August 27, 2008

TORONTO '08 DISCOVERY INTERVIEW | "Medicine For Melancholy" Director Barry Jenkins

by indieWIRE (August 27, 2008)

EDITORS NOTE: For the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, indieWIRE will be publishing interviews with filmmakers in the Discovery section of the festival, which TIFF describes as a showcase for new and emerging filmmakers from contemporary international cinema. Barry Jenkins' "Medicine For Melancholy" is having its Canadian premiere in the Discovery section of the 2008 Toronto International Film Film Festival. The film, which premiered at SXSW earlier this year, is about two African-American twentysomethings who wake up in bed together with no recollection of how they got there. They proceed to wander the streets of San Francisco, discussing issues of race, class, identity and gentrification, exploring sights of the city. Jenkins talked to indieWIRE about the film and his hopes for Toronto.
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August 22, 2008

iW PROFILE | "My Mexican Shivah" Director Alejandro Springall

by Eric Kohn (August 22, 2008)

Director Alejandro Springall so deftly manages to capture all the nuances of Jewish family squabbling in his second feature, "My Mexican Shivah," that it may come as a surprise when some viewers learn that his mother isn't a member of the aforementioned tribe. While that factor might disqualify him as a Jew according to certain stringent disciples of the faith, others will probably welcome his insight. Appropriately enough, the movie receives its American release at New York's Quad Cinema on Friday, where its particular market is undeniable. "I think it's the perfect city to try this movie," Springall said in an interview with indieWIRE.
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August 20, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Momma's Man" Director Azazel Jacobs

by indieWIRE (August 21, 2008)

Azazel Jacobs' "Momma's Man" took a rare approach to filmmaking. Jacobs cast his real parents, Ken and Flo Jacobs, as the parents of Mikey (Matt Boren), a thirtysomething husband and father who takes an extended vacation in his parent's apartment. Shot in actual the New York City loft of his parents, Jacobs' "Momma's Man" was well-received when it premiered earlier this year at Sundance. The film begins a limited release this Friday, August 22 at the Angelika Film Center in New York City.
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August 19, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | Toronto Co-Director Cameron Bailey

by Peter Knegt (August 19, 2008)

With his first slate of programming as co-director of the Toronto International Film Festival announced this morning, Cameron Bailey can take a quick breather before the 33rd edition of the festival begins two weeks from Thursday. "Now that we actually have the selection done and out there in public its just a huge, huge feeling of gratification," Bailey said in an interview with indieWIRE this afternoon. A longtime international programmer for the festival, Bailey was appointed co-director last December when his predecessor Noah Cowan was named Artistic Director of Bell Lightbox, the multi-million dollar festival center now under construction in downtown Toronto. Bailey talked with indieWIRE about his new position, the festival's programming, and what it might suggest about overall trends in the industry.
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August 17, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Trouble the Water" Co-directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

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by indieWIRE (August 17, 2008)

EDITORS NOTE: This interview was originally published during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Best U.S. Documentary Directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal's documentary "Trouble the Water" humanizes a voiceless population silenced after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In the film, the filmmakers (who worked with Michael Moore on "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11") team up with native New Orleans filmmaker and musician Kimberly Rivers and her husband to create an account of the effects of Katrina has had on the city's population. The film opens August 22nd at the IFC Center and ImageNation at The Faison Firehouse Theater in New York and the Regal Westpark 8 and Sunset 5 in the Los Angeles area.
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August 14, 2008

A Classic Indie Returns: Whit Stillman on "Metropolitan"

by Eugene Hernandez (August 14, 2008)

Alongside "Slacker," "Roger & Me," "Poison," "Sex Lies and Videotape," and "Paris Is Burning," nearly twenty years ago Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan" marked a distinctive moment in American independent filmmmaking. Yet two decades later, the film is not as widely available as other classic U.S. indies. All that changed when the film debuted last night, for free, on Hulu. Asked how he feels about having the film re-surface online, Stillman deadpanned recently via email, "Great. Not having made a film in so long, I'm keen to have the existent ones available all ways possible."
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August 7, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Red" Director Trygve Allister Diesen

by indieWIRE (August 7, 2008)

Based on Jack Ketchum's novel, "Red" was originally intended to be directed by Lucky McKee. With a good portion of the film already completed, McKee left the project, leaving Norwegian director Trygve Allister Diesen to take over. Diesen successfully completed the project, which details an old, reclusive man (Brian Cox), whose best friend, a dog named Red, is brutally killed by three teens for no reason, setting him off to find redemption, and it premiered at Sundance earlier this year to warm responses. The film opens this Friday, August 8, at the Cinema Village in New York and the E Street Cinema in Washington, DC. indieWIRE spoke to Diesen about the film and his hopes for its release.
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August 6, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Beautiful Losers" Director Aaron Rose

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by indieWIRE (August 6, 2008)

Aaron Rose and co-director Joshua Leonard's documentary "Beautiful Losers retrospectively celebrates a group of loose-knit American artists and creators. In the 1990s, these artists, including Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Barry McGee, Phil Frost, Chris Johanson, Harmony Korine, and Ed Templeton, many of them barely twenty-years old, began their careers by coming together and making art for the sole purpose of their enjoyment of doing so. After debuting at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival, "Beautiful Losers" opens in limited theatrical release this Friday, August 8 at the IFC Center in New York. indieWIRE talked to Rose about the film and is hopes for its release.
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August 5, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" Director Steven Sebring

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by indieWIRE (August 5, 2008)

EDITORS NOTE: This interview was originally published during "Patti Smith: Dream of Life"'s premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Celebrity photographer Steven Sebring's feature directorial debut "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" is described by the Sundance Film Festival as a "hypnotic plunge, a breathing collage of this legendary musician/poet/painter/activist's philosophy and artistry that feels as if it sprang directly from her soul." 12 years in the making, "Dream of Life" examines Smith's "interior terrain," the ideas, losses and memories she wrestles with in addition to tracing her outward adventures. The film utilizes music, narration, graveyard pilgrimages, performance, political rallies, archival footage and verite moments with her working-class parents, children and friends to examine this punk pioneer. The film opens at the Film Forum in New York this Wednesday, August 6.
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July 30, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" Director Dorothy Fadiman

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by indieWIRE (July 30, 2008)

Director Dorothy Fadiman's doc "Stealing America: Vote By Vote" centers on the democratic integrity of the United States in the last two Presidential elections. For more than thirty years, exit polls accurately predicted election results. Over the last ten years that reliability has disappeared. The last two Presidential elections both came down to a relatively small number of votes, and in both elections the integrity of the voting process has been called into question. With the upcoming election looking to be similarly close, the film asks the questions: What happened in 2000 and 2004? What, if anything, has changed since? And what can be done to ensure a fair and honest tabulation of votes in 2008? This film brings together behind-the-scenes perspectives from the U.S Presidential election of 2004 -- plus startling stories from key races in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006. The film sheds light on a decade of vote counts that don't match votes cast -- uncounted ballots, vote switching, under-votes, an many other examples of election totals that warrant serious investigation. The doc opens in limited release beginning Friday, August 1.
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indieWIRE PROFILE | "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" Director Alex Holdridge

by Eric Kohn (July 30, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: IFC First Take opens "In Search of a Midnight Kiss" in limited release Friday, August 1.] The saga of Alex Holdridge that culminated with his third feature, "In Search of a Midnight Kiss," follows a whimsical plot similar to the charming comedy resulting from it. Holdridge's own story involves upbeat expectations, crushing disappointment, unexpected personal revelations and, finally, an optimistic eye toward the future. The movie came about somewhere in the middle of that journey, but the rough trajectory of its downtrodden protagonist corresponds to the entire arc of Holdridge's uneasy experience. Randomly living in California after a botched screenwriting gig left him stranded there, Holdridge found solace in the prospects of a new production with no grandiose expectations. "It was literally born from the ashes of a project that had not succeeded," he says in a phone interview.
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July 26, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Brideshead Revisited" Director Julian Jarrold

by Erica Abeel (July 25, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Miramax Films will open "Brideshead Revisited" Friday, July 25 in limited release.] Bringing "Brideshead Revisited" to the screen presented a trifecta of challenges. Director Julian Jarrold and screenwriters Andrew Davies and Jeremy Brock had to compress and reconfigure Evelyn Waugh's layered, elegiac novel, while finding a visual equivalent to convey its famously lyrical prose. In a work that Waugh conceived as a paean to the power of Catholicism they had to highlight themes that would chime with contemporary viewers. And most daunting, perhaps, they'd have to brave the enchantments, still potent after twenty-six years, of the opulent 11-part BBC version with Jeremy Irons.
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July 25, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Bustin' Down the Door" Director Jeremy Gosch

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by indieWIRE (July 25, 2008)

Director Jeremy Gosch's doc "Bustin' Down the Door" spotlights surfing as a pastime to pro sport in the Hawaii scene of the 1970s. Co-written with wife, Monika Gosch and narrated by Edward Norton, the film takes a look at a group of young people who put it all on the line to create a phenomenon and an industry that is worth bilions of dollars today. "Bustin'" focuses on six surfers from Australia and South Africa who strived for recognition for their talents and surfings place in the imagination of the world. "Bustin' Down the Door" opens in limited release Friday, July 25.
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July 24, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Baghead" Co-directors Jay and Mark Duplass

by Eric Kohn (July 24, 2008)

Mark and Jay Duplass recognize the irony of their setting. Sitting in a massive conference room in a Manhattan hotel, the brothers provide a strikingly informal contrast to the lavish decor. Shirts comfortably untucked, they toy around with a couple bruised apples and slovenly place their elbows on the table. It's a reasonable display of contentment. After premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the sibling filmmakers' low budget sophomore feature, "Baghead," landed a generous distribution deal with Sony Pictures Classics (which opens the film theatrically in limited release Friday, July 25). The mini-major has flown them to New York from Los Angeles, where they currently reside, but the steeper budget hasn't changed their world view.
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July 23, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "American Teen" Director Nanette Burnstein

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by Eric Kohn (July 23, 2008)

From John Hughes to Judd Apatow, the plight of the American teen has never lacked appeal in popular culture. But even this steadfast truism doesn't make the concept for "American Teen" immediately salable. A nonfiction portrait of several prototypical seventeen year olds in Warsaw, Indiana, the movie finds all the stereotypes -- from the jocks to the outcasts -- in real life. "I understood that there were certain teen stories that happen in real life. I was going after those," says director Nanette Burstein, speaking from her home in Los Angeles where she recently gave birth.
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July 21, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Man on Wire" Director James Marsh and subject Philippe Petit

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by Howard Feinstein (July 21, 2008)

[Editor's Note: Magnolia Pictures opens the film in limited release beginning Friday, July 25 in New York with a larger roll out in select cities August 8.] "Man on Wire" is the perfect example of matching doc director to doc subject. French tightrope walker and juggler Philippe Petit became world-famous when he walked between the two World Trade Center towers, then under construction, on August 7, 1974 -- a completely illegal if fantastic act that involved complex preparation and shook up New York City's police department. (He had to cross back and forth several times to avoid the cops.) Petit had already achieved artistic notoriety for his feats at famous sites like Notre Dame in Paris, but to traverse the air space between what were then the world's two tallest buildings? It's not only his unbeatable skill, though, that makes Petit an ideal subject for a doc: He is a ball of fire, a fascinating egomaniac who engages you completely with his energy and confidence. Petit has written several books, including To Reach the Clouds, which recounts the feat in downtown Manhattan.
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July 18, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW |"Boy A" Director, John Crowley

by Howard Feinstein (July 18, 2008)

John Crowley is, above all, an Exception, with a capital 'E.' One, he became a highly regarded established theater director in his native Ireland, but was able to cross over into the medium of film with equal success. And two, he has shown himself masterful in two completely different film genres and styles. To elaborate: Crowley's first feature, "Intermission" (2003), was an ensemble piece in which multiple (mostly raunchy) Irish characters crisscrossed through 11 different storylines, which ultimately converged into a powerful climax. Now he has made "Boy A," set in the UK (where Crowley now resides), the atmosphere of which is totally English, it's one storyline beautifully developed and, much more linear than "Intermission," moving toward an equally strong denouement.
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July 17, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | Back and Forth with Ted Leonsis and Eugene Hernandez

by indieWIRE (July 17, 2008)

On the eve of the launch of SnagFilms -- as we signed a deal with Ted Leonsis -- indieWIRE's Eugene Hernandez got on the phone for an hour to talk with Leonsis about Snag and the state of distribution today, particulary aimed at hearing more about how and why Snag came to be. The acquisition of iW came on our 12th anniversary, with more background available in our letter to the indieWIRE readers. With a clear inside track on our new parent company, it seemed like an opportunity to hear more about the plans for Snag in a bit of a different way.
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July 10, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "The Exiles" Presenters, Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie

by Eric Kohn (July 10, 2008)

Usually, when established artists place their names on another work, their involvement in its release is somewhat arbitrary (see "Quentin Tarantino Presents," for example). The purpose of Charles Burnett and Sherman Alexie presenting Milestone Films' re-release of "The Exiles," however, has a stronger reasoning that's both practical and profound. Last year, Milestone released Burnett's great unheralded classic "Killer of Sheep," a 1977 film that deals with race issues not unlike the ones at the core of "The Exiles." Alexie, an established Seattle-based writer and poet with a few films to his name, focuses exclusively on issues facing modern Native Americans, which "The Exiles," although completed in 1961, amazingly does as well.
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iW PROFILE | "Were The World Mine" Director Tom Gustafson

by Peter Knegt (July 10, 2008)

Four Outfests ago, Tom Gustafson's short film "Fairies" was making a stop on its long run on the festival circuit. A 20-minute musical fantasy inspired by William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Fairies" ended up screening at nearly 100 festivals, including Tribeca and pretty much every LGBT festival around. But it was at this particular stop in L.A. that Gustafson realized "Fairies"' potential for expansion. "Many people expressed their interest in seeing more of the story," Gustafson said in an interview with indieWIRE. "[Co-writer and producer] Cory Krueckeberg and I started developing ideas for the feature-length musical on our way home [from Outfest] and by the time we landed in New York City, we had a full outline." Four years later, that outline has been wholly realized as "Were The World Mine." And after many successful festival screenings (and almost as many audience awards), "World"'s journey is coming full circle as OutFest 2008's Awards Night Gala Presentation next week.
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July 9, 2008

Pondering Polanski in New Doc (Now Coming to a Theater Near You)

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by Brian Brooks (July 9, 2008)

In the wake of a small Oscar qualifying run this spring and then an HBO cable TV premiere last month, Marina Zenovich's "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" officially opens in theaters this weekend. indieWIRE first covered the film shortly after its Sundance Film Festival debut.
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July 2, 2008

LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "I'll Come Running" Director Spencer Parsons and "HottieBoombaLottie" Director Seth Packard

by indieWIRE (June 25, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] In this installment spotlighting emerging filmmakers from the Los Angeles Film Festival, indieWIRE received remarks from "I'll Come Running" director Spencer Parsons, about is narrative feature detailing the ramifications of a Danish tourist's one night stand in Austin, Texas, and "HottieBoombaLottie" writer-director-star Seth Packard's comedy about a peculiar teenager.
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June 30, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "Tell No One" Director Guillaume Canet

by Erica Abeel (June 30, 2008)

It's not exactly clear when the trend started, but French filmmakers are currently making the best old-style Hollywood thrillers. The caffeinated pace, requisite chase scenes, intricate plots are all there. But Gallic filmmakers bring something more to the party: distinctive camera work along with a social critique and complex characters who resonate with the over-thirteen crowd. Claude Lelouche's recent thriller "Roman de Gare" plumbed the darker corners of the fame game and a writer's ego. Now comes "Tell No One" from actor-turned-director Guillaume Canet, a major hit in France and winner of two Cesars. Adapted from the novel by Harlan Coben - six million copies sold, translated in twenty-seven languages - "Tell No One" essentially hangs an action thriller and police procedural on a story of romantic obsession.
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June 28, 2008

LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Must Read After My Death" Director Morgan Dews

by indieWIRE (June 28, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Documentary Competition of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Morgan Dews' "Must Read After My Death details the lives of Dew's grandparents, Allis and Charley. From a mass of recorded audio diaries, Dictaphone letters, photographs, and home movies, Dews recalls two independent thinkers raising a family of four in 1960s Connecticut. indieWIRE talked to Dews about the film, and is expectations for LAFF.
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June 27, 2008

LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story" Director Stefan Forbes

by indieWIRE (June 27, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Documentary Competition of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Stefan Forbes's "Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story" tells the story of the late iconoclast Lee Atwater Atwater was the man behind successful campaigns for Reagan and the Bush Dynasty, pioneering the art of campaigning. Featuring Ed Rollins, Michael Dukakis, Tucker Eskew, Howard Fineman, Mary Matalin, and Sam Donaldson, "Boogie Man" depicts Atwater's role in the G.O.P.'s hold on America. indieWIRE talked to Forbes about the film, and his hopes for LAFF.
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LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Thing With No Name" Director Sarah Friedland

by indieWIRE (June 27, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Documentary Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Sarah Friedland's "Thing With No Name" zeroes in on problems in post-apartheid South Africa, where a disease has a hold on a vanishing population. In Kwazulu Natal, the rate of infection in women is twice that of men, and one out of every six people is HIV-positive. Friedland follows two Zulu women as they begin antiretroviral drug therapy. She talked to indieWIRE about the experience and her hopes for LAFF.
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June 26, 2008

LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Trinidad" Co-Directors Jay Hodges and PJ Raval

by indieWIRE (June 26, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Documentary Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival, PJ Raval and Jay Hodges' "Trinidad" follows Dr. Marci Bowers, a former patient of Dr. Stanley Biber, who had begun conducting genital-reassignment surgeries in Trinidad, Colorado in 1969. Bowers took over Biber's practice after his death, enhancing the procedure to "near perfection." "Trinidad" details Bowers and two of her patients, both at different stages of their sexual transformation from male to female. indieWIRE talked to both Hodges and Raval about the film, and their hopes for LAFF.
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LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Loot" Director Darius Marder

by indieWIRE (June 26, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Documentary Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Darius Marder's "Loot" follows Lance Larson, a second generation treasure hunter. His current project is two World War II veterans who buried treasure after the war, one in Austria and the other in the Philippines. Larson is determined to find the riches. Marder's debut film parallels this search with revelations from the past, showing a quest for closure. The director talked to indieWIRE about "Loot" and his hopes for LAFF.
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LAFF '08 INTERVIEW | "Prince of Broadway" Director Sean Baker

by indieWIRE (June 26, 2008)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: indieWIRE is profiling the Narrative and Documentary Competition filmmakers who are screening their films at the Los Angeles Film Festival as world premieres.] Screening in the Narrative Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival, Sean Baker's "Prince of Broadway" follows Lucky, a New York merchandise hustler and Ghanaian immigrant who unexpectedly becomes a single father. Co-written by Darren Dean, the film stars Prince Adu, Karren Karaguilian and Aiden Noesi. indieWIRE talked to Baker about the film and its premiere at LAFF.
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June 25, 2008

indieWIRE INTERVIEW | "All In This Tea" Directors Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht

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by indieWIRE (June 25, 2008)

Co-directors Les Blank and Gina Leibrecht have collaborated on the documentary "All In This Tea." The film follows David Lee Hoffman, a man more passionate about tea than any other. Travelling with him to the most remote regions of China, Blank and Leibrecht detail Hoffman's search for the best handmade teas in the world. The film had its world premiere Berlin International Film Festival last year. "Tea" opens on Friday, June 27 at Cinema Village in New York.
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