Director Alex R. Johnson’s award-winning thriller TWO STEP which began its limited theatrical release on July 31st is now scheduled for a wide VOD release on September 1st.
TWO STEP is a throwback Texas thriller in which the lives of James (Skyy Moore), a directionless college dropout, and Webb (James Landry Hébert), a career criminal with his back against the wall, violently collide. Kicked out of college, James visits Grams, his only remaining family, who dies shortly after his arrival. He finds consolation in the company of Grams’ neighbor, Dot (Beth Broderick), a dance teacher, as he figures out his next move. While settling Grams’ affairs, James learns she’s been the victim of the ‘Grandparent Scam’, in which someone posing as James has been slowly bilking her out of thousands. But before James can go looking for the culprit, he shows up at the front door, desperate for money. The culprit, Webb, has his own problems in the form of Duane (Jason Douglas), who has ordered Webb to pay an old debt or else. And if Webb can’t get it from Grams, James will have to do – no matter who stands in his way.
After premiering at the 2014 SXSW film festival, TWO STEP went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the New Hampshire International Film Festival and the Best Narrative Feature award at the Flyaway Film Festival. It has also played at the International Film Festival of India, Cucalorus Film Festival, Vancouver International, Reykjavik International and many more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMv9SgzBjdw-
Award-Winning Texas Thriller TWO STEP Coming to VOD September 1st | TRAILER
Director Alex R. Johnson’s award-winning thriller TWO STEP which began its limited theatrical release on July 31st is now scheduled for a wide VOD release on September 1st.
TWO STEP is a throwback Texas thriller in which the lives of James (Skyy Moore), a directionless college dropout, and Webb (James Landry Hébert), a career criminal with his back against the wall, violently collide. Kicked out of college, James visits Grams, his only remaining family, who dies shortly after his arrival. He finds consolation in the company of Grams’ neighbor, Dot (Beth Broderick), a dance teacher, as he figures out his next move. While settling Grams’ affairs, James learns she’s been the victim of the ‘Grandparent Scam’, in which someone posing as James has been slowly bilking her out of thousands. But before James can go looking for the culprit, he shows up at the front door, desperate for money. The culprit, Webb, has his own problems in the form of Duane (Jason Douglas), who has ordered Webb to pay an old debt or else. And if Webb can’t get it from Grams, James will have to do – no matter who stands in his way.
After premiering at the 2014 SXSW film festival, TWO STEP went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the New Hampshire International Film Festival and the Best Narrative Feature award at the Flyaway Film Festival. It has also played at the International Film Festival of India, Cucalorus Film Festival, Vancouver International, Reykjavik International and many more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMv9SgzBjdw
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Poster and Funny Trailer for Severed Leg Documentary FINDERS KEEPERS
The Orchard has released the poster and official trailer for the lost severed leg documentary FINDERS KEEPERS that premiered earlier this year at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and opening in select theaters on September 25th. FINDERS KEEPERS is directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel.
When his amputated leg is discovered in a grill sold at a North Carolina auction, John Wood finds himself at the center of a worldwide media frenzy. Believing the new-found attention to be his chance at doing some great things in an otherwise disappointing, wayward life, he’s quickly swept up in the hysteria as the leg’s enterprising buyer, Shannon Whisnant, then sues to regain its custody. But the stranger-than-fiction chain of events, fueling John’s drug addiction and compounded by generations of his familial dysfunction, soon sets John on the streets and heading to his certain demise. Just in time, however, another twist in these fantastical occurrences gives John a final shot at becoming whole for the first time in his life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfZEsctQNCI
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Australian Film PARTISAN Starring Vincent Cassel as Cult Leader, Sets Release Date of October 2nd | VIDEO
PARTISAN directed by Ariel Kleiman and starring Vincent Cassel as Gregori, a cult leader, along with Jeremy Chabriel and Florence Mezzara will open in theaters and On Demand October 2, 2015. PARTISAN premiered earlier this year at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography.
On the edge of a crumbling city, 11-year-old Alexander (Jeremy Chabriel) lives in a sequestered commune alongside other children, their mothers, and charismatic leader, Gregori (Vincent Cassel). Gregori teaches the children how to raise livestock, grow vegetables, work as a community – and how to kill. With the birth of a new baby brother weighing on his mind, Alexander begins to question Gregori’s overpowering influence on the children and their training to become assassins. Threatened by his increasing unwillingness to fall in line, Gregori’s behavior turns erratic and adversarial toward the child he once considered a son. With the two set dangerously at odds and the commune’s way of life disintegrating, the residents fear a violent resolution is at hand in this Sundance award-winning thriller.
Directed with subtle elegance, Ariel Kleiman’s feature length debut, PARTISAN, follows his award winning short, YOUNG LOVE, which received an Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and DEEPER THAN YESTERDAY, which had its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival’s Critics Week, winning the Kodak Discovery Award for Best Short Film and the Petit Rail d’Or.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mknTeGPP29o
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2015 Milwaukee Film Festival Cream City Cinema “Local Filmmakers” Lineup of Features, Shorts, Music Videos
The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival announced its Cream City Cinema lineup which showcases the best new work from Milwaukee-based filmmakers and awards one local filmmaker with a $5,000 cash award.
This year’s 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival Cream City Cinema includes two feature-length fiction films (Neptune, Take the Dog), three feature-length documentaries (30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle, Clarence, Yoopera!), and four shorts programs: The Milwaukee Youth Show—the festival’s fourth annual showcase for local filmmakers ages 18 and under, two installments of The Milwaukee Show as well as the debut of The Milwaukee Music Video Show.burn
2015 MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL
CREAM CITY CINEMA
30 Seconds Away: Breaking the Cycle
(USA / 2015 / Director: Faith Kohler)
Milwaukee’s homelessness problem is examined by no less an authority than former federal prosecutor and Marquette graduate Faith Kohler in 30 Seconds Away, a vital documentary examination of this issue from all sides of the argument. Spending time with those struggling to survive on the streets as well as with the justice system and Milwaukee police stuck between trying to enforce the law and care for these forgotten members of society (through means such as our local Homeless Outreach Team), Kohler paints a powerful and empathetic portrait of an ever-growing problem with no easy solutions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKuEcbEF5Vg
Clarence
(USA / 2014 / Director: Kristin Catalano)
Meet Clarence Garrett, an African-American WWII veteran who had to put his own dreams of a higher education on hold to put his four children through college. But at the ripe age of 85, Clarence decides to enroll in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and finally get the last 52 credits that will earn him his bachelor’s degree. However, medical complications from an earlier cancer scare threaten to derail his graduation dreams from becoming a reality. Clarence is an inspirational portrait of an indomitable spirit, a documentary that proves it’s never too late to finish what you started.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roC08SxNY9Q
The Milwaukee Music Video Show
Calliope – “Casino” (USA / 2014 / Director: Victor Buell IV)
Field Report – “Wings” (USA / 2014 / Director: Blackbox Visuals)
GGOOLLDD – “Boyz” (USA / 2015 / Directors: Ryan Bingham, Tony Hunt)
Greatest Lakes – “Nothing Left” (USA / 2015 / Directors: Brian Steinseifer, Josiah Werning)
Kane Place Record Club – “Sunshine” (USA / 2014 / Director: John Roberts)
Lex Allen – “This is Our Year” (USA / 2015 / Directors: Damien Gram, Cody LaPlant)
Maritime – “Milwaukee” (USA / 2015 / Director: Bob Purvis)
The Midwest Beat – “High Life” (USA / 2014 / Director: Jon Salimes)
Sam & Margot – “Burn It Down” (USA / 2015 / Director: Brendan T. Jones)
Sylvan Esso – “Dreamy Bruises” (USA / 2014 / Directors: Timm Gable, Bob Purvis)
Tigernite – “Witch” (USA / 2015 / Directors: Kyle Arpke, Eric Arsnow)
Uncle Larry – “Pieces” (USA / 2014 / Director: Billy Judge Baldus)
Vic and Gab – “Love of Mine” (USA / 2014 / Director: Betty Allen)
Victor DeLorenzo – “Carry Me” (USA / 2014 / Director: T.C. De Witt)
WebsterX – “Doomsday” (USA / 2015 / Directors: Damien Klaven, Cody LaPlant)
Wooldridge Brothers – “Drive Through Summer” (USA / 2015 / Director: Robb Fischer)
The Milwaukee Show I
Beautiful Orifice Boy (USA / 2015 / Director: Vincent Maslowski)
The Daffy Strut (USA / 2015 / Director: Andrew Megow)
The Death Drive (USA / 2015 / Directors: Michael Bourne, Kyle V. James)
Destiny (USA / 2015 / Director: Rubin Whitmore II)
DOG*WALK (USA / 2015 / Director: Kristin Peterson)
Fast Company (USA / 2015 / Director: Jack Davidson)
It’s Cold Up North (USA / 2015 / Director: James J. Roufus)
The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr. (USA / 2015 / Director: Ryan Fox)
The Sonatina (USA / 2015 / Director: Kate Balsley)
The Milwaukee Show II
Again (USA / 2015 / Director: Natasha Scannell)
Lemon (USA / 2015 / Director: John Roberts)
Mothers For Justice (USA / 2015 / Director: Erik Ljung)
Notes from the Interior (USA / 2015 / Director: Benjamin Balcom)
Parting (USA / 2015 / Director: Sitora Takanaev)
The Sound Man (USA / 2015 / Director: Chip Duncan)
We Interrupt this Broadcast (USA / 2015 / Director: Kurt Raether)
The Milwaukee Youth Show
Awakening (USA / 2015 / Director: Mikayla Bell)
The Brooklyn Bridge (USA / 2015 / Director: Marcelo Quezada)
Crazy He Calls Me (USA / 2015 / Directors: Julia Mutranowski, Eden Raduege)
Fusion (USA / 2015 / Directors: Alex Meeth, Ethan Suhr)
Gettysburg (USA / 2015 / Director: Sam Pike)
Happy Cookers (USA / 2015 / Directors: Youth from the Fitzsimonds Boys & Girls Club)
In the Victim’s Voice (USA / 2015 / Directors: Tasha Kappes, Kirsten Kliebenstein)
A Perilous Poisoning (USA / 2015 / Directors: Sam Pike, Hanxiou Wang, Andrei Conrad)
Scorched Earth: A British Soldier’s Memoir of India’s Partition…. (USA / 2015 / Director: Megan Sai Dogra)
They Never Came Back (USA / 2015 / Director: Alondra Mercado)
Urban Ecology: A History (USA / 2015 / Director: Serbata Tarrer)
What is Milwaukee to Me? (USA / 2015 / Directors: Youth from the Milwaukee Visionaries Project)
A Work in Progress – The Painter (USA / 2015 / Director: Tyler Pelzek)
What is Beauty? (USA / 2015 / Director: Raven Miller)
Neptune
(USA / 2015 / Director: Derek Kimball)
Set on a small island off of Maine’s coast in the late 1980s, Neptune is a coming-of-age story marked by a lush setting and beautiful cinematography. Obsessed by the disappearance of a young boy her age who washed out to sea, young orphan Hannah takes over the boy’s former position on a lobster boat, working alongside his grieving father. Having been a ward of the local church since an early age, Hannah begins to chafe at her limited upbringing, plagued by mysterious dreams that appear to be calling her out to sea.
https://vimeo.com/77970830
Take the Dog
(USA / 2015 / Directors: Carol Brandt, Andrew Tolstedt)
Three punkers pack up their dog and make their way from Milwaukee to California for a brother’s wedding in this freewheeling roadtrip from co-directors Andrew Tolstedt and Carol Brandt. Brothers Tim and Jack (along with Tim’s girlfriend, Leah) make their way to their brother Patrick’s wedding, cutting a booze-soaked swath as they cross the country. Tensions flare and bonds are tested as what it means to be a brother, boyfriend, and responsible adult are all put under the microscope before they reach their final destination, with no guarantee these relationships will last until journey’s end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tLVHapGWjw
Yoopera!
(USA / 2015 / Director: Suzanne Jurva)
What do you get when you combine the cultural heritage of Yoopers — those born and raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — and the classical tradition of opera (or oopera, if you’re Finnish)? You get Yoopera!, an exuberant documentary about a group of people gathering together to tell their local and family history in a beautifully artistic fashion. We follow the commission and production of a major opera for and of the people, maintaining the legacy of family stories and celebrating the history of people who eked out a living in the beautiful and remote U.P.
https://vimeo.com/97005866
Pre-Features
The following locally-made short films will precede features throughout the festival program.
The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers (USA / 2015 / Director: Michael T. Vollmann)
Arrowhead (USA / 2014 / Director: Jon Phillips)
Avi, La Petite Ballerina (USA / 2015 / Director: Susan Kerns)
A Boy and His Guns (USA / 2015 / Director: Sean Kafer)
For Carillon No 5 (USA / 2015 / Director: Joe Brown)
The Mule (USA / 2015 / Director: Mike George)
Operation Allie (USA / 2015 / Director: Manny Marquez)
Places (India / 2015 / Director: Kyle Arpke)
Police Shooting Tests New Wisconsin Law (USA / 2015 / Director: Erik Ljung)
Vuriloche (USA / 2015 / Directors: Erik Ljung, Maureen Post)
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SHOK and THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST Win Top 2015 HollyShorts Awards | TRAILERS
The 2015 HollyShorts Awards winners are crowned, and Jamie Donoughue took home the Zype Best Short Film Grand Prize and $15,000 Cash Prize for his short film called SHOK (pictured above). SHOK is a short film set in Kosovo during the occupation in the 90’s.
https://vimeo.com/113622429
The Grand Jury Award Presented by Company 3 went to Moon Molson for his short THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST. In THE BRAVEST, THE BOLDEST, two Army Casualty Notification Officers arrive at a Harlem housing project to deliver Sayeeda Porter some news about her son serving in the war in the Middle East. But whatever it is they have to say, Sayeeda ain’t trying to hear it.
https://vimeo.com/59462371
Best Director went to Annie Silverstein for SKUNK.
https://vimeo.com/92774906
Best Animation went to THE OCEANMAKER by Lucas Martell
https://vimeo.com/126090217
Best VFX went to DISSONANCE by Till Nowak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDphctG9n_g
Best Film Shot in LA presented by FilmLA went to TOM IN AMERICA by Flavio Alves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eHAtHdCEdc
The Louisiana Film Prize a $10,000 prize for Best Screenplay went to THE IMPORTANCE OF SEX EDUCATION by L. Elizabeth Powers
The Evil Slave $10,000 and Screencraft $2000 Consulting Prize for Best Screenplay Award went to LUNCHBOX BRIGADE by Kyle Thiele
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2015 Chicago International Film Festival Reveals First 24 Films + Events incl. Cannes Winner DHEEPAN
The Chicago International Film Festival, revealed its first 24 films and several events to be featured at the 51st edition of the Festival taking place this October 15 to 29 2015. This initial lineup announcement includes the top prizewinner from the Cannes Film Festival, a look at what it takes to build one of the world’s greatest restaurants, a once-lost Sherlock Holmes film, a Guillermo del Toro-produced buddy movie, and breakout performances from Michael Caine, Cate Blanchett, and Sarah Silverman.
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Patrick Kennelly’s SXSW Psychological Thriller EXCESS FLESH Gets a 2016 Theatrical Release | VIDEO
Patrick Kennelly’s feature film debut, EXCESS FLESH about an obsessive woman who imprisons her new roommate in their apartment in a sick attempt to bring them closer together, will have its U.S. theatrical release early next year via Acort International’s Midnight Releasing. The film premiered earlier this year at 2015 SXSW Film Festival and stars Bethany Orr and Mary Loveless.
In EXCESS FLESH, Jill is obsessed with her new roommate Jennifer, a promiscuous and sexy hotshot in the LA Fashion scene. New to the city and recently single, Jill is unable to keep up as she binges and purges to stay thin; eventually hating herself and everyone around her. Her jealousy and rage spiral out of control — Jennifer has everything, and Jill wants to be just like her. If Jill can’t BE Jennifer, she must destroy her.
“Excess Flesh is an original, next-level, powerhouse film that has proven itself with both mainstream and genre audiences in the festival circuit,” said Acort vice-president of acquisitions Chris Wilembrecht.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgHeUjKaCFM
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ASTHMA, Directorial Debut of Jake Hoffman, Dustin Hofman’s Son, Sets Release Date
ASTHMA the directorial debut of Dustin Hofman’s son, Jake Hoffman, will be released in theaters on October 23 via IFC Films. Asthma which World Premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, stars Benedict Samuel and Krysten Ritter alongside Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Goran Visnjic, Dov Tiefenbach, Rene Ricard and Iggy Pop.
Gus is suffocating in life (and not just figuratively speaking), and finding a meaningful existence is an almost impossible task. His asthma attacks come at the most inopportune times, and are a constant reminder of his attempts to resolve his uncertain situation in a radical manner. Somewhere between the drugs, the lack of money, and his ongoing sense of alienation, Gus sees a shimmer of light in the form of Ruby, a charming and self-confident rocker whose life is much more certain than his. In his endeavor to escape from himself, the young outsider – who bears a striking resemblance to Mick Jagger – sets out on an unpredictable trip in a stolen convertible. Jake Hoffman’s feature debut is a vibrant and authentic look at New York’s bohemian scene, whose members try to find out who they are to a soundtrack of rock hits. The young acting duo Benedict Samuel and Krysten Ritter are supported in smaller roles by their more experienced colleagues Rosanna Arquette, Iggy Pop and Nick Nolte.
Jake Hoffman (b. 1981, Los Angeles County, California) studied film at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has been active in the film industry since childhood, appearing in Rain Man (1988) at age seven. His acting career then continued with Hook (1991),Liberty Heights (1999), Click (2006) and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Besides acting, he also directs music videos and has written and directed several short films, including Walk into the Bar(2004), Pancho’s Pizza (2005) and Please, Alfonso(2012). asthma (2014) is his feature film debut.
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2015 Woodstock Film Festival Unveils “NEW” World Cinema Competition + Focus on Dutch Cinema Lineup
The Woodstock Film Festival announced its New for 2015 World Cinema Competition, including a special Focus on Dutch Cinema in partnership with the Netherlands Consulate General in New York. The Woodstock Film Festival has programmed three Dutch narratives to showcase the vast range Dutch cinema has to offer: RENDEZ-VOUS, MEET ME IN VENICE, and SUMMER. All Dutch filmmakers will be in attendance.
Sparked by this joint venture with the Netherlands Consulate and the superb selection of other international films at the festival, the 2015 Woodstock Film Festival has launched its inaugural World Cinema Competition Award. Joining the three Dutch films are two additional World Cinema highlights, MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (Irish-Russian) and THERE SHOULD BE RULES (Swedish), to forge a strong line-up of international competition.
WORLD CINEMA COMPETITION FILMS:
FOCUS ON DUTCH CINEMA- THE NETHERLANDS
RENDEZ-VOUS, DIRECTED BY ANTIONETTE BEUMER (pictured in main image above)
US PREMIERE
Simone needs a change. Together with her husband Eric and their two children, she buys a decrepit mansion in the south of France, to turn it into a home and B&B. While the chaos of the renovation grows, Simone flees into a thrilling affair with one of the French construction workers, the gorgeous twenty-year-old Michel. She slowly loses control of her life and the French dream turns into her worst nightmare.
MEET ME IN VENICE, DIRECTED BY EDDY TERSTALL
US PREMIERE
Recounted by Lisa through a video she makes for her son, this Dutch father-daughter story of reconciliation unfolds between a woman and the father she first meets in adulthood. When the absentee Mauro invites Lisa to join him in Venice, she decides to go. But the journey doesn’t stop there, and the father-daughter road trip takes them from Italy to Istanbul along the Orient Express route, with breathtaking imagery of the Balkans and heartwarming musical interludes. In getting to know her father, Lisa gets to know herself.
SUMMER (ZOMER), DIRECTED BY COLETTE BOTHOF
NEW YORK PREMIERE
“Zomer” (“Summer”) is sweltering in a Dutch village where everyday life is dominated by the continually droning power plant. Anne, a quiet girl who longs to escape the confines of her small town, often feels like an outsider — until she meets Lena, a new girl in town who rides a motorbike, wears leather and is different from everybody else. With the awkward tenderness of youth and innocence, the two girls quickly form a bond and the audience gets to watch as young love unfolds. Authentic performances and cinematography that captures the languor and heat of summertime create a beautiful story of sexual awakening and a girl daring to be different. For those who have traveled beyond the teenage years, it is a reminder of the possibilities life holds.
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS, DIRECTED BY JOHNNY O’REILLY
RUSSIA – US PREMIERE
Moscow Never Sleeps is a multi-narrative drama about the hidden bonds that connects us all. The film dives headlong into the volatile intersections of contemporary Moscow and the intimate lives of five people.
O’Reilly’s short The Terms screened at the 2001 Woodstock Film Fest, winning for Best Short Film.
THERE SHOULD BE RULES, DIRECTED BY LINDA-MARIE BIRBECK
SWEDEN – EAST COAST PREMIERE
Mia and Mirjam, two passionate, free-spirited 14-year-olds, along with Karl, who is inventive and wise beyond his years, are a close knit threesome in a small town in Sweden where nothing ever happens. Mia wishes there were no rules and tempts life again and again. Mirjam, seeking love, finds her road to adulthood in a steamy romance with an older man who claims he loves her. Karl, supporting Mia’s sense of loss as her best friend is pulled away by new love, helps concoct ways to bring Mirjam back to them. While friendship and family bonds are tested and facades eventually crumble, the teens declare, “we are never becoming ordinary.”
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2015 Austin Film Festival Reveals First 10 Films incl. CAROL, I SAW THE LIGHT, YOUTH
Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first slate of films included in the 2015 lineup of Festival screenings this October 29-November 5. The complete list of programming at the 22nd Austin Film Festival, including short films, competition titles, and Conference panels, will be announced in mid-September.
2015 Austin Film Festival FIRST 10:
Carol (pictured in main image above)
Texas Premiere
Writer: Phyllis Nagy; Director: Todd Haynes
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy, Cory Michael Smith
Casual
New Series from Hulu
In attendance: Creator/Executive Producer Zander Lehmann; Executive Producer/Director Jason Reitman; Executive Producer Helen Estabrook; Executive Producer Liz Tigelaar; Cast Tommy Dewey, Michaela Watkins, Tara Lynne Barr
Fallen Stars
World Premiere
Writer/Director: Brian Jett
In attendance: Writer/Director Brian Jett; Cast Ryan O’Nan, Michelle Ang; Producer Stephanie Marin
I Saw the Light
Texas Premiere
Writer/Director: Marc Abraham
Staring: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford
Memoria
World Premiere
Writer/Directors: Vladimir de Fontenay, Nina Ljeti
In attendance: Writers/Directors Vladimir de Fontenay, Nina Ljeti; Cast James Franco, Sam Dillon
Newcomer
North American Premiere
Writer/Director: Kai Berry
In attendance: Writer/Director Kai Berry; Cast Anthony LaPaglia
The Night is Young
World Premiere
Writer/Directors: Matt Jones, Dave Hill
In attendance: Writer/Directors/Cast Matt Jones, Dave Hill
Paperback
World Premiere
Writer/Director: Adam Bowers
In attendance: Writer/Director Adam Bowers
The Teller and the Truth
World Premiere
Writer/Director: Andrew Shapter
In attendance: Writer/Director Andrew Shapter; All Cast and Crew
Youth
Texas Premiere
Writer/Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda
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Former Memphis Fire Fighter Morreco Coleman’s Doc GANGSTA WALKING THE MOVIE to Compete at 16th On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival
GANGSTA WALKING THE MOVIE by former Memphis Fire Fighter and independent film producer Morreco Coleman will compete in the Documentary film category at the 16th On Location: Memphis International Film and Music Festival taking place September 3 to 6, 2015.GANGSTA WALKING THE MOVIE will cause delight to fans of the unique music and dance style that originated in Memphis and that some say can only be understood by Memphians. On the other hand, Memphis Rap may cause dismay to those who disparage the music as dark and sinister with frightening lyrics. “I have been working for years on this documentary,” says Coleman. “It’s a collaborative project about the hip hop-rap and dance culture in Memphis which has been underground for over 20 years. Now you get to witness our secrets.”GANGSTA WALKING THE MOVIE is competing in its category with nine other films. The hour-long movie features a who’s who list of 30 Memphis rappers and hip-hop artists, including DJ Squeeky, Drumma Boy, MJG, 8Ball, Soni D, Skinny Pimp, Lord Infamous, Juicy J, Gangsta Boo, and Oscar winners DJ Paul, Juicy J and Frayser Boy of Three 6 Mafia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRtlqNwTACg
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SUM OF HISTORIES by Lukas Bossuyt to Screen at 2015 Montreal World Film Festival | TRAILER
SUM OF HISTORIES by Lukas Bossuyt will be presented at the 2015 Montreal World Film Festival in the Best First Fiction Feature Film category. The director Lukas Bossuyt, the producer Ivy Vanhaecke and the main actor, Koen de Graeve, will be in attendance.
Despite a tragic accident that occurred during their youth, the famous scientist Viktor lives a happy life with Lena. Along with his enthusiastic assistant, Titus, he has a groundbreaking discovery at the university : they can send e-mails to the past. Viktor’s desire to change Lena and his own past compels him to send an e-mail. But no matter how small the change, tampering with the past comes with certain risk.
Lukas Bossuyt, a graduate of the London Film School, directed two short films Strawberry Flavour and Elizabeth, both got awards for advertising purposes. In addition, he has two scripted television series : Aspe and De Rodenburgs. Sum of histories is his first feature film.
The actor in the role of Viktor, Koen de Graeve, was honored for his work in 2010 in the category Best Actor at the Star of Flemish TV and the Flemish Film Prize.
Sum of stories also stars Matteo Simoni (Safety First – The Movie), Karina Smulders (Bride Flight), Charlotte Anne Bongaerts (De Behandeling) and Robrecht Vanden Thoren (De Laatste Zomer).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39nlqnphK6E