Exclusive: Hbcu Go — the free-streaming digital platform of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, which serves as the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities — has set a new promotional partnership with the award-winning indie Freedom’s Path, starring Rj Cyler (The Harder They Fall) and Gerran Howell (1917).
As part of the release for the film — opening in 200+ AMC and Regal theaters nationwide beginning February 3, in commemoration of Black History Month — Hbcu Go will launch Hbcu Go Give 365, a community giving initiative intended to inspire and engage the Black community to lean in and provide much-needed funding to Hbcu higher learning institutions. The platform will kick off its initiative by inviting students, alumni, faculty and other members of the Hbcu community to attend screenings across the country, also donating a portion of ticket sales from Freedom Path‘s theatrical release directly to HBCUs that support the arts.
As part of the release for the film — opening in 200+ AMC and Regal theaters nationwide beginning February 3, in commemoration of Black History Month — Hbcu Go will launch Hbcu Go Give 365, a community giving initiative intended to inspire and engage the Black community to lean in and provide much-needed funding to Hbcu higher learning institutions. The platform will kick off its initiative by inviting students, alumni, faculty and other members of the Hbcu community to attend screenings across the country, also donating a portion of ticket sales from Freedom Path‘s theatrical release directly to HBCUs that support the arts.
- 1/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nature-loving cinephiles can catch David Cross and Debra Messing in their Robert Pyle-inspired The Dark Divide next month thanks to Strike Back Studios, Rei Co-op and the National Wildlife Federation.
The Public House and Tbve film, helmed by Spirit Award-winning Marwencol producer and Burn director Tom Putnam, will make its virtual theatrical release on Sept. 18. Inspired by Dr. Robert Pyle’s personal life and his 1995 book Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide, the film sees Cross embark on a six-week journey through Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest as the butterfly expert himself. Messing stars as Dr. Pyle’s ailing wife Thea.
“This film depicts the adventure, self-discovery and healing that nature can provide,” said Paolo Mottola, Rei Co-op director of content and media. “We’re excited to share it with Rei members and audiences who are eager to reconnect in the outdoors.”
The Dark Divide, the...
The Public House and Tbve film, helmed by Spirit Award-winning Marwencol producer and Burn director Tom Putnam, will make its virtual theatrical release on Sept. 18. Inspired by Dr. Robert Pyle’s personal life and his 1995 book Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide, the film sees Cross embark on a six-week journey through Washington’s Gifford Pinchot National Forest as the butterfly expert himself. Messing stars as Dr. Pyle’s ailing wife Thea.
“This film depicts the adventure, self-discovery and healing that nature can provide,” said Paolo Mottola, Rei Co-op director of content and media. “We’re excited to share it with Rei members and audiences who are eager to reconnect in the outdoors.”
The Dark Divide, the...
- 8/19/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Christina Ricci, Tom Hopper, and David Dastmalchian will star together in the independent action-thriller “Can’t Stop the Dawn.”
Ambi Distribution, the worldwide sales arm of the Ambi Media Group, is handling global sales and is introducing the project to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market. Principal photography on “Can’t Stop the Dawn” will commence this fall in New Orleans.
Marianna Palka is directing “Can’t Stop the Dawn.” Tony Armer, Marty Poole (Fairway Film Alliance), Michael E. Brown, Ramfis Myrthil and Jory Weitz are producing. Executive producers are Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon.
Tony Armer wrote the screenplay, based on an original concept by Dale Pople. Ricci will portray a terminally ill single mom recruited by Hoper’s mysterious agent to assassinate Dastmalchian’s ruthless leader of a human trafficking ring for the promise of a better future for her son.
Palka said, “I am so passionate about ‘Can’t Stop the Dawn.
Ambi Distribution, the worldwide sales arm of the Ambi Media Group, is handling global sales and is introducing the project to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market. Principal photography on “Can’t Stop the Dawn” will commence this fall in New Orleans.
Marianna Palka is directing “Can’t Stop the Dawn.” Tony Armer, Marty Poole (Fairway Film Alliance), Michael E. Brown, Ramfis Myrthil and Jory Weitz are producing. Executive producers are Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon.
Tony Armer wrote the screenplay, based on an original concept by Dale Pople. Ricci will portray a terminally ill single mom recruited by Hoper’s mysterious agent to assassinate Dastmalchian’s ruthless leader of a human trafficking ring for the promise of a better future for her son.
Palka said, “I am so passionate about ‘Can’t Stop the Dawn.
- 6/25/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Behind the camera, David Lynch is a certified phenomenon. In front of it, he remains a little more enigmatic. His cameo credits (“Louie," “The Cleveland Show” and that time they appeared to run out of cast members in “Twin Peaks”) are pretty incongruous with his usual brand of provocative art, and lend a further wacky dimension to his already surreal public persona. Now, he has committed himself to be directed by his daughter, Jennifer Lynch, in a new indie, “A Fall From Grace”, executive produced by Jory Weitz. Ms. Lynch, whose “Boxing Helena” proved something of a critical punchbag, co-wrote the script with Eric Wilkinson. It will be a detective thriller in which Tim Roth is a St. Louis homicide agent in pursuit of a serial killer whose young victims keep cropping up on riverbanks, Laura Palmer-style. Lynch Sr., who will play Roth’s father, remarked upon working underneath his daughter,...
- 3/1/2013
- by India Ross
- The Playlist
Visioneers Directed by: Jared Drake Written by: Brandon Drake Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Judy Greer, Fay Masterson, James LeGros My first introduction to Zach Galifianakis was through his association with Tim and Eric of the Adult Swim show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. His bizarre and deadpan sense of humour along with his trademark unkempt beard gave him instant appeal and a strong cult following, but it was not yet clear if the mainstream was quite ready for him. Now, with the upcoming Todd Phillips movie The Hangover about to usher him into major multiplexes, it seems that Galifianakis has officially made it as a comedy star, whether audiences are ready or not. Up to this point, the majority of his acting experience has been on the small screen, but aside from a few minor roles in What Happens in Vegas and Into The Wild, he also headlined an...
- 5/31/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Lindsay Lohan will make her first big screen appearance since the deadly I Know Who Killed Me in an indie fantasy comedy called The Other Side.
The project is about a grad student (who will be played by Lohan) who spends her “summer working at a scientific institute on a remote island. She discovers an eccentric community of characters who are hiding a secret about a tragedy that took place many years before.”
This “eccentric community of characters” will be played by Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Dave Matthews and Alanis Morisette.
David Michaels co-wrote the script and will helm filming when it starts inn October, on an island “off the coast of Massachusetts.” (Hmm…). The film, (which has been in development for two years), will be produced by Jory Weitz, Kent Harper, and Diane Isaacs.
Sounds like a quirky little movie overall, with possible career redemption in sights for Lohan,...
The project is about a grad student (who will be played by Lohan) who spends her “summer working at a scientific institute on a remote island. She discovers an eccentric community of characters who are hiding a secret about a tragedy that took place many years before.”
This “eccentric community of characters” will be played by Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Dave Matthews and Alanis Morisette.
David Michaels co-wrote the script and will helm filming when it starts inn October, on an island “off the coast of Massachusetts.” (Hmm…). The film, (which has been in development for two years), will be produced by Jory Weitz, Kent Harper, and Diane Isaacs.
Sounds like a quirky little movie overall, with possible career redemption in sights for Lohan,...
- 5/15/2009
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Brittany Murphy, Ryan Gosling, Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Jason Lee and Anjelica Huston have come on board the indie pic The Other Side according to Variety. The fable from Happy, Texas scribe Phil Reeves and David Michaels, who makes his directorial debut on the project, tells the tale of a science scholar trying to solve a mystery involving the residents of a bizarre remote island. Michel Shane and Anthony Romano (I, Robot) will produce the film along with Diane Isaacs, Jory Weitz and Kent Harper.
- 5/9/2006
- IMDbPro News
With production funding provided entirely by the Mashantucket Pequot tribe of Connecticut, "Naturally Native" is an engaging low-budget independent that depicts modern American Indians living off the reservation, trying to stay true to their heritage while struggling with family issues and the world of business.
Well-received at the recent USA Film Festival in Dallas after premiering at Sundance, "Naturally" is mainstream in its approach and succeeds as an ensemble work, but not every subplot and performance is captivating. While the film is well-made, frequently funny and emotionally involving, much of it is predictable, and one too many serious developments almost undermine a generally uplifting but not preachy agenda.
Co-producer, co-director, writer and co-star Valerie Red-Horse ("The Secret of Lizard Woman") plays Vickie, the oldest of three sisters adopted by a Caucasian foster mother and taken away from their tribe as young children.
Filming in her own house in Tarzana, Calif., with co-director Jennifer Wynne Farmer, Red-Horse shows both strengths and vulnerabilities, as does her likable character.
With two children, a large suburban house and a solid, responsible husband (Pato Hoffmann), Vickie is motherly toward younger sisters Karen Kimberly Norris Guerrero), who has just returned from college, and Tanya (Irene Bedard), the prettiest and most defiantly un-Indian of the trio.
With a good job awaiting her in Chicago, Karen is inspired by Vickie to propose that the three start a business selling homemade cosmetics using Native American know-how and natural ingredients. After an initial rush of enthusiastic planning and product testing, they are rudely awakened to their nebulous status in regards to official aid for a start-up business. Their birth records are missing, and the government will not recognize them as a legitimate minority.
Later in the film, in a balanced view of the human obstacles they must overcome, Vickie is roundly accused by an Indian woman at a powwow of trying to cash in on the newfound prosperity many tribes have realized from opening casinos on reservations. Not so, but the leads do feel pride at the sight of one of these lucrative establishments when they return to their own birthplace.
Each of the sisters has personal obstacles to overcome. Vickie longs to take the edge off with an occasional drink but knows alcoholism killed her mother. Karen is a 30-year-old virgin scared to fall in love with an affable, grounded white Guy Collin Bernsen). Tanya rejects an ardent Indian suitor (Mark Abbott) and agrees to a disastrous blind date with a stranger she finds through the Internet.
Other issues touched on are the controversy over Native American images used as sports mascots and the portrayal of Indians in the media, but most memorable are the laughs and tears shared by the three leads. The end credits identify the tribes from which the members of the cast and crew hail, including Red-Horse (Cherokee/Sioux), Bedard (Inuit) and Guerrero (Colville/Salish).
NATURALLY NATIVE
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
in association with Red-Horse Native Prods.
Credits: Directors: Jennifer Wynne Farmer, Valerie Red-Horse; Screenwriter: Valerie Red-Horse; Producers: Valerie Red-Horse, Dawn Jackson, Yvonne Russe; Director of photography: Bruce Finn; Production designer: Kee Miller; Editor: Lorraine Salk; Costume designer: Irene Fredericks; Music: Murielle Hamilton; Casting: Donise Hardy, Jory Weitz. Cast: Vickie Lewis Bighawk: Valerie Red-Horse; Tanya: Irene Bedard; Karen: Kimberly Norris Guerrero; Steve: Pato Hoffmann; Mark: Mark Abbott; Craig: Collin Bernsen. No MPAA rating. Color/stereo. Running time -- 108 minutes...
Well-received at the recent USA Film Festival in Dallas after premiering at Sundance, "Naturally" is mainstream in its approach and succeeds as an ensemble work, but not every subplot and performance is captivating. While the film is well-made, frequently funny and emotionally involving, much of it is predictable, and one too many serious developments almost undermine a generally uplifting but not preachy agenda.
Co-producer, co-director, writer and co-star Valerie Red-Horse ("The Secret of Lizard Woman") plays Vickie, the oldest of three sisters adopted by a Caucasian foster mother and taken away from their tribe as young children.
Filming in her own house in Tarzana, Calif., with co-director Jennifer Wynne Farmer, Red-Horse shows both strengths and vulnerabilities, as does her likable character.
With two children, a large suburban house and a solid, responsible husband (Pato Hoffmann), Vickie is motherly toward younger sisters Karen Kimberly Norris Guerrero), who has just returned from college, and Tanya (Irene Bedard), the prettiest and most defiantly un-Indian of the trio.
With a good job awaiting her in Chicago, Karen is inspired by Vickie to propose that the three start a business selling homemade cosmetics using Native American know-how and natural ingredients. After an initial rush of enthusiastic planning and product testing, they are rudely awakened to their nebulous status in regards to official aid for a start-up business. Their birth records are missing, and the government will not recognize them as a legitimate minority.
Later in the film, in a balanced view of the human obstacles they must overcome, Vickie is roundly accused by an Indian woman at a powwow of trying to cash in on the newfound prosperity many tribes have realized from opening casinos on reservations. Not so, but the leads do feel pride at the sight of one of these lucrative establishments when they return to their own birthplace.
Each of the sisters has personal obstacles to overcome. Vickie longs to take the edge off with an occasional drink but knows alcoholism killed her mother. Karen is a 30-year-old virgin scared to fall in love with an affable, grounded white Guy Collin Bernsen). Tanya rejects an ardent Indian suitor (Mark Abbott) and agrees to a disastrous blind date with a stranger she finds through the Internet.
Other issues touched on are the controversy over Native American images used as sports mascots and the portrayal of Indians in the media, but most memorable are the laughs and tears shared by the three leads. The end credits identify the tribes from which the members of the cast and crew hail, including Red-Horse (Cherokee/Sioux), Bedard (Inuit) and Guerrero (Colville/Salish).
NATURALLY NATIVE
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
in association with Red-Horse Native Prods.
Credits: Directors: Jennifer Wynne Farmer, Valerie Red-Horse; Screenwriter: Valerie Red-Horse; Producers: Valerie Red-Horse, Dawn Jackson, Yvonne Russe; Director of photography: Bruce Finn; Production designer: Kee Miller; Editor: Lorraine Salk; Costume designer: Irene Fredericks; Music: Murielle Hamilton; Casting: Donise Hardy, Jory Weitz. Cast: Vickie Lewis Bighawk: Valerie Red-Horse; Tanya: Irene Bedard; Karen: Kimberly Norris Guerrero; Steve: Pato Hoffmann; Mark: Mark Abbott; Craig: Collin Bernsen. No MPAA rating. Color/stereo. Running time -- 108 minutes...
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