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Children Of Fate (1914 Film)
''Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family'' is a 1993 documentary film about life in the slums of Palermo, Sicily, directed by Andrew Young and Susan Todd. Synopsis The film is a sequel to '' Cortile Cascino'', a 1961 documentary shot by Andrew Young's father, Robert M. Young, which depicted the eponymous Palermo slum and told the story of Angela Capra and her family. ''Children of Fate'' picks up the story 30 years on, showing Capra now separated from her husband, and the fates of her children. Awards The film was nominated for an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ... for Best Documentary Feature. References External links * 1993 films American documentary films American black-and-white films Documentary films about poverty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingzie Howard
Elcors "Shingzie" Howard was an actress in the U.S. She appeared in several Oscar Michaux films. She also worked for the Colored Players Film Corporation. After she married she became known as Shingzie Howard McClane. She retired from filmmaking and became a teacher. She appeared in the documentary '' Midnight Ramble'' episode of ''American Experience'' about early African American films in 1994. Filmography *'' The Virgin of Seminole'' (1922) *'' Jasper Landry's Will'' (1922) *'' The Dungeon'' (1922) as Myrtle Downing *''A Son of Satan'' (1924) *''The House Behind the Cedars'' (1927) as Rena *'' The Prince of His Race'' (1926) *'' Children of Fate'' (1928) See also *Evelyn Preer Evelyn Preer (née Jarvis; July 26, 1896 – November 17, 1932), was a pioneering American stage and screen actress and jazz and blues singer of the 1910s through the early 1930s. Preer was known within the black community as "The First Lady of ... References External linksFind a Grave entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseline (database)
Studio System by Gracenote, formerly known as Baseline StudioSystems, is an American e-commerce company. It was founded in 1982 and licenses its commercial entertainment database, known as Studio System. It is owned by Gracenote, a subsidiary of Nielsen Holdings. History James Monaco founded Baseline in 1982. Their primary product, an entertainment database, was launched in 1985. Monaco left Baseline in 1992, and Paul Kagan Associates purchased it the following year. Big Entertainment purchased the database in 1999 and subsequently renamed themselves to Hollywood.com. The same year, Creative Planet purchased The Studio System, a rival database founded in 1987, from Brookfield Communications. In 2004, Hollywood.com's parent company, Hollywood Media, purchased The Studio System and merged the two databases. Two years later, The New York Times Company purchased the now-renamed Baseline StudioSystems and integrated it into NYTimes.com, only to sell it back to Hollywood.com i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Palermo
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
