England, 1813. In the middle of a long-awaited marriage proposal, Miss Estrogenia Talbot gets her period. Her suitor, the dashing Mr. Dickley, mistakes the blood for an injury, and it soon becomes clear that his very expensive education has most certainly missed a spot. Miss Estrogenia, the all-too-honest heroine, in her sincerity could thwart her […]
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Filmmaker 5 with Alexander Freeman: My Own Normal
Documentary film My Own Normal, directed by Alexander Freeman, shares his personal story as he navigates fatherhood, relationship, family conflict, and working as a filmmaker while living with cerebral palsy. This autobiographical film take us inside the familiar life of any new father, from the struggles of self doubt to the joy of father-daughter playtime. And it […]
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Filmmaker 5 with Lin Yihan: SHI RI FANG GU / Sojourn to Shangri-La
An elaborate fashion shoot is planned on the beach, but the backdrop built in advance has been swallowed by the sea overnight. While a young assistant tries every means possible to find it again, the this film within a film almost imperceptibly slips into the magical. Following a successful screening at the prestigious Berlinale Film […]
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Exclusive Interview with Laura Gabbert and Doug Pray: The Power of Film
The Power of Film is a six-part series hosted and curated by renowned UCLA professor emeritus, founding chair of UCLA’s Film and Television Producers Program, and one of the founders of the UCLA Film Archive, Howard Suber. Each 40-minute episode in The Power of Film dives deep into the art of storytelling by examining the […]
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Filmmaker 5 with Daniel Barosa: Boi de Conchas / The Shell Covered Ox
While mourning her missing sister, Rayane balances helping her fisherman father and practicing for the school’s music festival – provided she doesn’t become an ox first, a misfortune assailing several teenagers in the area. Short film Boi de Conchas borrows its title from a folkloric manifestation born in Ubatuba, Brazil, about an Ox named Ratambufe, […]
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Filmmaker 5® with Ary Zara: An Avocado Pit
Larissa, a trans woman and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night, in the streets of Lisbon. Two people, two realities. In challenge, in surprise, in awe and in recognition of one another, they dance their differences away till morning light. Short film An Avocado Pit tells an empowering story, free from violence and filled […]
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Filmmaker 5 with Scott Hamilton Kennedy and Neil deGrasse Tyson: Shot in the Arm
In the spring of 2019, before anyone had heard of COVID-19, filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy began investigating the global measles epidemic. He began filming a documentary with top public health officials—including Tony Fauci, Paul Offit, and Peter Hotez—and compiling rare interviews with anti-vaccine activists—like Robert Kennedy, Jr., Andrew Wakefield, and Del Bigtree—who were persuading parents […]
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Filmmaker 5 with Margreth Olin: Songs of Earth (Fedrelandet)
Songs of Earth (Fedrelandet) is a majestic symphony of sight and sound with filmmaker Margreth Olin’s 85-year-old father at its center. Acclaimed director Olin spends a year with her father Jørgen a lifelong trekker who guides us through Norway’s most spectacular valley — the place he grew up and where generations have been living alongside […]
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Exclusive Interview – Director and Star of The Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island
The Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island, a Known Associates Entertainment production, offers the return of the beloved ensemble cast from the film 2022 film The Umbrella Men. Reuniting the cast in the spirit and setting once of the beautiful old quarter of Cape Town, South Africa – the Bo Kaap – the language, identity, […]
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Exclusive Interview: Cast and Director of Death of a Whistleblower
When Luyanda’s no bullshit reporting style lands her in trouble at work, an independent journalist, Stanley, tries to recruit her for research on a top-secret exposé related to the 1996 Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its aftermath. Soon Luyanda finds herself left in possession of Stanley’s laptop. Driven to carry on Stanleys’ work, she enlists […]
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