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Category: Film
Must-See New Film on Women, Faith, and Rape in War
- By Angela Bonavoglia
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THE INNOCENTS is an extraordinary new film from acclaimed French director Anne Fontaine. In Polish and French, it tells the true story of a young French Red Cross doctor, Mathilde (Lou de Laâge) in Warsaw after World War II. She is caring for French survivors of the Nazi camps when she agrees,…
Melissa Silverstein talks about upcoming Wonder Woman movie
- By Melanie Breault
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THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED film, “Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot is expected to be released in 2017. According to Melissa Silverstein, artist director of the Athena Film Festival, “It’s the first movie that a woman has…
Priscilla Anany, Ghanian Filmmaker
Priscilla Anany hit the big time - the first time. Her feature, "childreN of the mountaiN," premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. It's the first time a Ghanian film debuted at the prestigious New York event. By the way, she won the Best New Narrative Director Award. Priscilla, who came to the States in 2003, earned a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the University of North Carolina and a Master's in Corporate Communications from NYU. She divides her time between New York and Ghana where she runs i60Productions, the film company she founded in 2011. There's plenty to talk about - so sit back and tune in.
Headhunt Revisited doc receives NEA Award
- By Melanie Breault
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THE TEAM BEHIND Headhunt Revisited has been chosen to receive one of 9 grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the production of an individual documentary in this funding round. The film, which is expected…
Shannon O’Neill appears in new dark comedy, “Women Who Kill”
- By Melanie Breault
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COMEDIAN SHANNON O’NEILL plays Alex in the new film, Women Who Kill, an adept and wry comedy on modern romance’s hollow results set in an LGBTQ Brooklyn. Shannon’s character is the friend of true crime podcast co-host Morgan who falls for a mysterious woman.