A24 is partnering with Brain Dead Studios to develop a docuseries based on the Sundance short film “You Have Never Been Completely Honest,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The docuseries will be titled “Self.” It will be a hybrid-format using archival footage, animation, and reenactments to chronicle the self-help movement throughout history.
“You Have Never Been Completely Honest” debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. It featured the first-hand account of Gene Church, a participant in the Leadership Dynamics Institute, a secretive four-day leadership seminar in 1970 in California that was subject to accusations of physical torture and brainwashing.
Joey Izzo created and directed the film and is onboard to develop and direct the series. Steve Smith, Gavin Dogan and Kyle Ng of Brain Dead Studios will executive produce along with Alex Plapinger and Izzo alongside A24.
Izzo’s first film, “Bare Hands,” was made in collaboration with composer John Zorn. It premiered...
The docuseries will be titled “Self.” It will be a hybrid-format using archival footage, animation, and reenactments to chronicle the self-help movement throughout history.
“You Have Never Been Completely Honest” debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. It featured the first-hand account of Gene Church, a participant in the Leadership Dynamics Institute, a secretive four-day leadership seminar in 1970 in California that was subject to accusations of physical torture and brainwashing.
Joey Izzo created and directed the film and is onboard to develop and direct the series. Steve Smith, Gavin Dogan and Kyle Ng of Brain Dead Studios will executive produce along with Alex Plapinger and Izzo alongside A24.
Izzo’s first film, “Bare Hands,” was made in collaboration with composer John Zorn. It premiered...
- 2/1/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
A24 continues its streak of betting the farm on promising new storytellers and adds a foray into new-to-A24 genre territory. The entertainment company has greenlit Isaiah Saxon's fantasy epic "The Legend of Ochi," which will mark Saxon's feature debut and star Willem Dafoe ("The Lighthouse") and Finn Wolfhard ("Ghostbusters: Afterlife"). Saxon and Encyclopedia Pictura will produce alongside Traci Carlson and Richard Peete under the Neighborhood Watch banner, and Jonathan Wang with Year of the Rat. "The Legend of Ochi" is executive produced by The Russo Brothers, Mike Larocca and Angela Russo-Otstot of Agbo, Louise Lovegrove, and Alex Plapinger.
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- 11/10/2021
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
Exclusive: A24 has has assembled an all-star cast including Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel for Isaiah Saxon’s fantasy epic The Legend of Ochi. The film will mark Saxon’s debut feature and is based on his original characters, world and screenplay.
The Legend of Ochi follows a young girl (Zengel) who runs away from home and learns to communicate with an elusive animal species known as Ochi. The film will include an original score by composer and Dirty Projectors founder Dave Longstreth, a frequent collaborator of Saxon’s animation and film studio Encyclopedia Pictura.
Encyclopedia Pictura co-founder Saxon has directed music videos and projects for Björk, Panda Bear, Dirty Projectors, Kanye West and Grizzly Bear. Encyclopedia Pictura is currently developing an animated series at Apple, and its animated pilot for Cartoon Network, DIY, is based on DIY.org, an online community it co-founded to teach kids practical skills.
The Legend of Ochi follows a young girl (Zengel) who runs away from home and learns to communicate with an elusive animal species known as Ochi. The film will include an original score by composer and Dirty Projectors founder Dave Longstreth, a frequent collaborator of Saxon’s animation and film studio Encyclopedia Pictura.
Encyclopedia Pictura co-founder Saxon has directed music videos and projects for Björk, Panda Bear, Dirty Projectors, Kanye West and Grizzly Bear. Encyclopedia Pictura is currently developing an animated series at Apple, and its animated pilot for Cartoon Network, DIY, is based on DIY.org, an online community it co-founded to teach kids practical skills.
- 11/10/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Syfy has set premiere dates for its first two Tzgz animated original series. Magical Girl Friendship Squad and Wild Life will premiere Saturday, September 26 with back-to-back episodes. Magical Girl Friendship Squad will kick it off at midnight, followed by Wild Life at around 12:15 Am Et/P on Syfy’s late-night adult animation block Tzgz.
Voiced by Ana Gasteyer, Quinta Brunson and Anna Akana, in Magical Girl Friendship Squad, when a little red panda named Nut (Gasteyer) arrives in the apartment of two directionless twenty-somethings and gives them the ability to transform into badass magical girls, Alex (Brunson) and Daisy (Akana) are forced to get their shit together in order to save the Universe from otherworldly threats.
The 6-episode, 15-minute anime-inspired comedy also stars Matteo Lane.
Produced by Cartuna, the Magical Girl Friends Squad franchise is created by Kelsey Stephanides, who also serves as showrunner. James Belfer, Adam Belfer and Max Benator executive produce,...
Voiced by Ana Gasteyer, Quinta Brunson and Anna Akana, in Magical Girl Friendship Squad, when a little red panda named Nut (Gasteyer) arrives in the apartment of two directionless twenty-somethings and gives them the ability to transform into badass magical girls, Alex (Brunson) and Daisy (Akana) are forced to get their shit together in order to save the Universe from otherworldly threats.
The 6-episode, 15-minute anime-inspired comedy also stars Matteo Lane.
Produced by Cartuna, the Magical Girl Friends Squad franchise is created by Kelsey Stephanides, who also serves as showrunner. James Belfer, Adam Belfer and Max Benator executive produce,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Syfy is expanding the slate of its Tzgz weekly late-night animation block with three series orders and two pilot greenlights.
The network has picked up a second season of Hell Den. Tzgz licensed the first season of the series, but season 2 will be an original, comprised of six 15-minute episodes. It is the same approach Syfy took with the acquired Magical Girl Friendship Squad, which became Tzgz’s first original series after the network in January ordered supersized new episodes to air this summer.
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Also in January, Tzgz ordered its first internally developed animated pilots, the 15-minute Wild Life and Devil May Care. Wild Life has now been picked up to series. Devil May Care, which remains in consideration,...
The network has picked up a second season of Hell Den. Tzgz licensed the first season of the series, but season 2 will be an original, comprised of six 15-minute episodes. It is the same approach Syfy took with the acquired Magical Girl Friendship Squad, which became Tzgz’s first original series after the network in January ordered supersized new episodes to air this summer.
More from Deadline'Battlestar Galactica' & 'Xena: Warrior Princess' April Marathons Set On Syfy'The Magicians' To End With Current Season 5 On Syfy'Day Of The Dead' & 'The Surrealtor' TV Series Ordered By Syfy
Also in January, Tzgz ordered its first internally developed animated pilots, the 15-minute Wild Life and Devil May Care. Wild Life has now been picked up to series. Devil May Care, which remains in consideration,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
You don’t need a virtual reality headset to enjoy immersive entertainment. The new 360-degree animated show “Water Bear” is a hilariously weird comedy series that recently debuted on Facebook, where anyone can watch episodes using a computer or a phone. To explore the virtual world, viewers just click and drag or move their phone while watching.
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“Water Bear” follows the friendly titular character, a bear who was on a glass bottom cruise getting “schlocked” with friends before finding himself underwater. There, he meets a host of new underwater friends, including Octopus, Starfish and Squid Dude. The ocean floor even has fun activities ranging from bocce to karaoke.
“Water Bear” features the voices of Chris Powell (“Detroiters”), Kate Berlant (“The Characters”), Amanda Lund (“Fresh Off the Boat”) and Rob Huebel (“Transparent”). The show was created by actor Lucas Kavner...
Read More: The 20 Best Animated TV Shows of the 21st Century, Ranked
“Water Bear” follows the friendly titular character, a bear who was on a glass bottom cruise getting “schlocked” with friends before finding himself underwater. There, he meets a host of new underwater friends, including Octopus, Starfish and Squid Dude. The ocean floor even has fun activities ranging from bocce to karaoke.
“Water Bear” features the voices of Chris Powell (“Detroiters”), Kate Berlant (“The Characters”), Amanda Lund (“Fresh Off the Boat”) and Rob Huebel (“Transparent”). The show was created by actor Lucas Kavner...
- 5/30/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
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