couldn’t be more excited to honor him this year with the Gregory Peck Award,” said Tonya Mantooth, Executive and Artistic Director of the San Diego International Film Festival. Created in honor of famed actor and San Diego area native Gregory Peck, with the support of his family, this award is given to an individual whose work has made a profound impact on the art of cinema. Launched in 2014, the first recipient of the award was Alan Arkin, with Annette Bening receiving the award last year. The festival, now in its 16th year, will run from October 4th through October 8th in San Diego, California, and feature a lineup of 117 films total, 10 Narrative Spotlight Competition films, 18 Narrative Competition films, 12 Documentary Competition films, 5 Documentary Spotlight Competition films, and 72 Short films.

    2017 San Diego International Film Festival Line-up

    Narrative Spotlight Films

    The Ballad of Lefty Brown, Dir. Jared Moshe, USA, West Coast Premiere Breathe, Dir. Andy Serkis, USA, West Coast Premiere Thelma, Dir. Joachim Trier, Norway, United States Premiere Dismissed, Dir. Benjamin Arfmann, USA, World Premiere Dog Years, Dir. Adam Rifkin, USA, West Coast Premiere The Divine Order, Dir. Petra Volpe, Switzerland, Southern California Premiere Juvenile, Dir. Bradley Buecker, USA, West Coast Premiere The Bachelors, Dir. Kurt Voelker, USA, San Diego Premiere Thumper, Dir. Jordan Ross, USA, California Premiere My Friend Dahmer, Dir. Marc Meyers, USA, San Diego Premiere

    Narrative Competition

    Selling Isobel, Dir. Rudolf Buitendach, Sweden/USA, World Premiere Butterfly Caught, Dir. Manny Rodriguez Jr., USA, World Premiere The Lonely Italian, Dir. Lee Farber, USA, World Premiere Juggernaut, Dir. Daniel DiMarco, Canada, North American Premiere Otherlife, Dir. Ben C. Lucas, Australia, North American Premiere Storm Letters of Fire, Dir. Dennis Bots, Netherlands, North American Premiere Room for Rent, Dir. Matt Atkinson, Canada, United States Premiere Under the Rose, Dir. Josue Ramos, Spain, United States Premiere A Prominent Patient, Dir. Julius Sevcik, Czech Republic, Slovakia, United States Premiere Life Hack, Dir. Sloan Copeland, USA, West Coast Premiere Heart, Baby!, Dir. Angela Shelton, USA, San Diego Premiere Hard Surfaces, Dir. Zach Brown, USA, San Diego Premiere The Price, Dir. Anthony Onah, USA, West Coast Premiere Scent of Rain and Lightening, Dir. Blake Robbins, USA, California Premiere GUN, Dir. Sam Upton, USA, Southern California Premiere Entanglement, Dir. Jason James, Canada, San Diego Premiere And Then There Was Eve, Dir. Savannah Bloch, USA, San Diego Premiere 20 Weeks, Dir. Leena Pendharkar, USA, San Diego Premiere

    Spotlight Documentary Films

    The Last Animals, Dir. Kate Brooks, UK/USA, California Premiere Apache Warrior, Dir. David Salzberg & Christian Tureaud, USA, World Premiere WASTED! Story of Food Waste, Dir. Anna Chia & Nari Kye, USA, San Diego Premiere Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall, Dir. Katherine Fairfax Wright, USA, Southern California Premiere Resistance is Life, Dir. Apo W. Bazidi, USA/Turkey, San Diego Premiere

    Documentary Competition

    Becoming Who I Was, Dir. Moon Chang-Yong & Jeon Jin, South Korea, California Premiere 42 Grams, Dir. Jack C. Newell, USA, California Premiere Herd, Dir. Stefan Morel, Canada, California Premiere Blind Spot; Moments Unseen, Dir. Stefan Morel, Canada, California Premiere Down the Fence, Dir. MJ Isakson, USA, Southern California Premiere Spirit of Discovery, Dir. Eliana Alvarez Martinez, USA, World Premiere RiverBlue: Can Fashion Save the Planet?, Dir. David McIlvride & Roger Williams, Canada, San Diego Premiere Poisoning Paradise, Dir. Keely Shaye Brosnan & Teresa Tico, USA, San Diego Premiere Legion of Brothers, Dir. Greg Barker, USA, California Premiere Mankiller, Dir. Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, USA, San Diego Premiere The Lavender Scare, Dir. Josh Howard, USA, Southern California Premiere Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and Rise of Isis, Dir. Sebastian Junger & Nick Quested, USA, San Diego Premiere

    Shorts Competition

    Shorts in front of feature films: Lucky Me, Dir. Thomas Morgan, USA, World Premiere The Horse Whisperer, Dir. Richard Mullane, UK, United States Premiere The Velvet Abstract, Dir. James Hughes, UK, San Diego Premiere Shorts: American Indian Stories: Waabooz, Dir. Molly Katagiri, USA, San Diego Premiere Five Dollars, Dir. Ty Coughenour, USA, San Diego Premiere In the Beginning was Water and Sky, Dir. Ryan Ward, USA, San Diego Premiere Lost Face, Dir. Sean Meehan, Australia/Canada, San Diego Premiere Neemkomok’, Dir. Douglas Cushnie, USA, San Diego Premiere The Gift, Joel Edgerton, USA/Australia, California Premiere Shorts: For Shorts & Giggles: The Bouquet, Dir. Julien Segard & Romain Carciofo, France, San Diego Premiere Ostoja Will Move Your Piano, Dir. Sandra Mitrovic, Serbia, West Coast Premiere Annie Waits, Dir. Marnie Paxton-Harris, UK, San Diego Premiere A Ghost Named George, Dir. Harrison Macks, USA, World Premiere Dollar King, Dir. Drew Pollins, USA, Southern California Premiere The Heist, Dir. Luke Harris, USA, Southern California Premiere Love me Madly, Dir. Emre Okten, USA, World Premiere Shorts: A Stranger in Stranger Land: Picture Wheel, Dir. David O’Donnell, USA/Australia, San Diego Premiere Wyrm, Dir. Christopher Winterbauer, USA, North American Premiere Albedo Absolute, Dir. Vlad Marsavin, USA, Southern California Premiere Time Flies When I am Having Fun, Dir. Johan Tappert, Sweden, West Coast Premiere Cautionary Tales, Dir.Christopher Barrett & Luke Taylor, UK, North American Premiere See You Yesterday, Dir. Stefon Bristol, USA, Southern California Premiere Fairy Tales Anonymous, Dir. Jacob Lundgaard Andersen, USA, San Diego Premier Shorts: Illusion: Gridlock, Dir. Ian Hunt Duffy, Ireland, Southern California Premiere Cul-de-sac, Dir. Damon Russell, USA, San Diego Premiere The Obituary, Dir. Jonathan Thompson, USA, Southern California Premiere Standby, Dir. Daumoun Khakpour & Travis Pulchinski, Canada, United States Premiere The Peculiar Abilities of Mr. Mahler, Dir. Paul Philipp, Germany, California Premiere Frederick, Dir. Ty Coughenour, USA, San Diego Premiere Shorts: Independent Animation: The Wall, Dir.Nick Baker & Tristan Klein, Australia, West Coast Premiere Green Light, Dir. Seongmin Kim, South Korea, Southern California Premiere Tanguito Argentino, Dir. Joaquin Braga, Argentina,Southern California Premiere Wishing Box, Dir. Wenli Zhang & Nan Li, USA, San Diego Premiere Hope, Dir. Michael Scherrer, Switzerland, Southern California Premiere First Bloom, Dir. Tingting Liu, China, San Diego Premiere Revelation: City of Haze, Dir. Mao Qichao, China, San Diego Premiere Karma, Dir. Zhaoyu Zhou, USA, World Premiere Shorts: Heart of a Soldier: Orion, Dir. Spencer Currie, USA, San Diego Premiere Corpsman, Dir. Amanda Larsh, USA, World Premiere One Halloween, Dir. Rebecca Murga, USA, World Premiere Tango on the Balcony, Dir. Minos Papas, USA/Cyprus, Southern California Premiere Wandering Soul, Dir. Josh Tanner, Australia, San Diego Premiere Shorts: Twisted Humor: The Dog with the Woman, Dir. Phoebe Arnstein & Stephen Ledger-Lomas, UK, World Premiere A Done Deal, Dir. Pierre-Marc Drouin and Simon Lamarre-Ledoux, Canada, West Coast Premiere Eat and Drink, Dir. Jaime Figueroa, Spain, North American Premiere Nicole’s Cage, Dir. Josef Brandl, Germany, Southern California Premiere Unleaved Bread, Dir. Wilfried Méance, France, Southern California Premiere Shorts: On Pins and Needles: Will Wilson, Dir. David C. Herman, USA, San Diego Premiere Morning Has Broken, Dir. Olga Chajdas, Poland, United States Premiere Icarus, Dir. Tom Teller, USA, Southern California Premiere Warm Springs, Dir. Sean Wang, USA, San Diego Premiere Game, Dir. Joy Webster, Canada, United States Premiere Standby, Dir. Daumoun Khakpour & Travis Pulchinski, Canada, United States Premiere Shorts: When Worlds Collide: Lost Dogs, Dir. Cullan Bruce, USA, San Diego Premiere The Foster Portfolio, Dir. Danielle Katvan, USA, San Diego Premiere The Transfer, Dir. Michael Grudsky, Germany/Israel, San Diego Premiere Pickle, Dir. Grant Moore, USA, San Diego Premiere Brainstorm, Dir. Christophe Clin, Belgium, San Diego Premiere Temporary, Dir. Milena Govich, USA, San Diego Premiere Shorts: Global Consciousness: Shine, Dir. Barrett Lewis, Daniel Andreani & Austin Bousley, USA, World Premiere Witnesses, Dir. David Koch, France, California Premiere All of Us, Dir. Katja Benrath, Germany/ Kenya, United States Premiere Ravage, Dir. Leon Lee, Canada, West Coast Premiere Citizen, Dir. Robert Bracker, USA, West Coast Premiere The Fare, Dir. Santiago Paladines, Equador/USA, San Diego Premiere Shorts: Student Track: I Have to Kill my Professor, Dir. Jonathan Pickett, USA, World Premiere Dated, Dir. Daniel Lachman, USA, California Premiere Uncle Tommy, Dir. Tan Shi Ying, Singapore, World Premiere Hurt People, Dir. Gabriel Gaurano, Jayden Gillespie & Navin Bose, USA, World Premiere Dibashram, Dir. Weilee Yap, Singapore, World Premiere Head Above Water, Dir. Eric Shahinian, USA, West Coast Premiere Chicken Beauty Pageant, Dir. Nurul Amirah, Singapore, World Premiere

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  • Urbanworld Film Festival Reveals 2017 Festival Slate, Closes with U.S. Premiere of MARSHALL

    [caption id="attachment_22840" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]Marshall Marshall[/caption] The Urbanworld Film Festival today revealed its 2017 film slate of 80 official selections. The festival will take place in Manhattan September 20 to 24, 2017 at AMC Empire 25 on 234 West 42nd Street. Film highlights include the thought-provoking HBO documentary “Baltimore Rising”, directed by “The Wire” actor Sonja Sohn, which will be showcased on Friday, September 22. The filmmaker follows activists, police officers, community leaders and gang affiliates who struggle to hold Baltimore together, in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death, even as the homicide rate hits record levels, and explores how to make change when change is hard. The U.S. premiere of Marshall will close the festival on Saturday, September 23. Long before he sat on the United States Supreme Court or claimed victory in Brown v. Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) was a young rabble-rousing attorney for the NAACP. The film marks the true story of his greatest challenge in those early days – a fight he fought alongside attorney Sam Friedman (Josh Gad), a young lawyer with no experience in criminal law: the case of black chauffeur Joseph Spell (Sterling K. Brown), accused by his white employer, Eleanor Strubing of sexual assault and attempted murder. Award-winning journalist Tamron Hall will moderate a Q&A with Boseman, Brown, Gad and Academy Award® nominated director Reginald Hudlin immediately following the screening of the film. Reginald Hudlin will also serve as the ambassador for the 2017 Urbanworld Film Festival. The acclaimed director and producer is a pioneer of the modern black film movement, helming some of the most influential films and TV series of his generation including House Party, Boomerang and “Black Panther.” Most notably, he was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar® as one of the producers of Quentin Tarantino’s Academy Award® and Golden Globe® -winning film Django Unchained, one of the top-grossing Westerns of all time.

    2017 URBANWORLD FILM SLATE

    SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATIONS

    Marshall – Directed by Reginald Hudlin – Presented by Open Road Films (U.S. Premiere) Baltimore Rising – Directed by Sonja Sohn – Presented by HBO (U.S. Premiere) Tales: Trap Queen – Directed by Benny Boom – Presented by BET Networks (World Premiere) Queen Sugar – Directed by Julie Dash – Presented by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (New York Premiere) Released – Presented by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network (New York Premiere) Double Play – Directed by Ernest Dickerson (U.S. Premiere) Blackout (Alumni Spotlight – 10th Anniversary) – Directed by Jerry LaMothe

    THE REVOLT YOUNG FILMMAKERS SHOWCASE

    Curiosities of the Quiet Boy – Directed by Quran Squire (New York Premiere) Laced – Directed by David Fortune (World Premiere) Night – Directed by Joosje Duk (New York Premiere) Role Model – Directed by TJ Noel-Sullivan (New York Premiere) Sad Mobius – Directed by Kiho Song (World Premiere) Khiluana (Toy) – Directed by Rajat Agrawal (World Premiere)

    U.S. NARRATIVE FEATURES

    Alaska Is A Drag – Directed by Shaz Bennett (East Coast Premiere) Bruce!!! – Directed by Eden Marryshow (New York Premiere) Covers – Directed by Malcolm M. Mays (World Premiere) Quest – Directed by Santiago Rizzo (U.S. Premiere) Shine – Directed by Anthony Nardolillo (World Premiere) The Price – Directed by Anthony Onah – Presented by Samuel Goldwyn (East Coast Premiere) Varsity Punks – Directed by Anthony Solorzano (East Coast Premiere)

    WORLD NARRATIVE FEATURES

    Brown Girl Begins (Canada) – Directed by Sharon Lewis (World Premiere) Cargo (Bahamas) – Directed by Kareem J. Mortimer (New York Premiere) Catching Feelings (South Africa) – Directed by Kagiso Lediga (East Coast Premiere) Moko Jumbie (Trinidad & Tobago) – Directed by Vashti Anderson (East Coast Premiere) Stay (Japan) – Directed by Darryl Wharton-Rigby (World Premiere) Tourments D’Amour (France) – Directed by Caroline Jules (New York Premiere)

    DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

    Behind the Curtain: Eclipsed – Directed by Collins J. Harris IV – Presented by BET International (New York Premiere) Coach Jake – Directed by Ian Phillips (World Premiere) Geek Girls – Directed by Gina Hara – Presented by Women Make Movies (U.S. Premiere) Milwaukee 53206 – Directed by Keith McQuirter Speaking Tongues / Somos Lengua – Directed by Kyzza Terrazas (East Coast Premiere) Teach Us All – Directed by Sonia Lowman – Presented by ARRAY (East Coast Premiere) Word Is Bond – Directed by Sacha Jenkins – Presented by Saboteur (World Premiere)

    NARRATIVE SHORTS

    Ablution – Directed by Omar Al Dakheel (World Premiere) AKASHI (あかし) – Directed by Mayumi Yoshida Atone – Directed by Damon L. Smith (East Coast Premiere) Big City – Directed by Jordan Bond and Lachlan Ryan Hijo por Hijo (Child For Child) – Directed by Juan Avella (New York Premiere) Cocoon – Directed by Mei Liying Covered – Directed by Desha Dauchan (New York Premiere) Dayton Jones – Directed by Nelson George (World Premiere) Emergency – Directed by Carey Williams Flip the Record – Directed by Marie Jamora Fractured – Directed by Arnold Chun (East Coast Premiere) French – Directed by Josza Anjembe Just Go – Directed by Pavels Gumennikovs (New York Premiere) Last Looks – Directed by Cierra Glaude (World Premiere) Lunch Time – Directed by Alireza Ghasemi (New York Premiere) Oscar Micheaux – Directed by JD Walker (U.S. Premiere) Out Again – Directed by Robin Cloud Search Party – Directed by Tesia Walker Shadow of Man – Directed by Kristof Sagna (U.S. Premiere) Silence Radio – Directed by Kartik Singh (U.S. Premiere) So Far From God – Directed by Bret Polish (World Premiere) Something More Banal – Directed by Shalini Adnani Suitable – Directed by Thembi Banks (U.S. Premiere) The Tale of Four – Directed by Gabourey Sidibe (New York Premiere) Teachers – Directed by Mark Columbus (World Premiere) The Bill – Directed by Caralene Robinson (New York Premiere) The Jump Off – Directed by Jovan James (World Premiere) The Middlegame – Directed by Kristen Hester (World Premiere) The Paris Project – Directed by Tamara P. Carter (World Premiere) Vernon Walks – Directed by Santiago A. Zannou (U.S. Premiere)

    DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

    Waiting for Hassana – Directed by Ifunanya Maduka Alone – Directed by Garrett Bradley

    ANIMATION SHORTS

    Victor & Isolina – Directed by William D. Caballero Sophia – Directed by Zsofia Opra-Szabo Mosquito: Bite of Passage – Directed by Brian Vincent Rhodes and Eric Cheng

    WEB ORIGINALS

    Docket 32357 – Directed by Randy Wilkins (East Coast Premiere) High And Mighty – Directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada (East Coast Premiere) I Love Bekka and Lucy – Directed by Rachael Holder (East Coast Premiere) Independent – Created by We Are Famous (East Coast Premiere)

    MUSIC VIDEOS

    Beautiful Soul (Featuring Elán Varner) – Directed by Jac Benson II (World Premiere) Know Your Worth (Featuring Halima Akinlade) – Directed by Emily Gurland Can I Exist (Featuring Missio) – Directed by Jeff Ray Sunday Saxon (Featuring Old Man Saxon) – Directed by Anthony Yano Hays

    SCREENPLAYS

    Amber’s Alert – Written by Thada Catalon Eliza – Written by Kym Mosley Pale Horse – Written by Chris Courtney Martin Muted – Written by Brandi Nicole Payne

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