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List Of Films At The 2011 Sundance Film Festival
The following is a list of all films shown at the 27th Sundance Film Festival. Feature competition The following films were shown in competition at the 27th Sundance Film Festival. U.S. Documentary The following 16 films were selected from 841 submissions and each is a world premiere. U.S. Dramatic The following 16 films were selected from 1,102 submissions and each is a world premiere. World Cinema Documentary The following 12 films were selected from 796 submissions. }) , , Leonard Retel Helmrich , , 2010 , , January 21 , - , ''Project Nim'' , , James Marsh , , 2011 , , January 20 , - , '' Senna'' , , Asif Kapadia , , 2010 , , January 21 , - , ' , , Matthew Bate , , 2011 , , January 22 World Cinema Dramatic The following 14 films were selected from 1,073 submissions. }) , , Naoki Katô , , 2010 , , January 21 , - , '' All Your Dead Ones'' ( es, Todos tus muertos) , , Carlos Moreno , , 2010 , , January 25 , - , ''The Cinema Hold Up'' ( es, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Sundance Film Festival
The 27th annual Sundance Film Festival took place from January 20, 2011 until January 30, 2011 in Park City, Utah, with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ogden, Utah, and Sundance, Utah. The festival opened with five screenings, one from each category in competition: ''Sing Your Song'', '' Pariah'', ''The Guard'', ''Project Nim'', and Shorts Program I. The New Frontier category opened with ''All That Is Solid Melts into Air''. The closing night film was '' The Son of No One''. There were 750 sponsors of the festival and 1,670 volunteers. Attendance was initially estimated at 60,000 people. Films 10,279 films were submitted. 3,812 feature films were submitted, including 1,943 from the US and 1,869 internationally. From these, 118 feature films were selected and include 95 world premieres. 6,467 short films were submitted, 81 short films were selected to be screened and 12 shorts are viewable on YouTube. The festival had films from 40 first-time filmmakers (25 in competition), re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Your Song
''Sing Your Song'' is a 2011 documentary that tells the story of Harry Belafonte. The film recounts his life and legacy, not only as a great entertainer, but as an important activist in the Civil Rights Movement. This inspirational biographical film begins with Belafonte's birth into poverty in Harlem in 1927, and childhood years in Jamaica, sent there by his immigrant mother. Director Susanne Rostock takes the viewer through his discovery of theater and training as an actor as a young man, and on to his career and success as a singer. The film shows not only Belafonte's remarkable success as a singer and actor, but also his true passion for social change. The film outlines some highlights of his entertainment career, but is more focused on how he helped change the world in other ways: marching with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil-rights era; working against apartheid in South Africa; fighting hunger through his instrumental work with USA for Africa; and, most recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Ground (film)
''Higher Ground'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Vera Farmiga in her directorial debut. The film is an adaptation of the 2002 memoir ''This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost'' by Carolyn S. Briggs, who co-wrote the screenplay. The film follows Corinne Walker (Farmiga) and her vacillating relationship with Christianity. The cast also includes Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, Donna Murphy, Norbert Leo Butz, and Bill Irwin. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 25, 2011, and received a limited release in the United States on August 26, 2011, by Sony Pictures Classics. Plot In the early Sixties, Corinne Walker is a girl who is skeptical about God. After her brother is stillborn, her parents' marriage disintegrates over the course of several years. As a teenager, she meets Ethan Miller, a budding musician in local rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braden King
Braden King (born 1971 North Carolina) is a New York-based filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. His feature film, ''Here'' (2011), starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal, premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing in 2012. A multimedia installation version of the project, ''Here The Story Sleeps ', premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in 2010 and toured internationally with live soundtrack accompaniment by composer Michael Krassner and Boxhead Ensemble. King's previous work includes the feature film ''Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks It's Back'' (co-directed with photographer Laura Moya), the award-winning short film ''Home Movie'' and music videos for Glen Hansard, Sparklehorse, Sonic Youth, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (Will Oldham) and Dirty Three. Career In 1998, Braden King and Laura Moya co-directed ''Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks its Back'' about crab fishing on Unalaska Island, Alaska. King's short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here (2011 Film)
''Here'' is a 2011 American drama adventure film directed by Braden King who also co-wrote the movie with Dani Valent. The film stars Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal. Synopsis Will Shepard (Foster), a solitary young man who lives in the San Francisco bay area, travels to Armenia to undertake a mapping survey in the rural areas of the country to confirm ground features and coordinates with GPS satellite data. There he meets Gadarine Nazarian (Azabal), a spirited Armenian ex-pat and professional photographer, who has returned home to face family issues. She decides to accompany Will on his journey, acting as his interpreter, while taking photographs too. They fall in love as they wander the countryside. Their affair lasts several days, but he has to move on. Production The film was shot on location in Armenia. After filming of the movie ended, five members of the cast and crew, including Ben Foster, got tattooed with the letters T.I.A., which stand for This Is Armenia. Reception ''Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Hill Road (film)
Gun Hill Road is a 2011 drama film directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green and starring Esai Morales. The title of the film derives from the Bronx road of the same name. The film is notable for starring a transgender character who is played by a transgender actor, Harmony Santana, who was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Premise Ex-con Enrique (Esai Morales) returns home after a stint in prison. His wife Angela has had an affair while he was away, and his daughter Vanessa, who is a young trans woman in the process of transitioning and coming out, is navigating her life through a bigoted environment, leaving Enrique with decisions to make regarding his family's future. Cast * Esai Morales as Enrique * Judy Reyes as Angela * Harmony Santana as Vanessa * Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as Thompson * Míriam Colón as Gloria * Felix Solis as Pete * Franky G as Tico * Vincent Laresca as Hector * Robert Prescott as Mr. Donovan * Robin de Jesús as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryam Keshavarz
Maryam Keshavarz ( fa, مریم کشاورز) is an American filmmaker(Iranian pedigreed) best known for her 2011 film '' Circumstance'' distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival. Biography Maryam received her BA in Comparative Literature from Northwestern University, an MA in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and an MFA in Film Direction from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. She was also a visiting scholar at the University of Shiraz, Department of Language and Literature. In 2001, with a band of all girl crew and cast, Maryam directed her first experimental 16mm film, entitled ''Sanctuary''. This surreal fantasy film about an Iranian woman in post-9/11 America traveled to several international festivals and landed Maryam the Steve Tisch fellowship to attend NYU's graduate film program. In 2003, Maryam drew on her experience growing up between Iran and the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circumstance (2011 Film)
''Circumstance'' ( fa, شرایط, translit=''Šar'ayet''; french: En secret) is a 2011 French-Iranian-American dramatic film written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz starring Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai and Keon Alexander. It explores homosexuality in modern Iran, among other subjects. Plot Atafeh (Nikohl Boosheri) is the teenage daughter of a wealthy Iranian family in Tehran. She and her best friend, the orphaned Shireen (Sarah Kazemy) attend illicit parties and experiment with sex, drinking, and drugs. Atafeh's brother Mehran (Reza Sixo Safai) is a recovering drug addict who becomes increasingly religious and obsessed with Shireen, coinciding with the collapse of his once-strong relationship with his sister. The heads of the family are the Hakimi parents, Firouz and Azar, who reminisce on their youth and what has become and what will become of their family. Production Set in Iran and released with subtitled Persian dialogue, the film was shot in Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Levinson
Samuel Levinson (born January 8, 1985) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. In 2010, he received his first writing credit as a co-writer for the action comedy film '' Operation: Endgame''. The following year, he made his directorial film debut with ''Another Happy Day'' (2011), which premiered at Sundance Film Festival. He then received a writing credit on his father's HBO television film ''The Wizard of Lies'' (2017). He continued writing and directing for the feature films ''Assassination Nation'' (2018) and ''Malcolm & Marie'' (2021). In 2019, Levinson created the HBO teen drama series ''Euphoria'' which was adapted from the Israeli series of the same name. The series has become popular with audiences, while gaining significant criticism for its explicit content involving teens, particularly its portrayal of teenage sexuality. Levinson was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards for the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Happy Day
''Another Happy Day'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson, in his feature directorial debut. The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Haden Church, Jeffrey DeMunn, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, George Kennedy, Ezra Miller, Demi Moore, Diana Scarwid and Daniel Yelsky. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2011. It was released on November 18, 2011, by Phase 4 Films. Plot A wedding at Lynn Hellman's parents estate hurls her into the center of touchy family dynamics. Cast * Ellen Barkin as Lynn Hellman * Kate Bosworth as Alice Hellman * Ellen Burstyn as Doris Baker * Thomas Haden Church as Paul * George Kennedy as Joe Baker * Ezra Miller as Elliot Hellman * Demi Moore as Patty * Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Bonnie * Michael Nardelli as Dylan * Daniel Yelsky as Ben Hellman * Eamon O'Rourke as Brandon * Lola Kirke as Charlie * Jeffrey DeMunn as Lee * Diana Scarwid as Donna * Peppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Cahill (director)
Mike Cahill (born July 5, 1979) is an American filmmaker. Early life and education Mike Cahill was born in New Haven, Connecticut on July 5, 1979. His first forays into filmmaking were with Fisher-Price and VHS camcorders when he was young. He gained his first credit as a documentarian at the age of 17, when he and a friend directed a film titled ''The Pocket'', about D.C go-go music. After high school, Cahill studied economics at Georgetown University, graduating in 2001. While a student there he formed a close relationship with professional colleague and friend Brit Marling, whom he met at a Georgetown film festival, and the two began working on short films together where Marling would act and Cahill would direct. Career While still in his senior year at Georgetown, Cahill began interning with National Geographic Society, National Geographic Television and Film, soon becoming their youngest field producer, editor and cinematographer. He and Marling collaborated on ''Boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Earth
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