Montreal-based filmmaker Meryam Joobeur made an international splash with her Oscar-nominated “Brotherhood,” winning considerable acclaim for a 2018 short about a rural Tunisian family wracked with heartache once the eldest son returns home after fighting for Isis. Premiering in competition in Berlin, Joobeur’s feature debut “Who Do I Belong To” builds on the same premise and keeps the same cast, but the filmmaker does not see her latest film as an extension or reimagining.
Instead, “Who Do I Belong To” reframes the narrative around a more female perspective, focusing on the family matriarch Aisha (Salha Nasraoui) who is torn between relief, grief and guilt when only one of her two escaped sons comes home. What’s more, he returns with a pregnant Syrian bride, unspeaking and unsettled beneath a full-body niqab. The feature also works in new tones, playing with magical realism and full-blown horror to better explore the story’s darkest corners.
Instead, “Who Do I Belong To” reframes the narrative around a more female perspective, focusing on the family matriarch Aisha (Salha Nasraoui) who is torn between relief, grief and guilt when only one of her two escaped sons comes home. What’s more, he returns with a pregnant Syrian bride, unspeaking and unsettled beneath a full-body niqab. The feature also works in new tones, playing with magical realism and full-blown horror to better explore the story’s darkest corners.
- 2/23/2024
- by Ben Croll
- Variety Film + TV
A new documentary about Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, Between Me and My Mind, will screen in movie theaters across North America for one night only, July 17th.
Between Me and My Mind recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be brought to cinema’s nationwide via Trafalgar Releasing. The documentary will reportedly screen in more than 300 theaters and fans can sign up for updates – including theater listenings and ticket information – on the film’s website.
Directed by Steven Cantor, Between Me and My Mind offers an in-depth look at Anastasio’s life,...
Between Me and My Mind recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will be brought to cinema’s nationwide via Trafalgar Releasing. The documentary will reportedly screen in more than 300 theaters and fans can sign up for updates – including theater listenings and ticket information – on the film’s website.
Directed by Steven Cantor, Between Me and My Mind offers an in-depth look at Anastasio’s life,...
- 5/13/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Talented Swedish-born documentary director Anna Eborn has an affinity for communities that exist outside space and time, locating people whose lives are spent in areas that don’t conform to common notions of 21st century globalization. In “Pine Ridge,” she turned her camera on Native Americans in a South Dakota reservation; in “Lida” she spent time with an elderly woman in Eastern Ukraine, one of the last speakers of an old Swedish dialect. Now she’s followed a group of teens in Transnistria, a breakaway republic largely unrecognized internationally, sitting between Moldova and Ukraine, which seems determined to maintain a Soviet lifestyle.
“Transnistra” (without the penultimate “i” in the territory’s name) moves through the four seasons, focusing on Tanya, a charismatic young woman trailing a posse of boys who shift through friendship, rivalry and puppy love in the usual hormonal adolescent manner. Attractively lensed in handheld 16mm by Virginie Surdej...
“Transnistra” (without the penultimate “i” in the territory’s name) moves through the four seasons, focusing on Tanya, a charismatic young woman trailing a posse of boys who shift through friendship, rivalry and puppy love in the usual hormonal adolescent manner. Attractively lensed in handheld 16mm by Virginie Surdej...
- 2/8/2019
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
The most exhilarating aspect of playing songs for many musicians is to be completely embedded in the most musical communities in America. That drive to be included in the excitement of recording and performing songs is included in the new 6-part series, ‘Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge.’ In honor of celebrating musical heritage and […]
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- 3/17/2018
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Leigh Ann Couch Kevin Wilson
Kevin Wilson’s left arm bears a tattoo of a boy and a girl wearing bird masks.
The image has been his little private joke, and now, more people will be let in on it. The tattoo matches the cover illustration of his quirky first novel, “The Family Fang.” The book centers on a family of unhinged performance artists (dysfunctional, in this context, goes without saying).
“If the book is a huge failure, I’m...
Kevin Wilson’s left arm bears a tattoo of a boy and a girl wearing bird masks.
The image has been his little private joke, and now, more people will be let in on it. The tattoo matches the cover illustration of his quirky first novel, “The Family Fang.” The book centers on a family of unhinged performance artists (dysfunctional, in this context, goes without saying).
“If the book is a huge failure, I’m...
- 8/9/2011
- by Alexandra Alter
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
For the first 16 years of her life, Marina Lutz's every moment was filmed, even the most intimate. What was her father's motive – and when does art become exploitation?
When Marina Lutz, then aged 37, lost her mother to dementia 10 years after losing her father, she began the slow process of going through their storage. There she found box after box of reel-to-reel audio tape, Super-8 films and more than 10,000 photographs. They were all of her, each one taken or shot by her father, Abbot Lutz, microscopically documenting the first 16 years of her life through the prism of his lens. There were pictures of her on the lavatory, pictures of her naked as a pre-verbal child, some in which her hand was innocently holding her genitals; pictures of her in her underwear as a pubescent girl and footage of her asleep with her teddies, tossing and turning while having a dream.
When Marina Lutz, then aged 37, lost her mother to dementia 10 years after losing her father, she began the slow process of going through their storage. There she found box after box of reel-to-reel audio tape, Super-8 films and more than 10,000 photographs. They were all of her, each one taken or shot by her father, Abbot Lutz, microscopically documenting the first 16 years of her life through the prism of his lens. There were pictures of her on the lavatory, pictures of her naked as a pre-verbal child, some in which her hand was innocently holding her genitals; pictures of her in her underwear as a pubescent girl and footage of her asleep with her teddies, tossing and turning while having a dream.
- 4/16/2011
- by Louise Carpenter
- The Guardian - Film News
From Martin Scorsese to Peter Doig, film-makers, photographers and artists explain how Caravaggio's prophetically cinematic paintings inspired them
David Lachapelle – Photographer and film director
Caravaggio is often called the most modern of the old masters – there's a newness, a contemporary feel to his work that painting prior to him just didn't have. It's like when [fashion designer Alexander] McQueen came on the scene, everything else [in the fashion world] suddenly looked old. Caravaggio used light like a photographer and his pictures are cropped like photographs. One that sticks in my mind is Boy Bitten By a Lizard. That's a beautiful example of the one-source light that we identify Caravaggio with, that he pioneered, but it's also a wonderful captured moment, this boy's sort of feminine reaction to the lizard's bite. It's a photograph before photography.
The flower in the boy's hair and the blouse coming off his shoulders I think signify that the boy is a male prostitute.
David Lachapelle – Photographer and film director
Caravaggio is often called the most modern of the old masters – there's a newness, a contemporary feel to his work that painting prior to him just didn't have. It's like when [fashion designer Alexander] McQueen came on the scene, everything else [in the fashion world] suddenly looked old. Caravaggio used light like a photographer and his pictures are cropped like photographs. One that sticks in my mind is Boy Bitten By a Lizard. That's a beautiful example of the one-source light that we identify Caravaggio with, that he pioneered, but it's also a wonderful captured moment, this boy's sort of feminine reaction to the lizard's bite. It's a photograph before photography.
The flower in the boy's hair and the blouse coming off his shoulders I think signify that the boy is a male prostitute.
- 7/24/2010
- by Imogen Carter
- The Guardian - Film News
Steven Cantor is the founder and CEO of NYC-based Stick Figure Productions and has been behind such award-winning films as Willie Nelson: Still is Still Moving, What Remains: A Film About Sally Mann, and more. His film Devil's Playground will be playing as part of the Tribeca Cinema Doc Series on May 10, 2010. TribecaFilm.com: Please describe the story you tell in your film. What inspired you to tell that story? Steven Cantor: The film explores Rumspringa, wherein young Amish are given the opportunity to explore the "English" way of life. We track a few of these young people over the course of their experience. The film shows how difficult it is for them to break away from the church. Many of them "act out," exploring not just Nintendo and rock music, but alcohol, drugs, and sex. But almost all of them return to the church, as there is tremendous pressure,...
- 5/5/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Photographer: Glen MitchellWhy are you a photographer? I’m an artist by nature; I didn’t choose to be, it’s just the way I am. Photography just fits. I’ve tried to adapt to the evolution of the digital age, but again, I’m more comfortable with black-and-white, medium-format film photography. My father was an avid amateur photographer, and he loved old movies and pinup girls, and family snapshots. I think a lot of that rubbed off on me. When I was living in New York, I studied ballet, drawing, fashion, and eventually photography. I also was a model in New York; so again, I was around the fashion and photography industry. I guess it has evolved in this way.What catches your eye? I love the unusual. Of course beautiful men catch my eye. Sometimes it’s not visual but rather a vibe. I try to stay true...
- 3/27/2010
- The Advocate
Photographer: Glen MitchellWhy are you a photographer? I’m an artist by nature; I didn’t choose to be, it’s just the way I am. Photography just fits. I’ve tried to adapt to the evolution of the digital age, but again, I’m more comfortable with black-and-white, medium-format film photography. My father was an avid amateur photographer, and he loved old movies and pinup girls, and family snapshots. I think a lot of that rubbed off on me. When I was living in New York, I studied ballet, drawing, fashion, and eventually photography. I also was a model in New York; so again, I was around the fashion and photography industry. I guess it has evolved in this way.What catches your eye? I love the unusual. Of course beautiful men catch my eye. Sometimes it’s not visual but rather a vibe. I try to stay true...
- 3/27/2010
- The Advocate
Photographer: Glen MitchellWhy are you a photographer? I’m an artist by nature; I didn’t choose to be, it’s just the way I am. Photography just fits. I’ve tried to adapt to the evolution of the digital age, but again, I’m more comfortable with black-and-white, medium-format film photography. My father was an avid amateur photographer, and he loved old movies and pinup girls, and family snapshots. I think a lot of that rubbed off on me. When I was living in New York, I studied ballet, drawing, fashion, and eventually photography. I also was a model in New York; so again, I was around the fashion and photography industry. I guess it has evolved in this way.What catches your eye? I love the unusual. Of course beautiful men catch my eye. Sometimes it’s not visual but rather a vibe. I try to stay true...
- 3/27/2010
- The Advocate
After weeks of hand-wringing over whether kids could handle the emotional intensity in Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers' big screen adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are, I decided to conduct my own unscientific study and see how my own two sons reacted to the movie. Don't worry, this is not a Sally Mann-ish experiment, where I threw my kids into a potentially scarring situation for my own professional benefit. I vetted Wtwta first, and figured they could handle the sad-eyed beasts battling the sorrow of the loneliness of existence. That's life, isn't it? And any attempt to...
- 10/18/2009
- by Christine Spines
- EW.com - PopWatch
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