Read More: Diversity-Focused Bentonville Film Festival Officially Announces Dates for Second Annual Fest The diversity-focused Bentonville Film Festival has announced official release dates and locations for three winners of its first-ever outing -- "In My Father's House," "Thao's Library" and "Jack of the Red Hearts" -- as part of the fledgling festival's unique awards package. In its first year, the Bff guaranteed distribution deals for each of its three winners through Arc Entertainment and AMC Theatres' AMC Independent locations. In addition to securing theatrical releases for the three feature films, the Bff Foundation, which provides educational resources for aspiring artists who align with the festival’s mission of championing women and diversity in media, will be taking these filmmakers and talent on a national Symposium Tour to promote the winning films. "AMC’s partnership with the Bentonville Film Festival is a perfect...
- 9/22/2015
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Chicago rapper Che "Rhymefest" Smith co-wrote the Oscar-winning song "Glory" from Selma, has won Grammys and met with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss gun violence. But the recently released documentary In My Father's House, directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg (Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work), eschews hip-hop hagiography and club-hopping excess to focus on the musician's search for his homeless dad, who abandoned the family when Smith was a child.
The film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (as one of Rolling Stone's must-see...
The film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (as one of Rolling Stone's must-see...
- 6/1/2015
- Rollingstone.com
For this year's Tribeca Film Festival, Indiewire teamed up with the Apple Store in Soho, Manhattan for a series of Tribeca Talks. The one-hour discussions featured in-depth conversations with leading directors, writers, actors and producers who took part in the event. Participants this year included Arnold Schwarzenegger ("Maggie"), Olivia Wilde ("Meadowland"), Ethan Hawke ("Good Kill"), Taylor Schilling ("The Overnight") and Paz de la Huerta ("Bare"). Check out the list below for links to clips from the entire series. You can also watch all of the panels on iTunes, or listen to them in podcast form. For any other Tribeca Film Festival coverage you may have missed, check out our Tribeca Bible. "In My Father's House" Panelists: Directors Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg, subjects Che “Rhymefest” Smith and Brian Tillman Moderated by Indiewire's Tambay Obenson Watch: How Grammy-Winning Rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith Turned...
- 4/29/2015
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Read More: Meet the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Filmmakers After moving into his childhood home on Chicago’s South Side, Grammy Award–winning rapper Che "Rhymefest" Smith hesitantly sets out to reconnect with his estranged father, the man who abandoned him over twenty years ago. In My Father’s House is a stirring, multigenerational chronicle of Che's sincere but often-fraught journey to build a future for his own family by reconnecting with his traumatic past. [Synopsis Courtesy of Tribeca] Co-directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg share the challenges they faced in making a verite film, and what they hope audiences will take away from Che "Rhymfest" Smith's journey. Read More: New Films Starring James Franco, Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning to Premiere at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival What's your film about in 140 characters or less? "In My Father's House" follows Grammy winning rap artist Che “Rhymfest” Smith on his journey of self-discovery and...
- 4/11/2015
- by Jena Keahon
- Indiewire
Read More: New Films Starring James Franco, Richard Gere and Dakota Fanning to Premiere at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Musician and activist Che "Rhymefest" Smith is the subject of the upcoming documentary "In My Father's House," which is set set to premiere in April at the Tribeca Film Festival. Smith recently co-wrote the Academy Award-winning song "Glory" from "Selma." From Emmy-nominated directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg ("Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"), the upcoming documentary spotlights themes of fatherhood and gang violence, as Smith tries to reunite with his estranged father and strengthen the bonds within his own young family. In an exclusive clip (posted above), Smith reunites with his father and expresses the great deal of pain that's coming with being estranged for so long. Directors Stern and Sundberg said about the clip: "This scene stands out to us. It is the first moment of...
- 3/25/2015
- by David Canfield
- Indiewire
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