The series Tales from the Fatherland: Films by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, including Lingui, the Sacred Bonds, is showing on Mubi in many countries starting March 8, 2022.Lingui, the Sacred BondsIn Lingui, the Sacred Bonds, the new film by Chadian filmmaking great Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, a potentially life-threatening situation is met with compassion and quiet solidarity by an affirming community. These connections are necessary, particularly so for women to survive in a world that fails to see them as priority. A teenage girl finds solace in her mother when she is kicked out of school for getting pregnant. They arrive at their decision soon enough: An abortion presents her only path out of poverty and pariah status. The problem is that abortion is illegal in Chad, not to mention frowned upon by the conservative dictates of the Muslim faith. To find a solution, both mother and daughter must rely on lingui, an altruistic philosophy...
- 3/20/2022
- MUBI
Mubi, the London-based streamer and theatrical distributor, has acquired North America, U.K. and more territories on Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s “Lingui, The Sacred Bonds,” a highlight of the Cannes Film Festival competition.
The powerful Chadian abortion drama has received unanimous critical praise and is being talked about as a potential Palme d’Or winner at the midpoint of the festival. On top of the U.S. and the U.K., Mubi has acquired the film for Ireland, Latin America and Turkey.
Penned by Haroun, “Lingui, The Sacred Bonds” is set on the outskirts of N’djamena in Chad, where Amina lives with her 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her fragile world collapses when she discovers that her daughter is pregnant and does not want the pregnancy, in a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law.
The film explores a bond between a mother and her daughter,...
The powerful Chadian abortion drama has received unanimous critical praise and is being talked about as a potential Palme d’Or winner at the midpoint of the festival. On top of the U.S. and the U.K., Mubi has acquired the film for Ireland, Latin America and Turkey.
Penned by Haroun, “Lingui, The Sacred Bonds” is set on the outskirts of N’djamena in Chad, where Amina lives with her 15-year-old daughter Maria. Her fragile world collapses when she discovers that her daughter is pregnant and does not want the pregnancy, in a country where abortion is not only condemned by religion, but also by law.
The film explores a bond between a mother and her daughter,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
As you’re probably aware, if you were anywhere near this site earlier in 2010, Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s “Un Homme Qui Crie” (“A Screaming Man”) won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival that year. The third in what could… Continue Reading →...
- 4/21/2017
- by Wendy Okoi-Obuli
- ShadowAndAct
Really the only Diaspora film screening in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, here's your another look at footage from Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's follow-up to his critically-acclaimed drama Un Homme Qui Crie (aka A Screaming Man), titled Grisgris. The film centers on Grisgris, a 25 year old young man with dreams of becoming a dancer despite the fact that he's paralyzed from the waist down. His dreams are shattered when his uncle falls seriously ill. To save him, he decides to go work for petrol traffickers. The film stars Soulémane Démé, Mariam Monory, Cyril Guei, Anaïs Monory and Marius...
- 5/22/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Really the only Diaspora film screening in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, here's your first look at footage from Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's follow-up to his critically-acclaimed drama Un Homme Qui Crie (aka A Screaming Man), titled Grisgris. The film centers on Grisgris, a 25 year old young man with dreams of becoming a dancer despite the fact that he's paralyzed from the waist down. His dreams are shattered when his uncle falls seriously ill. To save him, he decides to go work for petrol traffickers. Not quite the same father/son relationship theme that seems to run through Haroun's work...
- 5/17/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
On the heels of this morning's unveiling of the Cannes Film Festival 2013 Official Selection program lineup, here's your first official look at one of the films selection - Chadian filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's follow-up to his critically-acclaimed drama Un Homme Qui Crie (aka A Screaming Man), titled Grisgris. The film centers on Grisgris, a 25 year old young man with dreams of becoming a dancer despite the fact that he's paralyzed from the waist down. His dreams are shattered when his uncle falls seriously ill. To save him, he decides to go work for petrol traffickers. Not quite the same father/son relationship theme that seems to run through...
- 4/18/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
As you’re probably aware if you were anywhere near this site earlier in 2010, Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man) won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival that year. The third in what could be said to be a trilogy of father-son themed films following Abouna (2002) and Daratt (2006), A Screaming Man is once again set in modern day Chad and, like Daratt, is set against the backdrop of war. However, as is usual with Haroun’s films, loud, physical and external conflict is absent from the screen and attention placed, instead, on the quiet, internal conflict of man – in this instant, one man, Adam (aka Champ)...
- 4/10/2013
- by Wendy Okoi-Obuli
- ShadowAndAct
This is wonderful news - for the films as well as the company that acquired them! Call me naive, but I fully expected Moussa Toure's La Pirogue to be quickly picked up for USA distribution after its Cannes Film Festival debut earlier this year, given how well it was received by critiques, and the recent success acclaimed Sub-Saharan African films have enjoyed at that festival, like Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), which was picked up 2 or 3 weeks after the festival closed - while it's certainly not entirely the same film (thematically). But I'm glad that it'll see some USA...
- 12/17/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
We've been on the look out for more information about this project from acclaimed Chadian Filmaker Mahamat Saleh-Haroun since it was announced at Cannes. Cineuropa is reporting that filming for Grisgris (his follow-up to his 2010 critically-acclaimed drama Un Homme Qui Crie - A Screaming Man) is scheduled to start October 26th. The film written by Saleh-Haroun centers on: Grisgris, a 25 year old boy with dreams of becoming a dancer despite the fact his leg is paralysed. His dreams are shattered when his uncle falls seriously ill. To save him, he decides to work for petrol smugglers. The film will star Soulémane Démé, Mariam...
- 9/18/2012
- by Natasha Greeves
- ShadowAndAct
The official juries for the 65th Festival del film Locarno have been appointed. The jury for the International Competition will include the American screenwriter, producer and director Roger Avary (Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, 1994; The Laws of Attraction, 2002), Seoul filmmaker Sang-soo Im (A Good Lawyer’s Wife, 2003; The Housemaid, 2010), French director, screenwriter and actress Noémie Lvovsky (La vie ne me fait pas peur, Silver Leopard “Youth Cinema” at Locarno in 1999; Camille redouble, 2012; Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen, 2012) and London-based Swiss curator and writer Hans Ulrich Obrist, co-director of the Serpentine Gallery in London since 2006.
The jury president will be Thai filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Palme d’or at Cannes in 2010 for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives). Around twenty feature films will screen in competition.
The president of the jury for the ‘Filmmakers of the Present’ Competition will be the director from Chad Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Saison sèche,...
The jury president will be Thai filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Palme d’or at Cannes in 2010 for Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall his Past Lives). Around twenty feature films will screen in competition.
The president of the jury for the ‘Filmmakers of the Present’ Competition will be the director from Chad Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Saison sèche,...
- 6/28/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 14th session of the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (Wcf) will fund eight new film projects: four at the production stage and four at the distribution stage.
Nader and Simin, A Separation a film by Asghar Farhadi that won the Golden Bear at the 61st Berlinale will receive distribution funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury made their selection from 135 submissions from a total of 41 countries. Production funds totalling 140,000 euros as well as distribution funds totalling 22,500 euros will be awarded.
The submission deadline for the next round of production funding is August 4, 2011. For further information, go to www.berlinale.de
Production funding:
In What City Does it Live?, director: Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia), Producer: Everything Films, Malaysia. Feature film. Funding: 50,000 €
Round Trip, director: Meyar Al Roumi (Syria), Producer: Maranto Films GmbH, Deutschland. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Polvo (Dust), director: Julio Hernández Cordón (Guatemala), Producer: Melindrosa Films, Guatemala. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Girimunho (Swirl...
Nader and Simin, A Separation a film by Asghar Farhadi that won the Golden Bear at the 61st Berlinale will receive distribution funding.
The World Cinema Fund jury made their selection from 135 submissions from a total of 41 countries. Production funds totalling 140,000 euros as well as distribution funds totalling 22,500 euros will be awarded.
The submission deadline for the next round of production funding is August 4, 2011. For further information, go to www.berlinale.de
Production funding:
In What City Does it Live?, director: Seng Tat Liew (Malaysia), Producer: Everything Films, Malaysia. Feature film. Funding: 50,000 €
Round Trip, director: Meyar Al Roumi (Syria), Producer: Maranto Films GmbH, Deutschland. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Polvo (Dust), director: Julio Hernández Cordón (Guatemala), Producer: Melindrosa Films, Guatemala. Feature film. Funding: 30,000 €
Girimunho (Swirl...
- 7/8/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK. Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 4 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Lamhaa (Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir) UK Cinema Release Date: Wednesday 11th May 2011
Synopsis: Indian Military Intelligence assigns their agent, Vikram Sabharwal, to travel to Kashmir.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 4 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Lamhaa (Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir) UK Cinema Release Date: Wednesday 11th May 2011
Synopsis: Indian Military Intelligence assigns their agent, Vikram Sabharwal, to travel to Kashmir.
- 5/10/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
If you’re like me and have absolutely no interest in seeing Scream 4, And you live in New York City… may I suggest that you rush over to the theaters at Film Forum in lower Manhattan, and instead invest your money in Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), which was picked up in June for North American distribution by Film Movement, last fall.
We’ve already covered Un homme qui crie quite a bit on this blog, so I won’t rehash previous entries. Both MsWOO and Sergio have seen the film, and both reviewed it; read MsWOO’s thoughts Here; and Sergio’s Here. I’ll be seeing it tomorrow, and my own thoughts will surely follow.
The film will play for just 2 Weeks at, so I encourage you to check it out while you can, before it leaves.
We’ve already covered Un homme qui crie quite a bit on this blog, so I won’t rehash previous entries. Both MsWOO and Sergio have seen the film, and both reviewed it; read MsWOO’s thoughts Here; and Sergio’s Here. I’ll be seeing it tomorrow, and my own thoughts will surely follow.
The film will play for just 2 Weeks at, so I encourage you to check it out while you can, before it leaves.
- 4/15/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Good news… to me anyway. I still haven’t seen the film, and I will most certainly see it now that it’s finally opening… in New York anyway. I’m not sure about other cities.
I’m talking about Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), which was picked up in June for North American distribution by Film Movement, last fall.
We’ve already covered Un homme qui crie quite a bit on this blog, so I won’t rehash previous entries. Both MsWOO and Sergio have seen the film, and both reviewed it; read MsWOO’s thoughts Here; and Sergio’s Here.
The film will play for just 2 weeks at Film Forum, in lower Manhattan, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13th. So, see it while you can. I hope it travels.
Trailer follows below if you haven’t seen...
I’m talking about Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Cannes Grand Jury Prize-winning film, Un homme qui crie (A Screaming Man), which was picked up in June for North American distribution by Film Movement, last fall.
We’ve already covered Un homme qui crie quite a bit on this blog, so I won’t rehash previous entries. Both MsWOO and Sergio have seen the film, and both reviewed it; read MsWOO’s thoughts Here; and Sergio’s Here.
The film will play for just 2 weeks at Film Forum, in lower Manhattan, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, April 13th. So, see it while you can. I hope it travels.
Trailer follows below if you haven’t seen...
- 4/13/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
A Screaming Man (Un homme qui crie)
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Written by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
2010, France, Belgium, Chad
A certain school of cinema teaches that holding shots long enough will guarantee critical success and bountiful festival laurels for the poster campaign. Granted, the long take is one of the most electrifying techniques a filmmaker can employ, and this still-thriving stallion is being flogged by those seeking to challenge audiences. Unfortunately for them, they fail to realize that a long take worth its weight in festival gold is anything but a challenge to sit through. Apitchatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul must know this for he crafts shots of mesmerising beauty, none of which are nearly long enough for one to begin speculating on their actual purpose. Mahamat Saleh Haroun, whose A Screaming Man yielded to Joe’s Palme d’Or-winner only to clinch the Jury Prize at Cannes, is some way behind, which...
Directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
Written by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
2010, France, Belgium, Chad
A certain school of cinema teaches that holding shots long enough will guarantee critical success and bountiful festival laurels for the poster campaign. Granted, the long take is one of the most electrifying techniques a filmmaker can employ, and this still-thriving stallion is being flogged by those seeking to challenge audiences. Unfortunately for them, they fail to realize that a long take worth its weight in festival gold is anything but a challenge to sit through. Apitchatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul must know this for he crafts shots of mesmerising beauty, none of which are nearly long enough for one to begin speculating on their actual purpose. Mahamat Saleh Haroun, whose A Screaming Man yielded to Joe’s Palme d’Or-winner only to clinch the Jury Prize at Cannes, is some way behind, which...
- 4/7/2011
- by Tope
- SoundOnSight
So… as already announced, Shadow And Act will be heading to the Cannes Film Festival this year, in the lovely French Riviera. We were granted press credentials, and Wendy, aka MsWOO, who lives in London, will be attending for Shadow And Act, so you’ll get firsthand reporting from MsWOO on all the films screening at the festival – those she’s able to see anyway (after all, she’s only 1 person) – as well as all the other activities her press pass will get her into, notably, Q&As with filmmakers and other talent.
The festival runs from May 11th through the 22nd, so we’re about 1 1/2 months away; however, we’re a less than 2 weeks away from when the festival committee reveals their lineup for the year.
In the meantime, check out the just-unveiled poster for the festival, above-left (click to enlarge it). In it is a photo of Faye Dunaway,...
The festival runs from May 11th through the 22nd, so we’re about 1 1/2 months away; however, we’re a less than 2 weeks away from when the festival committee reveals their lineup for the year.
In the meantime, check out the just-unveiled poster for the festival, above-left (click to enlarge it). In it is a photo of Faye Dunaway,...
- 4/4/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
I’m a day late, but, better late than never…
CinemAfrica is a nonprofit organization that works to distribute African films in Sweden (feature films, shorts, documentaries made by filmmakers of African descent). They hold an annual film festival, called the CinemAfrica International Film Festival, and its now in its 12th year!
A few familiar titles that we’ve talked about on this website will screen… notably Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man), Hors La Loi (Outside The Law), & Viva Riva (which I actually saw this morning, and will review later); but I also noted several films in the lineup that I’m seeing for the very first time, so I’ll certainly be giving those a look to profile here.
Several guest are expected to be in attendance, specifically the filmmakers and stars of some of the films, and a tribute to the late Malian actor, Sotigui Kouyaté,...
CinemAfrica is a nonprofit organization that works to distribute African films in Sweden (feature films, shorts, documentaries made by filmmakers of African descent). They hold an annual film festival, called the CinemAfrica International Film Festival, and its now in its 12th year!
A few familiar titles that we’ve talked about on this website will screen… notably Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man), Hors La Loi (Outside The Law), & Viva Riva (which I actually saw this morning, and will review later); but I also noted several films in the lineup that I’m seeing for the very first time, so I’ll certainly be giving those a look to profile here.
Several guest are expected to be in attendance, specifically the filmmakers and stars of some of the films, and a tribute to the late Malian actor, Sotigui Kouyaté,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Update: I’ll repost this as new titles are added to the list…
Compared to recent years, 2011 is shaping up to be one of the better years for black cinema, or blacks in cinema, in terms of both volume and variety.
With For Colored Girls now mostly behind us, I’d like to look ahead to what we can expect to see in theaters in 2011.
I did a bit of research, and these are the titles I came up with, all (or most) of which I expect we will see in 2011. Feel free to add any you know of that I didn’t include. I should note that I’m only counting films in which the characters that black actors play are central to the film’s plot, or films directed by black filmmakers, regardless of whether the cast is comprised of black actors or not.
First, on the indie front,...
Compared to recent years, 2011 is shaping up to be one of the better years for black cinema, or blacks in cinema, in terms of both volume and variety.
With For Colored Girls now mostly behind us, I’d like to look ahead to what we can expect to see in theaters in 2011.
I did a bit of research, and these are the titles I came up with, all (or most) of which I expect we will see in 2011. Feel free to add any you know of that I didn’t include. I should note that I’m only counting films in which the characters that black actors play are central to the film’s plot, or films directed by black filmmakers, regardless of whether the cast is comprised of black actors or not.
First, on the indie front,...
- 2/23/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Staring exactly a week from today… the 22nd Edition of the Pan-African Film Festival; not the festival currently happening in Los Angeles by the way. I’m referring to the largest, and most prominent film festival in all of Africa, that takes place once every 2 years, in Ouagagadougou, Burkina Faso, also known as Fespaco.
The festival will run from February 28th through March 5th, 2011.
I’ve been searching for a proper listing of all the films scheduled to screen at this year’s event, but haven’t found one. All I have is the 22-page screening schedule, which is somewhat cumbersome to go through. Regardless, I plan on doing so, and highlighting noteworthy titles on this site.
I immediately identified a few that we’ve already given some ink to – specifically, John Akomfrah’s Nine Muses, Andrew Dosunmu’s Restless City, and Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s Cannes winner Un Homme Qui Crie...
The festival will run from February 28th through March 5th, 2011.
I’ve been searching for a proper listing of all the films scheduled to screen at this year’s event, but haven’t found one. All I have is the 22-page screening schedule, which is somewhat cumbersome to go through. Regardless, I plan on doing so, and highlighting noteworthy titles on this site.
I immediately identified a few that we’ve already given some ink to – specifically, John Akomfrah’s Nine Muses, Andrew Dosunmu’s Restless City, and Mahamat Saleh Haroun’s Cannes winner Un Homme Qui Crie...
- 2/21/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The awards for the Chicago International Film festival were handed out last night and actor Youssouf Djaoro won the Silver Hugo Grand Prize for best actor for his lead performance in Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s superb film Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man) Haroun also was awarded last night the Silver Hugo award for Best Screenplay as well for his film.
- 10/17/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
Ok, so Sergio already wrote a reveiw of this film last week but, given that I saw it a few days later and that it screens at this year’s London Film Festival, which starts next week… and that I loved it… Well, I figured it was worth mentioning again this week.
As you’re probably aware if you were anywhere near this site earlier in the year, Mahamet Saleh Haroun’s Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man) won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival in May. The third in what could be said to be a trilogy of father-son themed films following Abouna (2002) and Daratt (2006), A Screaming Man is once again set in modern day Chad and, like Daratt, is set against the backdrop of war.
However, as is usual with Haroun’s films, loud, physical and external conflict is absent from the screen and attention placed,...
As you’re probably aware if you were anywhere near this site earlier in the year, Mahamet Saleh Haroun’s Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man) won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival in May. The third in what could be said to be a trilogy of father-son themed films following Abouna (2002) and Daratt (2006), A Screaming Man is once again set in modern day Chad and, like Daratt, is set against the backdrop of war.
However, as is usual with Haroun’s films, loud, physical and external conflict is absent from the screen and attention placed,...
- 10/9/2010
- by MsWOO
- ShadowAndAct
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s Un Homme Qui Crie (A Screaming Man), which won the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, is quite simply a powerful, emotionally devastating experience. In its own beautifully quiet and modest way it delivers an impact that few films can match.
Clearly inspired by F.W. Murnau’s 1924 silent film classic The Last Laugh, both films deal with the downfall of a vain and pompous man who struggles to comprehend the twists of fate and cold hard realities of life, and the meaning of it all. However unlike Murnau’s film which concentrates on a single character and ends with a happy, upbeat ending. Haroun’s film deals with the effects the downfall of his lead character has on his relationships with his family and colleagues, and ends with unbearable sorrow.
The premise is simple. Set in Chad, the film centers around Adam, former swimming champion years earlier,...
Clearly inspired by F.W. Murnau’s 1924 silent film classic The Last Laugh, both films deal with the downfall of a vain and pompous man who struggles to comprehend the twists of fate and cold hard realities of life, and the meaning of it all. However unlike Murnau’s film which concentrates on a single character and ends with a happy, upbeat ending. Haroun’s film deals with the effects the downfall of his lead character has on his relationships with his family and colleagues, and ends with unbearable sorrow.
The premise is simple. Set in Chad, the film centers around Adam, former swimming champion years earlier,...
- 9/29/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
The eight-day Mami (Mumbai Academy of Moving Images) Film Festival, initiated by Reliance Big Entertainment, that flags off on October 21 and turns 12 this year, is expected to screen several award-winning international films. Among the foremost are Xavier Beauvois’ Of Gods And Men (Des Hommes Et Des Dieux), Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s A Screaming Man (Un Homme Qui Crie), On Tour (Tournée), and Lee Chang-Dong’s Poetry. Semih Kaplanoglu’s Honey (Bal), which won the Golden Bear Award at Berlinale and Li Hongqi’s Winter Vacation, which won the top prize at Locarno Film Festival this year, will also be screened at the festival. Great supportAbbas ...
- 9/27/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche’s film centered on the story of Saartjie “Sarah” Baartman, otherwise derogatorily known as the Hottentot Venus, will be screening at the New York Film Festival, which begins its run September 24th. You know I’ll be there to see it, with my thoughts on the film to follow on this blog.
Recall back in April, we alerted you to the fact that the film was being made under the title Black Venus (which will remain), claiming its spot as the first feature-length film to have Baartman as its subject – at least, that’s what my research tells me.
At the time of my initial post, I couldn’t find much info on the project; however, I did think it odd that the list of cast members on the film’s IMDb page didn’t (and still don’t) list a Saartjie Baartman (or even Hottentot Venus) as a character.
Recall back in April, we alerted you to the fact that the film was being made under the title Black Venus (which will remain), claiming its spot as the first feature-length film to have Baartman as its subject – at least, that’s what my research tells me.
At the time of my initial post, I couldn’t find much info on the project; however, I did think it odd that the list of cast members on the film’s IMDb page didn’t (and still don’t) list a Saartjie Baartman (or even Hottentot Venus) as a character.
- 8/16/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Just announced and awarded… Cannes Film Festival 2010 Awards!
• Palme d’Or – Uncle Boonmee by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
• Grand Prix - Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois
• Award for Best Director – Mathieu Amalric (On Tour)
• Award for Best Screenplay – Poetry by Lee Chang-dong)
• Award for Best Actress – Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy)
• Award for Best Actor Ex-aequo (Tie) – Javier Bardem (Bituful)/Elio Germano (La Nostra Vida)
• Jury Prize – A Screaming Man (Un Homme Qui Crie) by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
• Caméra d’Or – Leap Year by Michael Rowe
Congrats to Mahamat-Saleh Haroun! Hopefully the win will help the film travel. If you’re just joining us, catch up on news about the filmmaker starting Here.
• Palme d’Or – Uncle Boonmee by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
• Grand Prix - Of Gods and Men by Xavier Beauvois
• Award for Best Director – Mathieu Amalric (On Tour)
• Award for Best Screenplay – Poetry by Lee Chang-dong)
• Award for Best Actress – Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy)
• Award for Best Actor Ex-aequo (Tie) – Javier Bardem (Bituful)/Elio Germano (La Nostra Vida)
• Jury Prize – A Screaming Man (Un Homme Qui Crie) by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
• Caméra d’Or – Leap Year by Michael Rowe
Congrats to Mahamat-Saleh Haroun! Hopefully the win will help the film travel. If you’re just joining us, catch up on news about the filmmaker starting Here.
- 5/23/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
On the surface it seems to contrast Chadian auteur Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s other recent films – notably his father/son/war trilogy, Abouna, Daratt & Un Homme Qui Crie; and as I have yet to see Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, I can’t offer much more of an analysis than that.
However, I will see it next week Saturday, May 29th, when it screens as one of a few film selections at this year’s Dance African festival in Brooklyn, NY (see my post below this one on the event). Made in 2008, between Daratt (2006) and Un Homme Qui Crie 2010), Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, or Gumbo And Salted Butter, as I’ve read others title it (in French, Sexe, Gombo et Beurre Salé), is a comedy of errors that tells the story of a recently emigrated Malian family, reeling from a number of setbacks, including the sudden departure of the mother...
However, I will see it next week Saturday, May 29th, when it screens as one of a few film selections at this year’s Dance African festival in Brooklyn, NY (see my post below this one on the event). Made in 2008, between Daratt (2006) and Un Homme Qui Crie 2010), Sex, Okra and Salted Butter, or Gumbo And Salted Butter, as I’ve read others title it (in French, Sexe, Gombo et Beurre Salé), is a comedy of errors that tells the story of a recently emigrated Malian family, reeling from a number of setbacks, including the sudden departure of the mother...
- 5/23/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Hollywoodnews.com: On May 12, the Cannes Film Festival will start its 63rd edition. The president of the jury is Tim Burton and the jury consists of Kate Beckinsale – Actress / United Kingdom, Giovanna Mezzogiorno – Actress / Italy, Alberto Barbera – Director of the National Museum of Cinema / Italy, Emmanuel Carrere – Author – Screenwriter – Director / France, Benicio Del Toro – Actor / Porto Rico,Victor Erice – Director/ Spain, Shekhar Kapur – Director – Actor – Producer / India and Alexandre Desplat – Composer / France.
For this year’s line-up Scroll Down.
Below letter from one of the Cannes Film Festival bosses, Thierry Frémaux:
“As happens every year, the Festival´s programme was launched in January with the announcement of who would be the President of the Jury: Tim Burton! The news, which was unanimously greeted with enthusiasm, put the world of film in a good mood. The choice of Tim Burton to head the next edition of the Festival brings with...
For this year’s line-up Scroll Down.
Below letter from one of the Cannes Film Festival bosses, Thierry Frémaux:
“As happens every year, the Festival´s programme was launched in January with the announcement of who would be the President of the Jury: Tim Burton! The news, which was unanimously greeted with enthusiasm, put the world of film in a good mood. The choice of Tim Burton to head the next edition of the Festival brings with...
- 5/8/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Festival de Cannes lives up to its name in its selection of its first 16 Competition Films from 13 countries. But an international cry went up when at the first announcement not a single picture was directed by a woman in the Competition area. (Last year there were directors Jane Campion, Isabel Coixet and Andrea Arnold.) However, the Closing Night film was just announced and it is Julie Bertucelli’s The Tree, starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas and Aden Young. It will close the 63rd Festival de Cannes on Sunday, May 23rd following the Awards Ceremony. Memento is the international sales agent. Contacts for all films are listed below.
The other women invited can be found in the special screening sidebar where Sophie Fiennes' Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow about the German artist Anselm Kiefer, one of five docs chosen to be in the festival, Sabina Guzzanti's Draquila...
The other women invited can be found in the special screening sidebar where Sophie Fiennes' Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow about the German artist Anselm Kiefer, one of five docs chosen to be in the festival, Sabina Guzzanti's Draquila...
- 4/30/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
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