2025 ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL AT BARNARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING SELECTIONS FOR 15TH ANNUAL EVENT Festival opens March 6 with SATISFIED, an intimate story documenting Renée Elise Goldsberry’s journey while creating her iconic HAMILTON role, and runs through March 9 Festival will close with HOME COURT, about basketball prodigy Ashley Chea following her pursuit…
©Courtesy of kinsuma18_tbs(Instagram) On Friday, Koichi Minato, the head of Japan’s Fuji Television network, stated that a new independent investigation will be conducted into sexual misconduct allegations against one of the country’s highest-profile celebrities, Masahiro Nakai, and the possible involvement of company officials. Nakai was a leader of SMAP, a five-member singing and dancing boy…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the shortlists for ten different categories for the upcoming Oscars ceremony. Emilia Pérez came away with six mentions in total, ranging from makeup to sound to original score to international feature, and two for original songs (“El Mal” and “Mi Camino”). Universal Pictures’ ‘Wicked‘ followed…
©Courtesy of MTV Documentary Films Check out more of CinemaDaily US’ video interviews on our YouTube channel Mako Fukata is a film scholar and writer based in New York, who works in film distribution. As a native of Japan, her academic and professional pursuits revolve around Japanese cinema, with global media ethics and formations of…
MTV Documentary Films is pleased to present the US theatrical premiere of Shiori Ito’s BLACK BOX DIARIES, opening on Friday, October 25 at New York’s Film Forum. A standout at the Sundance, SXSW, CPH:DOX (Human Rights Award) and DC/DOX film festivals, and winner of audience prizes at the Seattle, New Zealand and Sarajevo festivals, the…
Speaking out about sexual assault is a difficult process, in part because people don’t always believe accusations. Having to stand up to someone in a position of power with considerably more resources makes it even harder. Yet there are those who know that they must act to prevent others from suffering similar fates, and that…
Privately grappling with systemic iniquities that arise from their personal experiences linked to sexual assault is a harrowing enough experience for survivors. But journalist Shiori Ito is amplifying her courageous fight for justice for not only herself, but all victims, in the new biographical documentary, Black Box Diaries. Ito, who made her feature film directorial…
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