Handmade dolls, drawings, chewing gum sculptures, plastic flowers, and much more- this was the world of Nellie Mae Rowe, a Southern folk artist from Fayette County, Georgia.
This World is Not My Own (2023)
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Interview – dream hampton, ‘This World Is Not My Own’ Producer Breaks Down the Fascinating Life of Nellie Mae Rowe
This World is Not My Own directed by Opendox (Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell)
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2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’
Skywalkers: A Love Story (Sundance Institute) The 2024 DocLands Documentary Film Festival taking place Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, 2024, unveiled the lineup of films including world premieres of From Here/From There (De Aquí/De Allá), I Hope This Helps!, Make A Circle, and Not Just A Goof, alongside the North American Premiere of Living with Wolves and the US premieres of 500 Days in The Wild and Hunt for the Oldest DNA.
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Bradley Cooper’s Maestro Headlines 36th Virginia Film Festival Lineup
Maestro (Netflix) The 36th Virginia Film Festival set for October 25-29 announced its lineup with Maestro written, produced, and directed by Bradley Cooper as Opening Night Film. The film focuses on the relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Cooper) and his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).
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31st Hamptons Film Festival Unveils Lineup, with Bradley Cooper’s Maestro as Closing Film
Maestro 31st Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) unveiled the full lineup of films with Bradley Cooper’s Maestro as closing night film along with “A Conversation with…” Series with Paul Simon. Filmmaker Celine Song will also attend the festival for a Special Screening of her latest narrative feature Past Lives, and will receive the festival’s Breakthrough Artist Award.
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54th Nashville Film Festival Unveils Full Slate of Films – Fingernails, Eileen, La Chimera, Jesszilla
La Chimera Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) unveiled its full lineup of more than 140 titles, including 51 feature-length films, for its 54th annual event, taking place September 28 – October 4, 2023.
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Polite Society to Kick off 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup
Polite Society starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya The 47th Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 30, 2023, revealed the full lineup, headlined by the Opening Night presentation of Polite Society. Starring Priya Kansara and Ritu Arya, the film follows a martial artist-in-training who enlists her friends to help save her older sister from her impending marriage in the name of independence and sisterhood.
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THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN Trailer. SXSW Documentary Brings Artist Nellie Mae Rowe Dynamic Story to Life
This World is Not My Own directed by Opendox (Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell) Ahead of the head of the world premiere at SXSW Film & TV Festival, here is the festival official trailer for This World is Not My Own, an innovative documentary that traces the lifespan of artist Nellie Mae Rowe, exploring the personal and political events that shaped her singular body of work.
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THIS WORLD IS NOT MY OWN, Innovative Documentary on Folk Artist Nellie Mae Rowe Premieres at SXSW
This World is Not My Own directed by Opendox (Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell) Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe.
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SXSW 2023 Reveals 2nd Wave of Films, World Premiere of Bottoms, Tetris
Tetris directed by Jon S. Baird (Courtesy of Apple) South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the second wave of the 2023 Film & TV Festival Lineup, including all Visions, Global, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections. The Festival also announced that Janine Nabers and Donald Glover’s Swarm and Lee Sung Jin’s Beef will be the Opening and Closing Night TV premieres.