THE CURSE AND THE JUBILEE (4th of July) by Ivete Lucas & OTIS IKE


THE CURSE AND THE JUBILEE is an intimate, arresting portrait of the cursed Appalachian mining town of Ivanhoe, Virginia. The film captures the town as it prepares for the annual Jubilee, a wild 4th of July celebration where families and neighbors let loose and temporarily triumph over poverty, industrial abandonment, and environmental devastation.

VANT „Karma Seeker“ by Greatcoat Films


Directed, Designed & Animated by Gemma Yin Taylor
Produced by Greatcoat Films for Parlophone Records

Animation

Gemma Yin Taylor – Design & Animation
Jenny Lundmark – Animation Assistant
Sophie Charles – Animation & Design Assistant
Jen Lee – Animation & Design Assistant

Production

Director – Gemma Yin Taylor
Producer – Simon Oxley
Production Manager – Stephanie Paeplow
Production Assistant – Precious Mahaga
D.o.P – Paul Mackay
Focus Puller – Daniel Kolditz
Camera Trainee – Catalina Velez
1st AD – Lina Remeikaite
Runner – Tiago Petrica
Gaffer – Nathan Matthews
Stylist – Nazanin Shahnavaz
Hair Stylist – Issac Poleon
Catering – Scott Patterson

Lenny Cooke by Under The Milky Way


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In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. 15 years later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, New York indie darlings Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach. Produced by the Chicago Bulls ‚Joakim Noah

Suitably for Brooklyn born Lenny, the film premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2013, where it received widespread critical acclaim.

„You’ve never seen a sports movie like this before.“ – Eric Kohn, Indiewire

„Compellingly unconventional“ – Sheri Linden, LA Times

„A penetrating and ultimately heartbreaking inventory of hard lessons learned on and off the court“ – Scott Foundas, Variety

„A gut-wrenching tale of missed opportunities, sheer chance and reconciliation with the past.“ – Filmschool Rejects

„the Safdie Brothers deliver the film’s themes and characters’ feelings in tender, subtle moments“ – Film Comment

AJJ – Goodbye, Oh Goodbye [Official Video] by Joe Stakun


Directed by Joe Stakun
Cinematography – Eric Bader
Produced by Yoni Aviram

AJJ’s new album The Bible 2 comes out August 19. Pre-order it now at thebible2.buzz

Production design by Grace Alie
1st AC – Brody Engelhard
Gaffer – Eric Clark
Production Coordinator – Jeff Barker
Edited by Nic Michaels
Key Grip – Kyle Bart Reid

Tire Boy – Clay Tatum
Chicken – Mark Belko
Selfie Woman – Sophia Goldfarb
Choreographer – Jeffrey Max
Ladder Man – Zach Zdziebko
Soylent Lunch Man – Dominic Moschitti

Our Voices Are Rarely Heard by Sister


This short documentary offers a visceral snapshot at how inmates survive solitary confinement. With rare access inside Pelican Bay State Prison, filmmaker Cali Bondad and reporter Gabrielle Canon captured a day-in-the-life inside one of the most notorious supermax prisons in the US. The film shows a cinematic glimpse of the personal anguish and monotony described by inmates living in long-term isolation.

Featured on The Atlantic – „Editor’s Pick“ – June 2016

For a more in-depth look and current background on solitary confinement in the US, read Gabrielle Canon’s article here:
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Director/ Editor – Cali Bondad
Reporter/ Producer – Gabrielle Canon
Director of Photography – Spenser Nottage
Executive Producer – Thorsten Hoppenworth
Sound Recordist – Kent Romney
Music Tracks – APM Music
Sound Mix – One Union
Colorgrade – Spy Post
Produced by Sister & Reddit

© Sister Studio 2016

Little Otik by Jan Švankmajer


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Jan Švankmajer is making his final film, ‚Insects‘. To help raise funds for ‚Insects‘, Jan is offering a premium rental of his classic ‚Little Otik‘. You can also watch ‚Little Otik‘ for free by using the promo code LITTLEOTIK or by clicking here: http://ift.tt/2962ydk

If you want to contribute more to ‚Insects‘, back the film on Indiegogo:
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A dark and comical deconstruction of our society based on an old Czech folktale, Little Otik is a story of a young couple desperate to have a baby. After a visit to a doctor that deems the classic methods of procreation impossible, the despairing protagonists switch focus to a child-resembling tree stump found in the garden. The monstrosity comes to life and its insatiable appetite gradually increases to the point where porridge and breast milk just won’t do…