As the Rolling Stone staff stared down the task of culling decades worth of television to a list of the 100 best shows of all time, we knew we needed help — lots of it. So, we hit up Hollywood. In addition to polling our most pop culture-obsessed staffers, we reached out to a wide swath of television actors, creators, showrunners, writers, directors, producers, and critics. The instructions: Give us your top 50 shows of any genre — no restrictions — defining “best” as whatever it means to you.
The 46 ballots we got back were often surprising,...
The 46 ballots we got back were often surprising,...
- 9/26/2022
- by RS Editors
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the 10 projects selected for its prestigious Documentary Feature Lab, an intensive program for first-time filmmakers.
“Capturing universal themes, including family, home and the power of personal narrative, this year’s films promise to push out the boundaries of documentary filmmaking with distinctive and original voices,” The Gotham’s executive director Jeff Sharp said in a statement. “We are thrilled to support these amazing creators from around the globe in reaching their intended audiences.”
The lab, now in its 18th year, “supports first-time feature filmmakers over the course of the year through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their debut features, with support from Gotham staff and mentorship from leading industry members and filmmakers.”
The documentary lab is guided by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, whose producing credits include To the End, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the 2017 feature documentary Quest,...
“Capturing universal themes, including family, home and the power of personal narrative, this year’s films promise to push out the boundaries of documentary filmmaking with distinctive and original voices,” The Gotham’s executive director Jeff Sharp said in a statement. “We are thrilled to support these amazing creators from around the globe in reaching their intended audiences.”
The lab, now in its 18th year, “supports first-time feature filmmakers over the course of the year through the completion, marketing, and distribution of their debut features, with support from Gotham staff and mentorship from leading industry members and filmmakers.”
The documentary lab is guided by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, whose producing credits include To the End, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and the 2017 feature documentary Quest,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Imagine staging an elegy for your parent, except they’re still alive. That’s the premise behind “Cameraperson” director Kirsten Johnson’s “Dick Johnson Is Dead,” one of the most beloved documentaries from this year’s (however limited) festival circuit. The film was the winner of the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Nonfiction Storytelling at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and an official selection of the True/False Film Festival. The movie arrives on Netflix October 2 and ahead of its release, exclusive to IndieWire, check out the first trailer and poster for the film below.
Here’s the official synopsis: “A lifetime of making documentaries has convinced award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson of the power of the real. But now she’s ready to use every escapist movie-making trick in the book — staging inventive and fantastical ways for her 86-year-old psychiatrist father to die while hoping that cinema might help her bend time,...
Here’s the official synopsis: “A lifetime of making documentaries has convinced award-winning filmmaker Kirsten Johnson of the power of the real. But now she’s ready to use every escapist movie-making trick in the book — staging inventive and fantastical ways for her 86-year-old psychiatrist father to die while hoping that cinema might help her bend time,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Nadia Hallgren directed; producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, Lauren Cioffi.
Netflix will debut Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, which the streaming platform has kept secret until now, on May 6.
The Netflix Original Documentary is presented in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Big Mouth Productions.
Nadia Hallgren makes her feature directorial debut, and the producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, and Lauren Cioffi. Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis are executive producers, and Maureen A. Ryan served as co-producer.
Becoming, which is also the name of Obama’s bestselling autobiography, follows the former First Lady on a 34-city tour and...
Netflix will debut Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, which the streaming platform has kept secret until now, on May 6.
The Netflix Original Documentary is presented in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Big Mouth Productions.
Nadia Hallgren makes her feature directorial debut, and the producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, and Lauren Cioffi. Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis are executive producers, and Maureen A. Ryan served as co-producer.
Becoming, which is also the name of Obama’s bestselling autobiography, follows the former First Lady on a 34-city tour and...
- 4/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Nadia Hallgren directed; producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, Lauren Cioffi.
Netflix will debut Becoming, its adaptation of Michelle Obama’s autobiography, on May 6.
The Netflix Original Documentary is presented in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Big Mouth Productions.
Nadia Hallgren directed, and producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, and Lauren Cioffi. Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis are executive producers, and Maureen A. Ryan served as co-producer.
Becoming follows the former First Lady on a 34-city tour and reflects on her life now including two terms of the Barack Obama presidency.
“I’ve been a documentary cinematographer for...
Netflix will debut Becoming, its adaptation of Michelle Obama’s autobiography, on May 6.
The Netflix Original Documentary is presented in association with the Obamas’ Higher Ground and Big Mouth Productions.
Nadia Hallgren directed, and producers are Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness, and Lauren Cioffi. Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis are executive producers, and Maureen A. Ryan served as co-producer.
Becoming follows the former First Lady on a 34-city tour and reflects on her life now including two terms of the Barack Obama presidency.
“I’ve been a documentary cinematographer for...
- 4/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Following their Oscar win with “American Factory,” Barack and Michelle Obama are teaming with Netflix once again for a new documentary about Michelle’s recent book tour to launch her memoir.
Titled “Becoming,” after the memoir which published in late 2018, the doc offers a rare, up-close look at Michelle Obama’s life, taking viewers behind-the-scenes as she embarks on a 34-city tour to promote her book. Both the memoir and the film are about highlighting the power of community to bridge divides and the spirit of connection that comes when people openly and honestly share their stories.
The doc drops on Netflix May 6 and hails from the Obamas’ exclusive development pact with the streamer via their Higher Ground Productions banner, which they launched last year. Documentarian Nadia Hallgren, whose credits include the Oscar-shortlisted doc “After Maria,” directed the film, with Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness and Lauren Cioffi on board as producers.
Titled “Becoming,” after the memoir which published in late 2018, the doc offers a rare, up-close look at Michelle Obama’s life, taking viewers behind-the-scenes as she embarks on a 34-city tour to promote her book. Both the memoir and the film are about highlighting the power of community to bridge divides and the spirit of connection that comes when people openly and honestly share their stories.
The doc drops on Netflix May 6 and hails from the Obamas’ exclusive development pact with the streamer via their Higher Ground Productions banner, which they launched last year. Documentarian Nadia Hallgren, whose credits include the Oscar-shortlisted doc “After Maria,” directed the film, with Katy Chevigny, Marilyn Ness and Lauren Cioffi on board as producers.
- 4/27/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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