Exclusive: Ali Wentworth, Raven-Symoné, and Brooke Shields have joined the cast of Arnon Manor, and Kelsey Bascom’s coming-of-age feature film comedy, Quarter. The film also stars Bascom, and includes Breckin Meyer, Tati Gabrielle, Eric Roberts, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Dot-Marie Jones, and Matty Cardarople (Stranger Things), and Derek Theler (American Gods).
Written by Bascom and co-directed by Bascom and Peabody Award-winning director Arnon Manor (who also serves as SVP of Visual Effects production at Sony Pictures), the film follows Kelly, a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, who’s about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.
“I wrote Quarter because I want to normalize and bring awareness to Type 1 diabetes (T1D),” Bascom said. “Most narrative films or...
Written by Bascom and co-directed by Bascom and Peabody Award-winning director Arnon Manor (who also serves as SVP of Visual Effects production at Sony Pictures), the film follows Kelly, a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, who’s about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.
“I wrote Quarter because I want to normalize and bring awareness to Type 1 diabetes (T1D),” Bascom said. “Most narrative films or...
- 2/23/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Kelsey Bascom, Ali Wentworth, Brooke Shields, and Raven-Symoné to star in new coming-of-age comedy, Quarter. The film also stars Breckin Meyer, Tati Gabrielle, Eric Roberts, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers), Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Dot-Marie Jones, and Matty Cardarople (Stranger Things).
Written Bascom and co-directed by Bascom and Peabody Award-winning director Arnon Manor (who also serves as SVP of Visual Effects production at Sony Pictures), the film follows Kelly (Bascom), a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, who’s about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.
“I wrote Quarter because I want to normalize and bring awareness to Type 1 diabetes (T1D),” Bascom says. “Most narrative films or TV shows that incorporate Type 1 diabetes either misinterpret or overdramatize it, and we want this...
Written Bascom and co-directed by Bascom and Peabody Award-winning director Arnon Manor (who also serves as SVP of Visual Effects production at Sony Pictures), the film follows Kelly (Bascom), a young woman living with Type 1 diabetes, who’s about to turn 25, as she deals with the ups and downs of her blood sugar levels and the ups and downs of her personal life.
“I wrote Quarter because I want to normalize and bring awareness to Type 1 diabetes (T1D),” Bascom says. “Most narrative films or TV shows that incorporate Type 1 diabetes either misinterpret or overdramatize it, and we want this...
- 2/22/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The Bric Foundation, dedicated to increasing representation in the entertainment and gaming industries, today unveiled the lineup for its fourth annual Bric Summit, taking place virtually from February 11-12.
The first day of the summit, which is invite only, will open with a keynote address from Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, the musician and co-founder of kid-centric, educational entertainment platform, KidNation.
The day’s main event—combining a number of panels with breakout room brainstorming sessions—will be an executive workshop focused on the topic of “The Future of Inclusive Hiring,” led by Netflix’s Darnell Moore, Collective Moxie’s Julie Ann Crommett and other D&i Experts, with attendees also hearing research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the state of diversity and inclusion in entertainment.
The second day of the summit, which is open to the public, will hinge on workshops for educators, parents and up-and-coming professionals including a Bric Creative Academy session,...
The first day of the summit, which is invite only, will open with a keynote address from Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, the musician and co-founder of kid-centric, educational entertainment platform, KidNation.
The day’s main event—combining a number of panels with breakout room brainstorming sessions—will be an executive workshop focused on the topic of “The Future of Inclusive Hiring,” led by Netflix’s Darnell Moore, Collective Moxie’s Julie Ann Crommett and other D&i Experts, with attendees also hearing research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on the state of diversity and inclusion in entertainment.
The second day of the summit, which is open to the public, will hinge on workshops for educators, parents and up-and-coming professionals including a Bric Creative Academy session,...
- 1/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Women In Animation has unveiled the program for its fifth World Summit, which is part of the virtual programming for the hybrid version of the Annecy International Animation Festival taking place this year.
The event, produced in concert with South African animation studio Triggerfish, will also be available exclusively to Wia members from Monday, June 14th at 12:00 a.m. Pst through Saturday, June 19th. On the 20th, it will become available to the general public via Women in Animation’s website and YouTube channel.
Centered on the theme of “The Business Case For Diversity,” the 2021 virtual Summit will feature panels on topics including “Alternative Career Paths and Opportunities for Talent,” “Greenlighting Diverse Voices” and more. Highlights will include a Keynote speech presented by Justice Rx’s Vice President of Creative Affairs, Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, as well as Fireside Chat with Marvel Studios’ Executive Vice President of Production, Victoria Alonso.
The event, produced in concert with South African animation studio Triggerfish, will also be available exclusively to Wia members from Monday, June 14th at 12:00 a.m. Pst through Saturday, June 19th. On the 20th, it will become available to the general public via Women in Animation’s website and YouTube channel.
Centered on the theme of “The Business Case For Diversity,” the 2021 virtual Summit will feature panels on topics including “Alternative Career Paths and Opportunities for Talent,” “Greenlighting Diverse Voices” and more. Highlights will include a Keynote speech presented by Justice Rx’s Vice President of Creative Affairs, Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, as well as Fireside Chat with Marvel Studios’ Executive Vice President of Production, Victoria Alonso.
- 5/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In the animated short awards contender “Cops and Robbers,” directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill feature powerful imagery and a mix of animation styles to deliver a poignant message in response to Ahmaud Arbery’s murder.
With a 7-minute run time, more than 30 artists and animators stepped in to share their perspectives on racial inequality and violence, based on a poem Ware-Hill had written.
The project came together with the help of Jada Pinkett Smith, executive producer of “Cops and Robbers.” “After all this time, we still have to have a conversation about how Black female voices are imperative in the creative process,” she says. “It’s about time that it’s simply just a given.”
Kelli Williams, a Philadelphia community artist, used stop-motion animation for her segment, which shows a Black woman in tears with protest signs behind her as we slowly discover the reason for her emotion. “The...
With a 7-minute run time, more than 30 artists and animators stepped in to share their perspectives on racial inequality and violence, based on a poem Ware-Hill had written.
The project came together with the help of Jada Pinkett Smith, executive producer of “Cops and Robbers.” “After all this time, we still have to have a conversation about how Black female voices are imperative in the creative process,” she says. “It’s about time that it’s simply just a given.”
Kelli Williams, a Philadelphia community artist, used stop-motion animation for her segment, which shows a Black woman in tears with protest signs behind her as we slowly discover the reason for her emotion. “The...
- 2/19/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
In his first collaboration with Arnon Manor on the animated short Cops and Robbers, actor Timothy Ware-Hill adapted a spoken word poem he’d written into a stunning eight-minute piece, meditating on rampant displays of police violence within the United States, and the systemic racism behind them.
After publishing his poem on social media platforms and seeing it go viral, Ware-Hill brought it new life in February of last year, following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed, 25-year-old Black man, who was shot by a white resident of his Georgia neighborhood while jogging. Releasing a first-person video, in which he recited his poem while jogging, Ware-Hill then caught the attention of Manor—an entertainment veteran with a background in visual effects, for both live-action and animated films—who expressed interest in adapting the video into the short that is now in the Oscars conversation.
Made in concert with a...
After publishing his poem on social media platforms and seeing it go viral, Ware-Hill brought it new life in February of last year, following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed, 25-year-old Black man, who was shot by a white resident of his Georgia neighborhood while jogging. Releasing a first-person video, in which he recited his poem while jogging, Ware-Hill then caught the attention of Manor—an entertainment veteran with a background in visual effects, for both live-action and animated films—who expressed interest in adapting the video into the short that is now in the Oscars conversation.
Made in concert with a...
- 1/26/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The filmmakers behind Netflix’s animated short Cops and Robbers — a spoken-word response to police brutality and racial injustice in America that is executive produced by Jada Pinkett-Smith and Lawrence Bender — have committed to making an impact beyond the screen.
Co-directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill confirm that they are using profits from the film to initiate scholarships at historically Black universities Alabama State and Morgan State. Ware-Hill, who also appears in the film as it blends from live-action to animation, says, “The film had a zero-dollar budget, and everyone who contributed and collaborated on it did so for the important ...
Co-directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill confirm that they are using profits from the film to initiate scholarships at historically Black universities Alabama State and Morgan State. Ware-Hill, who also appears in the film as it blends from live-action to animation, says, “The film had a zero-dollar budget, and everyone who contributed and collaborated on it did so for the important ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The filmmakers behind Netflix’s animated short Cops and Robbers — a spoken-word response to police brutality and racial injustice in America that is executive produced by Jada Pinkett-Smith and Lawrence Bender — have committed to making an impact beyond the screen.
Co-directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill confirm that they are using profits from the film to initiate scholarships at historically Black universities Alabama State and Morgan State. Ware-Hill, who also appears in the film as it blends from live-action to animation, says, “The film had a zero-dollar budget, and everyone who contributed and collaborated on it did so for the important ...
Co-directors Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill confirm that they are using profits from the film to initiate scholarships at historically Black universities Alabama State and Morgan State. Ware-Hill, who also appears in the film as it blends from live-action to animation, says, “The film had a zero-dollar budget, and everyone who contributed and collaborated on it did so for the important ...
- 1/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Oscar-nominated live-action short films often tackle human-rights violations and other issues plaguing society. The animated shorts tend to lean toward lighter fare, such as a celebration of Black hair and single fatherhood in Mathew Cherry’s 2019 winner “Hair Love,” or Pixar’s fanciful 2018 winner “Bao.” However, short-form animation also has a unique ability to spin visual poetry on hard-hitting issues. Speaking to grief, school shootings, and racist violence, an eclectic group of three animated shorts from Netflix prove the power of animation to go deep.
After video of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery went viral months after his death, writer/performer Timothy Ware-Hill dusted off an old poem and filmed himself reciting it while running in his neighborhood, as Arbery was doing when he was killed. The video gained attention of many, including director Arnon Manor, who had the idea to transform the poem into a collage of different animation styles.
After video of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery went viral months after his death, writer/performer Timothy Ware-Hill dusted off an old poem and filmed himself reciting it while running in his neighborhood, as Arbery was doing when he was killed. The video gained attention of many, including director Arnon Manor, who had the idea to transform the poem into a collage of different animation styles.
- 1/22/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
View Conference has set its first three PreVIEW events for 2021. The free virtual talks feature the gamut of animated films: shorts, VR and feature.
First up, on Friday, Jan 15, will be the filmmakers behind Netflix’s three animated shorts: “Canvas,” directed by Frank Abney and produced by Paige Johnstone; “Cops and Robbers,” directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill; and “If Anything Happens I Love You,” directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier. The shorts employ three different styles, but each tell powerful and socially relevant stories.
“Canvas” follows a grieving grandfather who learns to embrace his creativity again with the help of his young granddaughter. “If Anything Happens” examines the aftermath of a school shooting. And “Cops and Robbers” uses animation to illustrate Ware-Hill’s poem about racial injustice and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The virtual talk, dubbed “Go Behind the Scenes of Netflix’s First Three Animated Shorts,...
First up, on Friday, Jan 15, will be the filmmakers behind Netflix’s three animated shorts: “Canvas,” directed by Frank Abney and produced by Paige Johnstone; “Cops and Robbers,” directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill; and “If Anything Happens I Love You,” directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier. The shorts employ three different styles, but each tell powerful and socially relevant stories.
“Canvas” follows a grieving grandfather who learns to embrace his creativity again with the help of his young granddaughter. “If Anything Happens” examines the aftermath of a school shooting. And “Cops and Robbers” uses animation to illustrate Ware-Hill’s poem about racial injustice and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The virtual talk, dubbed “Go Behind the Scenes of Netflix’s First Three Animated Shorts,...
- 1/14/2021
- by Terry Flores
- Variety Film + TV
“Cops and Robbers,” the animated short directed by Arnon Manor and Timothy Ware-Hill, is written and performed by Ware-Hill in response to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. After the Arbery video surfaced on May 5, Manor was inspired to create an animated version of Ware-Hill’s poem, which resulted in their collaboration.
Timothy Ware-Hill and Arnon Manor say they made this film “for all the Black men, women and children who have been victims of racial profiling, police violence, loss of life and other injustices just for being themselves.”
Over 30 individual artists, students and VFX companies from around the world collaborated to each create a short segment of the poem with their own visual interpretation of the subject matter and individual animation technique. Half the animators on the “Cops and Robbers” are Black animation artists. The short premieres Dec. 28 on Netflix.
Pinkett-Smith spoke with Variety about getting the short to Netflix...
Timothy Ware-Hill and Arnon Manor say they made this film “for all the Black men, women and children who have been victims of racial profiling, police violence, loss of life and other injustices just for being themselves.”
Over 30 individual artists, students and VFX companies from around the world collaborated to each create a short segment of the poem with their own visual interpretation of the subject matter and individual animation technique. Half the animators on the “Cops and Robbers” are Black animation artists. The short premieres Dec. 28 on Netflix.
Pinkett-Smith spoke with Variety about getting the short to Netflix...
- 11/23/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired its first animated shorts for Oscar consideration. There are three: “If Anything Happens I Love You,” an elegy about grief following a school shooting, directed by Will McCormack (who wrote the original “Toy Story 4” script with Rashida Jones) and Michael Govier (“Conan”); “Canvas,” about a Black painter who seeks to rekindle his artistic passion after the passing of his wife, directed by former Pixar animator Frank E. Abney III (“Soul”); and “Cops and Robbers,” directed by Arnon Manor (indie web series “Mondays”) and Timothy Ware-Hill (“Kinky Boots” national tour), inspired by Ware-Hill’s poem about the racially motivated murder of Ahmaud Arbery earlier this year in Georgia.
“Our goal is to bring our members best-in-class animation in all types of formats — features, series, adult animation, anime, and short form,” said Gregg Taylor, Netflix’s director of animated features. “Animated storytelling is most compelling when it can transport,...
“Our goal is to bring our members best-in-class animation in all types of formats — features, series, adult animation, anime, and short form,” said Gregg Taylor, Netflix’s director of animated features. “Animated storytelling is most compelling when it can transport,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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