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Preview - "Moving Windmills" The William Kamkwamba Story (Aka "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind")
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- February 24, 2012 2:36 PM
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I remember first writing about this kid back in 2009, during the early S&A days, on the old site. And now, after much publicity, a book, and even a TED talk, he's now going to be the focus of a feature length documentary.
Preview Contemplative Doc "Home Country" (A Somali Community In A Small New England City)
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- February 24, 2012 2:11 PM
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I'm digging the contemplative look and feel of this; the subject matter also certainly intrigues.
Preview - Doc "18 IUS SOLI" Examines Italian Law That Denies Citizenship To Children Born Of Immigrants
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- February 17, 2012 1:59 PM
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Curious about this documentary titled 18 IUS SOLI by Afro-Italian filmmaker Fred Kuwornu (above with Spike Lee) which, as the Afro-Europe blog notes, "examines the law that denies citizenship to young people born in Italy of immigrant parents, because they have no Italian blood."
SXSW 2012 Preview: Doc "Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots" Explores Hip Hop's Connection To Riots
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- February 2, 2012 7:00 PM
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The documentary feature Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots, directed by Mark Ford and produced by Wesley Jones, is making its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival next month. The film explores the influence of Hip Hop in the 80's and early 90's, which may have served as a catalyst, to the L.A. riots 20 years ago.
Watch Preview Of Picturesque Colombian Drama "Chocó" Heading To Berlin Panorama Debut
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- January 31, 2012 1:12 PM
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It's titled simply Chocó, a film set in Colombia, which centers on the struggles of a 27-year-old mother of 2 (the titular Chocó), working a poorly-paid job in a gold mine, living in a tiny wooden hut, who's married to a reckless and abusive man named Everlides, a marimba player who gambles away their life savings.
Sneak Peek at Morgan Freeman in Oprah's "Master Class" This Sun 1/22 on OWN Network
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- January 20, 2012 5:13 PM
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Watch Preview Of "Punk In Africa" (Three Chords, Three Countries, One Revolution)
- By Tambay A. Obenson
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- January 6, 2012 8:40 PM
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James Spooner's Afro-Punk immediately came to mind, though one doesn't have anything to do with the other.
Watch New Clip For "Joyful Noise" (Queen Latifah, Keke Palmer)
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- December 26, 2011 8:38 AM
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Warner Brothers has just released a new clip for the upcoming musical comedy Joyful Noise. Filmed in Georgia and written/directed by Todd Graff, the film tells the story of a "small town choir out to win a national competition despite overwhelming odds. A story of faith and determination by the choir leaders (Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton) and the young talent who give their all to win god's praise and beat the competition for the grand prize."
Watch Now: Three Clips for South African Drama About Orphan Boy "Lucky"
- By Vanessa Martinez
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- December 19, 2011 5:37 PM
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Written and directed by Avie Luthra, the South African drama Lucky about an orphan 10-year old boy who finds refuge with an old prejudiced Indian woman after his mother dies from AIDS, was profiled on the site back in September when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It seems to have been well-received by critics; BBC called it, "a simple but profoundly moving portrait of humanity"..."a wonderful, little gem;" while a review by Variety calls it, "an emotionally resonant portrait of contemporary South Africa...delicate and real...extraordinarily touching."
Preview Sundance Screenwriters Lab Selection "A Chjàna" + Watch Explosive Trailer For The Short Film Version Of It
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- December 16, 2011 4:58 PM
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Announced earlier today... the Sundance Institute's selection of the next 12 feature projects that will begin the journey through the Sundance Labs program (not that all of them will go through the entire program), beginning with its annual January Screenwriters Lab - an immersive, 5-day writers’ workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah, that takes places just before the 2012 installment of the Sundance Film Festival begins.
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