HBO has released the official teaser for The Jinx — Part Two, a new six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst that debuted on the premium net in 2015.
The sequel premieres Sunday, April 21. New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
In November, HBO revealed plans to further explore the crimes of Robert Durst after he was famously captured on tape saying “Killed them all, of course.” He was soon arrested.
The makers of The Jinx, however, continued their investigation for the next eight years.
The Jinx – Part Two is A Hit The Ground Running Production. It’s directed by Andrew Jarecki executive produced by Zac Stuart-Pontier, Andrew Jarecki, Kyle Martin, produced by Charlotte Kaufman and Sam Neave, and co-produced by Richard Hankin and Susan Lazarus.
For HBO, it is executive produced by Nancy Abraham,...
The sequel premieres Sunday, April 21. New episodes will debut weekly on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
In November, HBO revealed plans to further explore the crimes of Robert Durst after he was famously captured on tape saying “Killed them all, of course.” He was soon arrested.
The makers of The Jinx, however, continued their investigation for the next eight years.
The Jinx – Part Two is A Hit The Ground Running Production. It’s directed by Andrew Jarecki executive produced by Zac Stuart-Pontier, Andrew Jarecki, Kyle Martin, produced by Charlotte Kaufman and Sam Neave, and co-produced by Richard Hankin and Susan Lazarus.
For HBO, it is executive produced by Nancy Abraham,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
His confession was only the beginning…
Robert Durst’s prison sentence is captured in the highly-anticipated “The Jinx – Part Two,” airing almost a decade after Durst infamously said on camera that he “killed them all, of course” in original Emmy-winning 2015 series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”
“Part Two” is a six-episode continuation hailing from Andrew Jarecki. Per HBO, the filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now for the second installment.
Durst was arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans following evidence uncovered by the filmmakers from the docuseries which was decades in the making. The show went on to be nominated for six Emmys, winning Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
Durst, who hailed from a billionaire real estate family,...
Robert Durst’s prison sentence is captured in the highly-anticipated “The Jinx – Part Two,” airing almost a decade after Durst infamously said on camera that he “killed them all, of course” in original Emmy-winning 2015 series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.”
“Part Two” is a six-episode continuation hailing from Andrew Jarecki. Per HBO, the filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with witnesses who had not come forward until now for the second installment.
Durst was arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans following evidence uncovered by the filmmakers from the docuseries which was decades in the making. The show went on to be nominated for six Emmys, winning Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming.
Durst, who hailed from a billionaire real estate family,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Robert Durst is back as an HBO subject with the follow-up to the bombshell 2015 docuseries The Jinx.
The Jinx — Part Two, which is coming April 21 and nearly a decade after the first installment, is a six-episode continuation of Andrew Jarecki’s Emmy-winning docuseries, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, that made Durst a household name and kicked off the ongoing wave of true-crime docuseries.
The New York real estate heir was arrested on first-degree murder charges for the death of his best friend, Susan Berman — less than 24 hours before the Jinx finale aired in an episode that shocked the country when Durst, who was unknowingly still mic’d, is heard saying, “What did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
After an ensuing trial, Durst was convicted for the first-degree murder of Berman in September 2021, and later sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
In...
The Jinx — Part Two, which is coming April 21 and nearly a decade after the first installment, is a six-episode continuation of Andrew Jarecki’s Emmy-winning docuseries, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, that made Durst a household name and kicked off the ongoing wave of true-crime docuseries.
The New York real estate heir was arrested on first-degree murder charges for the death of his best friend, Susan Berman — less than 24 hours before the Jinx finale aired in an episode that shocked the country when Durst, who was unknowingly still mic’d, is heard saying, “What did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
After an ensuing trial, Durst was convicted for the first-degree murder of Berman in September 2021, and later sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
In...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Jinx” is returning to HBO for a second installment. The continuation of the award-winning true crime docuseries will premiere on the network in 2024.
The news was announced during a press event with HBO CEO Casey Bloys. Part 2 will come from Andrew Jarecki, who was behind the original 2015 docuseries as well as the documentary “Capturing the Friedmans,” and is currently in production. The series will be able to stream on Max, the premium cable network’s streaming service.
“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” is perhaps best known for its explosive ending. When Durst believed that he was alone without a microphone, he was recorded as saying “Killed them all, of course.” Though the original docuseries came to an end after six episodes, the team behind the series continued to investigate this case over the next eight years. This new installment will uncover hidden material, Durst’s...
The news was announced during a press event with HBO CEO Casey Bloys. Part 2 will come from Andrew Jarecki, who was behind the original 2015 docuseries as well as the documentary “Capturing the Friedmans,” and is currently in production. The series will be able to stream on Max, the premium cable network’s streaming service.
“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” is perhaps best known for its explosive ending. When Durst believed that he was alone without a microphone, he was recorded as saying “Killed them all, of course.” Though the original docuseries came to an end after six episodes, the team behind the series continued to investigate this case over the next eight years. This new installment will uncover hidden material, Durst’s...
- 11/2/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The next chapter of “The Jinx” is headed to HBO.
The network announced on Thursday that “The Jinx – Part Two” will air on HBO and stream on Max in 2024. The six-episode sequel to the hit 2015 miniseries, which investigated the crimes of Robert Durst, is currently in production from Andrew Jarecki.
The original series ended with Durst’s shocking hot mic admission, “Killed them all, of course,” after the filmmakers uncovered evidence of his crimes. Durst was later arrested in a New Orleans hotel lobby. Since then, the team behind “The Jinx” have continued their investigation and found more hidden material, Durst’s prison calls and new interviews.
The son of wealthy New York real estate magnate Seymour Durst, Robert Durst was convicted for the 2000 first degree murder of journalist and screenwriter Susan Berman and was sentenced to life in prison. The Westchester County, N.Y. District Attorney’s office was...
The network announced on Thursday that “The Jinx – Part Two” will air on HBO and stream on Max in 2024. The six-episode sequel to the hit 2015 miniseries, which investigated the crimes of Robert Durst, is currently in production from Andrew Jarecki.
The original series ended with Durst’s shocking hot mic admission, “Killed them all, of course,” after the filmmakers uncovered evidence of his crimes. Durst was later arrested in a New Orleans hotel lobby. Since then, the team behind “The Jinx” have continued their investigation and found more hidden material, Durst’s prison calls and new interviews.
The son of wealthy New York real estate magnate Seymour Durst, Robert Durst was convicted for the 2000 first degree murder of journalist and screenwriter Susan Berman and was sentenced to life in prison. The Westchester County, N.Y. District Attorney’s office was...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Robert Durst’s killer legacy is back on the small screen with the return of Emmy-winning series “The Jinx.”
The docuseries, which was initially a limited series, aired in 2015. A new six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning documentary show titled “The Jinx: Part Two” will now be airing in 2024 on HBO.
Directed by Andrew Jarecki, original series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” infamously captured Durst saying on camera “killed them all, of course,” which in part led to his conviction of murder.
Per an official press statement, just hours earlier, based on evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans. “The Jinx: Part Two” filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with people who had never before come forward.
The sequel series is currently in production and will...
The docuseries, which was initially a limited series, aired in 2015. A new six-episode continuation of the Emmy-winning documentary show titled “The Jinx: Part Two” will now be airing in 2024 on HBO.
Directed by Andrew Jarecki, original series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” infamously captured Durst saying on camera “killed them all, of course,” which in part led to his conviction of murder.
Per an official press statement, just hours earlier, based on evidence uncovered by the filmmakers, Durst had been arrested in a hotel lobby in New Orleans. “The Jinx: Part Two” filmmakers continued their investigation for the next eight years, uncovering hidden material, Durst’s prison calls, and interviews with people who had never before come forward.
The sequel series is currently in production and will...
- 11/2/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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The Vow is returning with a six-episode second season, promising a rare view into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, including co-founder Nancy Salzman.
“My whole company was destroyed and my whole life fell apart,” says Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder with Raniere, in the trailer (below), which also features Raniere speaking from prison. “Going into this, I thought Keith was innocent. I was wrong,” Salzman tells the filmmakers.
The Vow, Part Two begins at the start of Raniere’s trial, with the finale capturing the verdict. The follow-up, directed by Jehane Noujaim, debuts Oct. 17, with weekly episodes on HBO and HBO Max.
Much has happened in the two years since The Vow first exposed Nxivm to a mainstream audience.
Nxivm, a company that masqueraded as a self-help group but was actually running a secret sex cult, and its leader Raniere...
The Vow is returning with a six-episode second season, promising a rare view into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, including co-founder Nancy Salzman.
“My whole company was destroyed and my whole life fell apart,” says Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder with Raniere, in the trailer (below), which also features Raniere speaking from prison. “Going into this, I thought Keith was innocent. I was wrong,” Salzman tells the filmmakers.
The Vow, Part Two begins at the start of Raniere’s trial, with the finale capturing the verdict. The follow-up, directed by Jehane Noujaim, debuts Oct. 17, with weekly episodes on HBO and HBO Max.
Much has happened in the two years since The Vow first exposed Nxivm to a mainstream audience.
Nxivm, a company that masqueraded as a self-help group but was actually running a secret sex cult, and its leader Raniere...
- 9/22/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The HBO documentary series “The Vow,” from filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer will return for its second installment on October 17. The network shared a teaser for “The Vow Part Two” — a six-part continuation of the series, which became a sensation — with new episodes airing on subsequent Mondays.
The series follows the story of the Nxivm organization, and the second installment will be set against the backdrop of the federal trial of against Keith Raniere. It will offer looks into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, who wasn’t interviewed for “The Vow,” but has been for this second installment. According to its logline, “The docuseries will chronicle the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors, as new evidence comes to light in a case at the forefront of the national spotlight.”
Raniere was sentenced to 120 years of imprisonment in October 2020, having...
The series follows the story of the Nxivm organization, and the second installment will be set against the backdrop of the federal trial of against Keith Raniere. It will offer looks into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman, who wasn’t interviewed for “The Vow,” but has been for this second installment. According to its logline, “The docuseries will chronicle the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors, as new evidence comes to light in a case at the forefront of the national spotlight.”
Raniere was sentenced to 120 years of imprisonment in October 2020, having...
- 8/29/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
“Human relationships are complex. Dogs make life more simple,” says groomer Kenichi Nagase in Netflix’s docuseries “Dogs.” The Japanese introvert has hit upon a byproduct of the six-part anthology series, ostensibly an examination of the unconditional love between owner and pet, but ultimately a celebration of how the love of dogs can inspire people to focus on a passion. And as seen in this series, this leads to greater heights of humanity, even acts of heroism. Yes, lolling tongues, floppy ears, and wagging tails abound, but in the end, it’s the people’s stories that resonate the most in “Dogs.” Dogs are easy to love, and through their example, we can relearn to love our fellow man.
Documentary heavyweights Amy Berg (“Deliver Us From Evil”) and Glen Zipper lead a handful of acclaimed filmmakers through six tales of doggy devotion that travel from the U.S. to Syria,...
Documentary heavyweights Amy Berg (“Deliver Us From Evil”) and Glen Zipper lead a handful of acclaimed filmmakers through six tales of doggy devotion that travel from the U.S. to Syria,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
George Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" and Adam McKay's "The Big Short" were the big winners at the recently concluded Ace Eddie Awards. "Mad Max" took home Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) while "The Big Short" won Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy). What? Not "The Martian?" Ha!
.Inside Out. (edited by Kevin Nolting, Ace) won Best Edited Animated Feature Film and .Amy. (edited by Chris King) won Best Edited Documentary (Feature).
Here's the complete list winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 66th Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Mad Max: Fury Road -- Margaret Sixel -- Winner
The Martian -- Pietro Scalia (Ace)
The Revenant -- Stephen Mirrione (Ace)
Sicario -- Joe Walker (Ace)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Maryann Brandon (Ace) and Mary Jo Markey (Ace)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man -- Dan Lebental (Ace) and Colby Parker, Jr. (Ace)
The Big Short...
.Inside Out. (edited by Kevin Nolting, Ace) won Best Edited Animated Feature Film and .Amy. (edited by Chris King) won Best Edited Documentary (Feature).
Here's the complete list winners (highlighted) and nominees of the 66th Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Mad Max: Fury Road -- Margaret Sixel -- Winner
The Martian -- Pietro Scalia (Ace)
The Revenant -- Stephen Mirrione (Ace)
Sicario -- Joe Walker (Ace)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Maryann Brandon (Ace) and Mary Jo Markey (Ace)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man -- Dan Lebental (Ace) and Colby Parker, Jr. (Ace)
The Big Short...
- 1/31/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The American Cinema Editors has announced the nominees of their 66th Annual Ace Eddie Awards and J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is one of the contenders in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category while Peyton Reed's "Ant-Man" is a nominee in the Comedy category.
Writer/director Nancy Meyers ("The Intern," "It's Complicated," "Something's Gotta Give") will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmakers of the Year Award. Winners will be announced during a January 29 gala at the Beverly Hilton.
Here's the complete list of the nominees of the 66th Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Mad Max: Fury Road -- Margaret Sixel
The Martian -- Pietro Scalia (Ace)
The Revenant -- Stephen Mirrione (Ace)
Sicario -- Joe Walker (Ace)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Maryann Brandon (Ace) and Mary Jo Markey (Ace)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man -- Dan Lebental (Ace) and Colby Parker,...
Writer/director Nancy Meyers ("The Intern," "It's Complicated," "Something's Gotta Give") will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmakers of the Year Award. Winners will be announced during a January 29 gala at the Beverly Hilton.
Here's the complete list of the nominees of the 66th Ace Eddie Awards:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
Mad Max: Fury Road -- Margaret Sixel
The Martian -- Pietro Scalia (Ace)
The Revenant -- Stephen Mirrione (Ace)
Sicario -- Joe Walker (Ace)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- Maryann Brandon (Ace) and Mary Jo Markey (Ace)
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man -- Dan Lebental (Ace) and Colby Parker,...
- 1/5/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
American Cinema Editors (Ace) today announced nominations for the 66th Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 29, 2016 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by Ace President, Alan Heim.
As previously announced, writer/director Nancy Meyers will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced later this week.
Nominees For 66th Annual Ace Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret SixelThe Martian
Pietro Scalia, ACEThe Revenant
Stephen Mirrione, Ace
Sicario
Joe Walker, Ace
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Maryann Brandon, Ace & Mary Jo Markey, Ace
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man
Dan Lebental, Ace & Colby Parker, Jr., ACEThe Big Short
Hank Corwin, ACEJoy
Jay Cassidy,...
As previously announced, writer/director Nancy Meyers will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year award. Two Career Achievement honorees will be announced later this week.
Nominees For 66th Annual Ace Eddie Awards Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic): Mad Max: Fury Road
Margaret SixelThe Martian
Pietro Scalia, ACEThe Revenant
Stephen Mirrione, Ace
Sicario
Joe Walker, Ace
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Maryann Brandon, Ace & Mary Jo Markey, Ace
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Ant-Man
Dan Lebental, Ace & Colby Parker, Jr., ACEThe Big Short
Hank Corwin, ACEJoy
Jay Cassidy,...
- 1/4/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
While not all receive the golden ticket for a Park City premiere, the invaluable support available at the Sundance Institute is ongoing and takes several shapes and forms. Last year’s batch of Documentary Edit and Story Labs attendees included Anna Sandilands & Ewan McNicol who trimmed Uncertain, while Lyric Cabral & David Felix Sutcliffe spliced into shape (T)Error. As underlined in the press release, this year’s eight projects touches of subjects of transgender parents, the aftermath of Sandy Hook tragedy, exonerated death row inmates and AIDS. Among the noteworthy names attending (June 19-27 and July 3-11) we find Lost in La Mancha duo of Keith Fulton & Lou Pepe (see pic above) and Informant director Jamie Meltzer’s tentatively titled Freedom Fighters. Here are the participants and creative folk for ’15.
Editors serving as Creative Advisors for the June 19-27 session are Marshall Curry (Point and Shoot), Ra’anan Alexandrowicz (The...
Editors serving as Creative Advisors for the June 19-27 session are Marshall Curry (Point and Shoot), Ra’anan Alexandrowicz (The...
- 6/15/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sundance Institute has announced the eight projects that will take part in their Documentary Edit and Story lab at the Sundance Resort in June and July. All participating projects are in the advanced stages of post-production and will work on their rough cuts in the two-part lab. This year’s Creative Advisors include Marshall Curry (Point and Shoot), Geoffrey Richman (Racing Extinction), Kate Amend (The Case Against 8), Richard Hankin (God Loves Uganda), Victor Livingston (The Queen of Versailles) and more. The full list of projects and synopses is below. The Bad Kids Director: Keith Fulton & Lou Pepe Editor: Jacob Bricca At […]...
- 6/15/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Sundance Institute has announced the eight projects that will take part in their Documentary Edit and Story lab at the Sundance Resort in June and July. All participating projects are in the advanced stages of post-production and will work on their rough cuts in the two-part lab. This year’s Creative Advisors include Marshall Curry (Point and Shoot), Geoffrey Richman (Racing Extinction), Kate Amend (The Case Against 8), Richard Hankin (God Loves Uganda), Victor Livingston (The Queen of Versailles) and more. The full list of projects and synopses is below. The Bad Kids Director: Keith Fulton & Lou Pepe Editor: Jacob Bricca At […]...
- 6/15/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Sundance Institute today announced the eight projects selected for the annual Documentary Edit and Story Labs in Utah from June 19-27 and July 3-11.
The Labs focus on projects in the latter stages of post-production and this year’s topics include transgender parents, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and education and poverty.
Recent participants in the Documentary Edit and Story Lab include (T)Error, The Queen Of Versailles (pictured) and The Kill Team.
“The work of this year’s fellows is a reflection of some of the richness and purpose to be found in contemporary non-fiction storytelling,” said Documentary Film Program director Tabitha Jackson.
“We are excited not just about the projects, but also about the alchemy that will happen on the mountain when these directors and editors, first-time and mid-career, national and international come together to form the creative connections that will continue to inspire them in their brave and challenging work.”
Creative Advisors...
The Labs focus on projects in the latter stages of post-production and this year’s topics include transgender parents, the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and education and poverty.
Recent participants in the Documentary Edit and Story Lab include (T)Error, The Queen Of Versailles (pictured) and The Kill Team.
“The work of this year’s fellows is a reflection of some of the richness and purpose to be found in contemporary non-fiction storytelling,” said Documentary Film Program director Tabitha Jackson.
“We are excited not just about the projects, but also about the alchemy that will happen on the mountain when these directors and editors, first-time and mid-career, national and international come together to form the creative connections that will continue to inspire them in their brave and challenging work.”
Creative Advisors...
- 6/15/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
With Wednesday’s official opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, The Hollywood Reporter decided to check in with filmmaker Richard Hankin, whose all-access documentary 16 Acres offers an insider’s view of the World Trade Center rebuild, to get his take on the delays and controversies surrounding the new World Trade Center and what downtown Manhattan will look like when it’s finally complete. Hankin doesn't think the entire site will open until 2018, in the best-case scenario. Story: How Networks Are Covering the 9/11 Anniversary “They still haven't opened One World Trade Center [formerly known as the Freedom Tower], which
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- 5/21/2014
- by Chris O'Falt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The critically acclaimed new documentary on the politics and drama behind the World Trade Center rebuilding project, 16 Acres, has been picked up for North American distribution by New York-based First Run Features. The film premiered at the Zurich Film Festival in September 2012, followed by a North American premiere at the Architecture and Design Film Festival in New York in October. It has played more than a dozen film festivals worldwide since and recently won an Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival.
The rebuilding of ground zero is one of the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex urban renewal projects in American history. From the beginning, the effort has been fraught with controversy, delays and politics. The struggle has encompassed more than a decade, 19 government agencies, a dozen projects and over $20 billion.
“It’s stating the obvious to say that 16 Acres is one of the most important documentaries of recent years,...
The rebuilding of ground zero is one of the most architecturally, politically, and emotionally complex urban renewal projects in American history. From the beginning, the effort has been fraught with controversy, delays and politics. The struggle has encompassed more than a decade, 19 government agencies, a dozen projects and over $20 billion.
“It’s stating the obvious to say that 16 Acres is one of the most important documentaries of recent years,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
First Run Features has acquired the North American rights for Richard Hankin's documentary about the World Trade Center rebuilding project "16 Acres." The film, which had its world premiere at the 2012 Zurich Film Festival, has played at more than a dozen film festivals worldwide since. "16 Acres," which is Hankin's second as a director (he served as an editor on "Capturing the Friedmans," "God Loves Uganda" and others), looks at the controversy, delays and politics that have complicated the effort to rebuild on the Wtc site, encompassing more than a decade, 19 government agencies, a dozen projects and over $20 billion. "It's stating the obvious to say that '16 Acres' is one of the most important documentaries of recent years," said First Run's Marc Mauceri in the announcement. "Who would have thought a film about developers, politicians, and architects fighting over the design and development of a hallowed site could be so gripping?...
- 5/22/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Title: 16 Acres Director: Richard Hankin Ever wonder exactly how and why, more than a decade since the September 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the site’s rebuilding hasn’t been completed, or in fact even come close? Enter director Richard Hankin’s “16 Acres,” a vital and in certain ways even cathartic documentary overview of the sort of sharp-elbowed but slow-footed bureaucratic maneuvering that comes with city planning, especially of a site this fraught with emotional baggage. At once fascinating and maddening, it’s a clear-eyed, fair-minded and exhaustively sourced look at the sort of story that national news organizations often have a hard [ Read More ]
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- 12/16/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
The Sundance Documentary Edit and Story Labs took place earlier this month, and director Roger Ross Williams — attending with his film, God Loves Uganda, described as “a journey into the heart of East Africa, where Ugandan pastors and their American counterparts spread God’s word and evangelical values to millions desperate for a better life” — wrote the following blog post about his experiences there.
Alfred Hitchcock said, “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.” Yes — and it doesn’t help when God is also the subject. Setting out to make a doc on any subject is a journey into an abyss of your own making. And you’d better keep an open mind or you could get lost forever.
A couple of years ago, I had an idea to explore religion in Africa and I was lucky enough to get a development grant...
Alfred Hitchcock said, “In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director.” Yes — and it doesn’t help when God is also the subject. Setting out to make a doc on any subject is a journey into an abyss of your own making. And you’d better keep an open mind or you could get lost forever.
A couple of years ago, I had an idea to explore religion in Africa and I was lucky enough to get a development grant...
- 7/24/2012
- by Roger Ross Williams
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
- The Sundance Institute have picked projects from the likes of Carol Dysinger, Gayle Ferraro, Robin Hessman, Tomáš Kudrna, Mona Nicoară and Laura Poitras (along with their editors) as 2009's Documentary Edit and Story Lab Fellows - a one week "intensive artist-to-artist collaborative experience". This next batch of documentary films that are most likely going to be featured at the 2010 edition of the festival - I've already pegged a couple of the titles below as future item to cover. This year's mentors include: editors: Kate Amend (Academy Award–winner Into the Arms of Strangers and The Long Way Home), Joe Bini (Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Grizzly Man) Richard Hankin (Home Front, Capturing the Friedmans) and Mary Lampson (Harlan County, A Lion in the House), Directors: Greg Barker (Sergio, Ghosts of Rwanda) and Jennifer Fox (Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman, Beirut: The Last Home Movie). The films selected for
- 6/9/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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