By shael stolberg on May 31, 2010
Ari Graynor, hasidic film, holy rollers, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Kevin Asch, sundance film festival, video service corp.
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Video Services Corp. presents Holy Rollers A Film by Kevin Asch Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha and Ari Graynor Observant Hasidic Jews become unlikely drug smugglers in Holy Rollers, an intense drama based on true events in late-’90s New York City. Working on location in Williamsburg’s Hasidic enclave, first-time director Kevin Asch offers a unique […]
By shael stolberg on April 7, 2010
arleen sorkin, bhutto, bhutto the film, duane baughman, hot docs, johnny o'hara, mark siegel, sundance film festival
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BHUTTO is directed by Duane Baughman and Johnny O’Hara and produced by Duane Baughman, Mark Siegel, and Arleen Sorkin. The film casts an unblinking lens on the first woman ever elected to lead a Muslim state and uncovers the back story of the world’s most strategically important country – Pakistan – the Muslim world’s sole […]
By shael stolberg on December 22, 2009
film festival, independent film, indiewire, producer's rep, steven beer, sundance film festival
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Steven Beer’s take on the coming decade of independent film distribution. Originally printed at indiewire.com For many independent filmmakers and producers, 2010 – starting with the upcoming Sundance Film Festival – figures to be a watershed year and the beginning of a Decade of Filmmaker Empowerment. After years of disenchantment with traditional all-rights distribution deals, […]
By shael stolberg on December 3, 2009
film festival, park city, sundance, sundance film festival
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