Kew Media Group has picked up international rights to six non-fiction films for Cannes including documentary Nothing Like A Dame, about the lives and careers of Brit actresses Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith. Directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) and produced by Sally Angel (Night Will Fall) and Karen Steyn (Looking For Audrey), executive producers are Sally Angel and Debbie Manners for Field Day and Anthony Wall for the BBC.
Also new to the roster is Sam Rockwell-narrated One Million American Dreams, a history of the final resting place of over one million of New York’s unclaimed dead directed by Brendan J. Byrne (Bobby Sands: 66 Days); The Last Animals, an exposé on the crisis of the killing of African elephants and rhinos; Dealt, winner of the SXSW Audience Award for best documentary feature, about Richard Turner, one of the world’s great card...
Also new to the roster is Sam Rockwell-narrated One Million American Dreams, a history of the final resting place of over one million of New York’s unclaimed dead directed by Brendan J. Byrne (Bobby Sands: 66 Days); The Last Animals, an exposé on the crisis of the killing of African elephants and rhinos; Dealt, winner of the SXSW Audience Award for best documentary feature, about Richard Turner, one of the world’s great card...
- 4/30/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
When Richard Turner says he has a “two or three pack-a-day habit,” he’s not talking about cigarettes. A self-described “card mechanic” (because he can fix a card game), Turner is almost never without a deck in his hands — at one point in “Dealt,” Luke Korem’s sweet but listless documentary about the legendary sleight-of-hand trickster, Turner’s wife recounts how she once caught him absently running a card over his fingers while they were having sex. Needless to say, the 63-year-old has put in his 10,000 hours more than 10 times over.
Also: He’s completely blind. And he might not want you to know that. The fact might sound self-evident — he’s a close-up magician! — but Turner never gives anything away. From the moment he saunters on stage at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, everything is part of the act, including the eye contact he appears to make with the intimate crowd.
Also: He’s completely blind. And he might not want you to know that. The fact might sound self-evident — he’s a close-up magician! — but Turner never gives anything away. From the moment he saunters on stage at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, everything is part of the act, including the eye contact he appears to make with the intimate crowd.
- 10/20/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Dealt IFC Films Director: Luke Korem, Written by: Bradley Jackson, Luke Korem Cast: Richard Turner, Kim Turner, Asa Spades Turner Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 10/17/17 Opens: October 20, 2017 You probably won’t be terribly surprised to hear that some people look at their iPhones while making love. You can’t blame them; after all, it’s […]
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- 10/18/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"I represent why you should never play cards with strangers." IFC FIlms has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled Dealt, introducing us to and telling the story of Richard Turner, a world famous magician who is completely blind. Turner went blind as a child, and then dedicated his life to learning how to do things that one can't do when they're blind - including becoming an expert in sleight of hand and card tricks. I've been looking forward to seeing this doc ever since I first heard about it earlier this year. I love what Turner says in this trailer about how he wants to be known for what he does on its own merit. I wish I could go see him perform live somewhere. This really seems like a fascinating and fantastic doc. Deal me in. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Luke Korem's documentary Dealt,...
- 9/18/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
"Play the hand you're dealt" has an obvious double-meaning in Luke Korem's engaging Dealt, a doc whose star boasts a godlike control of playing cards but must learn to accept the blindness he has spent his life trying to hide. Card technician Richard Turner's skills would be astonishing for a person with no disability, and they supply the film with some thrilling moments. But Korem proves to be more focused on his decades-long path to acceptance, in a polished portrait that should play very well to those with eye disease and to those who support them. The winner of SXSW's...
- 8/31/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Fox Searchlight has bought the rights to “The Spy With No Name,” an ebook written by Jeff Maysh and published by Amazon Kindle Single, Deadline reports. Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert of Emjag Productions will produce alongside “Argo” executive producer David Klawans.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Grasshopper Film Gets ‘Escapes,’ Amazon and IFC Films Date ‘City of Ghosts’ and More
The true story centers on Erwin van Haarlem, a Cold War secret agent who stole the identity of a Dutch man whose mother had given him up for adoption. The Communist spy pretended to be Johanna van Haarlem’s long lost son for 11 years before being caught.
– FilmRise has acquired the U.S. rights to Michael Almereyda’s “Marjorie Prime,...
– Fox Searchlight has bought the rights to “The Spy With No Name,” an ebook written by Jeff Maysh and published by Amazon Kindle Single, Deadline reports. Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert of Emjag Productions will produce alongside “Argo” executive producer David Klawans.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: Grasshopper Film Gets ‘Escapes,’ Amazon and IFC Films Date ‘City of Ghosts’ and More
The true story centers on Erwin van Haarlem, a Cold War secret agent who stole the identity of a Dutch man whose mother had given him up for adoption. The Communist spy pretended to be Johanna van Haarlem’s long lost son for 11 years before being caught.
– FilmRise has acquired the U.S. rights to Michael Almereyda’s “Marjorie Prime,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The documentary won the Audience Award at this year’s SXSW.
Sundance Selects has acquired Us rights to director Luke Korem’s Dealt, written by Bradley Jackson & Luke Korem.
The film, a Keep On Running Pictures and Ralph Smyth Entertainment production, made its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival and won the Audience Award in the Documentary Feature Competition, centres on Richard Turner, a living legend in the world of magic.
Dealt is the story of sixty-two year old Richard Turner who is known as one of the world’s greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. Richard traces his journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to present day as he pursues perfection, knowing his biggest weakness might also be his greatest strength.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Sundance Selects to share the magic and inspiration of Richard Turner’s amazing life story,” said Korem. “Sundance Selects...
Sundance Selects has acquired Us rights to director Luke Korem’s Dealt, written by Bradley Jackson & Luke Korem.
The film, a Keep On Running Pictures and Ralph Smyth Entertainment production, made its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival and won the Audience Award in the Documentary Feature Competition, centres on Richard Turner, a living legend in the world of magic.
Dealt is the story of sixty-two year old Richard Turner who is known as one of the world’s greatest card magicians, yet he is completely blind. Richard traces his journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to present day as he pursues perfection, knowing his biggest weakness might also be his greatest strength.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Sundance Selects to share the magic and inspiration of Richard Turner’s amazing life story,” said Korem. “Sundance Selects...
- 3/29/2017
- ScreenDaily
Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights to Dealt, the documentary from director Luke Korem that centers on Richard Turner, one of the world’s greatest card magicians who is also blind. The pic had its world premiere at SXSW where it won the audience award in the Documentary Feature Competition. The docu traces Turner’s journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to now as he pursues perfection while struggling with the reality that his biggest…...
- 3/29/2017
- Deadline
Sundance Selects acquired Us rights to Dealt, the Luke Korem-directed pic that won the Audience Award in the Documentary category. Pic focuses on Richard Turner, a living legend in the world of magic who has achieved that status even though he is blind. Jonathan Sehring and Lisa Schwartz, co-presidents of IFC Films/Sundance Selects stated: "We are very excited to help tell the entertaining and uplifting story of Richard Turner following sold out screenings and standing…...
- 3/29/2017
- Deadline
Exclusive: Here’s a clip from the Luke Korem-directed documentary Dealt that follows a renowned card magician who is also completely blind. The doc will world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival, which officially kicks off tomorrow. Written by Korem and Bradley Jackson, the doc gives insight into the life of 62 year old Richard Turner, as he traces his journey from his troubled childhood, when he began losing his vision, to present day as he relentlessly…...
- 3/9/2017
- Deadline
After drawing attention to the festival’s annual Gaming Awards, organizers behind the South by Southwest Film Festival have posted the full, comprehensive lineup, revealing that the likes of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver and Free Fire, the riotous ensemble thriller from Ben Wheatley, are among those films that will screen for critics and attendees.
Per SXSW 2017‘s website, this year’s showcase will host “84 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, and 6 Us Premieres. First-time filmmakers account for 51 films, continuing our tradition of unearthing the emergent talent of tomorrow.” British auteur Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) is a regular of the Texas festival, and will be rubbing shoulders with other favorites including Michael Winterbottom, Nacho Vigalondo, Michael Showalter.
SXSW 2017 begins on March 10th in Austin, Texas and you can get up to speed on everything the festival has to offer down below.
Narrative Feature Competition
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong...
Per SXSW 2017‘s website, this year’s showcase will host “84 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, and 6 Us Premieres. First-time filmmakers account for 51 films, continuing our tradition of unearthing the emergent talent of tomorrow.” British auteur Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) is a regular of the Texas festival, and will be rubbing shoulders with other favorites including Michael Winterbottom, Nacho Vigalondo, Michael Showalter.
SXSW 2017 begins on March 10th in Austin, Texas and you can get up to speed on everything the festival has to offer down below.
Narrative Feature Competition
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong...
- 1/31/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Luke Korem is in the final days of an Indiegogo campaign to fundraise for Dealt, his documentary on the amazing blind card magician Richard Turner. During the course of filmmaking, he’s become friends with Turner, and below he discusses that friendship within the framework of documentary ethics and practice. Read and consider visiting his Indiegogo page and contributing. It’s the question every documentary filmmaker will at some point ask themselves: “How close should I get to my subject?” Making a documentary is like running a marathon with no definite end in sight. It takes time and 100% commitment to your subject. For anyone […]...
- 11/17/2014
- by Luke Korem
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Luke Korem is in the final days of an Indiegogo campaign to fundraise for Dealt, his documentary on the amazing blind card magician Richard Turner. During the course of filmmaking, he’s become friends with Turner, and below he discusses that friendship within the framework of documentary ethics and practice. Read and consider visiting his Indiegogo page and contributing. It’s the question every documentary filmmaker will at some point ask themselves: “How close should I get to my subject?” Making a documentary is like running a marathon with no definite end in sight. It takes time and 100% commitment to your subject. For anyone […]...
- 11/17/2014
- by Luke Korem
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
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