Kim Longinotto’s India-uk production Salma is one of the first five names announced for screening at the Documentary Edge Film Festival 2013, an international documentary film festival in Aukland, New Zealand. The festival will be held from April 10 – 21, 2013. Another edition of the festival will run in Wellington from May 8 – 19, 2013.
The other names announced are: Unraveled (USA) by Marc H Simon, How to Survive a Plague (USA) by David France, The Russian Winter (USA) by Petter Ringbom and Her Master’s Voice (UK/USA) by Nina Conti.
Thirteen year old Salma, a Muslim girl in a South-Indian village, is locked up by her family for 25 years; not allowed to study and forced into a marriage. She covertly takes up composing poems on scraps of paper. Eventually she escapes and lands up in the hands of a publisher. Salma becomes a celebrated Tamil poet, discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions...
The other names announced are: Unraveled (USA) by Marc H Simon, How to Survive a Plague (USA) by David France, The Russian Winter (USA) by Petter Ringbom and Her Master’s Voice (UK/USA) by Nina Conti.
Thirteen year old Salma, a Muslim girl in a South-Indian village, is locked up by her family for 25 years; not allowed to study and forced into a marriage. She covertly takes up composing poems on scraps of paper. Eventually she escapes and lands up in the hands of a publisher. Salma becomes a celebrated Tamil poet, discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions...
- 3/5/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Los Angeles, August 2, 2012 – GoDigital founder and CEO Logan Mulvey announced today an investment from Preferred Ventures, the digital media venture fund launched late last year by FreeCreditReport.com Founder and former Experian Interactive CEO Ed Ojdana and former Facebook Chief Privacy Officer and Founder of Kelly Investments Chris Kelly. With the infusion of capital Ojdana will become Chairman of the Board. Mulvey will remain CEO and he and Kelly will join the reconfigured Board of Directors. “The financial and intellectual resources provided by Preferred Ventures will fuel our growth as digital distribution continues to evolve. There could be no better moment to secure this influx of capital.”, said Mulvey. “Ed and Chris have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs and I am eager to build a toptier company with their guidance and expertise.” GoDigital‘s recent releases and acquisitions include the Laff documentary Unraveled directed by Marc H. Simon about lawyer,...
- 8/2/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The financial collapse of 2008 was brought about by many factors – including governmental deregulation and lack of proper oversight – but make no mistake, there were plenty of flat-out crooks involved. And were it not for the staggering scale of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff’s deception, Marc Dreier and his $750 million fraud would likely be the name most lastingly associated with American white collar crime. Filmed over the last two months of Dreier’s house arrest, leading up to his prison sentencing, “Unraveled” unfolds in unique fashion, offering up a rare first person reflection on scamming of this sort. Even more unique, however, is the fact that the film’s director, Marc Simon (no relation to this [ Read More ]...
- 4/14/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Although Bernie Madoff’s December 11, 2008 arrest made bigger headlines, Marc Dreier committed securities fraud to the tune of more than $750 million, a detail not overlooked in Marc H. Simon’s new documentary Unraveled. Opening Friday at select theaters across the country, Simon’s film offers a uniquely intimate portrait of the former Manhattan attorney in his final days under house arrest before being sentenced for his crimes. Photos: The Scene at Occupy Wall Street The Hollywood Reporter has secured an exclusive clip from the film, in which Dreier discusses prison accommodations with his lawyer. In a scene that resembles the
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- 4/13/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Title: Unraveled Director: Marc H. Simon If not for Bernie Madoff, Marc Dreier would likely be the name presently most synonymous with modern-era, American white collar swindling, to the tune of $750 million in fraud. The well packaged documentary “Unraveled” provides a fascinating look at the psychology and rationalizations of such a criminal mastermind, unfolding in a series of reflective interviews over the last two months of Dreier’s house arrest prior to criminal sentencing, in the gilded cage of his Upper East Side penthouse. If the cinematic treatment of crime is too often distilled to black-and-white morality in the name of entertainment, this engaging movie is awash in grey — about [ Read More ]...
- 4/13/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
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