Though Logan Sandler’s film “Live Cargo” is set in the Bahamas, it doesn’t reflect the archetypal tropical paradise, but instead a sharp look at the daily machinations of the island community. Filmed in black-and-white, the film stars Dree Hemingway (“Starlet”) and Keith Stanfield (“Atlanta”) as Nadine and Lewis, a couple who has recently experienced a devastating loss and travels to the island in order to restore their relationship. But when they arrive, they find that the island community is unraveling, with the island’s mayor squaring off against a human trafficker who manipulates an impressionable homeless teenager into assisting with his smuggling operation. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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The film is Sandler’s feature-length debut. It was co-written and produced by Thymaya Payne, who previously produced and directed the award-winning documentary “Stolen Seas.
Read More: Moody First Look at Logan Sandler’s Tribeca Premiere ‘Live Cargo’
The film is Sandler’s feature-length debut. It was co-written and produced by Thymaya Payne, who previously produced and directed the award-winning documentary “Stolen Seas.
- 11/11/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Whether you want to immerse yourself in the world of birds, bees, baseball or backup singers, Netflix has a documentary for you. Missed "Man on Wire"? It's on there.
Here are films that changed the world, righted wrongs, pinpointed a moment in history, or simply shone a light on a previously unknown subset of society. (Availability subject to change. Films are unrated, except as noted.)
1. "20 Feet from Stardom" (2013) PG-13
This Oscar-winning doc shines a spotlight on the relatively unknown backup singers behind such superstars as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, and Stevie Wonder.
2. "The Act of Killing" (2012)
The director invited killers -- men who took part in the horrific purge that left more than 500,000 dead in Indonesia in the 1960s -- to reenact their crimes on film, resulting in a bizarre look inside the mind of men capable of mass murder.
3. "The Battered Bastards of Baseball" (2014)
Two filmmakers pay homage to their grandfather,...
Here are films that changed the world, righted wrongs, pinpointed a moment in history, or simply shone a light on a previously unknown subset of society. (Availability subject to change. Films are unrated, except as noted.)
1. "20 Feet from Stardom" (2013) PG-13
This Oscar-winning doc shines a spotlight on the relatively unknown backup singers behind such superstars as Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Mick Jagger, and Stevie Wonder.
2. "The Act of Killing" (2012)
The director invited killers -- men who took part in the horrific purge that left more than 500,000 dead in Indonesia in the 1960s -- to reenact their crimes on film, resulting in a bizarre look inside the mind of men capable of mass murder.
3. "The Battered Bastards of Baseball" (2014)
Two filmmakers pay homage to their grandfather,...
- 12/12/2014
- by Sharon Knolle
- Moviefone
A lot of Best Picture hopefuls each year have documentary counterparts. It makes sense, because biopics and other true stories are great fodder for Oscar bait. Some are as easy as Monster and Milk being linked to Nick Broomfield’s Aileen Wuornos films and The Times of Harvey Milk, respectively, in part because the dramas were directly influenced by their doc predecessors. Others, like Dallas Buyers Club and How to Survive a Plague and Captain Phillips and Stolen Seas are not as officially linked but certainly go together by being about the same real-life subject matter. Occasionally even the fictional contenders are informed by docs, as was Gravity heavily modeled after footage from the IMAX movie Hubble 3D. Lately I’ve noticed a phenomenon where a lot of the 2014 Best Picture candidates are not just easily tied to past documentaries but specifically correspond quite perfectly with docs that are also in contention for Academy Awards this year...
- 11/21/2014
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
One is a riveting Hollywood adventure, the other a searching and nuanced documentary, but "Captain Phillips" and "Stolen Seas" -- which, taken together, comprise the year's most engaging double bill -- traverse similar narrative and thematic terrain. Both ask, in every sense one might mean the phrase, where the truth lies. They raise uncomfortable questions about truth, fiction, and the purpose of cinema that reach back to the art form's earliest days. Where is the dividing line between realism and reality? What is the truth content of the documentary? What obligation do films "based on a true story" have to historical accuracy? When is "the truth" true, and when does "the truth" lie? "Stolen Seas" is a complex, fact-based portrait of the roots of Somali piracy, and "Captain Phillips" is an affecting, fictionalized depiction of its consequences, but one thing remains clear: non-fiction does not preclude falsity, and fiction is not the absence of truth.
- 11/19/2013
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Stolen Seas director highlights plight of Somali-American ransom negotiator now in a Us jail awaiting trial on piracy
As film-goers head to the cinema to watch Captain Phillips, the Hollywood action thriller about Somali piracy, Ishmael Ali will not be among them. Ali is the protagonist of a different film also on release in the UK, which focuses on his role as a negotiator in another real-life piracy drama. Ali is in jail and about to go on trial in the Us after being accused of being a pirate himself.
Thymaya Payne, director of the award-winning documentary Stolen Seas, says Ali has always insisted he was compelled to negotiate on behalf of the pirates. A Us citizen who spent most of his working life as an electrician in New York, Ali returned home to Somalia but was drawn into the drama because of his excellent English.
"He saw himself as...
As film-goers head to the cinema to watch Captain Phillips, the Hollywood action thriller about Somali piracy, Ishmael Ali will not be among them. Ali is the protagonist of a different film also on release in the UK, which focuses on his role as a negotiator in another real-life piracy drama. Ali is in jail and about to go on trial in the Us after being accused of being a pirate himself.
Thymaya Payne, director of the award-winning documentary Stolen Seas, says Ali has always insisted he was compelled to negotiate on behalf of the pirates. A Us citizen who spent most of his working life as an electrician in New York, Ali returned home to Somalia but was drawn into the drama because of his excellent English.
"He saw himself as...
- 10/24/2013
- by Daniel Howden
- The Guardian - Film News
Somali piracy is a hot topic of late. Captain Phillips, directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks, is only the latest of several movies to come out this year alone that deals with the subject. Danish import A Hijacking also made waves with its release, while the subject of today’s Doc Option didn’t leave much of an impression when it quietly premiered in January. Nonetheless, Stolen Seas is a greatly informative picture of this issue, especially for anyone who only knows of it through Time magazine articles and the like. Click Here To Read More At Nonfics...
- 10/16/2013
- by Nonfics.com
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Inaugural Matatu Film Festival Coming To Oakland, CA ('Stones In The Sun,' 'God Loves Uganda,' More)
The Broaklyn Film & Theater Co. presents the inaugural Matatu Film Festival, which takes place later this month, August 15-17, 2013, at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA, co-presented by Top Ten Social, with sponsors Kqed & Itvs. Familiar titles like Stones In The Sun, God Loves Uganda, Tey, Stolen Seas and others, all previously covered on this blog, are scheduled to screen at the festival. The full story on the festival, its first year, and the organization behind it, follow, via press release, below, followed by posters announcing this year's inaugural event:matatu in Oakland In Kenya and neighboring East African nations,...
- 8/5/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Here's another Somali piracy film; this one, a feature documentary from director Thymaya Payne, titled Stolen Seas. Claiming to offer a more comprehensive look at the phenomenon, the filmmakers say the doc "finally exposes the untold story behind Somali piracy." And further, it's said to be "an eye opening refutation of preconceived ideas on how or why piracy has become the world's most frightening multi-million dollar growth industry." Being a strong proponent of films on the subject matter that go beyond the surface, and that are comprehensive, telling the full story (or stories), from all sides, I'm interested in this one; and I'll now be able to check it out finally (as will...
- 4/10/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Here's another Somali piracy film; this one, a feature documentary from director Thymaya Payne, titled Stolen Seas. Claiming to offer a more comprehensive look at the phenomenon, the filmmakers say the doc"finally exposes the untold story behind Somali piracy." And further, it's said to be "an eye opening refutation of preconceived ideas on how or why piracy has become the world's most frightening multi-million dollar growth industry." Being a strong proponent of films on the subject matter that go beyond the surface, and that are comprehensive, telling the full story (or stories), from all sides, I'm interested in this one. Here's a...
- 1/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Thymaya Payne's documentary about piracy in Somalia is the latest film set to air in the DirecTV documentary series "Something to Talk About." The film will air on DirecTV's exclusive Audience Network on Saturday, January 26th after a New York theatrical premiere on January 18th an additional screenings in Dallas, New Orleans, L.A., Seattle, Scottsdale, and D.C. "Stolen Seas," which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival last year, was made by filmmakers who spent three years traveling to dangerous locales to explore the Somali pirate phenomenon, offering interviews with pirates, hostages and their relatives, negotiators, ship-owners and experts on piracy and international policy. The film features audio recordings and found footage from the middle of a hostage negotiation for a Danish shipping vessel that stretches out for 70 days, as the relationship between the ship's owner and the pirate's negotiator births an unlikely friendship. ...
- 1/17/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
14th Mumbai Film Festival (Mff) announced its complete lineup today in a press conference. Mff will be held from October 18th to 25th at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (Ncpa) and Inox, Nariman Point, Liberty Cinemas, Marine Lines as the main festival venues and Cinemax, Andheri and Cinemax Sion as the satellite venues. Click here to watch trailers and highlights from the festival.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
Here is the complete list of films to be screened during the festival (October 18-25)
International Competition for the First Feature Films of Directors
1. From Tuesday To Tuesday (De Martes A Martes)
Dir.: Gustavo Fernandez Triviño (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 111′)
2. The Last Elvis (El Último Elvis)
Dir.: Armando Bo (Argentina / 2012 / Col. / 91′)
3. The Sapphires
Dir.: Wayne Blair (Australia / 2012 / Col. / 103′)
4. The Wall (Die Wand)
Dir.: Julian Pölsler (Austria-Germany / 2012 / Col. / 108′)
5. Teddy Bear (10 timer til Paradis)
Dir.: Mads Matthiesen (Denmark / 2012 / Col. / 93′)
6. Augustine
Dir.: Alice Winccour (France / 2012 / Col.
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Here's another Somali piracy film; this one from director Thymaya Payne, titled Stolen Seas. It's a feature length documentary that "finally exposes the untold story behind Somali piracy," says the projects web page. And further, it's said to be "an eye opening refutation of preconceived ideas on how or why piracy has become the world's most frightening multi-million dollar growth industry." Being a strong proponent of films on the subject matter that go beyond the surface, and that are comprehensive, telling the full story (or stories), from all sides, I found this one worth sharing. Here's a longer breakdown: Welcome to piracy in...
- 8/24/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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