With Covid-19 disproportionately impacting minority groups and accounts of police brutality against Black Americans becoming all too frequent, the lead up to the presidential election has been like none other for communities of color. The stakes are only climbing, and voters of color are hoping to elect leaders that value their lives and hear their concerns in this make-it-or-break-it moment.
To help empower voters of color and equip them with the necessary tools to make their voices heard on election day, Hollywood figures – from Oprah Winfrey to America Ferrera – have launched initiatives to ensure people of color stay visible and heard.
“What people believe about themselves; what people believe about their role in politics, what they believe about whether or not they have the power to affect change in their own lives, much less in the country, really makes a difference of whether or not they show up to use their power,...
To help empower voters of color and equip them with the necessary tools to make their voices heard on election day, Hollywood figures – from Oprah Winfrey to America Ferrera – have launched initiatives to ensure people of color stay visible and heard.
“What people believe about themselves; what people believe about their role in politics, what they believe about whether or not they have the power to affect change in their own lives, much less in the country, really makes a difference of whether or not they show up to use their power,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
“A Kid Like Jake” director Silas Howard will direct an Lgbtq-focused horror film “Moonshadow” for Gunpowder & Sky, the content studio announced Monday.
Gunpower & Sky will partner with Yomyomf and Nonetheless Productions to develop the film. Ernesto Foronda (“Better Luck Tomorrow”) and Daniel Foerster wrote the screenplay for “Moonshadow,” which was inspired by Daniel Foerster’s own experience with Lgbtq conversation therapy. The film will chronicle a transgender teen who is sent to a science-based conversation camp, where he quickly learns the youth are being transformed into something non-human.
“With a battle over transgender rights playing out on the national stage, and as a member and advocate of the trans community, I feel it is critical to be a part of the conversation,” said Howard. “The current generation of young people is living with entirely new expectations about gender and sexuality, and ‘Moonshadow’ is for them.”
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Gunpower & Sky will partner with Yomyomf and Nonetheless Productions to develop the film. Ernesto Foronda (“Better Luck Tomorrow”) and Daniel Foerster wrote the screenplay for “Moonshadow,” which was inspired by Daniel Foerster’s own experience with Lgbtq conversation therapy. The film will chronicle a transgender teen who is sent to a science-based conversation camp, where he quickly learns the youth are being transformed into something non-human.
“With a battle over transgender rights playing out on the national stage, and as a member and advocate of the trans community, I feel it is critical to be a part of the conversation,” said Howard. “The current generation of young people is living with entirely new expectations about gender and sexuality, and ‘Moonshadow’ is for them.”
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- 11/12/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Up and coming award-winning filmmaker Silas Howard has been tapped to direct Moonshadow, the forthcoming LGTBQ horror about gay conversion therapy. Gunpowder & Sky and Justin Lin’s digital production company Yomyomf have partnered for the film along with Ki Jin Kim and Giulia Caruso’s Nonetheless Productions.
Howard is known as a co-executive producer and director on Ryan Murphy’s groundbreaking FX series Pose as well as being the first trans director for Transparent. He also directed the drama A Kid Like Jake starring Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra, and Transparent actress Amy Landecker. The film debuted earlier this year at Sundance and was distributed by IFC Films in June.
Moonshadow is written by Ernesto Foronda (Better Luck Tomorrow) and Daniel Foerste. The film was inspired by Foerste’s own experience with Lgbtq conversion therapy and chronicles a transgender teen who is sent to a science-based...
Howard is known as a co-executive producer and director on Ryan Murphy’s groundbreaking FX series Pose as well as being the first trans director for Transparent. He also directed the drama A Kid Like Jake starring Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra, and Transparent actress Amy Landecker. The film debuted earlier this year at Sundance and was distributed by IFC Films in June.
Moonshadow is written by Ernesto Foronda (Better Luck Tomorrow) and Daniel Foerste. The film was inspired by Foerste’s own experience with Lgbtq conversion therapy and chronicles a transgender teen who is sent to a science-based...
- 11/12/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
With the Halloween season approaching, everyone is gearing up for some extreme spookery, especially the good folks over on YouTube's YouOffendMeYouOffendMyFamily Network, who have something really specially cooking. Read on for details.
According to Bloody Disgusting, in celebration of Halloween and the month of October, the Yomyomf Network on YouTube will present a special anthology of horror short films directed by some of Asia’s top horror directors.
Entitled “Silent Terror,”, this special series will have a common thread that creates an interesting obstacle for each director to tell their scary tale: no dialogue.
“The hand-picked directors will be crafting eerie tales influenced by urban legends, local ghost stories, and ancient traditions that make the Asian horror genre a prominent staple in modern cinema, yet translate universally through the horror genre.”
The directors of the four short films are Joko Anwar from Indonesia, Erik Matti from the Philippines, Noboru Iguchi from Japan,...
According to Bloody Disgusting, in celebration of Halloween and the month of October, the Yomyomf Network on YouTube will present a special anthology of horror short films directed by some of Asia’s top horror directors.
Entitled “Silent Terror,”, this special series will have a common thread that creates an interesting obstacle for each director to tell their scary tale: no dialogue.
“The hand-picked directors will be crafting eerie tales influenced by urban legends, local ghost stories, and ancient traditions that make the Asian horror genre a prominent staple in modern cinema, yet translate universally through the horror genre.”
The directors of the four short films are Joko Anwar from Indonesia, Erik Matti from the Philippines, Noboru Iguchi from Japan,...
- 9/26/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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