Filmmaker Danae Elon has used her personal life to explore issues related to Judaism and Israel in such films as Partly Private and Another Road Home. Her latest effort, crafted very much in the same style, concerns her decision to move back to Jerusalem, the city where she grew up, and the emotional and familial difficulties that resulted. A cross between home movie and documentary essay, P.S. Jerusalem emerges as a rough-hewn but moving effort that, thanks to the ever-volatile situation in the Middle East, proves unfortunately timely.
Elon’s feelings about returning to Israel are made even more complicated by...
Elon’s feelings about returning to Israel are made even more complicated by...
- 3/21/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Filmmaker Danae Elon returned to Tribeca this year with the story of a decision usually made in private: in Partly Private, filmed during her first pregnancy, she and her husband explore the debate over male circumcision. Theirs is a journey that is at once personal, global, frank, and enlightening. Congratulations on winning the Best New York Documentary Award! You seemed so surprised in your acceptance. I am so shocked. I so did not expect it - that was the crazy thing about it. I thought that if I had won, someone would have told me ahead of time. So I was kind of torn about going: I hadn't seen my family all week, but then I thought, 'No, I have to go out and support my fellow filmmakers.' When [Rachael Ray] called my name, I nearly fainted! I am really happy for the crew and the film and for those who worked on it.
- 5/2/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
Tribeca Film Festival Awards 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2009: April 22-May 3, 2009 The Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature: About Elly / Darbareye Elly, directed and written by Asghar Farhadi Best New Narrative Filmmaker: Rune Denstad Langlo for North / Nord, written by Erlend Loe Best Actor: Ciarán Hinds in The Eclipse, directed and written by Conor McPherson Best Actress: Zoe Kazan in The Exploding Girl, directed and written by Bradley Rust Gray Best Documentary Feature: Racing Dreams, directed by Marshall Curry Special Jury Mention: Defamation / Hashmatsa, directed by Yoav Shamir Best New Documentary Filmmaker: Ian Olds for Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi New York Competition Best New York Narrative: Here and There / Tamo i ovde, directed and written by Darko Lungulov Best New York Documentary: Partly Private, directed by Danae Elon Short Film Competition Best Narrative Short: The North Road / La route du Nord, directed and written by Carlos Chahine Best Documentary Short: Home,...
- 5/2/2009
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
An Iranian drama has walked away with the top honour at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
About Elly was named Best Feature Film at the annual prizegiving ceremony, held in New York on Thursday, while Racing Dreams, which tells the story of three young racing enthusiasts who hope to grow up to be Nascar drivers, took home Best Documentary Feature.
Ciaran Hinds triumphed in the Best Actor category for his role as a widower in The Eclipse and Best Actress went to Zoe Kazan for The Exploding Girl.
Jurors on the panel at Robert De Niro's movie event included such stars as Meg Ryan, Uma Thurman, Mary-Kate Olsen and Whoopi Goldberg.
The festival's audience award winner will be announced on Saturday evening.
The main list of winners is as follows:
Best Actor - Ciaran Hinds
Best Actress - Zoe Kazan
Best Feature Film - About Elly
Best Feature Documentary - Racing Dreams
Best Narrative - Here and There
Best Documentary - Partly Private
Best New Narrative Filmmaker - Rune Denstad Langlo For North
Best New Documentary Filmmaker - Ian Olds for Fixer: The Taking Of Ajmal Naqshbandi.
About Elly was named Best Feature Film at the annual prizegiving ceremony, held in New York on Thursday, while Racing Dreams, which tells the story of three young racing enthusiasts who hope to grow up to be Nascar drivers, took home Best Documentary Feature.
Ciaran Hinds triumphed in the Best Actor category for his role as a widower in The Eclipse and Best Actress went to Zoe Kazan for The Exploding Girl.
Jurors on the panel at Robert De Niro's movie event included such stars as Meg Ryan, Uma Thurman, Mary-Kate Olsen and Whoopi Goldberg.
The festival's audience award winner will be announced on Saturday evening.
The main list of winners is as follows:
Best Actor - Ciaran Hinds
Best Actress - Zoe Kazan
Best Feature Film - About Elly
Best Feature Documentary - Racing Dreams
Best Narrative - Here and There
Best Documentary - Partly Private
Best New Narrative Filmmaker - Rune Denstad Langlo For North
Best New Documentary Filmmaker - Ian Olds for Fixer: The Taking Of Ajmal Naqshbandi.
- 5/1/2009
- WENN
The Tribeca Film Festival has handed out its jury prizes, bestowing best narrative feature on Iranian Asghar Farhadi's "About Elly" and best documentary feature on Marshall Curry's Go-Kart doc "Racing Dreams."
Farhadi's tale examines a group of upper-middle-class Iranians on a seaside vacation and the relationships that form among them, while Curry looks at competitive Go-Kart racing among young people who dream of racing cars professionally.
The festival also gave its best new narrative filmmaker prize to Norwegian Rune Denstad Langlo, who directed "Nord," about a skier who has become a recluse, and its best new doc filmmaker award to Ian Olds, whose "Fixer" looks at the killing of an Afghani translator.
Best actor in a feature went to Ciaran Hinds for his role as a pensive widower in "The Eclipse." Zoe Kazan took best actress for her starring role in the John Hughes-esque coming-of-age dramedy "The Exploding Girl.
Farhadi's tale examines a group of upper-middle-class Iranians on a seaside vacation and the relationships that form among them, while Curry looks at competitive Go-Kart racing among young people who dream of racing cars professionally.
The festival also gave its best new narrative filmmaker prize to Norwegian Rune Denstad Langlo, who directed "Nord," about a skier who has become a recluse, and its best new doc filmmaker award to Ian Olds, whose "Fixer" looks at the killing of an Afghani translator.
Best actor in a feature went to Ciaran Hinds for his role as a pensive widower in "The Eclipse." Zoe Kazan took best actress for her starring role in the John Hughes-esque coming-of-age dramedy "The Exploding Girl.
- 4/30/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s Note: This is one of several interviews, conducted via email, with directors whose films are screening at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. “Partly Private” (World Documentary Feature Competition), Feature Documentary, 2009, 84 min., Canada Director: Danae Elon Primary Cast: Philip Touitou, Dr. Howard Shaw, Danae Elon, Dr. Martin Bergmann, Amos Elon, Kamal Ozkan Producer: Paul Cadieux Executive Producers: Maryse Rouillard, Ina Fichman, Arik Bernsterin Director of Photography: Andrew T. Dunn …...
- 4/15/2009
- indieWIRE - People
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