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Sharon Abella and her blog 1worldcinema report on the industry from New York and th emany festivals she is attending, she is a regular contributor to filmfestivals.com
April is National Autism Awareness month. Become aware!
Autism was first diagnosed in 1943 by psychiatrist, Dr. Leo Kanner.
Impaired social interactions, difficulties communicating and interpreting social cues, engaging in repetitive movements such as rocking and twirling or self-abusive behavior such as biting or head-banging, and lacking empathy are just some of the characteristics that make up Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or a range of complex neurodevelopmental di...
The ‘Pilgrim Republic Children’s Rehab Center’ founded in the year 2000 by Pastor ‘Crocodile’ Gennadiy Mohnkenko in Mariupol, Ukraine, assists homeless adolescents, who many times are escaping abusive family lives, and are now living on the streets under manhole covers. Engaging in risky behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse and theft, Pastor Gennadiy helps the children transition to safe homes and orphanages, and schools where they can learn computer skills...
Remember pouring buckets of ice water over your head to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease on facebook last year?
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease involving the upper and lower motor neurons that control voluntary movement. When neurons can no longer transmit impulses to the muscles, the muscles begin to atrophy and weakness increases over time. ALS is an age-dependent disease in which incidence and mortality rates advance with ...
‘The Who’s’ Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon, probably wanted to ask aspiring ‘band managers’ and ‘film directors’ Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp, “Who are you?”
Back in the 1960’s, Christopher ‘Kit’ Sebastian Lambert and Christopher Thomas ‘Chris’ Stamp‘s intentions were to discover a Rock and Roll band and then make a film about them, as their e...
Don't say I didn't warn you! Buy now before they are all gone! Passes and ticket packages are on sale NOW, TODAY, PRONTO!!! Tribeca Film Festival April 15-26, 2015!!!
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SXSW Music, Film, Interactive in Austin, Texas is in full swing.
Interactive: March 13-17
Film: March 13-21
Music: March 17-22
Tonight: Documentary Spotlight:
“Bikes vs Cars”
Republik Square Park
442 Guadalupe Street
Austin, Texas
March 15, 2015
7:45pm-9:15pm
Swedish Director: Fredrik Gertten
Sweden: #1 GREENEST Country in the world.
Stockholm #3 GREENEST city in the world.
Most American automobile commuters spend 55 working days in traffic...
Award winning photographer and 'witness of the human condition,' Sebastiao Salgado, has traveled the world a few times over capturing photographs for his books:
Other Americas: 1977-1984 - The People of the Andes, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico.
Sahel: The End of the Road: 1984-1986 - Capturing Drought, Famine, and Disease in Niger, Mali, and Ethiopia.
Workers: 1986-1991 – Archeology of Industrial Areas
Paying homage to the men and women who build ...
Common questions- What is Dementia? What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
The older adult population is growing by nearly 1.6 million a year, an increase projected to continue over the next 20 years. People older than age 65 represented 12.4% of the population in the year 2000 but their number is expected to grow to 19% of the population by 2030. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older persons age 65 and older, more than twice their number in 2...
“Farewell to Hollywood” – A young woman, who loves movies, decides to document her experience as she battles osteosarcoma at age 16.
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The Life and Death of Reggie Nicholson
A documentary film directed by Henry Corra and Reggie Nicholson
Opens in NYC – Wednesday, February 25 -on Reggie’s birthday at Cinema Village
Opens in LA – Friday, March 13- Noho 7
One and a half months ...
‘Song One’ is an 88 minute Brooklyn summer romance-indie-hipster drama starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Franny), and West London folk singer, Johnny Flynn (James Forester). Franny, who is studying for her PhD in anthropology in Morocco, receives a call from her mother stating that her brother, Henry, has been hit by a car crossing the street, is in a coma in the hospital, and asks that she return home to NYC. Franny visits her brother in the hospital often, and by searchi...
Ballet 422, directed by Jody Lee Lipes, opens in New York at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and the Landmark Sunshine Cinema, on Friday, February 6th, 2015.
Have you ever wondered how a ballet gets created, the costumes get designed, the timing is mastered, and the pointe shoes get sewn on?
Ballet 422, transports you backstage to the making of the New York City 422nd ballet, “Paz de la Jolla,” set to the musical composition by Bohuslav Martinu fr...
As people continue to protest and march across the Brooklyn Bridge fighting for African American human rights and dignity 50 years later, sadly, Selma continues to ring true. The Director of Selma, Ava DuVernayhttp://www.avaduvernay.com/, majored in English and African American studies at UCLA, and has broken the glass ceiling, as she becomes the first African American woman nominated for Best Director at the Golden Globes.
The fi...
http://www.lastdaysofivory.com/
“Last Days” is only 3 minutes long, yet is fierce and brave. Save the elephants.
ABOUT WILDAID
WildAid is the only organization to focus on reducing the demand for wildlife products. WildAid works with hundreds of Asian and Western political figures, celebrities and business leaders, including the Duke of Cambridge, Yao Ming, Jackie Chan, Edward Norton and Sir Richard Branson, to dissuade people from purchasing endangered wildlife pr...
Kathryn Bigelow and Angelina Jolie have been successfully directing war films for the past 5 or so years: The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, In the Land of Blood and Honey, and now, Unbroken, while Christiane Amanpour’s war correspondences from the frontlines, still hold strong.
What will it take to break a man? How much can one man take?
In “Unbroken,” the latest film directed by Angelina Jolie, Jack O’Connell (‘Starred Up’ and &...
Kendal Mountain Film Festival for Outdoor Enthusiasts is in it’s 15th straight year and is held in the Lakes District in Cumbria County, UK, Thursday- Sunday, November 20-23, 2014.
http://www.golakes.co.uk/
Covering all aspects of mountain and adventure sports culture, the film genres shown at ‘KMF’ include wildlife, outdoor sports, and environmental documentaries. Their vision is to encourage more people to explore the great outdoors.
Every single film being sh...
“You can torture us, bomb us, and burn our district down, but fire is catching, and if we burn, you burn with us!”
Can our beloved friend and family-oriented warrior princess, Miss Katniss Everdeen overthrow the Capitol, in this third deep, dark, and powerful installment based on the novels by Suzanne Collins, ‘Mockingjay’: Part 1?
War on! Game off! The games are finished forever, however, the threat of oppression, and the fight to survive is...
The 92nd Street Y’s signature movie series, ‘Reel Pieces’ held a screening of the Oscar Contender, “The Imitation Game’ based on the biography of Alan Turing: The Enigma, written by Andrew Hodges. The screening was followed by a Q & A with the ‘Sherlock’ heartthrob, Benedict Cumberbatch. Yes, SHERLOCK was LIVE and IN person this past Sunday evening at the Kaufmann Concert Hall located at 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue!
Photo c...
However, it is also premiering this Monday, Nov. 17 on HBO, 9pm EST
‘Banksy Does New York’ chronicles the month-long residence that the pseudonymous British street artist, political activist, painter and film director, from Bristol, England, known as ‘Banksy’ (Exit Through the Gift Shop), displayed throughout the city of New York last October, 2013.
For those who don’t know Banksy, no one has ever seen him before. His fans want to be th...
Although a science fiction story, it is not too hard to imagine with our advances in technology.
The planet Earth is experiencing extreme climate change and is on the brink of extinction, experienced astronauts enter the cosmos searching for a new home for humans to live on at the end of the galaxy, family members left on Earth are at a loss not knowing if the spacecraft will ever return or if they were abandoned, distant planets are explored, and time is n...
“The National Gallery,” London’s esteemed art museum in Trafalgar Square, was founded in 1824, and houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. Open everyday from 10am to 6pm, it is located where all roads in London lead, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom.
This 180 minute Wiseman documentary demonstrates a taste of what it is like to work behind the scenes at the world famous museum observing Dr. Nicolas Penn...
“Under Our Skin” and “Under Our Skin Part 2″ are now available on DVD for those interested in learning more about Lyme Disease.
Lyme disease, named after the towns of Lyme and Old Lyme, Connecticut, is not only native to the Northeastern United States. In fact, the disease has been reported in ALL US states (except Montana), as well as, in Scandanavia (Norway), Europe (Spain, France, Austria, and Germany), Canada, and Australia.
A new report from the Cente...
“The Theory of Everything,” by British director, producer, James Marsh, known for Man on Wire (2008), Project Nim (2011) and Shadow Dancer (2012), had it’s World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, 2014, and will premiere in New York City, tomorrow night.
Opening scene: Modern day, Stephen Hawking, born January 8, 1942, is driving his motorized wheelchair in circles on an oriental rug in a collegiate room.
The film depicts a college aged Stephen...
Official Swedish Oscar Entry for Best Foreign Language Film
Written and directed by Ruben Östlund.
The film was a word-of-mouth sensation at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, and was a favorite at the recent Toronto Film Festival, where it received its North American premiere.
FORCE MAJEURE
In Swedish with English subtitles.
“I’m a failure of my own instincts!”-Tomas (Johannes Bah Kuhnke)
A Swedish family of f...
Really, all I need to say is that Marion Cotillard stars as the lead actress in “Two Days, One Night,” and that should be enough to put down what you are doing and read this review. The woman is sheer class and prettier in person than on the big screen.
In the working class hero drama about morality, “Two Days, One Night,” Marion Cotillard’s character, Sandra, has one weekend to go door to door to her co-workers’ homes and try to convince them to h...
“This is the proudest I’ve ever been of any project I’ve ever done.”-Richard Gere
“This film offers perspective and compassion.”-Oren Moverman
“I want people to watch this film, and get human.”-Ben Vereen
“This is a story of a story that never gets told.”-Jena Malone
Filmed entirely in NYC, with the camera lenses far out of sight, many passerby’s were led to believe that Richard Gere and Ben Vereen were, in fact, j...
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