Not much positive news tends to come out of Afghanistan, but a pocket of it shines through in one of this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary shorts.
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), directed by Carol Dysinger, reveals a school in Kabul called Skateistan that offers kids the chance to study the three R’s and pick up skateboarding. For Afghan girls who are often deprived of an education—physical or academic—it’s an unheard of opportunity.
“It means the world to them. I’m a teacher, I’m a professor, and I have never in my life seen kids that were so hungry to learn and just so happy to learn, because they know it’s not a given and they like being engaged with their minds,” Dysinger tells Deadline. If not for Skateistan, she notes, the girls “would be very much in the...
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl), directed by Carol Dysinger, reveals a school in Kabul called Skateistan that offers kids the chance to study the three R’s and pick up skateboarding. For Afghan girls who are often deprived of an education—physical or academic—it’s an unheard of opportunity.
“It means the world to them. I’m a teacher, I’m a professor, and I have never in my life seen kids that were so hungry to learn and just so happy to learn, because they know it’s not a given and they like being engaged with their minds,” Dysinger tells Deadline. If not for Skateistan, she notes, the girls “would be very much in the...
- 1/20/2020
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Written and directed by former soldier, Tom Petch, ‘The Patrol’ provides the antidote to the war action film. A psychological drama, the film explores the relationships between a group of British soldiers as they grow disillusioned with the Afghan war. Action Movies 2014 Action Movies 2014 Action Movies 2014 Action Movies 2014 Full Action Movies […]
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- 10/19/2014
- by Cinemart
★★★☆☆In starkest contrast to Peter Berg's bombastic and bloody Lone Survivor (2013) (also released in UK cinemas earlier this year), ex-soldier Tom Petch's British offering, The Patrol (2013), is a far more meditative and thoughtful contribution to the War on Terror debate. There are no elongated shoot-outs or Audie Murphy heroics here; instead, we see a unit's morale slowly seeping away as boredom, fear and hunger all combine to devastating effect following the wounding of one of their most valued comrades. Though slightly televisual in its execution - and without a star draw - Petch deserves recognition for his unwillingness to conform to generic type.
- 4/22/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Exclusive: Epic Pictures to distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in Us.
Epic Pictures will distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in the Us on Memorial Day (May 26, 2014).
The well-received drama, which won Raindance’s Film of the Festival award, follows an overextended British army patrol operating in increasingly difficult conditions in Afghanistan.
An Afg Film Ltd production written and directed by former soldier Tom Petch, the ensemble cast includes Nav Sidhu, Ben Righton, Owain Arthur, Oliver Mott, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally and Nicholas Beveney. Petch and Tom Stuart produce.
Epic also handles international sales rights.
CEO of Epic Pictures Patrick Ewald said: “When we saw The Patrol for the first time, we were deeply moved by its powerful themes and amazing performances. We knew immediately that it was a film that American audiences would want to watch and Epic Pictures is very proud to be a part of such an important picture.”...
Epic Pictures will distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in the Us on Memorial Day (May 26, 2014).
The well-received drama, which won Raindance’s Film of the Festival award, follows an overextended British army patrol operating in increasingly difficult conditions in Afghanistan.
An Afg Film Ltd production written and directed by former soldier Tom Petch, the ensemble cast includes Nav Sidhu, Ben Righton, Owain Arthur, Oliver Mott, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally and Nicholas Beveney. Petch and Tom Stuart produce.
Epic also handles international sales rights.
CEO of Epic Pictures Patrick Ewald said: “When we saw The Patrol for the first time, we were deeply moved by its powerful themes and amazing performances. We knew immediately that it was a film that American audiences would want to watch and Epic Pictures is very proud to be a part of such an important picture.”...
- 3/12/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Dallas Buyers Club | The Invisible Woman | RoboCop | Mr Peabody & Sherman | The Patrol | Lift To The Scaffold
Dallas Buyers Club (15)
(Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013, Us) Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn. 117 mins
What McConaughey loses in body mass he gains in compassion in this drawn-from-real-life drama, which cleverly disguises its awards-friendliness beneath thespian commitment and non-issue-movie storytelling. Diagnosed with Aids in 1980s Texas, McConaughey's rodeo-loving electrician takes matters into his own hands and devises his own grey-market treatment programme for the ravaged gay community (in partnership with Leto's lovable transgender cohort, Rayon). The authorities don't approve; the Academy probably will.
The Invisible Woman (12A)
(Ralph Fiennes, 2013, UK) Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott-Thomas. 111 mins
Working to Claire Tomalin's biography, Fiennes gives us a tale of two Dickenses: the charismatic literary celebrity and the self-absorbed love rat. But the passion of his secret affair with Jones's teenage actor is smothered by repression,...
Dallas Buyers Club (15)
(Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013, Us) Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn. 117 mins
What McConaughey loses in body mass he gains in compassion in this drawn-from-real-life drama, which cleverly disguises its awards-friendliness beneath thespian commitment and non-issue-movie storytelling. Diagnosed with Aids in 1980s Texas, McConaughey's rodeo-loving electrician takes matters into his own hands and devises his own grey-market treatment programme for the ravaged gay community (in partnership with Leto's lovable transgender cohort, Rayon). The authorities don't approve; the Academy probably will.
The Invisible Woman (12A)
(Ralph Fiennes, 2013, UK) Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott-Thomas. 111 mins
Working to Claire Tomalin's biography, Fiennes gives us a tale of two Dickenses: the charismatic literary celebrity and the self-absorbed love rat. But the passion of his secret affair with Jones's teenage actor is smothered by repression,...
- 2/8/2014
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: UK outfit nabs Raindance winner The Patrol directed by former soldier.
Soda Pictures has picked up UK rights to Raindance Film Festival winner The Patrol.
The Afghan war film marks the debut of former soldier Tom Petch, who served in Cambodia, Bosnia and with the special forces. The film has been received as the first British drama about the latest conflict in the country.
The film draws on the problems faced by an army patrol and is directly influenced by real accounts of British Army experiences in Afghanistan.
Release is scheduled for February 2014.
Soda Pictures managing director Edward Fletcher from Soda said: “As the Raindance award confirms, Tom’s remarkably authentic film provides an exceptional cinematic experience and Soda Pictures look forward to delivering that.”
Sales company Epic Pictures Group is representing the film internationally.
Soda Pictures has picked up UK rights to Raindance Film Festival winner The Patrol.
The Afghan war film marks the debut of former soldier Tom Petch, who served in Cambodia, Bosnia and with the special forces. The film has been received as the first British drama about the latest conflict in the country.
The film draws on the problems faced by an army patrol and is directly influenced by real accounts of British Army experiences in Afghanistan.
Release is scheduled for February 2014.
Soda Pictures managing director Edward Fletcher from Soda said: “As the Raindance award confirms, Tom’s remarkably authentic film provides an exceptional cinematic experience and Soda Pictures look forward to delivering that.”
Sales company Epic Pictures Group is representing the film internationally.
- 10/31/2013
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The Patrol has been named Film of the Festival at Raindance Film Festival.
The film - the first British feature about the Afghan conflict - explores questions not fully debated in the mainstream media about the war, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 400 British service personnel.
The film is also the debut of British filmmaker Tom Petch, who served in the Army for eight years including tours in Cambodia, Bosnia and with the Special Forces.
Petch said: "I was so angry with the way the war was being portrayed, with no commentary on how it was being fought or explanations for all the soldiers being killed. No one was asking the right questions.
"This is my view. I have been as honest as I can. I welcome the opportunity presented by Raindance Film Festival to generate discussion around this fiercely controversial and emotive topic."
Speaking about receiving.
The film - the first British feature about the Afghan conflict - explores questions not fully debated in the mainstream media about the war, which has so far claimed the lives of more than 400 British service personnel.
The film is also the debut of British filmmaker Tom Petch, who served in the Army for eight years including tours in Cambodia, Bosnia and with the Special Forces.
Petch said: "I was so angry with the way the war was being portrayed, with no commentary on how it was being fought or explanations for all the soldiers being killed. No one was asking the right questions.
"This is my view. I have been as honest as I can. I welcome the opportunity presented by Raindance Film Festival to generate discussion around this fiercely controversial and emotive topic."
Speaking about receiving.
- 10/6/2013
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
WikiLeaks founder to judge films at the 21st Raindance Film Festival; 2013 line-up unveiled.Scroll down for full line-up of films
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
Julian Assange has joined the jury of the 21st Raindance Film Festival (Sept 25 - Oct 6), a London-based event that celebrates independent film in the UK and around the world.
The appointment is a controversial one. The Australian editor-in-chief and founder of WikiLeaks took refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London in June 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assault allegations.
It is understood that he fears Sweden would extradite him to the Us, where he believes he is wanted in relation to WikiLeaks’ disclosure of a significant amount of classified Us military and diplomatic documents.
Commenting on Assange’s appointment, Raindance founder Elliot Grove said: “Every year Raindance invites interesting people to join our jury. In the past we have had musicians like Mick Jones, Marky Ramone and [link...
- 9/3/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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