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Midnight Traveler
''Midnight Traveler'' is a 2019 documentary film directed by Hassan Fazili. Filmed on three smartphones by Fazili and his wife, Fatima Hussaini, and their two daughters, it chronicles their three-year journey from their home in Afghanistan to Europe in search for asylum. The film premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019, where it won the Special Jury Award for No Borders. It also screened in the Panorama section at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2019, where it won the second prize in the documentary section. It was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2019 Gotham Independent Film Awards. PBS aired the film as part of the '' POV'' series on December 30, 2019. As an episode of the series, the film received a Peabody Award in 2020. Background Fazili and Hussaini, who are self-taught filmmakers, owned Kabul's Art Café and Restaurant, a place where men and women with reformist beliefs would congregate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscilloscope (company)
Oscilloscope Laboratories is an independent film company and distributor founded by Adam Yauch and former TH!NKFilm executive David Fenkel. It also has a recording studio and film production facilities. Fenkel returned to the company on May 4, 2012, following Yauch's death. Shortly afterwards, Fenkel left the company in order to co-found A24 A24 is an American independent entertainment company that specializes in film and television production, as well as film distribution. It is based in New York City. A24 was founded in 2012 by Daniel Katz, David Fenkel and John Hodges. Pr ... alongside Daniel Katz and John Hodges. Oscilloscope is currently headed by Dan Berger. In 2009, the company signed a deal with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Releases References External linksOfficial website {{Region 1 home video Beastie Boys Film distributors of the United States Mass media companies established in 2008 2008 establishments in New York City Mass media comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |