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Queen Mimi
''Queen Mimi'' is a 2015 documentary film about the life of Marie Haist, an octogenarian homeless woman who lived in a Santa Monica laundromat for 18 years, directed by Yaniv Rokah and produced by Elliot V Kotek. Release The film was selected for the Sarasota Film Festival. In May 2016 XLRator Media released the film worldwide.Anna Marie de la Fuente for Variety. December 3, 201XLrator Media Picks Up Yaniv Rokah’s Documentary ‘Queen Mimi’/ref> Cast *Mimi as herself *Zach Galifianakis as himself *Stan Fox as himself Awards and nominations Soundtrack ''Queen Mimi'' is a 2016 soundtrack album from the documentary containing a song by Grammy Award nominee Deana Carter Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album ''Did I Shave My Legs for This?'', which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States ... titled "Celebrate Life", written by Ralph Stevens an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaniv Rokah
Yaniv Rokah is an Israeli-American actor-Film director, director. Early life Yaniv Rokah grew up on the Mediterranean in Netanya, Israel. As a young adult, he moved to New York to become an actor. Career Rokah moved to New York in 1999, and to Los Angeles in 2006. He attended New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Although Rokah landed some small acting roles, he first came to wider attention for his 2015 documentary film, Queen Mimi. The project was funded on Kickstarter. The subject of the documentary, Marie 'Mimi' Haist, was a homeless woman living in a laundromat frequented by young, unknown actors and helping them do their laundry. Rokah decided to make a film about her. The film garnered substantial publicity while still in production when actor Zach Galifianakis, who had since become successful with The Hangover (film series), ''The Hangover'' series, arranged to give her an apartment, which Renée Zellweger furnished. Filmography * ''Queen Mimi'' (documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XLRator Media
XLrator Media is an American film distributor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The CEO is Barry Gordon, who founded the company in April 2010. In 2014, they began offering film production services in partnership with other companies. History Barry Gordon founded XLRator Media in April 2010. XLrator acts as a releasing company and partners with ARC Entertainment for the physical distribution. Gordon said that their market is films with an acquisition cost in "the low-seven-figure range". In 2012, XLrator launched the label Turbo for international action films, partnered with Screamfest Horror Film Festival to create a horror-themed label curated by them, and created their own genre film label, Macabre. In 2014, XLrator partnered with New Artists Alliance to co-produce and distribute three science fiction films, and in 2015, they partnered with RNR to co-produce and distribute three action-thriller films. The same year, the Macabre label was made available on Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Films
2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' described 2015 as, "one of Hollywood's worst years" but also stated that it was also "a terrific year for movies over all". He emphasized that, "The anticipated Oscarizables have mainly ranged from the blandly enjoyable to the droningly disastrous. Partly, the problem is merely one of scheduling: most of Hollywood's inspired directors, the ones whose images have a natural musical sublimity and complexity, weren't on call this year. My list reflects the unfortunate accident of a calendar year with no release by many of the best American directors working in or out of the Hollywood system, such as Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Miranda July, Terrence Malick, James Gray, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson." Highest-grossing films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deana Carter
Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album ''Did I Shave My Legs for This?'', which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over 5 million. It was followed by 1998's '' Everything's Gonna Be Alright'', 2003's '' I'm Just a Girl'', 2005's '' The Story of My Life'', and 2007's ''The Chain''. Overall, Carter's albums have accounted for 14 singles, including three which reached Number One on the '' Billboard'' country charts: " Strawberry Wine", "We Danced Anyway", and " How Do I Get There". Biography Carter was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of singer Fred Carter, Jr. Despite her famous father, she did not have a smooth path to a recording deal. After an initial lack of success at age 17, she entered the University of Tennessee, majoring in rehabilitation therapy and becoming a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and a Sigma Alpha Epsilon L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is a documentary film festivals held annually in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The festival began in 1991, with a screening of ten Academy Award-nominated documentaries. Overview The festival screens 100 documentaries each year and is recognized by the International Documentary Association and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of seven national Academy Award qualifying venues. The festival has held monthly screenings throughout the year and mini-festivals in Fayetteville, El Dorado, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Memphis, Tennessee. It has also collaborated with the Hot Springs Music Festival. History Notable attendees have included Ken Burns, James Whitmore, James Earl Jones, Diane Ladd, Peter Coyote, Louis Black, Tig Notaro, Waad Al-Kateab, Nanfu Wan, Garrett Bradley, Samuel D. Pollard, Freda Kelly, Tess Harper, Chris Strachwitz and Jose Canseco. In 2014, it was chosen to be an Academy Award Qualifier in the Documentary S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival is an annual documentary film festival based in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The festival debuted in 2010, with 93 films showing in venues throughout the village. That year, the festival had an attendance of 1,800. By the 2015 festival, that number had grown to almost 7,000, while the number of films shrank to less than 70. The festival currently has an all-volunteer staff. History The festival's director is Mary Ann Quinn Ponce, who founded the festival in 2010 in honor of her son, filmmaker David Ponce. The festival is operated by Fevered Dreams Productions. Fevered Dreams Productions was founded by Chagrin Falls High School Alumnus and filmmaker David Ponce as his film production company. David was inspired to tell the story of Sparrow Village, an aids orphanage in Johannesburg, South Africa in a documentary entitled ''The Lost Sparrows of Roodepoort''. However David contracted leukemia, and died in 2006 before his film could be completed. With the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhattan Film Festival
The Manhattan Film Festival (MFF) is an annual film festival. It was founded in 2006 by filmmakers Philip J. Nelson and Jose Ruiz Jr. MFF is currently operated by Mr. Nelson and Mr. Ruiz, along with a team of filmmakers, journalists, and exhibitors. It was founded as the Independent Features Film Festival. MFF is an annual event that has been held at prominent venues such as Symphony Space, Quad Cinema, and the Academy Theater at Lighthouse. MFF has also been held at smaller venues like the Producers Club and the Hunter College Lang Auditorium, and currently screens all films at the legendary Cinema Village theater. In 2012, the Manhattan Film Festival was named ''25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee: 2012'' by MovieMaker Magazine. In response to increased submissions, the festival expanded its program from just under 150 selections to 163 in 2013. Festival mission According to the festival's press materials: ''The goal of the Manhattan Film Festival has always been to help in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasota Film Festival
The Sarasota Film Festival is a film festival located in Sarasota, Florida and is held in April. Its mission is "to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing year-long programs for the economic, educational, and cultural benefit of our community". History Following the demise of the Sarasota French Film Festival in 1996, John Welch began researching and planning an independent film festival. He hired Jody Kielbasa as Executive Director and the first "mini-festival", featuring eight independent films, six actors and a gala fundraiser was held in January 1999. The county controversially funded the festival double what it requested, for a total of $50,000. The investment was defended as good for tourism. In 2002, the ''St. Petersburg Times'' highlighted the festival's potential for marketing and distribution, and, in 2003, ''Variety'' called the festival "one of the edgier, more interesting entrants on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot V Kotek
Elliot V. Kotek is an Australian producer, filmmaker, photographer and the co-founder and former content chief of Not Impossible Now, and former executive director of the Not Impossible Foundation. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Beyond Cinema'' magazine. Career A former mergers and acquisitions/biotech lawyer in Australia and New York, Kotek has a law degree and a BS in pharmacology and toxicology, both from Monash University. After moving to the U.S. in 2000, he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York and completed UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting. Kotek is the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Beyond Cinema'' magazine, the former editor-in-chief of both '' Moving Pictures'' and Celebs.com. Film and documentary Kotek produced ''Black Boys'' by Sonia Lowman, starring Malcolm Jenkins, Carmelo Anthony, Dr Harry Edwards and other luminaries - the film dealing with the lack of systematic investment in educational and emotional support fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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