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Aaron Douglas Johnston
Aaron Douglas Johnston is an American filmmaker who is based in the Netherlands. He is known for the films ''Bumblefuck, USA'', and ''My Sister's Quinceañera''. Both films focus on outsider themes and mixup the boundary between documentary and fiction through his use of non-professional actors. He has used community funding to provide the small budgets for his films. Biography Johnston was born in 1978 and raised in Muscatine, Iowa, Muscatine, Iowa. He studied sociology at University of Oxford, Oxford and Yale University, Yale before finding his way into filmmaking in the Netherlands. In Amsterdam, he studied directing at the Netherlands film and television academy, Netherlands Film and Television Academy, where he made the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance-selected short ''Today and Tomorrow'', a drama made with and about political asylum seekers living in the Netherlands''.'' Awards 2014 Independent Spirit Awards – Someone to Watch Award (Nominated) References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
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Bumblefuck, USA
''Bumblefuck, USA'' is a 2011 film containing both dramatic and documentary elements about lesbian and gay life experienced by a Dutch woman arriving in the United States heartland. The movie was featured on Autostraddle as one of "8 Pretty Great Lesbian Movies You Haven’t Seen Yet". Accolades * Frameline 35 - official selection * Outfest Outfest is an LGBTQ-oriented nonprofit that produces two film festivals, operates a movie streaming platform, and runs educational services for filmmakers in Los Angeles. Outfest is one of the key partners, alongside the Frameline Film Festival ... 2011 - official selection References External links * 2011 LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films 2011 films 2010s English-language films {{LGBT-film-stub}Bumble Fuck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Sister's Quinceañera
My Sister's Quinceañera is a 2013 documentary-drama by director Aaron Douglas Johnston. It is a rural coming-of-age drama about circumstances, American aspirations, and the effect of family ties''.'' The film stars Elizabeth Agapito, Becky Garcia, and Josefina Garcia. The film premiered at the 2013 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Plot Made with Mexican-American residents of Iowa with no prior acting experience, ''My Sister's Quinceañera'' tells the fictional story of one family's experience living in small town America. Big brother Silas is the involuntary man of the house. He does his best to take care of his five siblings and help his single mother as the family prepares for his sister's fifteenth birthday, but he dreams of leaving Muscatine and starting a new life for himself. Critical reception The Hollywood Reporter says "audiences will warm to the vivid characters." '' Rotterdam Film Festival's Movie Mezzanine says the film "''is what real indie film looks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muscatine, Iowa
Muscatine ( ) is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,797 at the time of the 2020 census, an increase from 22,697 in 2000. The county seat of Muscatine County, it is located along the Mississippi River. The local business association states that the name Muscatine is not used by any other community. Muscatine is the principal city of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area (2010 census population 54,132) the estimate was 54,184, which includes all of Muscatine and Louisa counties, making it the 208th-largest micropolitan statistical area. History Muscatine began as a trading post founded by representatives of Colonel George Davenport in 1833. Muscatine was incorporated as Bloomington in 1839; the name was changed to reduce mail delivery confusion, as there were several Bloomingtons in the Midwest. Before that, Muscatine had also been known as "Newburg" and "Casey's Landing". The origin of the name ''Muscatine'' is debated. It may h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor = The Lord Patten of Barnes , vice_chancellor = Louise Richardson , students = 24,515 (2019) , undergrad = 11,955 , postgrad = 12,010 , other = 541 (2017) , city = Oxford , country = England , coordinates = , campus_type = University town , athletics_affiliations = Blue (university sport) , logo_size = 250px , website = , logo = University of Oxford.svg , colours = Oxford Blue , faculty = 6,995 (2020) , academic_affiliations = , The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale University
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. It is a member of the Ivy League. Chartered by the Connecticut Colony, the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers before moving to New Haven in 1716. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research. Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools: the original undergraduate col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands Film And Television Academy
The Netherlands Film Academy ( nl, Nederlandse Filmacademie) (NFA) was founded in 1958. The academy is the only recognised institute in the Netherlands that offers training to prepare for the work in the various crew disciplines. Specialisation is possible in fiction directing, documentary directing, screenwriting, editing, producing, sounddesign, cinematography, production design, and interactive multimedia/visual effects. The Netherlands Film Academy is situated at Markenplein 1. It is a division of the Amsterdam University of the Arts. Alumni *Jan de Bont, cinematographer of ''Die Hard'' and director of ''Twister'' and ''Speed'' * Stephan Brenninkmeijer, director and film producer *Pieter Jan Brugge, producer of ''Heat'' and '' Defiance'' * Danniel Danniel, director and editor of ''Ei'' 1987. *Mike van Diem, director of ''Character'' *Gied Jaspars, television and radio director *Martin Koolhoven, director *Nanouk Leopold, director *Dick Maas, director *Pim de la Parra, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,660 attending in 2016. It takes place each January in Park City, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; and at the Sundance Resort (a ski resort near Provo, Utah), and acts as a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers. The festival consists of competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films, both feature films and short films, and a group of out-of-competition sections, including NEXT, New Frontier, Spotlight, Midnight, Sundance Kids, From the Collection, Premieres, and Documentary Premieres. History 1978: Utah/US Film Festival Sundance began in Salt Lake City in August 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival in an effort to attract more filmmakers to Utah. It was founded by Sterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with Poly(methyl methacrylate), acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the bare budgets of independent films. Since 2006, winners have received a metal trophy depicting a bird with its wings spread sitting atop of a pole with the shoestrings from the previous design wrapped around the pole. In 1986, the event was renamed the Independent Spirit Awards. Now called the Film Independent Spirit Awards, the show is produced by Film Independent, a not-for-profit arts organization that used to produce the LA Film Festival. Film Independent members vote to determine the winners of the Spirit Awards. The awards show is held inside a tent in a parking lot at the beach in Santa Monica, California, usually on the day before the Academy Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someone To Watch Award
The Someone to Watch Award, sponsored by Kiehl's, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. History The award includes a $25,000 unrestricted grant. The award was first given at the 1994 award ceremony. Notable winners/nominees who would soon become recognized include Kelly Reichardt (''Wendy and Lucy''), Chris Smith (''American Movie''), Tim Blake Nelson (''The Grey Zone''), Marc Forster ('' Finding Neverland''), Andrew Bujalski (''Mutual Appreciation''), Ramin Bahrani (''Fahrenheit 451'') & Barry Jenkins (''Moonlight'') Winners 1990s * 1994: Lodge Kerrigan – ''Clean, Shaven'' * 1995: Christopher Münch – '' Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day'' ** Tim McCann – ''Desolation Angels'' **Jennifer Montgomery – ''Art for Teachers of Children'' **Kelly Reichardt – ''River of Grass'' **Rafal Zielinski – ''Fun'' * 1996: Larry Fessenden – ''Habit'' **Joe Brewster – ''The Keeper'' ** Chris Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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