Disney+ has debuted the trailer for the documentary on the iconic group ‘The Beach Boys’.
The doc is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.
It traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny and written by Mark Monroe. The film is produced by Frank Marshall, Irving Azoff, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa,...
The doc is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.
It traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny and written by Mark Monroe. The film is produced by Frank Marshall, Irving Azoff, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Get ready for some fun, fun, fun! Disney+ has released the trailer for its “The Beach Boys” documentary, which is set to stream on the platform May 24.
The trailer features clips from interviews with original band members, rock and roll historian Josh Kun, music star Janelle Monáe and more. The film is a celebration of the band that encapsulated the California dream in their revolutionary pop music. It features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and other artists including Lindsey Buckingham, Monáe, Ryan Tedder and Don Was. Viewers will also hear from former members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar, and the late Carl and Dennis Wilson will be featured in archival interviews.
“I’m super happy with the way the documentary turned out, they did an amazing job,” Wilson said in a statement. “It really brought me...
The trailer features clips from interviews with original band members, rock and roll historian Josh Kun, music star Janelle Monáe and more. The film is a celebration of the band that encapsulated the California dream in their revolutionary pop music. It features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston and other artists including Lindsey Buckingham, Monáe, Ryan Tedder and Don Was. Viewers will also hear from former members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar, and the late Carl and Dennis Wilson will be featured in archival interviews.
“I’m super happy with the way the documentary turned out, they did an amazing job,” Wilson said in a statement. “It really brought me...
- 4/9/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ has revealed the official trailer and key art for The Beach Boys, an all-new documentary that will begin streaming on May 24, 2024.
The Beach Boys is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.
The documentary traces the band’s humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, and Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Disney+ viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
The Beach Boys is a Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures Production directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny...
The Beach Boys is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.
The documentary traces the band’s humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, and Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Disney+ viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
The Beach Boys is a Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures Production directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Disney announced on Tuesday that its new documentary The Beach Boys, on the iconic California band of the same name, will begin streaming on Disney+ on May 24.
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, the film is described as a celebration of the band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
Founded in Hawthorne, California in 1961, The...
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, the film is described as a celebration of the band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
Viewers will also hear from the group’s Carl and Dennis Wilson in their own words, plus view a new interview with Blondie Chaplin and hear audio from Ricky Fataar.
Founded in Hawthorne, California in 1961, The...
- 3/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Beach Boys,” a documentary about the iconic band, will premiere on Disney+ on May 24.
The doc is described as “a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.”
“The Beach Boys” will include never-before-seen footage and new interviews with band members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, as well as music stars like Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder and Don Was. Former members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar are also participating, and the late Carl and Dennis Wilson will be heard from in archival interviews.
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, “The Beach Boys” was written by Mark Monroe and produced by Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures. Producers include Marshall, Irving Azoff, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Aly Parker.
The doc is described as “a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come.”
“The Beach Boys” will include never-before-seen footage and new interviews with band members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, as well as music stars like Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder and Don Was. Former members Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar are also participating, and the late Carl and Dennis Wilson will be heard from in archival interviews.
Directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, “The Beach Boys” was written by Mark Monroe and produced by Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures. Producers include Marshall, Irving Azoff, Nicholas Ferrall, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Aly Parker.
- 3/26/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Company enters into partnership with longtime collaborator Ben Murphy of Whiskey Bear.
White Horse Pictures founder Nigel Sinclair is transitioning to non-executive chairman and will maintain an active role in the business and focus on content creation as Nicholas Ferrall assumes the reins as chairman and CEO. Partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann are named co-presidents.
Ferrall, who served as president since 2019 after an earlier stint as head of production, came over with Sinclair from Exclusive Media and is currently producing Stax Records show Stax, Gene Wilder documentary feature Wilder, and horror mystery feature The Queen Mary.
The strategic...
White Horse Pictures founder Nigel Sinclair is transitioning to non-executive chairman and will maintain an active role in the business and focus on content creation as Nicholas Ferrall assumes the reins as chairman and CEO. Partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann are named co-presidents.
Ferrall, who served as president since 2019 after an earlier stint as head of production, came over with Sinclair from Exclusive Media and is currently producing Stax Records show Stax, Gene Wilder documentary feature Wilder, and horror mystery feature The Queen Mary.
The strategic...
- 12/13/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Documentary and film production company White Horse Pictures has named Nicholas Ferrall its Chairman and CEO, while founder Nigel Sinclair pivots to a content-focused non-executive chairman role.
Jeanne Elfant Festa, White Horse’s Head of Documentaries & Director of Features, will share Co-President duties with Cassidy Hartmann, a partner at the company and previous Director of Documentary Features at Exclusive Media. In their new roles, they will lead White Horse’s creative content, production and development.
White Horse has also announced a partnership with Ben Murphy of the production studio Whiskey Bear. A longtime collaborator in creative development, Murphy will oversee White Horse’s physical production process. Robert Dietz, an employee of the company since 2018, assumes the position of Vice President of Production.
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Jeanne Elfant Festa, White Horse’s Head of Documentaries & Director of Features, will share Co-President duties with Cassidy Hartmann, a partner at the company and previous Director of Documentary Features at Exclusive Media. In their new roles, they will lead White Horse’s creative content, production and development.
White Horse has also announced a partnership with Ben Murphy of the production studio Whiskey Bear. A longtime collaborator in creative development, Murphy will oversee White Horse’s physical production process. Robert Dietz, an employee of the company since 2018, assumes the position of Vice President of Production.
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- 12/13/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
White Horse Pictures, the film and documentary production company, has named Nicholas Ferrall its chairman and CEO as part of a leadership restructuring.
Ferrall will be responsible for overseeing every aspect of the company’s business, growth and development. He’s taking over from founder Nigel Sinclair, who will transition to non-executive chairman and focus on content creation while maintaining an active role in business. Prior to his appointment as chairman and CEO, Ferrall served as president of White Horse Pictures since 2019, after being elevated from his previous role of head of production. He previously served as a VP at Exclusive Media.
“It’s been an honor building White Horse with my partners these past eight years, and I relish the opportunity to expand my role ahead of this new phase of growth,” Ferrall said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside Nigel and our fantastic...
Ferrall will be responsible for overseeing every aspect of the company’s business, growth and development. He’s taking over from founder Nigel Sinclair, who will transition to non-executive chairman and focus on content creation while maintaining an active role in business. Prior to his appointment as chairman and CEO, Ferrall served as president of White Horse Pictures since 2019, after being elevated from his previous role of head of production. He previously served as a VP at Exclusive Media.
“It’s been an honor building White Horse with my partners these past eight years, and I relish the opportunity to expand my role ahead of this new phase of growth,” Ferrall said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing to work alongside Nigel and our fantastic...
- 12/13/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Film and documentary production company White Horse Pictures said Tuesday it is moving forward with a strategic reorganization to service growth at the company whose recent titles include Lucy and Desi and the Ron Howard pics The Beatles: Eight Days a Week and Pavarotti.
As part of the changes, Nicholas Ferrall, the company’s current president, takes on the role of chairman and CEO, previously held by founder Nigel Sinclair, overseeing all aspects of the company’s business, growth, and development. Sinclair will transition to become the company’s non-executive chairman, maintaining a role in the business while focusing on content creation.
Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann, two partners at the firm, take the role of co presidents, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s creative content, production, and development.
White Horse also has entered into a partnership with longtime collaborator Ben Murphy, of Whiskey Bear, to...
As part of the changes, Nicholas Ferrall, the company’s current president, takes on the role of chairman and CEO, previously held by founder Nigel Sinclair, overseeing all aspects of the company’s business, growth, and development. Sinclair will transition to become the company’s non-executive chairman, maintaining a role in the business while focusing on content creation.
Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann, two partners at the firm, take the role of co presidents, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s creative content, production, and development.
White Horse also has entered into a partnership with longtime collaborator Ben Murphy, of Whiskey Bear, to...
- 12/13/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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White Horse Pictures is overhauling its corporate structure as its top executive, Nigel Sinclair, shifts to a more creative role.
Chairman and CEO Sinclair, who founded the indie film and documentary producer in 2014 along with fellow Executive Media alum Guy East, will focus on content as non-executive chairman. And Nicholas Ferrall, the company’s president since 2019 after serving as head of production, will become the new chairman and CEO, replacing Sinclair in the top job.
“This new management plan positions White Horse Pictures to expand upon nearly a decade of consistent growth. I look forward to being a part of this company’s next chapter, as a new generation of leaders creates first-rate content,” Sinclair said in a statement.
As part of the shake-up at White Horse, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann are promoted from partners to co-presidents of the company. To bolster its corporate structure,...
White Horse Pictures is overhauling its corporate structure as its top executive, Nigel Sinclair, shifts to a more creative role.
Chairman and CEO Sinclair, who founded the indie film and documentary producer in 2014 along with fellow Executive Media alum Guy East, will focus on content as non-executive chairman. And Nicholas Ferrall, the company’s president since 2019 after serving as head of production, will become the new chairman and CEO, replacing Sinclair in the top job.
“This new management plan positions White Horse Pictures to expand upon nearly a decade of consistent growth. I look forward to being a part of this company’s next chapter, as a new generation of leaders creates first-rate content,” Sinclair said in a statement.
As part of the shake-up at White Horse, Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann are promoted from partners to co-presidents of the company. To bolster its corporate structure,...
- 12/13/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For the third year in a row—and fourth in the last five—White Horse Pictures finds itself in the middle of the Emmy horse race.
In 2020, the White Horse production The Apollo, about the legendary performing arts venue in Harlem, earned Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Last year, White Horse’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart was nominated for six Emmys, winning one. This year it’s back in contention with Lucy and Desi, Amy Poehler’s documentary about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which is nominated for half a dozen Emmys—more than any other documentary.
“I’m ecstatic,” says White Horse Pictures partner Jeanne Elfant Festa of the Emmy recognition. She’s a producer of the film, along with Poehler, Mark Monroe and White Horse co-founder and principal Nigel Sinclair. “It’s an honor, it’s a thrill. We have the best...
In 2020, the White Horse production The Apollo, about the legendary performing arts venue in Harlem, earned Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. Last year, White Horse’s The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart was nominated for six Emmys, winning one. This year it’s back in contention with Lucy and Desi, Amy Poehler’s documentary about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, which is nominated for half a dozen Emmys—more than any other documentary.
“I’m ecstatic,” says White Horse Pictures partner Jeanne Elfant Festa of the Emmy recognition. She’s a producer of the film, along with Poehler, Mark Monroe and White Horse co-founder and principal Nigel Sinclair. “It’s an honor, it’s a thrill. We have the best...
- 8/15/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Stax Records, the label responsible for hits such as Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” and Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man,” is getting the docuseries treatment.
HBO is behind a new multi-part series telling the story of the fabled Memphis-based label.
Jamila Wignot — who directed Ailey, a portrait of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, and has worked on HBO’s Axios — is directing, with Oj: Made in America helmer Ezra Edelman and producer Caroline Waterlow exec producing. Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures, the company behind Martin Scorsese’s doc No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, also are EPs.
The series will explore the rise and fall of the label, which was founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart. Stewart, a country music fan, and his sister Estelle Axton, who mortgaged her house to afford recording equipment, released “Fool in Love” by the Veltones under its original name Satellite Records.
HBO is behind a new multi-part series telling the story of the fabled Memphis-based label.
Jamila Wignot — who directed Ailey, a portrait of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey, and has worked on HBO’s Axios — is directing, with Oj: Made in America helmer Ezra Edelman and producer Caroline Waterlow exec producing. Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures, the company behind Martin Scorsese’s doc No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, also are EPs.
The series will explore the rise and fall of the label, which was founded in 1957 by Jim Stewart. Stewart, a country music fan, and his sister Estelle Axton, who mortgaged her house to afford recording equipment, released “Fool in Love” by the Veltones under its original name Satellite Records.
- 5/3/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
White Horse Pictures, the production company behind recent documentaries about the Beatles, Lucille Ball and the Bee Gees, is producing another look at a legendary entertainer: Gene Wilder.
Library Films’ Chris Smith, the filmmaker behind projects such as “Bad Vegan” and “100 Foot Wave,” is directing the documentary about the star of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” and “Young Frankenstein,” which will be told through the perspective of Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the late actor’s nephew and a filmmaker in his own right.
The documentary is produced in association with Sobey Road Entertainment, Harlem Hollywood and Mojo Global Arts. White Horse president and partner Nicholas Ferrall and partner Cassidy Hartmann will produce alongside Smith and Sobey Road’s Andrew Trapani. White Horse partners Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa serve as executive producers alongside Mojo Global Arts’ Morris Ruskin and Joseph Mellicker. Joey Scoma will serve as editor and John Keller as co-executive producer.
Library Films’ Chris Smith, the filmmaker behind projects such as “Bad Vegan” and “100 Foot Wave,” is directing the documentary about the star of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” and “Young Frankenstein,” which will be told through the perspective of Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the late actor’s nephew and a filmmaker in his own right.
The documentary is produced in association with Sobey Road Entertainment, Harlem Hollywood and Mojo Global Arts. White Horse president and partner Nicholas Ferrall and partner Cassidy Hartmann will produce alongside Smith and Sobey Road’s Andrew Trapani. White Horse partners Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa serve as executive producers alongside Mojo Global Arts’ Morris Ruskin and Joseph Mellicker. Joey Scoma will serve as editor and John Keller as co-executive producer.
- 4/28/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: White Horse Pictures and Homegrown Pictures have teamed on an untitled documentary feature about the legendary musician and genius keyboardist Billy Preston. He was called the Fifth Beatle, because he the only non-member ever to be credited on a Beatles recording. He had plenty of his own hits and co-wrote the song Joe Cocker made famous, You Are So Beautiful. Fifteen years after his death in 2006, Billy Preston was inducted this past weekend into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Paris Barclay, the multi-Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer will direct. Cheo Hodari Coker is writing the film alongside Barclay.
The film is produced by Homegrown’s Stephanie Allain, White Horse’s Jeanne Elfant Festa, (Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) and Nigel Sinclair. The exec producers are Barclay, Daniel Shaw, G. Marq Roswell, Olivia Harrison, Jonathan Clyde, and White Horse Pictures’ Nicholas Ferrall and Cassidy Hartmann. Coker is co-producing and Erikka Yancy serves as the film’s supervising producer. Pic is presented by Concord Originals alongside Impact Partners, Chicago Media Project, and Play/Action Pictures, Polygram Entertainment, Dave Knott, and Sobey Road Entertainment.
Said Allain: “A singular figure in music history, Billy Preston lent his genius to elevate the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century. Grateful to work with this team, using this soundtrack to explore his personal journey and finally place him front and center.” Barclay said “the Billy Preston we know was an incomparable musician,” but the Billy we’ll see in this documentary was a mass of contradictions. I’m thrilled to dig deeper into the complex man under the Afro, and behind the famous smile.”
A self taught prodigy keyboard player, Preston was just 16 when he met the not-yet-famous Beatles while playing for Little Richard while they toured Hamburg in 1962. He befriended the young, impoverished band by sneaking them food and drinks. Later in the ’60s, this led to Preston playing on The Beatles’ Let It Be and Abbey Road albums as a credited musician, and performing with the Beatles in their last live performance as a group – the famous Roof Top concert. The Grammy Award-winning artist had solo career that included number one hits, and working with The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nat King Cole, Sly Stone, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson, among others. Preston is featured in the upcoming Peter Jackson-directed documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
Despite an enviable career in music, Preston had a challenging personal story that involved sexual abuse he endured as a child. He struggled with his sexuality and had substance abuse problems he used to make his pain. Only later in life did he come to terms with his truth and so find his peace.
Barclay and Hodari Coker asked to make a shout out to those who knew Preston or worked with him, who and may have recordings, photographs, or personal memories to make contact through http://www.billyprestondoc.com.
UTA Independent Film Group with White Horse Pictures helped raise the funding and they will broker sales of the film.
Allain’s Homegrown is repped by UTA, First Artists and Marcy Morris; Barclay is ICM and Lovett Management.
Paris Barclay, the multi-Emmy-winning director, producer, and writer will direct. Cheo Hodari Coker is writing the film alongside Barclay.
The film is produced by Homegrown’s Stephanie Allain, White Horse’s Jeanne Elfant Festa, (Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart) and Nigel Sinclair. The exec producers are Barclay, Daniel Shaw, G. Marq Roswell, Olivia Harrison, Jonathan Clyde, and White Horse Pictures’ Nicholas Ferrall and Cassidy Hartmann. Coker is co-producing and Erikka Yancy serves as the film’s supervising producer. Pic is presented by Concord Originals alongside Impact Partners, Chicago Media Project, and Play/Action Pictures, Polygram Entertainment, Dave Knott, and Sobey Road Entertainment.
Said Allain: “A singular figure in music history, Billy Preston lent his genius to elevate the most celebrated artists of the 20th Century. Grateful to work with this team, using this soundtrack to explore his personal journey and finally place him front and center.” Barclay said “the Billy Preston we know was an incomparable musician,” but the Billy we’ll see in this documentary was a mass of contradictions. I’m thrilled to dig deeper into the complex man under the Afro, and behind the famous smile.”
A self taught prodigy keyboard player, Preston was just 16 when he met the not-yet-famous Beatles while playing for Little Richard while they toured Hamburg in 1962. He befriended the young, impoverished band by sneaking them food and drinks. Later in the ’60s, this led to Preston playing on The Beatles’ Let It Be and Abbey Road albums as a credited musician, and performing with the Beatles in their last live performance as a group – the famous Roof Top concert. The Grammy Award-winning artist had solo career that included number one hits, and working with The Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nat King Cole, Sly Stone, Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson, among others. Preston is featured in the upcoming Peter Jackson-directed documentary The Beatles: Get Back.
Despite an enviable career in music, Preston had a challenging personal story that involved sexual abuse he endured as a child. He struggled with his sexuality and had substance abuse problems he used to make his pain. Only later in life did he come to terms with his truth and so find his peace.
Barclay and Hodari Coker asked to make a shout out to those who knew Preston or worked with him, who and may have recordings, photographs, or personal memories to make contact through http://www.billyprestondoc.com.
UTA Independent Film Group with White Horse Pictures helped raise the funding and they will broker sales of the film.
Allain’s Homegrown is repped by UTA, First Artists and Marcy Morris; Barclay is ICM and Lovett Management.
- 11/4/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Joel Fry has signed up for horror feature The Queen Mary and will star alongside Alice Eve (Belgravia).
Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) is directing the pic, which is a psychological horror/mystery exploring three interwoven stories, covering the violent disintegration of two families onboard the ship in 1938 and present day.
Principal photography is currently taking place at the UK-based Arri/Creative Technologies studios, a virtual production facility which immerses cast and production crew inside CG environments rendered in real time with the help of a massive wraparound LED screen. Later in November, it will board the actual Queen Mary as part of the exclusive license granted to Imagination Design Works by the ship. The multi-storied ocean liner is currently located in dock at Long Beach, California.
Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan wrote the script with revisions by Gary Shore. The film is being produced by...
Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) is directing the pic, which is a psychological horror/mystery exploring three interwoven stories, covering the violent disintegration of two families onboard the ship in 1938 and present day.
Principal photography is currently taking place at the UK-based Arri/Creative Technologies studios, a virtual production facility which immerses cast and production crew inside CG environments rendered in real time with the help of a massive wraparound LED screen. Later in November, it will board the actual Queen Mary as part of the exclusive license granted to Imagination Design Works by the ship. The multi-storied ocean liner is currently located in dock at Long Beach, California.
Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan wrote the script with revisions by Gary Shore. The film is being produced by...
- 10/4/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Beloved American ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her popular sock puppet Lamb Chop will be the subject of a new documentary feature from White Horse Pictures and MoJo Global Arts.
“Shari & Lamb Chop” will be directed by Emmy-nominated Lisa D’Apolito, director of “Love, Gilda,” the documentary about the late Saturday Night Live comedian Gilda Radner.
As a young female ventriloquist with big aspirations, Shari Lewis was searching for a voice who could say things that a young woman in the 1950s could not, and found it in a sock puppet named Lamb Chop. The duo debuted on CBS children’s television series “Captain Kangaroo” in 1956 and went on to attain cultural icon status in the U.S. by the end of the 20th century.
Lewis died in 1998. The documentary will examine her journey, which included winning 13 Emmys and a Peabody and authoring 60 children’s books, and her impact on children’s...
“Shari & Lamb Chop” will be directed by Emmy-nominated Lisa D’Apolito, director of “Love, Gilda,” the documentary about the late Saturday Night Live comedian Gilda Radner.
As a young female ventriloquist with big aspirations, Shari Lewis was searching for a voice who could say things that a young woman in the 1950s could not, and found it in a sock puppet named Lamb Chop. The duo debuted on CBS children’s television series “Captain Kangaroo” in 1956 and went on to attain cultural icon status in the U.S. by the end of the 20th century.
Lewis died in 1998. The documentary will examine her journey, which included winning 13 Emmys and a Peabody and authoring 60 children’s books, and her impact on children’s...
- 8/11/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Alice Eve Boards The Queen Mary To Be Directed By Gary Shore: "Alice Eve has signed to star in ‘The Queen Mary’, the first in a trilogy of highly anticipated feature horror films inspired by the hauntings on-board the infamous ocean liner. Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) will direct off of a screenplay written by Stephen Oliver, Tom Vaughan, and Gary Shore. Developed and produced by Brett Tomberlin of Imagination Design Works, along with Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures, Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science (Resistance) and Jason Newmark and Laurie Cook of Newscope.
Eve most recently starred in Julian Fellowes Downtown Abbey follow up ‘Belgravia’ and is currently shooting ‘The Power’ for Amazon.
Located in dock at Long Beach, Calif, the multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year, drawn by its amazing history and legend.
Eve most recently starred in Julian Fellowes Downtown Abbey follow up ‘Belgravia’ and is currently shooting ‘The Power’ for Amazon.
Located in dock at Long Beach, Calif, the multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year, drawn by its amazing history and legend.
- 3/1/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Alice Eve To Star In Gary Shore Haunted Ship Horror ‘The Queen Mary’, First In Planned Trilogy — EFM
Exclusive: Belgravia and Star Trek actress Alice Eve has signed to star in The Queen Mary, the first in a planned trilogy of horror films inspired by the hauntings on-board the infamous ocean liner.
As previously revealed, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) will direct off of a screenplay written by Stephen Oliver, Tom Vaughan, and Shore.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is inspired by stories of hauntings on the famed ocean liner that is now permanently docked in Long Beach, CA. The multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year.
The project has been developed and produced by Brett Tomberlin of Imagination Design Works, along with Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures (The Woman in Black), Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science (Resistance) and Jason Newmark and Laurie Cook of Newscope.
As previously revealed, Gary Shore (Dracula Untold) will direct off of a screenplay written by Stephen Oliver, Tom Vaughan, and Shore.
Plot details are being kept under wraps but the film is inspired by stories of hauntings on the famed ocean liner that is now permanently docked in Long Beach, CA. The multi-storied ocean liner, named Time Magazine’s most haunted place in the world, receives two million visitors each year.
The project has been developed and produced by Brett Tomberlin of Imagination Design Works, along with Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall of White Horse Pictures (The Woman in Black), Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science (Resistance) and Jason Newmark and Laurie Cook of Newscope.
- 3/1/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Documentary Films has acquired the North American rights to “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” a documentary feature about the disco icons directed by Frank Marshall.
“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” was a selection of this year’s canceled Telluride Film Festival, and HBO will air it later this year followed by making it available on HBO Max.
Marshall’s film tells the story of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb as it looks at their bond as siblings and how they came to write more than 1,000 songs and 20 No. 1 hits.
“How Can You Mend a Broken Hearts” is a Polygram Entertainment presentation and is produced by Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs. Marshall also produces alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, as well as Mark Monroe.
The film is executive produced by David Blackman, Jody Gerson,...
“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” was a selection of this year’s canceled Telluride Film Festival, and HBO will air it later this year followed by making it available on HBO Max.
Marshall’s film tells the story of Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb as it looks at their bond as siblings and how they came to write more than 1,000 songs and 20 No. 1 hits.
“How Can You Mend a Broken Hearts” is a Polygram Entertainment presentation and is produced by Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs. Marshall also produces alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, as well as Mark Monroe.
The film is executive produced by David Blackman, Jody Gerson,...
- 9/24/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: HBO Documentary Films has acquired North American rights to The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. The feature documentary, which was an official selection of the 2020 Telluride Film Festival before it was scratched by the pandemic, tells the story of an iconic band that is way more than a symbol of the polyester disco era from when their soundtrack fueled Saturday Night Fever. That was just one part of their evolution as musicians, and Frank Marshall has directed an intimate look at siblings Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb. They wrote more than 1,000 songs, including twenty number one hits throughout their career. The film will premiere on HBO later this year and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Pic is a Polygram Entertainment presentation of a Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs;. Marshall produced alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa,...
Pic is a Polygram Entertainment presentation of a Kennedy/Marshall and White Horse Pictures production in association with Diamond Docs;. Marshall produced alongside Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa,...
- 9/24/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Television Academy held the first of its five Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies on Monday night, virtually handing out trophies in 17 reality and non-fiction categories.
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” took home the night’s top prize for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, with other awards going to CNN’s “Apollo 11” documentary, Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” See the complete list of winners below.
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Monday’s ceremony was the first of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday.
Among the nominees in categories spanning casting, cinematography, editing, writing and more were long-running favorites like “Survivor” and “Top Chef,” as well as new series like Netflix’s quarantine-hit “Tiger King” and the HBO docuseries “McMillion$.”
Monday’s awards covered reality and non-fiction, with variety categories to follow on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will cover scripted,...
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” took home the night’s top prize for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, with other awards going to CNN’s “Apollo 11” documentary, Netflix’s “Cheer” and VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” See the complete list of winners below.
Hosted by “Nailed It’s” Nicole Byer, Monday’s ceremony was the first of four online Creative Arts Emmys ceremonies this week, followed by a fifth live broadcast on Fxx on Saturday.
Among the nominees in categories spanning casting, cinematography, editing, writing and more were long-running favorites like “Survivor” and “Top Chef,” as well as new series like Netflix’s quarantine-hit “Tiger King” and the HBO docuseries “McMillion$.”
Monday’s awards covered reality and non-fiction, with variety categories to follow on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday will cover scripted,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” won its third consecutive Emmy for outstanding structured reality show, and two different “Apollo” projects won big as the Emmy Awards kicked off on Monday night with the first of five nights of Creative Arts awards.
The Creative Arts Emmys, which is normally an in-person event at the Microsoft Theatre over two nights the weekend before the Primetime Emmy telecast, will instead take place Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, and again on Sept. 19, all hosted by Nicole Byer (“Nailed It”).
“There’s nothing normal about 2020, it’s wild,” Byer said. “If you don’t like me now, you’re not going to like me for the next four days, I’m sorry!”
Monday night’s special included presenters such as Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan, Drew Scott, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Gina Carano, Rob Riggle, RuPaul and Jb Smoove. Kareem Abdul Jabbar noted that below-the-line jobs in Hollywood still have...
The Creative Arts Emmys, which is normally an in-person event at the Microsoft Theatre over two nights the weekend before the Primetime Emmy telecast, will instead take place Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, and again on Sept. 19, all hosted by Nicole Byer (“Nailed It”).
“There’s nothing normal about 2020, it’s wild,” Byer said. “If you don’t like me now, you’re not going to like me for the next four days, I’m sorry!”
Monday night’s special included presenters such as Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan, Drew Scott, Daryl Chill Mitchell, Gina Carano, Rob Riggle, RuPaul and Jb Smoove. Kareem Abdul Jabbar noted that below-the-line jobs in Hollywood still have...
- 9/15/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Amy Poehler will direct a documentary with the working title “Lucy & Desi” about the marriage between comedy icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz for Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures, the two companies announced Monday.
Poehler is making her documentary feature directorial debut on the project, and she will also produce the film through her Paper Kite banner. The film has already begun production and will be financed by Imagine Documentaries.
“Lucy & Desi” will tell the story of the groundbreaking comedian Ball, who forever changed the way the world viewed comedy and paved the way for scores of women who followed in her footsteps. The film will utilize archival film and personal still photos, first-person narratives and examine how Ball evolved from a performer to a businesswoman and through “I Love Lucy” and more worked to break barriers for women in entertainment and beyond.
Also Read: Netflix Picks Up Documentary...
Poehler is making her documentary feature directorial debut on the project, and she will also produce the film through her Paper Kite banner. The film has already begun production and will be financed by Imagine Documentaries.
“Lucy & Desi” will tell the story of the groundbreaking comedian Ball, who forever changed the way the world viewed comedy and paved the way for scores of women who followed in her footsteps. The film will utilize archival film and personal still photos, first-person narratives and examine how Ball evolved from a performer to a businesswoman and through “I Love Lucy” and more worked to break barriers for women in entertainment and beyond.
Also Read: Netflix Picks Up Documentary...
- 8/24/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Amy Poehler will make her documentary feature directing debut for Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures on Lucy & Desi, the working title for a definitive film about the remarkable personal and professional partnership between comedian Lucille Ball and husband Desi Arnaz.
This will be the biggest documentary to be fully financed by Imagine Documentaries and the film will have the benefit of full cooperation from the estate of Ball & Arnaz and their family. Through her Paper Kite banner, Poehler will produce with Imagine’s Justin Wilkes and Michael Rosenberg, White Horse’s Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, and Diamond Docs’ Mark Monroe. Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Sara Bernstein will be executive producers with White Horse’s Nicholas Ferrall and Cassidy Hartmann, and Diamond Docs’ Morgan Sackett. Monroe also serves as writer.
The film will tell the story of the groundbreaking comedian who changed the landscape,...
This will be the biggest documentary to be fully financed by Imagine Documentaries and the film will have the benefit of full cooperation from the estate of Ball & Arnaz and their family. Through her Paper Kite banner, Poehler will produce with Imagine’s Justin Wilkes and Michael Rosenberg, White Horse’s Nigel Sinclair and Jeanne Elfant Festa, and Diamond Docs’ Mark Monroe. Imagine’s Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Sara Bernstein will be executive producers with White Horse’s Nicholas Ferrall and Cassidy Hartmann, and Diamond Docs’ Morgan Sackett. Monroe also serves as writer.
The film will tell the story of the groundbreaking comedian who changed the landscape,...
- 8/24/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: White Horse Pictures chairman Nigel Sinclair and president Nicholas Ferrall have made a multi-picture partnership with Reelin’ In The Years Productions president David Peck to create more documentaries in the film and TV space.
The companies have worked piecemeal on films since 2006. Those collaborations include the Ron Howard-directed Pavarotti and The Beatles: Eight Days A Week — The Touring Years, as well as Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who, George Harrison: Living In the Material World, the upcoming docu on The Bee Gees that Frank Marshall is directing, and The Apollo, the Roger Ross Williams-directed docu that opened at Tribeca and will be launched on HBO this fall celebrating the history of the iconic Harlem theater.
Reelin’ In The Years is a gatekeeper in licensing archival footage that feeds these documentaries, with over 30,000 hours of music footage and much more in interviews in its arsenal.
Sinclair, who...
The companies have worked piecemeal on films since 2006. Those collaborations include the Ron Howard-directed Pavarotti and The Beatles: Eight Days A Week — The Touring Years, as well as Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who, George Harrison: Living In the Material World, the upcoming docu on The Bee Gees that Frank Marshall is directing, and The Apollo, the Roger Ross Williams-directed docu that opened at Tribeca and will be launched on HBO this fall celebrating the history of the iconic Harlem theater.
Reelin’ In The Years is a gatekeeper in licensing archival footage that feeds these documentaries, with over 30,000 hours of music footage and much more in interviews in its arsenal.
Sinclair, who...
- 8/2/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Pavarotti CBS Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Ron Howard Screenwriter: Cassidy Hartmann, Mark Monroe Cast: Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Griminelli, Nicolette Mantovani, Placido Domingo, José Carreras, Angela Gheorghiu, Carol Vaness, Vittorio Grigolo Screened at: Dolby24, NYC, 6/4/19 Opens: June 7, 2019 I had what passes for a […]
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- 6/12/2019
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
New York City – The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival will open with a love letter to a New York City Harlem neighborhood icon. The legendary Apollo Theater will screen the Opening Night film, “The Apollo,” on April 24th, 2019. This documentary chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of this New York City landmark, and kicks off the two week festival, Wednesday, April 24th through Sunday, May 5th.
The Apollo features interviews with artists like Patti Labelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx. The film is produced by Lisa Cortés (Precious), White Horses Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann and Pharrell Williams.
Opening Night Film for the 18th Tribeca Film Festival is ‘The Apollo’
Photo credit: TribecaFilm.com
“We’re excited to finally be going uptown to play the Apollo,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival. “‘The Apollo’ gives audiences an...
The Apollo features interviews with artists like Patti Labelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx. The film is produced by Lisa Cortés (Precious), White Horses Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann and Pharrell Williams.
Opening Night Film for the 18th Tribeca Film Festival is ‘The Apollo’
Photo credit: TribecaFilm.com
“We’re excited to finally be going uptown to play the Apollo,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival. “‘The Apollo’ gives audiences an...
- 4/24/2019
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Exclusive: La-based production firm White Horse Pictures (The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years) has named current head of production Nicholas Ferrall to the newly created role of company president with immediate effect.
Ferrall will oversee the firm’s slate of film and TV projects through development, production and distribution and will produce specific projects with White Horse Executive Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East and fellow partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann.
Ferrall is currently producing feature horror film Queen Mary to be directed by Gary Shore. Pic is also being produced with Brett Tomberlin with Rocket Science repping world sales. He is serving as executive producer on the company’s upcoming slate of docs including The Apollo helmed by Roger Ross Williams; an authorized documentary about The Bee Gees, directed by Frank Marshall; and Ron Howard’s Pavarotti, based on the life of the acclaimed tenor.
Ferrall will oversee the firm’s slate of film and TV projects through development, production and distribution and will produce specific projects with White Horse Executive Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East and fellow partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann.
Ferrall is currently producing feature horror film Queen Mary to be directed by Gary Shore. Pic is also being produced with Brett Tomberlin with Rocket Science repping world sales. He is serving as executive producer on the company’s upcoming slate of docs including The Apollo helmed by Roger Ross Williams; an authorized documentary about The Bee Gees, directed by Frank Marshall; and Ron Howard’s Pavarotti, based on the life of the acclaimed tenor.
- 3/22/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Executive currently producing Queen Mary.
White Horse Pictures chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East have promoted head of production Nicholas Ferrall to the newly created role of company president, effective immediately.
Ferrall will oversee the growing slate of film and television projects through all stages of development, production and distribution while continuing to produce specific projects together with Sinclair and fellow White Horse partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann.
He will drive the company’s financial and expansion plans as White Horse Pictures plans for growth and increased production.
He is currently producing the horror film Queen Mary, inspired...
White Horse Pictures chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East have promoted head of production Nicholas Ferrall to the newly created role of company president, effective immediately.
Ferrall will oversee the growing slate of film and television projects through all stages of development, production and distribution while continuing to produce specific projects together with Sinclair and fellow White Horse partners Jeanne Elfant Festa and Cassidy Hartmann.
He will drive the company’s financial and expansion plans as White Horse Pictures plans for growth and increased production.
He is currently producing the horror film Queen Mary, inspired...
- 3/22/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Tribeca Film Festival will open its 18th edition with the world premiere of the HBO Documentary Film “The Apollo,” directed by Roger Ross Williams.
The film will debut at the iconic theater in Manhattan on April 24. It includes archival footage, music, comedy and dance performances, and interviews with Patti Labelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx.
“The Apollo Theater is a symbol of the creative spirit of New York and beyond, and I’m very happy that we’re kicking off our 18th Festival celebrating it with this documentary from Roger Ross Williams,” said Robert DeNiro, co-founder of the festival.
The documentary is produced by Lisa Cortés, Nigel Sinclair’s White Horse Pictures, and Williams. It covers the 85-year history of the venue and follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” as it comes to the theater.
The Apollo began operating in 1934 during...
The film will debut at the iconic theater in Manhattan on April 24. It includes archival footage, music, comedy and dance performances, and interviews with Patti Labelle, Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson, and Jamie Foxx.
“The Apollo Theater is a symbol of the creative spirit of New York and beyond, and I’m very happy that we’re kicking off our 18th Festival celebrating it with this documentary from Roger Ross Williams,” said Robert DeNiro, co-founder of the festival.
The documentary is produced by Lisa Cortés, Nigel Sinclair’s White Horse Pictures, and Williams. It covers the 85-year history of the venue and follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” as it comes to the theater.
The Apollo began operating in 1934 during...
- 2/13/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
First screening will take place in iconic venue itself, in Harlem.
The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival presented by At&T will open with the world premiere of the HBO Documentary Film The Apollo.
Roger Ross Williams directed the film, which chronicles the history and contemporary legacy of the 85-year-old New York City theatre, a cultural hub that served as a launchpad for the likes of Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Dave Chappelle, and Jimi Hendrix.
The film follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between The World And Me and frames the way...
The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival presented by At&T will open with the world premiere of the HBO Documentary Film The Apollo.
Roger Ross Williams directed the film, which chronicles the history and contemporary legacy of the 85-year-old New York City theatre, a cultural hub that served as a launchpad for the likes of Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Dave Chappelle, and Jimi Hendrix.
The film follows a new production of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between The World And Me and frames the way...
- 2/13/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Dracula Untold director Gary Shore has come attached to direct Queen Mary, a long-in-the-works horror movie inspired by stories of hauntings on the famed ocean liner that is now permanently docked in Long Beach, CA. Rocket Science has come aboard board to fully finance and rep worldwide distribution beginning next month at the European Film market in Berlin.
The film will be shot onboard the Queen Mary, part of a license deal. The iconic ship that launched 1934 by the makers of the Titanic. It sees 2 million visitors each year drawn by its history and legends. The project was developed by Winchester producer Brett Tomberlin.
White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall are producing with Tomberlin and Mali Elfman via Imagination Design Works and Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science. Tobin Armbrust will executive produce with White Horse’s Cassidy Hartmann and Idw’s Mark Tomberlin. Andy Trapani,...
The film will be shot onboard the Queen Mary, part of a license deal. The iconic ship that launched 1934 by the makers of the Titanic. It sees 2 million visitors each year drawn by its history and legends. The project was developed by Winchester producer Brett Tomberlin.
White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall are producing with Tomberlin and Mali Elfman via Imagination Design Works and Thorsten Schumacher and Lars Sylvest for Rocket Science. Tobin Armbrust will executive produce with White Horse’s Cassidy Hartmann and Idw’s Mark Tomberlin. Andy Trapani,...
- 1/25/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
A celebrated docu filmmaker (his 2010 short Music by Prudence won Oscar) outside of the festival, Roger Ross Williams‘ second home is indeed Park City as the former TV producer presented God Loves Uganda (2013) and Life, Animated (2016) there. He is getting his narrative fiction game on having participated in the labs for The Life and Death of Cassandro, but we’ll squeeze out more docu from him with the currently untitled Apollo Theater documentary – a project that went into production at the beginning of 2018.
Gist: Written by Williams and Cassidy Hartmann, this will detail the lifespan of the Apollo Theater through the stories of the present-day Apollo and the challenges of those who run it, the film will illuminate the theater’s musical and cultural history, and explore how it has managed to stay at the center of America’s conversation about race and social progress since 1934.…
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Gist: Written by Williams and Cassidy Hartmann, this will detail the lifespan of the Apollo Theater through the stories of the present-day Apollo and the challenges of those who run it, the film will illuminate the theater’s musical and cultural history, and explore how it has managed to stay at the center of America’s conversation about race and social progress since 1934.…
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- 11/23/2018
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Exclusive: Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures have entered into a multi-year, non-exclusive partnership. The arrangement was brokered by Imagine Entertainment Co-Chairman Michael Rosenberg, Imagine Documentaries President Justin Wilkes and White Horse Pictures Chairman Nigel Sinclair and President Nicholas Ferrall.
They will generate documentaries, which Wilkes will oversee with White Horse’s Docu head Jeanne Elfant-Festa and partner Cassidy Hartmann. Imagine’s expansion into docus was initiated by co-chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.
“Brian, Ron and I have had a long and successful relationship with award-winning producer Nigel Sinclair and White Horse, from the film Rush to the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years and now on our documentary on world renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti, which is currently in production. We are excited for this opportunity and to be working together in this newly formed partnership,” said Rosenberg.
Said Sinclair: “We have had a great journey with Brian,...
They will generate documentaries, which Wilkes will oversee with White Horse’s Docu head Jeanne Elfant-Festa and partner Cassidy Hartmann. Imagine’s expansion into docus was initiated by co-chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard.
“Brian, Ron and I have had a long and successful relationship with award-winning producer Nigel Sinclair and White Horse, from the film Rush to the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years and now on our documentary on world renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti, which is currently in production. We are excited for this opportunity and to be working together in this newly formed partnership,” said Rosenberg.
Said Sinclair: “We have had a great journey with Brian,...
- 8/23/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Imagine’s Ron Howard, White Horse’s Nigel Sinclair have collaborated on Rush, Beatles doc, and current Luciano Pavarotti project.
Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures have struck a multi-year, strategic non-exclusive partnership.
Imagine Documentaries president Justin Wilkes will oversee the pipeline, with White Horse Pictures head of documentaries Jeanne Elfant-Festa, and White Horse partner Cassidy Hartmann.
“Having admired the work that Nigel and the talented team at White Horse have been a part of over the years, I’m incredibly excited to now have the opportunity to create a new pipeline of stories we can tell together,” said Wilkes.
Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures have struck a multi-year, strategic non-exclusive partnership.
Imagine Documentaries president Justin Wilkes will oversee the pipeline, with White Horse Pictures head of documentaries Jeanne Elfant-Festa, and White Horse partner Cassidy Hartmann.
“Having admired the work that Nigel and the talented team at White Horse have been a part of over the years, I’m incredibly excited to now have the opportunity to create a new pipeline of stories we can tell together,” said Wilkes.
- 8/23/2018
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Production underway in New York.
Source: Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
Life, Animated Oscar-nominated director Roger Ross Williams has signed on to direct The Apollo Theater Film Project for White Horse Pictures and Impact Partners.
Williams and Cassidy Hartmann (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week, Mole Man) wrote the film, which is shooting now in New York and chronicles the history of the Harlem venue and its musical and cultural legacy and its place in the dialogue about race and social progress in the Us since 1934.
The Apollo Theater Film Project will explore the celebrated music, dance, and comedy performances that have taken place there, and the institution of ‘Amateur Night’ – the precursor to talent competitions like American Idol and The Voice – which continue to run on Wednesday nights after more than 80 years.
Lisa Cortes (Precious executive producer) has joined Nigel Sinclair of White Horse, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, and Williams on the...
Source: Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
Life, Animated Oscar-nominated director Roger Ross Williams has signed on to direct The Apollo Theater Film Project for White Horse Pictures and Impact Partners.
Williams and Cassidy Hartmann (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week, Mole Man) wrote the film, which is shooting now in New York and chronicles the history of the Harlem venue and its musical and cultural legacy and its place in the dialogue about race and social progress in the Us since 1934.
The Apollo Theater Film Project will explore the celebrated music, dance, and comedy performances that have taken place there, and the institution of ‘Amateur Night’ – the precursor to talent competitions like American Idol and The Voice – which continue to run on Wednesday nights after more than 80 years.
Lisa Cortes (Precious executive producer) has joined Nigel Sinclair of White Horse, Jeanne Elfant Festa, Cassidy Hartmann, and Williams on the...
- 1/27/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (left), director Steve McQueen (center) and actor Brad Pitt attend the 5th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, November 16, 2013.attend the 5th Annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, CA, on Saturday, November 16, 2013.
Shakur Estate trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment, the company created by Afeni Shakur to release her son’s posthumous projects, announced today that Nigel Sinclair’s White Horse Pictures and Jayson Jackson will team up to produce a fully authorized documentary with Amaru on the life of acclaimed hip-hop artist, writer and poet Tupac Shakur.
The film will be directed by Academy Award-winning director, Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and produced by Jayson Jackson (What Happened, Miss Simone?) and White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years) and Nicholas Ferrall,...
Shakur Estate trustee Tom Whalley and Amaru Entertainment, the company created by Afeni Shakur to release her son’s posthumous projects, announced today that Nigel Sinclair’s White Horse Pictures and Jayson Jackson will team up to produce a fully authorized documentary with Amaru on the life of acclaimed hip-hop artist, writer and poet Tupac Shakur.
The film will be directed by Academy Award-winning director, Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and produced by Jayson Jackson (What Happened, Miss Simone?) and White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years) and Nicholas Ferrall,...
- 5/9/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Fox International Productions (Fip) has acquired an original serial killer screenplay from White Horse Pictures that the parties will jointly finance.
The companies are out to directors and have earmarked a 2017 production start on the atmospheric WWII thriller. Fip will distribute worldwide.
Historian and first-time screenwriter James Luckard wrote the screenplay inspired by true events.
The action takes place in 1941 Berlin where a serial killer is preying on women. The Nazi hierarchy brings in homicide detective Alex Lang, who is forced to team up with the only authority on serial killers, Jewish criminal psychologist Simon Rosenthal.
“James’ script is incredible, pulling me in from page one with its moody, mysterious setting and unexpected twists,” said Fip president Tomas Jegeus (pictured). “It’s set in one of the most disturbing periods in history, which only adds more intrigue and suspense.”
White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall will produce with Peter Dealbert of Pacific View Management. White...
The companies are out to directors and have earmarked a 2017 production start on the atmospheric WWII thriller. Fip will distribute worldwide.
Historian and first-time screenwriter James Luckard wrote the screenplay inspired by true events.
The action takes place in 1941 Berlin where a serial killer is preying on women. The Nazi hierarchy brings in homicide detective Alex Lang, who is forced to team up with the only authority on serial killers, Jewish criminal psychologist Simon Rosenthal.
“James’ script is incredible, pulling me in from page one with its moody, mysterious setting and unexpected twists,” said Fip president Tomas Jegeus (pictured). “It’s set in one of the most disturbing periods in history, which only adds more intrigue and suspense.”
White Horse Pictures’ Nigel Sinclair and Nicholas Ferrall will produce with Peter Dealbert of Pacific View Management. White...
- 10/13/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Lee Daniels will direct a new documentary, The Apollo Theater Film Project, that will chronicle the history of the famed Harlem concert hall.
To make the film, Daniels is seeking the help of the public, requesting any film footage, photographs, audio recordings or other memorabilia related to either Harlem or the Apollo. Details and a submission form are available on the documentary's website.
The Apollo Theater Film Project marks Daniels' first documentary. "I used to go to the Apollo Theater as a kid and never in a million years would...
To make the film, Daniels is seeking the help of the public, requesting any film footage, photographs, audio recordings or other memorabilia related to either Harlem or the Apollo. Details and a submission form are available on the documentary's website.
The Apollo Theater Film Project marks Daniels' first documentary. "I used to go to the Apollo Theater as a kid and never in a million years would...
- 1/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
The Oscar-nominated director of Precious and The Butler is preparing his first foray into non-fiction features with White Horse Pictures and Piper Cub Productions on board to produce.
The Apollo Theater Film Project will be an authorised account of the Harlem venue that famously started the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Ella Fitzgerald and The Jackson Five.
Daniels and Apollo Theater president Jonelle Procope issued on Thursday a public request for film footage, home movies, photographs or other memorabilia.
“We will, of course, respect everybody’s ownership of their property,” said Daniels, who said he attended the theater in his youth, and Procope. Members of the public can click here for further information.
Impact Partners, StudioCanal, Universal Music Group and Chicago Media Project are jointly financing the film, while StudioCanal, Impact Partners and White Horse Pictures represent Us rights.
StudioCanal will distribute directly in the UK, Australia, France and Germany and is looking to commence sales on remaining...
The Apollo Theater Film Project will be an authorised account of the Harlem venue that famously started the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Ella Fitzgerald and The Jackson Five.
Daniels and Apollo Theater president Jonelle Procope issued on Thursday a public request for film footage, home movies, photographs or other memorabilia.
“We will, of course, respect everybody’s ownership of their property,” said Daniels, who said he attended the theater in his youth, and Procope. Members of the public can click here for further information.
Impact Partners, StudioCanal, Universal Music Group and Chicago Media Project are jointly financing the film, while StudioCanal, Impact Partners and White Horse Pictures represent Us rights.
StudioCanal will distribute directly in the UK, Australia, France and Germany and is looking to commence sales on remaining...
- 1/28/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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