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Momo Akashi’s ‘VOICE’: A Thoughtful Parable in the ‘Theatre of Engagement’ Tradition

©Captured and Edited by Miku Hirayama with iPhoto Written by Momo Akashi and directed by Kevin Cheng, VOICE had its global premiere on July 6 as part of the Time Capsule project at the Chain Theatre in New York City. As the brainchild of producer and artistic director Ai Toyoshima, the Time Capsule project is…

NEW PLAY VOICE PROUD PARTICIPANT OF TIME CAPSULE PROJECT : July 5th & July 6th at Chain Theater

 NEW PLAY “VOICE” PROUD PARTICIPANT OF TIME CAPSULE PROJECT July 5th & July 6th A World Premier Play featuring Mai Ozeki in collaboration with Momo Akashi                         Project : https://www.timecapsuleprojectnyc.com/friday-saturday June 23, 2024 – NEW YORK, NY: Mai Ozeki and Momo Akashi are pleased to…

Tribeca Festival: Interview with Directors Kelly Anderson and Jay Arthur Sterrenberg on Emergent City

©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival Assigning the responsibility to shape the evolution and future of an already built environment in a thriving, bustling city has long served as an existential crisis. The way people work within – and outside of – existing systems to try to strengthen and protect a specific neighborhood is the driving force…

Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Competition Winners

TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2024 COMPETITION WINNERS   “Griffin in Summer,” “Bikechess,” “Hacking Hate” Take Top Honors  in U.S. Narrative, International Narrative, and Documentary Competitions “Don’t You Let Me Go” Receives the 12th Annual Nora Ephron Award “Come Closer” and “Witches” Top Inaugural Viewpoints Competition NEW YORK – (June 13, 2024) —  The 23rd annual Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX,…

JAPAN CUTS 2024 Program Announced!

©Courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAPAN SOCIETY PRESENTS THE 17TH ANNUAL  JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM July 10–21, 2024 · Japan Society · New York, NY North America’s largest Japanese film festival presents two weeks of contemporary premieres, including new films from Kei Chika-ura, Takeshi Kitano, Gakuryu Ishii, Shunji…

Jim Henson Idea Man, on Disney+

©Courtesy of Disney+ Jim Henson must be the most recognizable puppeteer in American pop culture history. Of course, his Muppets are even more famous. Initially, he wanted to work in the new medium of television and puppetry turned out to be a convenient entry point. As fans know, he would eventually create original creatures for…

Sony Classics Acquires Rights to Walter Salles’s ‘I’m Still Here’

Sony Pictures Classics has bought the North American rights to I’m Still Here, a film by the acclaimed Brazilian director Walter Salles, who made Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries. I’m Still Here is based on a true story about Eunice Pavia, a woman who becomes a political activist after her husband, Rubens, is captured…

Tribeca Festival 2024 Announces Jury of Stoytellers, Directors, Actors, Writers, And Producers

Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, today announced the 2024 jury members who will select winning projects in the film, games, and audio storytelling sections. The Festival has 17 competition categories in which jurors will honor winning storytellers and creators with artistic awards. This year’s festival jury includes a diverse roster of groundbreaking filmmakers, award-winning actors,…

‘Taking Venice,’ A Look Inside The Art World’s Politics

Amei Wallach is an award-winning art critic who, as a filmmaker, has often brought to the silver screen art history with acclaimed movies such as Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine and Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: Enter Here. Her latest cinematic oeuvre focuses on a peculiar story revolving around the oldest, largest…

Harlem International Film Festival 2024 Announces Film Lineup and Return to Columbia University’s Screens in May

THE 2024 HARLEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL announces line-up for 19th edition (May 16-26) Opening Night features the World Premiere of  Nana Ghana’s You Are Always Right Here and an Uptown Shorts Spotlight  Saturday’s Spotlight Presentation will feature the  NY Premiere of Nancy Saslow’s documentary  Xernona Clayton: A Life in Black and White   YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT…