AC Independent, Anonymous Content’s new sales and finance division, is set to introduce Pippa Ehrlich’s anticipated follow-up to her Oscar-winning “My Octopus Teacher,” as well as Walter Salles’ “Sócrates,” to buyers at the Berlin Film Festival.
Ehrlich’s untitled new project and Salles’ “Sócrates” are part of AC Independent’s robust slate of documentary features from celebrated filmmakers.
In her upcoming project, Ehrlich will shed light on the secretive and endangered world of pangolins, a species viewed as mythological creatures. When Stevie, a baby pangolin, is rescued from death at the hands of poachers in Johannesburg, an investment manager pivots his life to become the animal’s caretaker, teaching him to trust the world again and, in doing so, rediscovers his own purpose. Hand-reared until his release back into the wild, Stevie takes Gareth into his dragon world and together they find freedom and healing in the wild.
Ehrlich’s untitled new project and Salles’ “Sócrates” are part of AC Independent’s robust slate of documentary features from celebrated filmmakers.
In her upcoming project, Ehrlich will shed light on the secretive and endangered world of pangolins, a species viewed as mythological creatures. When Stevie, a baby pangolin, is rescued from death at the hands of poachers in Johannesburg, an investment manager pivots his life to become the animal’s caretaker, teaching him to trust the world again and, in doing so, rediscovers his own purpose. Hand-reared until his release back into the wild, Stevie takes Gareth into his dragon world and together they find freedom and healing in the wild.
- 2/14/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Before it started, one question about this year’s Sundance concerned attendance: what happens when a more-expensive-to-attend-than-most festival, held in a cold place during winter’s peak at a high altitude, offers the option to stream the bulk of its titles online days later? Brand presence on Main Street appeared to be down (one out of five awnings rather than every single one), and P&i attendance seemed to be as well—but, for many there, the answer was jamming out endless viewings on their tablet or laptop between venturing out for select Irl screenings. Whatever those combined, not-yet-disclosed industry-plus-public streaming numbers were, they […]
The post Sundance 2023: 5 Seasons of Revolution, My Animal, Selected Shorts, The Tuba Thieves and Milisuthando first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Sundance 2023: 5 Seasons of Revolution, My Animal, Selected Shorts, The Tuba Thieves and Milisuthando first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Vadim Rizov
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Before it started, one question about this year’s Sundance concerned attendance: what happens when a more-expensive-to-attend-than-most festival, held in a cold place during winter’s peak at a high altitude, offers the option to stream the bulk of its titles online days later? Brand presence on Main Street appeared to be down (one out of five awnings rather than every single one), and P&i attendance seemed to be as well—but, for many there, the answer was jamming out endless viewings on their tablet or laptop between venturing out for select Irl screenings. Whatever those combined, not-yet-disclosed industry-plus-public streaming numbers were, they […]
The post Sundance 2023: 5 Seasons of Revolution, My Animal, Selected Shorts, The Tuba Thieves and Milisuthando first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Sundance 2023: 5 Seasons of Revolution, My Animal, Selected Shorts, The Tuba Thieves and Milisuthando first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/27/2023
- by Vadim Rizov
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Like most conflicts heavily documentedby Western media, the ongoing Syrian civil war is one in which nearly all nuance has been left on the cutting room floor. Fortunately, Lina’s 5 Seasons of Revolution, a revelatory Sundance debut from a Damascus video journalist who (for safety reasons) goes simply by her first name, shatters the trend. Currently based in Europe, Lina spent 2011-2015 filming her country’s path from high revolutionary hopes to ultimately shattered dreams. But even more importantly, she did so in the most personal and truthful way, by turning the camera on herself and four of her closest friends—all educated, […]
The post “We Underestimated the Violence of the Regime”: Lina on 5 Seasons of Revolution first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “We Underestimated the Violence of the Regime”: Lina on 5 Seasons of Revolution first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/25/2023
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Like most conflicts heavily documentedby Western media, the ongoing Syrian civil war is one in which nearly all nuance has been left on the cutting room floor. Fortunately, Lina’s 5 Seasons of Revolution, a revelatory Sundance debut from a Damascus video journalist who (for safety reasons) goes simply by her first name, shatters the trend. Currently based in Europe, Lina spent 2011-2015 filming her country’s path from high revolutionary hopes to ultimately shattered dreams. But even more importantly, she did so in the most personal and truthful way, by turning the camera on herself and four of her closest friends—all educated, […]
The post “We Underestimated the Violence of the Regime”: Lina on 5 Seasons of Revolution first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “We Underestimated the Violence of the Regime”: Lina on 5 Seasons of Revolution first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/25/2023
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Above all else, 5 Seasons of Revolution is a visceral bit of filmmaking. Directed by Lina, a video reporter required to shield her identity, this documentary captures––in an engaging, fractured aesthetic––the broken promise of revolution following the Arab Spring. Living in Damascus, Lina and her tight-knit group of young, activist friends attempt to build off energy of the movement through peaceful protest and steadfast documentation. Before long it’s clear these non-violent demonstrations and legitimate reporting will be met with violence by the State. Footage is stitched to build a long-form narrative from what’s mostly a series of vignettes.
Lina and her friend Bassel interview witnesses after the security forces allegedly opened fire on protestors. Her camera is chaotic, scenes often interrupted by check-stops or the shake from a nearby explosion. A dangerous trip into Aleppo is underlined by a scant amount of video taken from the confines of a car.
Lina and her friend Bassel interview witnesses after the security forces allegedly opened fire on protestors. Her camera is chaotic, scenes often interrupted by check-stops or the shake from a nearby explosion. A dangerous trip into Aleppo is underlined by a scant amount of video taken from the confines of a car.
- 1/25/2023
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
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