“Sophie and the Baron,” documentary short co-produced by Courteney Cox, follows the unlikely friendship between two artists who crossed paths at a chance meeting. And the road to the film was just as organic. One of the 15 films on the Oscar shortlist, “Sophie and the Baron” follows up-and-coming artist Sophie Kipner as she reinterprets iconic photographs taken by Baron Wolman, “Rolling Stone’s” first chief photographer, using blind contouring, in which she draws without looking at the page. The short is directed by her cousin, Alexandria Jackson, who one day just started filming the pair, who had met when Wolman ordered a vodka tonic from Kipner at a London bar.
SEEAlexandria Jackson interview: ‘Sophie and the Baron’ director
“There was no plan of anything like this. How could you even plan any of this that would soon happen?” Kipner tells Gold Derby (watch above). “When we all started hanging out,...
SEEAlexandria Jackson interview: ‘Sophie and the Baron’ director
“There was no plan of anything like this. How could you even plan any of this that would soon happen?” Kipner tells Gold Derby (watch above). “When we all started hanging out,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Director Alexandria Jackson has a background in photo journalism, so her cousin Sophie Kipner thought she should meet Baron Wolman, the man behind some of the most famous photos in the history of Rolling Stone magazine. Kipner is an artist, and at the time she was reinterpreting some of Wolman’s iconic images. “I fell in love with their dynamic,” Jackson remembers. “The two of them were so charming and wonderful together that I just started filming as she started to reinterpret the first piece.” And thus “Sophie and the Baron” was born. The film made the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Short, and Jackson joined us for our short-film directors panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Sophie and the Baron” is the collision of not two, but three different art forms: Wolman’s photos and Kipner’s blind contour drawings, both filtered through Jackson’s filmmaking. “I think...
“Sophie and the Baron” is the collision of not two, but three different art forms: Wolman’s photos and Kipner’s blind contour drawings, both filtered through Jackson’s filmmaking. “I think...
- 1/24/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Five top filmmakers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Academy Awards and guild contenders. Each person from these animated and documentary shorts is now on the Oscar shortlist. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Thursday, January 20, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Daniel Montgomery and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Coded:” Ryan White
Synopsis: Follows the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid...
RSVP today to this specific event by clicking here to book your reservation. Or click here to RSVP for our entire ongoing panel series throughout January and February. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 awards contenders:
“Coded:” Ryan White
Synopsis: Follows the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid...
- 1/13/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Man, those short film categories can be a real hassle, can’t they? It can be really tough to try and gauge what has a chance at winning and trying to predict what will get nominated can be even more of a headache. Well Derbyites, you no longer have reason to fear as we have your back on this! We’ve reviewed the shortlist for Best Documentary Short and have provided you with descriptions of each one of the 15 finalists that you can use to help select the five that you think will get nominated in our predictions center.
“Águilas” – Tells the story of Águilas del Desierto, or the Eagles of the Desert, a non-profit organization that conducts search and rescue missions for migrants lost along the United States’s border with Mexico.
“Audible” – The football team for the Maryland School for the Deaf attempts to keep up their winning...
“Águilas” – Tells the story of Águilas del Desierto, or the Eagles of the Desert, a non-profit organization that conducts search and rescue missions for migrants lost along the United States’s border with Mexico.
“Audible” – The football team for the Maryland School for the Deaf attempts to keep up their winning...
- 12/31/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Disney Branded Television President Ayo Davis today announced the acquisition of the acclaimed documentary short Sophie & the Baron, under the newly formed Disney Original Documentary banner—which will fall under the umbrella of the unit she oversees.
Sophie & the Baron tells the story of the unlikely friendship between iconic Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman and artist Sophie Kipner, which blossomed as the former’s career was winding down, and the latter’s was just beginning. It takes viewers on an uplifting journey into an artistic collaboration that transcends eras and mediums.
Wolman served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first chief photographer between 1967 and 1970, capturing images of music icons including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, among others. He also captured some of the most iconic images from 1969’s Woodstock.
Kipner’s lifelong passion for art wasn’t fully unlocked until she discovered a unique talent for blind...
Sophie & the Baron tells the story of the unlikely friendship between iconic Rolling Stone magazine photographer Baron Wolman and artist Sophie Kipner, which blossomed as the former’s career was winding down, and the latter’s was just beginning. It takes viewers on an uplifting journey into an artistic collaboration that transcends eras and mediums.
Wolman served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first chief photographer between 1967 and 1970, capturing images of music icons including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Mick Jagger, among others. He also captured some of the most iconic images from 1969’s Woodstock.
Kipner’s lifelong passion for art wasn’t fully unlocked until she discovered a unique talent for blind...
- 12/9/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sophie and The Baron Trailer from Alexandria Jackson on Vimeo. Chronicling the strong bond and admiration between friends and artistic collaborators in several mediums is a powerful journey that engages audiences on both visual and emotional levels. Filmmaker Alexandria Jackson is recounting the sentimental bond between her cousin, painter Sophie Kipner, and famed photographer, Baron […]
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- 3/29/2021
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Sophie Kipner was working as a bartender in London when she first met Baron Wolman. Kipner, an artist and writer, made Wolman a gin and tonic. As the two began chatting, Kipner learned exactly who her customer was: Rolling Stone‘s first chief photographer, who captured Sixties icons like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, and documented Woodstock in 1969. “I couldn’t believe he was the guy who took all these photos that I’ve been drooling over for so long,” she says.
Kipner was working on a novel at the time,...
Kipner was working on a novel at the time,...
- 3/26/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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