With director Darin J. Sallam and actress Karam Taher How can one not be touched by directorial tour- de- force from Darin J. Sallam: ‘FARHA’ . This is the touching journey of a 14 year old girl, Farha, played by newcomer Karam Taher, in 1948 in Palestine and who is …
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Interview with Director: Samir Nasr SHARAF is an amazing tour de force by maverick director Samir Nasr. It explores with a visceral attitude the dystopian prison world in the Arab world. This was one more breathtaking film to watch during the Red Sea International Film Festival. After the premiere, we …
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Last week at The Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the most important Saudi female filmmaker, Haifaa Al-Mansour , was finally celebrated for her courage, her talent and her vision to encourage waves of changes in this country with a “bad reputation”. Such reputation is sure to be …
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Guest writer Emmanuel Itier interviews Director Pamela Moriarity and Actress/producer Kristen Ann Ferraro and Actor/writer/producer Eric Wolf of the feature film A DEADLY LEGEND. What attracted you to this film? Pamela: When A DEADLY LEGEND was first presented to me, I was immediately attracted to the script. The sense of family institution spoke …
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What if, one day, as you sit in a taxi minding your own business a version of yourself from the Future is about to confront you!? Well, this is the beginning of the new time travel, mind-blowing journey directed by Jeremy LaLonde. In the lead is actor Jonas Chernick, who …
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When a passionate puppet animator meets Lisa Henson, daughter of legendary Jim Henson (The Muppets, Dark Crystal, Sesame Streets) you get a fantastic visionary endeavor: the short film ‘The Haunted Swordsman’ which just played at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. We sat down with director and puppet master Kevin …
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The 35th Santa Barbara International Film Festival just completed another splendid year with an amazing programming of mesmerizing features and inspiring documentaries. One of these documentaries that caught my interest was the American project written, produced and directed by two maverick men: Darroch Greer and Paul Glenshaw. Their film, ‘The …
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Q: You said that this film is a “special” film for you, what is the reason? Takashi: I think that film is one my most hopeful movie with some political undertone. Also it’s a movie about love, about relationship and I think this is different from my other movies in …
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Time to celebrate again the independent spirit of courageous filmmakers releasing ‘Bushwick Beats’, a film based in the heart of Brooklyn’s hot Bushwick neighborhood. This film is a brilliant construct by six promising young directors: Anu Valia, A.Sayeeda Moreno, Chloe Sarbib, Brian Shoaf, Sonejuhi Sinha and James Sweeney. The unconditional …
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Looking for an action-adventure film with stunning visuals to see this weekend? Then “Mortal Engines” is for you! Produced by Oscar-winning Peter Jackson, starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae and more, “Mortal Engines” is a film-adaptation of the Philip Reeve books of the same name. Check out my …
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