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“Mediha” : The Story of How Terror Effects a Person / A Review of Doc NYC’s Winning Film

@Courtesy: Loveworld Media “Mediha” is about a young Yazidi girl who was a prisoner of ISIS after they attacked the Yazidi people back in 2014. The story shows her life after she and two of her brothers were freed from enslavement. The three live with their uncle as he tries to find their parents and youngest…

Serena Davanzo

November 25, 2023

Events

Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2021 Lineup

The 2021 Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, has unveiled its feature film lineup. We are excited to come together once again to celebrate the stories of amazing filmmakers. Our 20th-anniversary celebration is not only a celebration of art but a return to community as we usher in live events. “After a year of closed cinemas,…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

April 20, 2021

News

Martin Scorsese Talks About Jesus and Frank Sinatra

@Courtesy of Life Itself As if making a film about Jesus Christ weren’t enough, Martin Scorsese is reviving plans to make his long-delayed biopic about Frank Sinatra, with Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly being considered to play the iconic crooner. The 81-year-old auteur is currently working on a film about Jesus that is based on a book by…

Edward Moran

April 18, 2024

News

Leaving Park City? Sundance Seeks Proposal for Future Location

After almost 40 years in Park City, Utah, it’s possible that the Sundance Film Festival will be moved to another location. After the contract ends, the festival created by Robert Redford will be open to bids for a possible relocation to another city, According to Deadline.com. On the other hand, the 2025 and 2026 festivals…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

April 18, 2024

Pick Up

One with the Whale, on PBS’s Independent Lens

©Courtesy of ITVS St. Lawrence Island is part of Alaska, but geographically, it is located closer to Russia. Many of the indigenous Yupik people have adopted Christianity and an American identity, but they still retain their traditional customs. By necessity, that also includes diet, notably including whale meat. Without successful whale hunts, the entire Yupik…

Joe Bendel

April 17, 2024

News

Participant Media to Shut Down Operation After 20 Years

Participant Media has announced that it will be shutting down all of its operations, Variety is reporting. The news comes after the independent film and television production company was in operation for 20 years. Established in 2004 by Jeff Skoll, the company’s mission was to inspire social justice and humanitarian action. Participant co-produced or co-financed…

Karen Benardello

April 17, 2024

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“Mediha” : The Story of How Terror Effects a Person / A Review of Doc NYC’s Winning Film

Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2021 Lineup