{"id":28809,"date":"2025-02-16T00:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T05:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28809"},"modified":"2025-02-17T00:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T05:17:57","slug":"harlem-ice-exclusive-interview-with-director-samantha-knowles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=28809","title":{"rendered":"Harlem Ice : Exclusive Interview with Director Samantha Knowles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">\u00a9Courtesy of Disney+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nobuhiro Hosoki<\/strong> grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick&#8217;s &#8220;A Clockwork Orange.\u201d After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo\u2019s program called &#8220;Morning Satellite&#8221; at the New York branch office but he didn\u2019t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28810\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster.png\" alt=\"Harlem Ice \" width=\"868\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster.png 868w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster-700x1024.png 700w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster-768x1124.png 768w, https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Harlem-Ice-poster-696x1018.png 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harlem Ice<\/strong> : Young skaters from Harlem face challenges Synopsis Young skaters from Harlem face challenges and triumphs as they train for competitions; their journey showcases the impact of Figure Skating in Harlem, breaking barriers and opening doors for girls of color in the world of ice skating.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong> : Samantha Knowles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Producer<\/strong> : Sara Bernstein, Geeta Gandbhir, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Meredith Kaulfers, Robin Roberts, Justin Wilkes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Network<\/strong> : Disney+ Genre : Documentary<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Language<\/strong> : English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date<\/strong> :Feb 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you like the interview, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/nobuhosokigmail-com\/\">Check out more of Nobuhiro&#8217;s articles.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the trailer of the film.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UXYSyTRvVnQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harlem Ice | Official Trailer | Disney+\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXYSyTRvVnQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9Courtesy of Disney+ Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching 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