Los Angeles, June 17 (Ians) Singer-actress Lady Gaga’s concert film for ‘The Chromatica Ball Tour’ is well on its way, according to the pop singer and actor.
On Friday evening, Gaga confirmed the news via Instagram as she gave fans an in-depth explanation of her creative process as of late, also sharing what she has recently been working on, reports Variety.
She wrote: “I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit.”
She added: “Here’s a photo of my working on The Chromatica Ball film edit (that’s a frame from the film behind me) – I can’t Wait for you to experience it.”
The long and detailed caption also notes that she’s been writing and producing music for a “special project.”
The 15-stop tour promoting Gaga’s sixth studio album, ,’Chromatica’, which was released...
On Friday evening, Gaga confirmed the news via Instagram as she gave fans an in-depth explanation of her creative process as of late, also sharing what she has recently been working on, reports Variety.
She wrote: “I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit.”
She added: “Here’s a photo of my working on The Chromatica Ball film edit (that’s a frame from the film behind me) – I can’t Wait for you to experience it.”
The long and detailed caption also notes that she’s been writing and producing music for a “special project.”
The 15-stop tour promoting Gaga’s sixth studio album, ,’Chromatica’, which was released...
- 6/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
In her professional life, Cyndi Lauper has been a kaleidoscope of personae: ’80s pop hitmaker; New Wave fashion guru; proto-Third-Wave feminist; LGBTQ activist; Broadway composer and lyricist; chameleon powerhouse vocalist; and bubble gum punk Brooklynese comedian.
Alison Ellwood’s 140-minute Lauper rockumentary Let the Canary Sing uncovers yet another side of the iconic musician — master technician. Lauper’s older sister Ellen describes her as such toward the end of the doc, quaintly encapsulating the film’s thesis. You may think of Lauper as one or all of the above identities, but recognizing her precision as a producer seems to be the only true way to understand her artistry. And like any pop diva, her public image is just as engineered as her albums.
Let the Canary Sing is slight but competent, a “Cyndi by Cyndi” opportunity for the singer and a choice group of her family, friends and collaborators to nostalgically recount her biography.
Alison Ellwood’s 140-minute Lauper rockumentary Let the Canary Sing uncovers yet another side of the iconic musician — master technician. Lauper’s older sister Ellen describes her as such toward the end of the doc, quaintly encapsulating the film’s thesis. You may think of Lauper as one or all of the above identities, but recognizing her precision as a producer seems to be the only true way to understand her artistry. And like any pop diva, her public image is just as engineered as her albums.
Let the Canary Sing is slight but competent, a “Cyndi by Cyndi” opportunity for the singer and a choice group of her family, friends and collaborators to nostalgically recount her biography.
- 6/15/2023
- by Robyn Bahr
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Outfest has announced the award winners of its 31st Los Angeles Lgbt Film Festival. Chris Mason Johnson's "Test" and Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman's "Born This Way" led the juried prizes, taking the awards for best narrative and documentary feature, respectively. Bruno Barreto's "Reaching For The Moon" and Linda Bloodworth-Thomason's "Bridegroom," meanwhile, took those prizes in the audience award categories. Read More: It Happened To Him: 'Bridegroom' Subject Shane Bitney Crone On Bringing His Tragic Story To The Screen The oldest continuously running film festival in Los Angeles ran from July 11th to July 21st, and closed last night with Darren Stein’s “G.B.F." Complete list of winners. Special Programming Awards Special Programming Award for Freedom Deepsouth, Directed by Lisa Biagiotti Special Programming Award for Artistic Achievement Animals, Directed by Marçal Forés Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent Diego Ruiz,...
- 7/22/2013
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Nanouk Leopold’s It’s All So Quiet won the Outfest 2013’s grand jury award for outstanding international dramatic feature on Sunday [21].
Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman’s Born This Way took the outstanding documentary feature prize while Guinevere Turner was named outstanding actress for Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf? [Turner pictured, right] and Bill Heck and Marcus DeAnda took the actor award for Pit Stop.
Chris Mason Johnson’s Test was named outstanding Us dramatic feature.
In the audience awards, Bruno Barreto’s Reaching For The Moon was name outstanding dramatic feature, while Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s Bridegroom was named outstanding documentary feature.
Outfest ran from Jul 11-21 and closed on Sunday night with a screening of G.B.F. For full results visit the official website.
Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman’s Born This Way took the outstanding documentary feature prize while Guinevere Turner was named outstanding actress for Who’s Afraid Of Vagina Wolf? [Turner pictured, right] and Bill Heck and Marcus DeAnda took the actor award for Pit Stop.
Chris Mason Johnson’s Test was named outstanding Us dramatic feature.
In the audience awards, Bruno Barreto’s Reaching For The Moon was name outstanding dramatic feature, while Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s Bridegroom was named outstanding documentary feature.
Outfest ran from Jul 11-21 and closed on Sunday night with a screening of G.B.F. For full results visit the official website.
- 7/20/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Born This Way
Outfest Screening Sunday July 14th - 7:30pm / Harmony Gold TheaterTrt: 85 minutes
Frameline Screening Friday June 28th - 1:30pm / Castro Theatre
Now we celebrate the legalization of gay marriage in the U.S.A, and we keep in mind those who are not as lucky as we. This important documentary just screened at our nation's Capital on June 25th for the State Department and the Lgbt Caucus (hosted by Gov. Howard Dean, Dianne Feinstein, Joe Kennedy lll), and will be screening at Sf Frameline and the Human Rights Watch Film Fest in N.Y. The film also screened at La's Hammer Museum (hosted by Lisa Ling and Bruce Cohen).
More people are imprisoned for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the World. The Cameroonian government is highly influenced by western media and on the verge of shifting their legal stance on queer relations, so press is tipping the scales for Africa. This is not a statistic based film, but a visual dynamic character driven telling. And it will be screening at L.A. Outfest July 14.
SynopsisMore people are imprisoned each year for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the world. With intimate access to the lives of two young gay Cameroonians, Born This Way sketches a vivid portrait of day-to-day life in modern Africa. Lyrical imagery, devastating homophobia, glimpses of American culture and a hidden-camera courtroom drama coalesce into a story of what is possible in the global fight for equality.
Born This Way explores the underground gay and lesbian community in an intensely homophobic culture that is taking its first steps toward greater acceptance. More people are imprisoned each year for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the world, serving sentences up to five years. The film focuses on two people who dream of sharing with their families the truth about who they really are: Cédric wants to come out to his mom, and Gertrude wants to come out to the Mother Superior who raised her in a Catholic convent.
Cédric and Gertrude work at a nonprofit that officially operates as an HIV/AIDS clinic, but also functions as a safe space where Lgbt people can come together without fear of going to jail, being attacked or being rejected by family and friends. When two young women in a remote village are arrested for “lesbianism and witchcraft”, they turn to brilliant human rights lawyer Alice Nkom to defend them. Cédric and Gertrude’s activism becomes bolder and stronger as they work with Alice to help the two women.
Born This Way is a view from the inside of a secret community on the verge of transforming into a social movement. It offers an inspiring portrait of this young, courageous community as it struggles to find its voice in a deeply traditional culture. The film is not only an eye-opening work of art, but also a key component of a global campaign to raise awareness about an unjust, anachronistic law and the compromised legal system that enforces it. Lyrical imagery, devastating homophobia, glimpses of American culture and a hidden- camera courtroom drama coalesce into a story of what is possible in the global fight for equality.
Filmmakers' CommentsWe met Steave Nemande, the founder of Alternatives Cameroun (the first Lgbt center in Cameroon) at a Human Rights Watch event in Los Angeles. As we talked, he told us about a very brave group of Lgbt people who congregate at Alternatives. He described how they work and play there: doing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, providing psychological counseling and supporting people who are rejected by their families, but also throwing amateur runway fashion shows, dance parties and soccer matches. And during all of this, exploring together what it means to be gay, lesbian, African, human—in a place where none of these things are simple. He said that he believed many people in that community were ready, for the first time, to tell their stories.
So the two of us traveled alone to Cameroon on tourist visas. We spoke almost no French, the official language, and though we have both traveled widely, neither of us had ever been to Central Africa. We had no idea what kind of film we would end up with. We only knew that we would determine the structure and content by listening to the people who agreed to share their stories and their lives.
Although the situation for Lgbt people in Cameroon is grim, when asked at a press conference in January 2013 about his country’s high prosecution rate for homosexuality, President Biya said, “There is no reason to despair. Minds are changing.” One month later, American Ambassador to Cameroon Robert P. Jackson invited President Biya to the premiere of Born This Way on behalf of the U.S. State Department. President Biya did not attend, but his ambassador to Germany met with the filmmakers and the American Ambassador to Germany and had a very open discussion about sexuality in Cameroon.
Nearly absolute power rests with Cameroon’s president, and we believe that he is opening up to the idea of dropping his country’s anti-homosexuality law. If it does change, the Lgbt community will be able to work openly toward dispelling common homophobic stereotypes (that homosexuality is imported from the West, that it is a form of demon possession, that it is contagious). In fact, our friends in Cameroon say that public attitudes have already started to shift over the last few years. Some of them are comfortable enough to be out publicly now. They believe the public is ready for this message, and Born This Way is poised to be a tool for awareness-building and sensitization about this crucial human rights issue.
Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullmann / Directors, ProducersProducer/directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullmann’s collaboration began in the third grade when their teacher Mrs. Lockhart assigned them to memorize and recite the poem “Little Boy Blue” by Eugene Field, about a child who dies in his sleep. Their paths have diverged and re-converged many times since then, but their friendship has held steady throughout.
Shaun went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Carleton College in musicology, focusing on the history and theory of twentieth-century experimental music. Soon after, he spent a year in Sri Lanka on a Fulbright Fellowship studying Sri Lanka’s civil war through contemporary literature. After the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, he co-created a research project to investigate how international aid money was being used for Sri Lanka’s disaster reconstruction. That took him back to Sri Lanka for another year, and that is where he made his first documentary film (on the role of Sri Lanka’s media in their civil war).
Deb and Shaun have co-directed many commercials and short documentaries, including “First and Loveliss,” an intimate portrait of two eccentric retirees in rural Tennessee which won the jury prize for best short documentary at Outfest in 2009.
After receiving her BA in English and Theatre from Westmont College in 2000, Deb spent several years doing international development and Public Health work in Latin America, Mongolia and Thailand. The interplay between social change and a fascination with visual storytelling led to her first documentary project in 2005. 2 years later, she co-founded Candlefoot Productions, a boutique video production company, that has produced pieces for PBS Frontline, Undp ABC and many others. Born This Way is her first feature documentary.
Deb and Shaun both were raised in extremely conservative Christian homes in a small town in Central California. Making a film on this subject has sometimes put strains on their relationships with their families, though Deb’s parents have come around and are very supportive. Shaun gave his mom a DVD of the finished film after its premiere, but after watching the first 10 minutes, she refused on moral grounds to watch any more.
Outfest Screening Sunday July 14th - 7:30pm / Harmony Gold TheaterTrt: 85 minutes
Frameline Screening Friday June 28th - 1:30pm / Castro Theatre
Now we celebrate the legalization of gay marriage in the U.S.A, and we keep in mind those who are not as lucky as we. This important documentary just screened at our nation's Capital on June 25th for the State Department and the Lgbt Caucus (hosted by Gov. Howard Dean, Dianne Feinstein, Joe Kennedy lll), and will be screening at Sf Frameline and the Human Rights Watch Film Fest in N.Y. The film also screened at La's Hammer Museum (hosted by Lisa Ling and Bruce Cohen).
More people are imprisoned for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the World. The Cameroonian government is highly influenced by western media and on the verge of shifting their legal stance on queer relations, so press is tipping the scales for Africa. This is not a statistic based film, but a visual dynamic character driven telling. And it will be screening at L.A. Outfest July 14.
SynopsisMore people are imprisoned each year for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the world. With intimate access to the lives of two young gay Cameroonians, Born This Way sketches a vivid portrait of day-to-day life in modern Africa. Lyrical imagery, devastating homophobia, glimpses of American culture and a hidden-camera courtroom drama coalesce into a story of what is possible in the global fight for equality.
Born This Way explores the underground gay and lesbian community in an intensely homophobic culture that is taking its first steps toward greater acceptance. More people are imprisoned each year for homosexuality in Cameroon than any other country in the world, serving sentences up to five years. The film focuses on two people who dream of sharing with their families the truth about who they really are: Cédric wants to come out to his mom, and Gertrude wants to come out to the Mother Superior who raised her in a Catholic convent.
Cédric and Gertrude work at a nonprofit that officially operates as an HIV/AIDS clinic, but also functions as a safe space where Lgbt people can come together without fear of going to jail, being attacked or being rejected by family and friends. When two young women in a remote village are arrested for “lesbianism and witchcraft”, they turn to brilliant human rights lawyer Alice Nkom to defend them. Cédric and Gertrude’s activism becomes bolder and stronger as they work with Alice to help the two women.
Born This Way is a view from the inside of a secret community on the verge of transforming into a social movement. It offers an inspiring portrait of this young, courageous community as it struggles to find its voice in a deeply traditional culture. The film is not only an eye-opening work of art, but also a key component of a global campaign to raise awareness about an unjust, anachronistic law and the compromised legal system that enforces it. Lyrical imagery, devastating homophobia, glimpses of American culture and a hidden- camera courtroom drama coalesce into a story of what is possible in the global fight for equality.
Filmmakers' CommentsWe met Steave Nemande, the founder of Alternatives Cameroun (the first Lgbt center in Cameroon) at a Human Rights Watch event in Los Angeles. As we talked, he told us about a very brave group of Lgbt people who congregate at Alternatives. He described how they work and play there: doing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, providing psychological counseling and supporting people who are rejected by their families, but also throwing amateur runway fashion shows, dance parties and soccer matches. And during all of this, exploring together what it means to be gay, lesbian, African, human—in a place where none of these things are simple. He said that he believed many people in that community were ready, for the first time, to tell their stories.
So the two of us traveled alone to Cameroon on tourist visas. We spoke almost no French, the official language, and though we have both traveled widely, neither of us had ever been to Central Africa. We had no idea what kind of film we would end up with. We only knew that we would determine the structure and content by listening to the people who agreed to share their stories and their lives.
Although the situation for Lgbt people in Cameroon is grim, when asked at a press conference in January 2013 about his country’s high prosecution rate for homosexuality, President Biya said, “There is no reason to despair. Minds are changing.” One month later, American Ambassador to Cameroon Robert P. Jackson invited President Biya to the premiere of Born This Way on behalf of the U.S. State Department. President Biya did not attend, but his ambassador to Germany met with the filmmakers and the American Ambassador to Germany and had a very open discussion about sexuality in Cameroon.
Nearly absolute power rests with Cameroon’s president, and we believe that he is opening up to the idea of dropping his country’s anti-homosexuality law. If it does change, the Lgbt community will be able to work openly toward dispelling common homophobic stereotypes (that homosexuality is imported from the West, that it is a form of demon possession, that it is contagious). In fact, our friends in Cameroon say that public attitudes have already started to shift over the last few years. Some of them are comfortable enough to be out publicly now. They believe the public is ready for this message, and Born This Way is poised to be a tool for awareness-building and sensitization about this crucial human rights issue.
Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullmann / Directors, ProducersProducer/directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullmann’s collaboration began in the third grade when their teacher Mrs. Lockhart assigned them to memorize and recite the poem “Little Boy Blue” by Eugene Field, about a child who dies in his sleep. Their paths have diverged and re-converged many times since then, but their friendship has held steady throughout.
Shaun went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Carleton College in musicology, focusing on the history and theory of twentieth-century experimental music. Soon after, he spent a year in Sri Lanka on a Fulbright Fellowship studying Sri Lanka’s civil war through contemporary literature. After the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, he co-created a research project to investigate how international aid money was being used for Sri Lanka’s disaster reconstruction. That took him back to Sri Lanka for another year, and that is where he made his first documentary film (on the role of Sri Lanka’s media in their civil war).
Deb and Shaun have co-directed many commercials and short documentaries, including “First and Loveliss,” an intimate portrait of two eccentric retirees in rural Tennessee which won the jury prize for best short documentary at Outfest in 2009.
After receiving her BA in English and Theatre from Westmont College in 2000, Deb spent several years doing international development and Public Health work in Latin America, Mongolia and Thailand. The interplay between social change and a fascination with visual storytelling led to her first documentary project in 2005. 2 years later, she co-founded Candlefoot Productions, a boutique video production company, that has produced pieces for PBS Frontline, Undp ABC and many others. Born This Way is her first feature documentary.
Deb and Shaun both were raised in extremely conservative Christian homes in a small town in Central California. Making a film on this subject has sometimes put strains on their relationships with their families, though Deb’s parents have come around and are very supportive. Shaun gave his mom a DVD of the finished film after its premiere, but after watching the first 10 minutes, she refused on moral grounds to watch any more.
- 6/28/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Last year, the internationally-acclaimed feature documentary Call Me Kuchu (read Nijla's review Here) documented the what life is like for homosexuals in Uganda. This year, Roger Ross Williams tackles a similar topic in his new documentary God Loves Uganda. And also this year, directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullmann head just northwest of Uganda with Born This Way, a feature documentary on the lives of gays and lesbians in Cameroon, and seeks to make it clear that the worldwide struggle for tolerance and equality still has a long way to go. Here's a synopsis: Like everywhere else in the world, gays and lesbians in Cameroon seek refuge in the city. The...
- 5/24/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Last year, the internationally-acclaimed feature documentary Call Me Kuchu (read Nijla's review Here) documented the what life is like for homosexuals in Uganda. This year, directors Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullmann head just northwest of Uganda with Born This Way, a feature documentary on the lives of gays and lesbians in Cameroon, and seeks to make it clear that the worldwide struggle for tolerance and equality still has a long way to go. Here's a synopsis: Like everywhere else in the world, gays and lesbians in Cameroon seek refuge in the city. The two young gay men in this film are crazy about Rihanna and Lady Gaga, who has been a gay icon...
- 2/6/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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