A decade after the filmed death of Eric Garner from a police chokehold on the streets of New York caught the attention of the nation and saw protests throughout America, an upcoming documentary looks at what happens when the cameras are turned off.
Set to come out around the 10th anniversary of the July 17, 2014, killing of the 43-year-old horticulturist by a still unconvicted NYPD officer, Ballad of A Black Mother turns the spotlight on Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. Directed by Brad Bailey, the 35-minute film features Carr’s journey from city employee to justice advocate as the Staten Island matriarch grieves the loss of her son.
Put in a prohibited and fatal chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo that summer day almost a decade ago after Garner complained of constant harassment by the cops, the Black man’s cries 11 times of “I can’t breathe” went unrecognized. Facedown and pinned on the Staten Island sidewalk,...
Set to come out around the 10th anniversary of the July 17, 2014, killing of the 43-year-old horticulturist by a still unconvicted NYPD officer, Ballad of A Black Mother turns the spotlight on Gwen Carr, Garner’s mother. Directed by Brad Bailey, the 35-minute film features Carr’s journey from city employee to justice advocate as the Staten Island matriarch grieves the loss of her son.
Put in a prohibited and fatal chokehold by Officer Daniel Pantaleo that summer day almost a decade ago after Garner complained of constant harassment by the cops, the Black man’s cries 11 times of “I can’t breathe” went unrecognized. Facedown and pinned on the Staten Island sidewalk,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
AFI and NYU won gold medals at the 2023 Student Academy Awards, which took place on Tuesday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy’s headquarters in Beverly Hills.
The other two gold medals went to international schools, the École des Nouvelles Images in France and Filmakademie Wien in Austria.
Awards were given out in four categories, with up to three winners in each category being revealed ahead of time but the medal placement kept secret until the ceremony. Presenters included “Super Mario Bros. Movie” directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, Student Academy Awards committee chair Peggy Rajski and past Student Oscar winners Brad Bailey, Sujin Kim, Ken Kwapis, Freddy Macdonald, Olivia Peace and Kevin Wilson Jr.
In the Alternative/Experimental category, the gold medal went to AFI student Leo Behrens’ “Skin,” with no silver or bronze medals handed out.
In the animation category, all three winners were from...
The other two gold medals went to international schools, the École des Nouvelles Images in France and Filmakademie Wien in Austria.
Awards were given out in four categories, with up to three winners in each category being revealed ahead of time but the medal placement kept secret until the ceremony. Presenters included “Super Mario Bros. Movie” directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, Student Academy Awards committee chair Peggy Rajski and past Student Oscar winners Brad Bailey, Sujin Kim, Ken Kwapis, Freddy Macdonald, Olivia Peace and Kevin Wilson Jr.
In the Alternative/Experimental category, the gold medal went to AFI student Leo Behrens’ “Skin,” with no silver or bronze medals handed out.
In the animation category, all three winners were from...
- 10/25/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the nine finalists on Tuesday for the 2018 BAFTA Student Film Awards. The finalists were selected from 469 submissions by students at film schools in 35 countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Russia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Animation
“Augenblicke,” Kiana Naghshineh, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg “Inanimate,” Lucia Bulgheroni, National Film and Television School “In a Heartbeat,” Beth David and Esteban Bravo, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Blood Island,” Lindsey Parietti, University of the West of England “Hale,” Brad Bailey, University of California-Berkeley “Love in 35mm,” Federica Gargarella, Goldsmiths, University of London,
Live Action
“Birthright,” Mauritz Brekke Solberg and Daniel Fure Schwarz, Kristiania University College “June,” Huay-Bing Law, The University of Texas at Austin “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, New York University
BAFTA also announced that the Global Student Accommodation (Gsa) Group, an international university student accommodation...
Animation
“Augenblicke,” Kiana Naghshineh, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg “Inanimate,” Lucia Bulgheroni, National Film and Television School “In a Heartbeat,” Beth David and Esteban Bravo, Ringling College of Art and Design
Documentary
“Blood Island,” Lindsey Parietti, University of the West of England “Hale,” Brad Bailey, University of California-Berkeley “Love in 35mm,” Federica Gargarella, Goldsmiths, University of London,
Live Action
“Birthright,” Mauritz Brekke Solberg and Daniel Fure Schwarz, Kristiania University College “June,” Huay-Bing Law, The University of Texas at Austin “My Nephew Emmett,” Kevin Wilson, New York University
BAFTA also announced that the Global Student Accommodation (Gsa) Group, an international university student accommodation...
- 5/22/2018
- by Ellis Clopton
- Variety Film + TV
Students from Nyu, Berkeley and Ringling College of Art and Design have won gold medals at the 2017 Student Academy Awards, which were handed out on Thursday night at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters. Nyu’s Max R. A. Fedore won gold in the alternative category for “Opera of Cruelty,” while the school’s Kevin Wilson, Jr. won gold in the narrative category for “My Nephew Emmett.” Berkeley’s Brad Bailey took the documentary gold for “Hale,” while Ringing’s Beth David and Esteban Bravo received the top award in animation for “In a Heartbeat.
- 10/13/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 44th Student Academy Award winners today. The 17 winners were selected from 1,587 films, which came from 356 different international colleges and universities — 267 domestic, 89 international — and were voted on by Academy members.
There’s a long history of Student Academy Award winners going on to have successful filmmaking careers, with previous winners including Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, and Robert Zemeckis.
Also of note, the 17 winners are automatically Oscar eligible in the Best Short Film categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Past student award winners have gone on the receive 57 Oscar nominations and won 11 times.
The 44th Student Academy Awards ceremony will held at the The Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on October 12th. Tickets to the ceremony are free and available to the public at the Academy’s website. A complete list of the winners is below.
There’s a long history of Student Academy Award winners going on to have successful filmmaking careers, with previous winners including Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, John Lasseter, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, and Robert Zemeckis.
Also of note, the 17 winners are automatically Oscar eligible in the Best Short Film categories: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Past student award winners have gone on the receive 57 Oscar nominations and won 11 times.
The 44th Student Academy Awards ceremony will held at the The Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on October 12th. Tickets to the ceremony are free and available to the public at the Academy’s website. A complete list of the winners is below.
- 9/13/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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