Perhaps the most inside-baseball of films at Sundance this year, Jj Garvine and Tai Parquet’s Film Hawk is an intimate look at film consultant extraordinaire Bob Hawk. Followers of Kevin Smith will know him as the man who discovered Clerks one Sunday morning in the bowels of the Angelika Film Center during the New York Film Market. (Here Kevin Smith provides his usually hilarious and often sincere commentary, often alongside Hawk.)
Checking in with luminaries and friends, Garvine and Parquet have constructed a loving tribute to 76-year-old Hawk, the openly gay son of a Methodist minister who joined the queer immigration to San Francisco in the 1960s, and later to New York. As it turns out, per Smith, Hawk is a Jersey boy at heart, as we discover in a heartbreaking passage later in the story. Hawk’s early interest included theatre prior to the discovery of independent – then...
Checking in with luminaries and friends, Garvine and Parquet have constructed a loving tribute to 76-year-old Hawk, the openly gay son of a Methodist minister who joined the queer immigration to San Francisco in the 1960s, and later to New York. As it turns out, per Smith, Hawk is a Jersey boy at heart, as we discover in a heartbreaking passage later in the story. Hawk’s early interest included theatre prior to the discovery of independent – then...
- 1/24/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Glenn here to discuss the latest excursion to the live stage.
It can be easy to bemoan the fate that befalls many female filmmakers. Lord knows I have often found myself lamenting the post breakthrough careers of the likes of Patty Jenkins, Courtney Hunt and others. Those filmmakers for whom a great early work somehow doesn’t permit them the same carte blanche movie projects as male directors like, for example, Marc Webb who got The Amazing Spider-Man off the back of a slight, but popular romantic comedy whereas Kimberly Peirce won her star an Oscar for Boys Don’t Cry and yet it took nine years for a follow-up. Still, as frustrating as it must be to them and to moviegoers when (I assume) financing doesn’t come to them quite as quickly or as robustly as it might another, we thankfully live in a society that doesn’t...
It can be easy to bemoan the fate that befalls many female filmmakers. Lord knows I have often found myself lamenting the post breakthrough careers of the likes of Patty Jenkins, Courtney Hunt and others. Those filmmakers for whom a great early work somehow doesn’t permit them the same carte blanche movie projects as male directors like, for example, Marc Webb who got The Amazing Spider-Man off the back of a slight, but popular romantic comedy whereas Kimberly Peirce won her star an Oscar for Boys Don’t Cry and yet it took nine years for a follow-up. Still, as frustrating as it must be to them and to moviegoers when (I assume) financing doesn’t come to them quite as quickly or as robustly as it might another, we thankfully live in a society that doesn’t...
- 9/9/2014
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Ed Burns, whose debut film The Brothers McMullen premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, was announced today as a jury member for next month’s Sundance in Park City, Utah. Burns joins documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, executive Tom Rothman and 16 others named to five juries that will award prizes at independent film’s most high-profile showcase.
Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 22, with feature film awards announced at a separate ceremony on Jan. 26. The festival runs this year from Jan. 17-27.
Click below for the entire Sundance jury list:
U.S. Documentary Jury
Liz Garbus is a prolific documentary filmmaker.
Short Film Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 22, with feature film awards announced at a separate ceremony on Jan. 26. The festival runs this year from Jan. 17-27.
Click below for the entire Sundance jury list:
U.S. Documentary Jury
Liz Garbus is a prolific documentary filmmaker.
- 12/19/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Tags: Morning BrewGLEEDa BratHeather MorrisJoanna JohnsonKreayshawnIMDb
Good morning!
I'm sure you all know that Glee's Season 4 premieres this evening. But you should know that Santana is not in the first episode. However, Brittany does make mention of her long-distance love. E! reports:
Considering they are in separate states during the Season 4 premiere of Glee, no physical contact for Brittana unfortunately. However, Brittany does share some very intimate details about their Skype sessions that prove the spark between those two has not been lost at all.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to start rumors about Brittany and Sugar based on these photos from last night's premiere party in L.A.
Photos by Jeffrey Mayer/Getty
Da Brat has never come out as a lesbian, but she was part of a recent "Ladies Who Love Ladies" event in Toronto. Just saying.
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty
UK vlogger and advice columnist Emily Hartridge has...
Good morning!
I'm sure you all know that Glee's Season 4 premieres this evening. But you should know that Santana is not in the first episode. However, Brittany does make mention of her long-distance love. E! reports:
Considering they are in separate states during the Season 4 premiere of Glee, no physical contact for Brittana unfortunately. However, Brittany does share some very intimate details about their Skype sessions that prove the spark between those two has not been lost at all.
Meanwhile, I'm trying to start rumors about Brittany and Sugar based on these photos from last night's premiere party in L.A.
Photos by Jeffrey Mayer/Getty
Da Brat has never come out as a lesbian, but she was part of a recent "Ladies Who Love Ladies" event in Toronto. Just saying.
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty
UK vlogger and advice columnist Emily Hartridge has...
- 9/13/2012
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Tags: Morning BrewEllen PageJessica ClarkTrue BloodJane Velez-Mitchell2012 OlympicsShay MitchellIMDb
Good morning! I'm super excited about the U.S. v. Japan soccer match today. Anyone else?
While we're on the topic of the summer games, here's where our out ladies stand: Seimone Augustus and her hoopster squad take on Australia in the semifinals today. Brazil and France both lost their handball matches, which means we won't see any more of the lesbians on their squads. But the Netherlands super gay field hockey team reached the finals after beating New Zealand yesterday. They'll take on Argentina tomorrow.
Photo by Leon Neal/Getty
Marsha Thomason has launched a blog called Walk in my Ladyboots. She dishes on fashion, beauty and hopefully some White Collar scoop.
Jane and Maura are the only female couple in TVGuide's list of Couples You Are Shipping This Summer.
Beth Ditto says that she and her Gossip bandmates don't...
Good morning! I'm super excited about the U.S. v. Japan soccer match today. Anyone else?
While we're on the topic of the summer games, here's where our out ladies stand: Seimone Augustus and her hoopster squad take on Australia in the semifinals today. Brazil and France both lost their handball matches, which means we won't see any more of the lesbians on their squads. But the Netherlands super gay field hockey team reached the finals after beating New Zealand yesterday. They'll take on Argentina tomorrow.
Photo by Leon Neal/Getty
Marsha Thomason has launched a blog called Walk in my Ladyboots. She dishes on fashion, beauty and hopefully some White Collar scoop.
Jane and Maura are the only female couple in TVGuide's list of Couples You Are Shipping This Summer.
Beth Ditto says that she and her Gossip bandmates don't...
- 8/9/2012
- by trishbendix
- AfterEllen.com
Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum. All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler. And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform...
- 3/11/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking have announced the five nominees for their second annual Heterodox Award, which honors a narrative film that "imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production." Last year's winner was Matt Porterfield for "Putty Hill." This year's winner will be chosen by a jury of documentary filmmakers: Natalia Almada ("El Velador"), Sandi DuBowski ("Trembling Before G-d"), Shannon Kennedy (editor, "A Walk Into the Sea"), Alrick Brown ("Kinyarwanda") and Kimberly Reed ("Prodigal Sons"). The winner will be announced at the Cinema Eye ceremony at the Museum of the Moving Image on January 11. The nominees follow. Descriptions provided by Cinema Eye Honors. "Beginners." Drawing from autobiographical elements, including his relationship to his dying father, Mike Mills has made a sensitive, insightful, and whimsically...
- 1/3/2012
- Indiewire
Andrew Embiricos, grandson of Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan, was found dead of an apparent suicide at his West 17th Street apartment in Chelsea, New York City, on Sunday, Dec. 4. Embiricos was 25. Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos was the son of economist and shipping heir Basil Embiricos and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. He was also the nephew of Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV. As such, Embiricos was purportedly a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed. His body, lying face up in bed with a bag over his head, was found Sunday evening by a friend, Aaron Edwards, who then called 911. An autopsy is to be performed. Because the handsome Embiricos had appeared in amateur gay sex video clips on X-Tube, New York and gay tabloids have gone on to claim that his death wasn't actually suicide, but an experimentation with autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong. Those are the same sensational...
- 12/7/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Jury Deliberations. Most festivals have separate jurors for each of the major sections. Cannes is the one people are most familiar with it being the festival of festivals. The competition slate is the main focus but they don't actually decide each of the awards you hear about. There are other juries gathered to decide things like the Camera D'Or (best first film) and the short film prizes. Nashville has five juries and they're also an AMPAS qualifying festival so if, for instance, a short film wins "best" in category here it becomes eligible for Oscar consideration. I was on the Narrative Competition jury this year. The running joke at the table became "this doesn't leave the table..." so...end of story!
Let it suffice to say that it's always usually enjoyable to discuss movies with other creative types and in this case it was extra enjoyable as my fellow jurors...
Let it suffice to say that it's always usually enjoyable to discuss movies with other creative types and in this case it was extra enjoyable as my fellow jurors...
- 4/20/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced the nominees for its 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards! In the Outstanding Film (Wide Release) category, Lisa Cholodenko's "The Kids Are All Right" will duke it out with "Burlesque," "The Girl Who Played With Fire," "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World," and "Easy A."
In the Outstanding Film (Limited Release) category, the nominees are "Howl," "I Love You Phillip Morris," "La Mission," "Patrik, Age 1.5," and "Undertow"
In the TV categories, "Glee," "True Blood," and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" are among those honored.
We will know the winners of the GLAAD Media Awards on March 19 in New York, April 16 in Los Angeles, and May 14 in San Francisco.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
Burlesque (Screen Gems)
Easy A (Screen Gems)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Music Box Films)
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
In the Outstanding Film (Limited Release) category, the nominees are "Howl," "I Love You Phillip Morris," "La Mission," "Patrik, Age 1.5," and "Undertow"
In the TV categories, "Glee," "True Blood," and "The Oprah Winfrey Show" are among those honored.
We will know the winners of the GLAAD Media Awards on March 19 in New York, April 16 in Los Angeles, and May 14 in San Francisco.
Here's the full list of nominees:
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
Burlesque (Screen Gems)
Easy A (Screen Gems)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Music Box Films)
The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
- 1/20/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced its nominees for the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. It unraveled on Thursday, January 20 that Emma Stone-starring teen comedy movie "Easy A" and Lea Michele-led musical comedy series "Glee" are among those getting a nomination.
"Easy A" will compete for Outstanding Film in the Wide Release category. This Will Gluck-directed film is up against Lisa Cholodenko's lesbian family drama "The Kids Are All Right", Steven Antin's musical "Burlesque", Daniel Alfredson's crime thriller "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and Edgar Wright's video-game-inspired "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World".
The Limited Release category, in the meantime, pits prison romance "I Love You Phillip Morris" against "Howl", the much talked-about movie about the life and works of 20th century American poet, Allen Ginsberg. They are also listed along with Peter Bratt's "La Mission", Ella Lemhagen's "Patrik,...
"Easy A" will compete for Outstanding Film in the Wide Release category. This Will Gluck-directed film is up against Lisa Cholodenko's lesbian family drama "The Kids Are All Right", Steven Antin's musical "Burlesque", Daniel Alfredson's crime thriller "The Girl Who Played With Fire" and Edgar Wright's video-game-inspired "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World".
The Limited Release category, in the meantime, pits prison romance "I Love You Phillip Morris" against "Howl", the much talked-about movie about the life and works of 20th century American poet, Allen Ginsberg. They are also listed along with Peter Bratt's "La Mission", Ella Lemhagen's "Patrik,...
- 1/20/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (of which I'm a proud voting member :wink) has announced the winners of the 2nd Annual Dorian Awards, the best and brightest in film and television.
"I Am Love" starring Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton won the big prize, the Film of the Year! Annette Bening won for Film Performance of the Year for the fantastic "The Kids Are All Right" and "I Love You Phillip Morris" won the Lbgt-Themed Film of the Year.
TV Comedy Performance of the Year brought us two Golden Globe winners, "Glee's" Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer tied in this category. "Glee" also won the Lgbt-Themed Show of the Year.
Angela Lansbury received the Timeless Award given to a living actor or performer with an exemplary career marked by smarts, character, and wit!
Oh, and my favorite, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, won the Wilde Wit of the Year, because she is extremely witty!
"I Am Love" starring Academy Award-winner Tilda Swinton won the big prize, the Film of the Year! Annette Bening won for Film Performance of the Year for the fantastic "The Kids Are All Right" and "I Love You Phillip Morris" won the Lbgt-Themed Film of the Year.
TV Comedy Performance of the Year brought us two Golden Globe winners, "Glee's" Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer tied in this category. "Glee" also won the Lgbt-Themed Show of the Year.
Angela Lansbury received the Timeless Award given to a living actor or performer with an exemplary career marked by smarts, character, and wit!
Oh, and my favorite, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC, won the Wilde Wit of the Year, because she is extremely witty!
- 1/19/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, also known as Galeca (for which I'm a proud member yay!), has announced its nominations for the 2nd Annual Dorian Awards, honoring 2010's best and brightest in films, TV, and performances.
"The Kids Are All Right" and "Black Swan" dominated the film category nominations with three nods each. Lisa Cholodenko's "The Kids Are All Right" received Film of the Year, Film Performance of the Year for Annette Bening, and Lgbt-Themed Film of the Year.
Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" received nods for Film of the Year, Film Performance of the Year for Natalie Portman, and co-star Mila Kunis picked up a nomination for We're Wilde About You Rising Star Award.
I will not tell you how I voted but winners will be announced January 18!
Here's the complete list of nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):...
"The Kids Are All Right" and "Black Swan" dominated the film category nominations with three nods each. Lisa Cholodenko's "The Kids Are All Right" received Film of the Year, Film Performance of the Year for Annette Bening, and Lgbt-Themed Film of the Year.
Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" received nods for Film of the Year, Film Performance of the Year for Natalie Portman, and co-star Mila Kunis picked up a nomination for We're Wilde About You Rising Star Award.
I will not tell you how I voted but winners will be announced January 18!
Here's the complete list of nominees (Check our Awards Avenue for complete winners/nominees for all award-giving bodies):...
- 1/12/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Before we begin, new readers take note: This is but the beginning of The Film Experience year-in-review kudos. It goes on for some time because we're giddy and Ocd like that when it comes to recognizing great work. The "Film Bitch Awards" title is misleading and an old joke from college. We don't look down at the movies through our noses, but look up at the silver screen in reverie.
Here's a quick overview of well-loved films outside of the top ten (make that a top thirteen, coming tomorrow). Don't we all ♥ more than ten films a year?
Best Documentaries
I don't include documentaries in my top ten -- a personal quirk since they're a different artform with wildly different goals -- but if I did include them, please note that the Kimberly Reed's trans identity essay Prodigal Sons [Netflix Instant Watch] and the Chinese migration family drama Last Train Home, both...
Here's a quick overview of well-loved films outside of the top ten (make that a top thirteen, coming tomorrow). Don't we all ♥ more than ten films a year?
Best Documentaries
I don't include documentaries in my top ten -- a personal quirk since they're a different artform with wildly different goals -- but if I did include them, please note that the Kimberly Reed's trans identity essay Prodigal Sons [Netflix Instant Watch] and the Chinese migration family drama Last Train Home, both...
- 1/11/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In the Alamo programming office, movies are sort of our thing. We watch ‘em, we fight about ‘em, and sometimes we even book ‘em for our theatres. We bring you the greatest and most bizarre movies from the past 100 years, and also highlight some of the greatest achievements in new cinema, too.
It’s a tough job…especially when it comes time to narrow down our favorites at the end of each year. But we do it all for you.
The lists below represent the most powerful and/or entertaining films of 2010, according to Alamo programmers Tim League, Lars Nilsen, Zack Carlson, Henri Mazza, Kayla Williams, Daniel Metz, Bret Neuman, George Bragdon, and Caitlin Stevens. We hope you have some time on your hands, because you’re going to want to read everything.
In case you’re interested, you can see our combined list as a group on Badass Digest.
It’s a tough job…especially when it comes time to narrow down our favorites at the end of each year. But we do it all for you.
The lists below represent the most powerful and/or entertaining films of 2010, according to Alamo programmers Tim League, Lars Nilsen, Zack Carlson, Henri Mazza, Kayla Williams, Daniel Metz, Bret Neuman, George Bragdon, and Caitlin Stevens. We hope you have some time on your hands, because you’re going to want to read everything.
In case you’re interested, you can see our combined list as a group on Badass Digest.
- 1/4/2011
- by Daniel Metz
- OriginalAlamo.com
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, now in their 35th year, hosted a battle between Carlos the Jackal and Mark Zuckerberg the punk. genius. billionaire. The Social Network co-founder won. But not without some concessions... including a tie.
Picture: The Social Network
[Runner up: Carlos]
Director: (tie) Olivier Assayas for Carlos and David Fincher for The Social Network
Actress: Kim Hye-Ja in Mother
[Runner up: Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone]
Actor: Colin Firth in The King's Speech
[Runner up: Edgar Ramirez in Carlos]
Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom *check out this acceptance speech*
[Runner up: Olivia Williams in Ghost Writer]
Supporting Actor Neils Arestrup in A Prophet
[Runner up: Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech]
Screenplay Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
[Runner up: The King's Speech]
Cinematography Matthew Libatique for Black Swan
[Runner up: Roger Deakins for True Grit]
Music (tie) The Social Network and Alexandre Desplat The Ghost Writer
Production Design Guy Dyas for Inception
[runner up: The King's Speech]
Documentary Last Train Home
[Runner up: Exit Through the Gift Shop]
Experimental Jean Luc Godard's Film SocialismeForeign Film Carlos (France)
[Runner up: Mother (South Korea)]
Animated Film Toy Story 3
[Runner up: The Illusionist]
New Generation Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture
Legacy of Cinema Award Serge Bromberg, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno,...
Picture: The Social Network
[Runner up: Carlos]
Director: (tie) Olivier Assayas for Carlos and David Fincher for The Social Network
Actress: Kim Hye-Ja in Mother
[Runner up: Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone]
Actor: Colin Firth in The King's Speech
[Runner up: Edgar Ramirez in Carlos]
Supporting Actress: Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom *check out this acceptance speech*
[Runner up: Olivia Williams in Ghost Writer]
Supporting Actor Neils Arestrup in A Prophet
[Runner up: Geoffrey Rush in The King's Speech]
Screenplay Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network
[Runner up: The King's Speech]
Cinematography Matthew Libatique for Black Swan
[Runner up: Roger Deakins for True Grit]
Music (tie) The Social Network and Alexandre Desplat The Ghost Writer
Production Design Guy Dyas for Inception
[runner up: The King's Speech]
Documentary Last Train Home
[Runner up: Exit Through the Gift Shop]
Experimental Jean Luc Godard's Film SocialismeForeign Film Carlos (France)
[Runner up: Mother (South Korea)]
Animated Film Toy Story 3
[Runner up: The Illusionist]
New Generation Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture
Legacy of Cinema Award Serge Bromberg, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno,...
- 12/12/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Another year, another outrageous oversight from the documentary branch of the Academy. Today AMPAS announced the 15 films that will contend for next year’s five Best Documentary Feature slots, and although there are several worthy films included (Waiting for Superman, Inside Job, Exit Through the Gift Shop, and The Tillman Story among them), missing from the list was the acclaimed exposé Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, one of the sweetest and most fascinating films, unscripted or otherwise, of the year. Also Mia: The Facebook-fueled Catfish, the transgender family tale Prodigal Sons, and the political eye-opener 8: The Mormon Proposition.
- 11/18/2010
- by Dave Karger
- EW - Inside Movies
The Cinema Eye Honors, devoted to highlighting the best of the year's nonfiction films, have flipped for Lixin Fan's fantastic "Last Train Home," which follows a family of migrant workers as they struggle to stay connected while living separated by hundreds of miles. "Last Train Home" received the most nominations -- seven -- while Banksy's "Exit Through The Gift Shop" and Afghanistan documentary "Armadillo" each received six. The award ceremony will take place on January 18 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York, and will be broadcast on the Documentary Channel.
Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Armadilllo
Directed by Janus Metz
Produced by Sara Stockmann and Ronnie Fridthjof
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Directed by Banksy
Produced by Jaimie D'Cruz
Last Train Home
Directed by Lixin Fan
Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross
Marwencol
Directed by Jeff Malmberg
Produced by Jeff Malmberg, Tom Putnam, Matt Radecki, Chris Shellen...
Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
Armadilllo
Directed by Janus Metz
Produced by Sara Stockmann and Ronnie Fridthjof
Exit Through The Gift Shop
Directed by Banksy
Produced by Jaimie D'Cruz
Last Train Home
Directed by Lixin Fan
Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin and Daniel Cross
Marwencol
Directed by Jeff Malmberg
Produced by Jeff Malmberg, Tom Putnam, Matt Radecki, Chris Shellen...
- 11/5/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
In observance of June 2010 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride (Lgbt) Month, The American Center Mumbai will be screening Prodigal Sons, which will be followed by an interaction with director Kimberly Reed and Pallav Patankar of the Humsafar Trust. The film has won several awards including special Jury Prizes for Fearless Filmmaking at the Florida Film Festival. SynopsisProdigal Sons is a raw and provocative examination of one family's struggle to come to terms with its past and present. Returning home to a small town in Montana for her high school reunion, filmmaker Kimberly Reed hopes for a reconciliation ...
- 6/23/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Kashish, the Mumbai International Queer Film festival announced its winners. In the Short Documentary category, - Xxwhy, India won the Best Documentary Short Award plus Jury Cash Award. Xxwhy' is about Kerala's first out female-to-male (F2M) transgender, by Mumbai-based filmmaker Dr. Bharaty Manjula, who is also director of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
The Special Jury Cash Award went to Flying Inside My Body by Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Sumit Sharma and Ajeeta Chowhan, India.The Special Jury Cash Award for Student Film was won by Speak Up! It Is Not Your Fault by Deepika Lal, India.
In the Feature Documentary category, the Best Documentary Feature Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Prodigal Sons by Kimberly Reed, USA. Holding Hands by Tonnette Stanford and Katherine Wilkinson, Australia won the Special Jury Cash Award.
In the International Short category, the Best International Short Award plus Jury Cash Award went to Steam Eldar Rapaport,...
- 4/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Prodigal Sons
Advance tickets available here
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we’ll be showing Prodigal Sons, a new documentary that is so fantastic that you’ll barely believe it’s a true story. We’re very lucky to be able to screen this small, independent film. The reason the film jumped out to us, and why we fought to bring it out to Austin even when the distributors had no plans to show the film here, is because it has so much heart. The story is a soul-wrenching tale of a family struggling through problems that threaten to tear it apart, but is able to maintain a fascinating and non-sentimental tone. The director, who is also the subject of the film, is able to convey the small details of her family so beautifully that you will feel like a cousin, uncomfortably watching as your family unfurls at a Christmas dinner.
Advance tickets available here
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we’ll be showing Prodigal Sons, a new documentary that is so fantastic that you’ll barely believe it’s a true story. We’re very lucky to be able to screen this small, independent film. The reason the film jumped out to us, and why we fought to bring it out to Austin even when the distributors had no plans to show the film here, is because it has so much heart. The story is a soul-wrenching tale of a family struggling through problems that threaten to tear it apart, but is able to maintain a fascinating and non-sentimental tone. The director, who is also the subject of the film, is able to convey the small details of her family so beautifully that you will feel like a cousin, uncomfortably watching as your family unfurls at a Christmas dinner.
- 3/30/2010
- by caitlin
- OriginalAlamo.com
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we’ll be showing Prodigal Sons, a new documentary that is so fantastic that you’ll barely believe it’s a true story. We’re very lucky to be able to screen this small, independent film. The reason the film jumped out to us, and why we fought to bring it out to Austin even when the distributors had no plans to show the film here, is because it has so much heart. The story is a soul-wrenching tale of a family struggling through problems that threaten to tear it apart, but is able to maintain a fascinating and non-sentimental tone. The director, who is also the subject of the film, is able to convey the small details of her family so beautifully that you will feel like a cousin, uncomfortably watching as your family unfurls at a Christmas dinner.
“Superb. No one could...
“Superb. No one could...
- 3/26/2010
- by daniel
- OriginalAlamo.com
The Alamo Guide for March 25th, 2010
We Are Back In Action! SXSW is over for another year, and we are jam packed with Super Fun Times! For reals. We’ve got new release films out the wazoo, and a full week of specialty programming.First off, for all you hot tub enthusiasts, the most ridiculous (or genius?) time travel film to date opens Friday at the Ritz. That’s right, folks, it’s a Hot Tub Time Machine. If you’re more of a genre type of guy or gal, check out Mother, the newest thriller from the director of The Host! If you never saw The Host, go rent that, and Then you’ll really want to see Mother! We’ve also got Greenberg at S. Lamar starting Friday for all you thirty-somethings in an existential crisis… or for those that just want to see Ben Stiller in an existential crisis.
We Are Back In Action! SXSW is over for another year, and we are jam packed with Super Fun Times! For reals. We’ve got new release films out the wazoo, and a full week of specialty programming.First off, for all you hot tub enthusiasts, the most ridiculous (or genius?) time travel film to date opens Friday at the Ritz. That’s right, folks, it’s a Hot Tub Time Machine. If you’re more of a genre type of guy or gal, check out Mother, the newest thriller from the director of The Host! If you never saw The Host, go rent that, and Then you’ll really want to see Mother! We’ve also got Greenberg at S. Lamar starting Friday for all you thirty-somethings in an existential crisis… or for those that just want to see Ben Stiller in an existential crisis.
- 3/25/2010
- by caitlin
- OriginalAlamo.com
All Things Fangirl how traditionally trained our Oscar's acting nominees? This is hot. Yay, for new coverage angles.
Towleroad My latest column: Prodigal Sons has opened (finally!) so watch for it in your city. Plus, a few more words from my Lee Daniels (Precious) interview and Kathryn Bigelow's enviable man harem.
Movies Kick Ass Jose unveils his "best of '09"
The Critical Condition helps you win your Oscar pool with the live action and animated shorts
Cinematical "How open are you moviewise?" That's a good question. We like to think all of Film Experience's readers are wide open
I Need My Fix Angelina Jolie is 'Pretty in Paris' filming The Tourist
Pop Watch post Olympic competition, Johnny Weir continues to be awesome. Speaks out for all future girlyboys. Someone give him a medal, now please.
i09 With Dollhouse wrapped, what's next for Eliza Dushku on the bigscreen?
C'est La...
Towleroad My latest column: Prodigal Sons has opened (finally!) so watch for it in your city. Plus, a few more words from my Lee Daniels (Precious) interview and Kathryn Bigelow's enviable man harem.
Movies Kick Ass Jose unveils his "best of '09"
The Critical Condition helps you win your Oscar pool with the live action and animated shorts
Cinematical "How open are you moviewise?" That's a good question. We like to think all of Film Experience's readers are wide open
I Need My Fix Angelina Jolie is 'Pretty in Paris' filming The Tourist
Pop Watch post Olympic competition, Johnny Weir continues to be awesome. Speaks out for all future girlyboys. Someone give him a medal, now please.
i09 With Dollhouse wrapped, what's next for Eliza Dushku on the bigscreen?
C'est La...
- 2/27/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
This weekend at the box office it's a battle between Kevin Smith's first studio comedy Cop Out and Breck Eisner's remake of George Romero's The Crazies. Will Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan make for a bankable combination? Are people getting sick of zombie movies? We'll have the answers to these questions and more come Monday. Meanwhile, in limited release, we have a handful of interesting flicks including the Oscar-nominated French film A Prophet, the Woody Harrelson superhero dramedy Defendor, The Yellow Handkerchief starring Kristen Stewart, and the indie drama Toe to Toe. What will you be watching this weekend? Cop Out [1] The Crazies [2] Defendor [3] (limited) A Prophet [4] (limited) Toe to Toe [5] (limited) The Yellow Handkerchief [6] (limited) The Art of the Steal [7] (limited) Prodigal Sons [8] (limited) [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1385867/ [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455407/ [3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303828/ [4] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/ [5] http://www.
- 2/26/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The recent wave of first-person, warts-and-all documentaries often come off as self-absorbed and exploitative, but when they’re as well-crafted and intense as Kimberly Reed’s Prodigal Sons, these “I have a story” docs render real life with the tension and thematic depth of great drama. Prodigal Sons starts out as the story of Reed’s journey home to Montana for the first time following gender-reassignment surgery. Reed intends to capture the reaction of her old friends, and to deal with her conflicted feelings about growing up as a woman trapped in the body of a high-school quarterback. But her ...
- 2/25/2010
- avclub.com
A look at two critically lauded documentaries opening this week: Don Argott's "The Art of the Steal" and Kimberly Reed's "Prodigal Sons." "Art of the Steal" was a runaway hit at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, while "Prodigal Sons" arrives in theaters following its multiple festival wins, including Best Documentary at the 2009 Newfest Awards. "The Art of the Steal" "If there was room left to doubt the ascending impact ...
- 2/25/2010
- Indiewire
This week I spoke to Kimberly Reed about her documentary, Prodigal Sons. In the documentary, Kim takes us back with her to the small town in Montana where she grew up for a high school reunion. A little back story on Kim: she was a he back in high school, and he was the star quarterback.
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- 2/25/2010
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
As a theme in Western art, sibling rivalry is as ancient as the Hebrew Bible or the internecine blood feud that shapes the destinies of two sisters in Sophocles’ Antigone. In her utterly absorbing family portrait Prodigal Sons, which won the Fipresci prize at the 2009 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Kimberly Reed (“25 New Faces of Independent Film,” Summer 2007) revisits this archetype with honesty and courage, grappling with questions of identity as she details how life-changing transformations have affected her relationship with adopted brother Marc McKerrow, a soulful hard-luck character who has long felt he was living in her shadow. The wheels are set in motion with Reed’s decision to attend a high-school reunion in her...
- 2/24/2010
- by Damon Smith
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
As a theme in Western art, sibling rivalry is as ancient as the Hebrew Bible or the internecine blood feud that shapes the destinies of two sisters in Sophocles’ Antigone. In her utterly absorbing family portrait Prodigal Sons, which won the Fipresci prize at the 2009 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Kimberly Reed (“25 New Faces of Independent Film,” Summer 2007) revisits this archetype with honesty and courage, grappling with questions of identity as she details how life-changing transformations have affected her relationship with adopted brother Marc McKerrow, a soulful hard-luck character who has long felt he was living in her shadow. The wheels are set in motion with Reed’s decision to attend a high-school reunion in her...
- 2/24/2010
- by Damon Smith
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
There's a history that I want to forget because I used to be somebody else that I want to put behind me. It happens to be the history that my brother Marc wants to hold onto. He's very nostalgic and sentimental person. One of the things that was surprising to me is the extent Marc was holding to our childhood instead of latching into being the grandson of Welles. - A spellbinding documentary that's proves that life is indeed stranger than fiction, when filmmaker Kimberly Reed decided to attend her 20th high school reunion as a woman after a gender change, she thought it would be an exploration of self and her journey of self-discovery. She found out that her troubled adopted brother traced his family tree, linking himself as the grandchild of Hollywood legends Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. Prodigal Sons is an uncensored rollercoaster ride of...
- 2/22/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
In the first twenty or so minutes of Kimberly Reed's marvelous documentary "Prodigal Sons," the film's director, who is also one of its main subjects, returns to her small Montana hometown to attend a high-school reunion. En route, she is reunited with her adopted older brother, Marc, with whom she casually mentions she has been estranged for over a decade. Soon, the first bombshell, uttered by Marc from the backseat of ...
- 2/22/2010
- Indiewire
So... The first half of my own annual awards is now complete. Every Oscar category I also cover is filled out. There's more to come after a couple days of other things ... I still have to bring you the more idiosyncratic categories. It's always really tough doing these things because I usually love my #6s as much as my #5s and #7s, you know? But it is what it is, a personalized celebration of the cinematic year, personalized but public. My 15 favorite pictures of the year (in alpha order) from all the films I saw.
(500) Days of Summer (posts)
Avatar (review)
Bright Star (posts)
Coraline (posts)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (posts)
Hunger (more on Michael Fassbender)
The Hurt Locker (posts)
Inglourious Basterds (video review)
Julia (more on Tilda Swinton)
The Maid
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire (first impression)
Summer Hours ('sell it to the highest bidder')
Up (video...
(500) Days of Summer (posts)
Avatar (review)
Bright Star (posts)
Coraline (posts)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (posts)
Hunger (more on Michael Fassbender)
The Hurt Locker (posts)
Inglourious Basterds (video review)
Julia (more on Tilda Swinton)
The Maid
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire (first impression)
Summer Hours ('sell it to the highest bidder')
Up (video...
- 2/13/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The tale of two small-town brothers and their battles with identity, both sexual and biological, has defied all expectations
Paul McKerrow was an all-American boy. Raised in Helena, Montana, he was the quarterback for his high-school football team, which is as close to being idolised as many small-town Americans come.
He was also his class president, the valedictorian of his year in 1985 and voted most likely to succeed by his classmates. He was tall and ruggedly good-looking. McKerrow, in short, had it made and great things were expected of him.
So it was with some trepidation that McKerrow recently attended his 20-year high-school reunion as Kimberly Reed, a lesbian, New York-based film-maker who had had gender reassignment to become a woman.
"It was very emotional. I wanted it to go smoothly. People get freaked out enough by going to their high-school reunion. But having a new gender is a big...
Paul McKerrow was an all-American boy. Raised in Helena, Montana, he was the quarterback for his high-school football team, which is as close to being idolised as many small-town Americans come.
He was also his class president, the valedictorian of his year in 1985 and voted most likely to succeed by his classmates. He was tall and ruggedly good-looking. McKerrow, in short, had it made and great things were expected of him.
So it was with some trepidation that McKerrow recently attended his 20-year high-school reunion as Kimberly Reed, a lesbian, New York-based film-maker who had had gender reassignment to become a woman.
"It was very emotional. I wanted it to go smoothly. People get freaked out enough by going to their high-school reunion. But having a new gender is a big...
- 2/7/2010
- by Paul Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
Kimberly Reed is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, whose debut film Prodigal Sons sees her assuming the role of director, editor, producer, and subject. The film focuses on two estranged brothers – one a former high school football star, one an adoptee who always felt out of place and is now living with the effects of a crippling car accident. But to say there are some twists to the story of Prodigal Sons is to undermine the magic and pain of life’s own twists.
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- 1/13/2010
- by Kate Erbland
- GordonandtheWhale
Part 1 of ??? (Possibly Many) Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.
~"Rashi" according to A Serious Man.I rarely make time to rewatch movies (so many new and old films to see for the first time) which is a shame since a second look can be valuable. Some critics and civilians are loathe to admit that their minds are changeable or that their opinions aren't the be all/end all, but why? There's always new points of view to consider and life experiences that should shift your paradigms.
Huh?
Before I get to the movies I feel strongly about (i.e. worst and best), I thought I'd share the three which I'm not sure I "got": The Coen Bros A Serious Man, Lars von Trier's Antichrist (my gut reaction) and Jody Hill's Observe and Report.
All three verge on the deeply misanthropic which can be something...
~"Rashi" according to A Serious Man.I rarely make time to rewatch movies (so many new and old films to see for the first time) which is a shame since a second look can be valuable. Some critics and civilians are loathe to admit that their minds are changeable or that their opinions aren't the be all/end all, but why? There's always new points of view to consider and life experiences that should shift your paradigms.
Huh?
Before I get to the movies I feel strongly about (i.e. worst and best), I thought I'd share the three which I'm not sure I "got": The Coen Bros A Serious Man, Lars von Trier's Antichrist (my gut reaction) and Jody Hill's Observe and Report.
All three verge on the deeply misanthropic which can be something...
- 12/30/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Indie Roundup is your weekly guide to what's new and upcoming in the independent film world. (Clockwise from upper left: Videocracy, The Greatest, Crazy Heart, Prodigal Sons,)
Deals. The past seven days have been busy, according to our friends at indieWIRE. Erik Gandini's documentary Videocracy will open in New York City on February 12, via its deal with Lorber Films, and will then roll out across the country. The film examines the media culture in Italy; Todd Brown at Twitch calls it "riveting viewing, at times bizarre, at other times horrifying, but always impossible to turn away from." Nsfw trailer after the jump.
Theatrical rights to Shana Feste's The Greatest were picked up by Paladin, which plans a late March release followed by an early April expansion. Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon star as parents dealing with the tragic death of their teenage son; Carey Mulligan (An Education) gives a "sharp,...
Deals. The past seven days have been busy, according to our friends at indieWIRE. Erik Gandini's documentary Videocracy will open in New York City on February 12, via its deal with Lorber Films, and will then roll out across the country. The film examines the media culture in Italy; Todd Brown at Twitch calls it "riveting viewing, at times bizarre, at other times horrifying, but always impossible to turn away from." Nsfw trailer after the jump.
Theatrical rights to Shana Feste's The Greatest were picked up by Paladin, which plans a late March release followed by an early April expansion. Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon star as parents dealing with the tragic death of their teenage son; Carey Mulligan (An Education) gives a "sharp,...
- 12/26/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
First Run Features will release the documentary “Prodigal Sons” in late February 2010 in New York followed by a nationwide rollout through March, the company unveiled. Directed and produced by Kimberly Reed, “Prodigal Sons” follows Kimberly, a transgender woman, as she travels to her high school reunion in Montana where she hopes for reconciliation with her long-estranged adopted brother and uncovers stunning revelations, including his blood relationship with Orson Welles and …...
- 12/18/2009
- Indiewire
Each year the Academy's documentary branch finds a new way to enrage film fans everywhere. This year's big casualty: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the blissfully reviewed heavy metal documentary (my review). That unforgettable music doc's Oscar snub is unsurprising but in a way it only strengthens the movie, adding yet one more pitiable chord of try-try-try never succeed to the engrossing story -- think The Wrestler by way of Spinal Tap if you haven't seen it. Ewwww, I just pitched a movie as two other movies. I am So sorry. I hate myself right now.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
Other big name docs that got the thumbs down: We Live in Public, The September Issue, Tyson and Capitalism: A Love Story. My favorite doc of the year, Prodigal Sons, was not eligible for some sort of funding reason... I'm a little unclear on why.
Here are the 15 finalists that the AMPAS voters actually did love.
- 11/19/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
We're not technically halfway through the year (oops. missed that opportunity) but let's say January releases don't really count. That's not a stretch to say. If the year ended today here's what my top ten would like like (alpha order) with the Best Picture nominees in red. This isn't really the warm up to Tfe's awards (unless the remainder of the year is hugely disappointing) it's more like lacing up your gym shoes before heading out to the warm-up. We hope.
Top Ten as of July 14th
larval stage
(500) Days of SummerCoralineDuplicityHunger
The Hurt LockerMoon
JuliaProdigal SonsStar Trek
UpI bent my usual roles (no documentaries -- since the goals are so different than regular feature films. How does one compare?) because I love Prodigal Sons so very much and want to keep reminding you about it before it premieres. This is the last "best of year (thus far)" post you'll...
Top Ten as of July 14th
larval stage
(500) Days of SummerCoralineDuplicityHunger
The Hurt LockerMoon
JuliaProdigal SonsStar Trek
UpI bent my usual roles (no documentaries -- since the goals are so different than regular feature films. How does one compare?) because I love Prodigal Sons so very much and want to keep reminding you about it before it premieres. This is the last "best of year (thus far)" post you'll...
- 7/14/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Ella Lemhagen's "Patrik, Age 1.5" won the audience award for best feature and Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker's "Training Rules" took the audience prize for best documentary at Frameline33, the San Francisco International Lgbt Film Festival, which concluded Sunday, with the world premiere of Wendy Jo Carlton's "Hannah Free."
Maria Breaux's "Lucha" won the best short film award.
The annual Frameline Award for excellence in Lgbt filmmaking went to experimental directors George and Mike Kuchar, whose careers and antics were documented in Jennifer Kroot's "It Came from Kuchar."
The Frameline Volunteer of the Year Award went to longtime volunteer captains Andy Friend and Edric Kwan, who had the honor of selecting Kimberly Reed's documentary "Prodigal Sons" to receive a $2,500 grant.
The fest screened 226 films in eleven days at the Castro Theatre, the Roxie Film Center, the Victoria Theatre, and the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley.
Maria Breaux's "Lucha" won the best short film award.
The annual Frameline Award for excellence in Lgbt filmmaking went to experimental directors George and Mike Kuchar, whose careers and antics were documented in Jennifer Kroot's "It Came from Kuchar."
The Frameline Volunteer of the Year Award went to longtime volunteer captains Andy Friend and Edric Kwan, who had the honor of selecting Kimberly Reed's documentary "Prodigal Sons" to receive a $2,500 grant.
The fest screened 226 films in eleven days at the Castro Theatre, the Roxie Film Center, the Victoria Theatre, and the Rialto Cinemas Elmwood in Berkeley.
I hadn't seen the same movies as Katey this week so instead of reviewing a movie, we're both listing our top five of January through May. The requirement was that the films already had opened. Otherwise my list would have included Prodigal Sons (discussed here) and maybe (500) Days of Summer (discussed here).
The 2009 film I'm most worried about having missed at this point is the well reviewed Sin Nombre (trailer) so I'll be seeking that out. Obviously our rankings are subject to change, given the "sticky" factor (you never know which films will refuse to leave your mind until a month or three later) and the comparative factor (does upcoming film B suddenly reveal cracks in similar earlier film A?). It's been a good year thus far but I still doubt we've seen many of our Oscar competitors even if we have most definitely seen two or three future film experience nominees.
The 2009 film I'm most worried about having missed at this point is the well reviewed Sin Nombre (trailer) so I'll be seeking that out. Obviously our rankings are subject to change, given the "sticky" factor (you never know which films will refuse to leave your mind until a month or three later) and the comparative factor (does upcoming film B suddenly reveal cracks in similar earlier film A?). It's been a good year thus far but I still doubt we've seen many of our Oscar competitors even if we have most definitely seen two or three future film experience nominees.
- 6/9/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
As you read this I am quite possibly thousands of miles above you in a huge aluminum alloy vessel, travelling back to NYC. Nashville was a treat and I hope I get invited back to NaFF in some capacity. Here's a quick run down of the cinematic highlights for me. I was on the short film jury and didn't have a chance to see some of the narrative features so this is from a limited pool.
Best Overall Prodigal Sons Filmmaker Kimberly Reed tells me she'll be ineligible for the Oscar for Best Documentary because of something to do with BBC screening or funding (?) which is a real shame because I could see it getting nominated. Other goodies: (500) Days of Summer and That Evening Sun, pictured left. [more on Prodigal / more on Summer]
Best Actress Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer
Best Actor Hal Holbrook as "Abner Meecham" in That Evening Sun. It's based on the...
Best Overall Prodigal Sons Filmmaker Kimberly Reed tells me she'll be ineligible for the Oscar for Best Documentary because of something to do with BBC screening or funding (?) which is a real shame because I could see it getting nominated. Other goodies: (500) Days of Summer and That Evening Sun, pictured left. [more on Prodigal / more on Summer]
Best Actress Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer
Best Actor Hal Holbrook as "Abner Meecham" in That Evening Sun. It's based on the...
- 4/27/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
NaFF ~ Day Five
Yesterday I caught the film that got Nicole Kidman and her hubby here on day three, a documentary called Prodigal Sons. I have no idea why Kidman herself chose it (perhaps it was research for The Danish Girl?) but she chose well. The film is from transgendered filmmaker Kimberly Reed and begins by recounting her journey to her 20 year high school reunion. Her hometown knew her as football quarterback Paul. For the film's first several minutes I expected that the movie would be a traditional but queer slanted memoir doc. I assumed it would recount this reunion and disparate reactions to Paul's new identity as Kim and Kim's own struggles with accepting her past (a lot of post-operative transgendered types destroy all photos and pretend that said past didn't exist). I underestimated it.
Prodigal Sons quickly morphs into something much greater. It's a complicated, well judged and...
Yesterday I caught the film that got Nicole Kidman and her hubby here on day three, a documentary called Prodigal Sons. I have no idea why Kidman herself chose it (perhaps it was research for The Danish Girl?) but she chose well. The film is from transgendered filmmaker Kimberly Reed and begins by recounting her journey to her 20 year high school reunion. Her hometown knew her as football quarterback Paul. For the film's first several minutes I expected that the movie would be a traditional but queer slanted memoir doc. I assumed it would recount this reunion and disparate reactions to Paul's new identity as Kim and Kim's own struggles with accepting her past (a lot of post-operative transgendered types destroy all photos and pretend that said past didn't exist). I underestimated it.
Prodigal Sons quickly morphs into something much greater. It's a complicated, well judged and...
- 4/25/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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