From writer/director Rob Brown comes a new drama-thriller titled "Sixteen," which tells the story of a young man named Jumah, a former child soldier from the Drc (Democratic Republic of the Congo), living in London, with his 16th birthday on the horizon, who is put into a situation during which he'll have to confront his past life, which will allow him to finally move forward with his new one. The film makes its USA premiere at the New Voices in Black Cinema Festival, in Brooklyn, NYC, tonight, at 7:15pm, at BAMcinématek. For ticket information visit: http://www.bam.org/film/2015/sixteen "In this beautifully restrained drama, a 16-year-old...
- 3/29/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
★★★★☆ Rob Brown's Sixteen (2013) is a beautifully realised debut that breathes new life into British cinema's obsession with urban thrillers, fashioning a refreshingly gentle tale of redemption in a city frequently painted as the last refuge of the lost and the destitute. Tribal drums punctuate the film's inner-city veneer like an echo of Jumah's (Roger Jean Nsengiyumva) violent past. A former child soldier from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jumah is utterly determined to put aside his traumatic history and make something of himself. However, when Jumah witnesses a murder he finds himself under the watchful eye of the community's self-appointed governor.
- 3/28/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Sixteen, the debut feature from writer/director Rob Brown is to get a UK theatrical release in March, initially in London with further screenings around the UK.
Sixteen is an urban thriller about which stars Roger Jean Nsengiyumva as Jumah a former African child soldier, brought to London by Laura (played by Rachael Stirling), an aid worker who he now lives with.
Roger (represented by United Agents) starred in the Cbbc Drama Postcode and prior to that the acclaimed feature film Africa United.
Jumah is about to turn 16 in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to have taken a turn for the better with Jumah now; he has a sweet but tentative romance blossoming with Chloe (played by Rosie Day) at school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and the people involved want to make sure that Jumah says nothing to the police...
Sixteen is an urban thriller about which stars Roger Jean Nsengiyumva as Jumah a former African child soldier, brought to London by Laura (played by Rachael Stirling), an aid worker who he now lives with.
Roger (represented by United Agents) starred in the Cbbc Drama Postcode and prior to that the acclaimed feature film Africa United.
Jumah is about to turn 16 in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to have taken a turn for the better with Jumah now; he has a sweet but tentative romance blossoming with Chloe (played by Rosie Day) at school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and the people involved want to make sure that Jumah says nothing to the police...
- 1/13/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Seize Films outline theatrical distribution plans for urban thriller.
Seize Films has released initial details for the theatrical release of its film Sixteen, which stars Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (Africa United), Rachael Stirling (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) and forner Screen International Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day.
Theatrical release will begin in London in March with further screenings around the UK, and there will also be a select number of screenings in the Us from April. The film will then be made available on VOD.
Sixteen is an urban thriller about a former African child soldier named Jumah (Nsengiyumva), brought to London by Laura (Stirling), an aid worker who he now lives with. Set to turn 16, Jumah is on the right path until a violent incident threatens to change things.
Shot in London over 18 days, it was screened at the BFI London Film Festival in 2013, where it picked up nominations for the Sutherland Award for Best Debut Feature...
Seize Films has released initial details for the theatrical release of its film Sixteen, which stars Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (Africa United), Rachael Stirling (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) and forner Screen International Star of Tomorrow Rosie Day.
Theatrical release will begin in London in March with further screenings around the UK, and there will also be a select number of screenings in the Us from April. The film will then be made available on VOD.
Sixteen is an urban thriller about a former African child soldier named Jumah (Nsengiyumva), brought to London by Laura (Stirling), an aid worker who he now lives with. Set to turn 16, Jumah is on the right path until a violent incident threatens to change things.
Shot in London over 18 days, it was screened at the BFI London Film Festival in 2013, where it picked up nominations for the Sutherland Award for Best Debut Feature...
- 1/8/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
A roundup of news from the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum includes a busy French delegation and a local controversy brewing over Leviathan.
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
- 10/6/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
A roundup of news from the inaugural St Petersburg International Media Forum includes a busy French delegation and a local controversy brewing over Leviathan.
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
The King Of Madagascar, a kind of Russian answer to the pirate adventure films à la Pirates of the Caribbean, is being set up as a $ 16m international co-production by producer-director Oleg Ryaskov’s Moscow-based Bft Movie.
Speaking at the opening of St Petersburg International Media Forum’s (Spimf) co-production market this morning, producer Ryaskov revealed that the project - which is based on real historical events abouta Russian expedition by Peter The Great to the island of Madagascar in danger of being thwarted by Great Britain’s King George - has Spain’s Smartline Spain and the Us casting company Scott Carlson Entertainment on board as partners and is currently in talks with French and German production companies to join.
Ryaskov added that he intends to have American, European and Russian...
- 10/6/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The world’s biggest film festival for children and young people will include preview screenings of The Imitation Game and Disney doc Bears [pictured]; Q&A’s with Harry Potter’s David Yates, Stanley Kubrick’s daughter and Selfish Giant director Clio Bernard.
Into Film Festival (Nov 4-21), the world’s biggest such event for children and young people, is preparing to launch its 2014 edition with a raft of previews, filmmaker Q&As and workshops on how to break into the industry.
Formerly known as the National Youth Film Festival, the programme anticipates 300,000 attendees aged 5-19 - up from 200,000 last year - at screenings and events across the UK and is funded by Cinema First and supported by the BFI through National Lottery money.
The programme will roll out across more than 520 cinemas across all the major chains and in a range of venues across the UK. Autism friendly screenings and, for sensory-impaired...
Into Film Festival (Nov 4-21), the world’s biggest such event for children and young people, is preparing to launch its 2014 edition with a raft of previews, filmmaker Q&As and workshops on how to break into the industry.
Formerly known as the National Youth Film Festival, the programme anticipates 300,000 attendees aged 5-19 - up from 200,000 last year - at screenings and events across the UK and is funded by Cinema First and supported by the BFI through National Lottery money.
The programme will roll out across more than 520 cinemas across all the major chains and in a range of venues across the UK. Autism friendly screenings and, for sensory-impaired...
- 9/19/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
From writer/director Rob Brown comes a new drama-thriller titled "Sixteen," which tells the story of a young man named Jumah, a former child soldier from the Drc (Democratic Republic of the Congo), living in London, with his 16th birthday on the horizon, who is put into a situation during which he'll have to confront his past life, which will allow him to finally move forward with his new one.Here's a bit more courtesy of the filmmaker: Things seem to be better now. He has a tentative relationship building with a girl at a school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and those involved want to ensure that Jumah says nothing to the police about what he saw that night. Pressure...
- 6/3/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Seven world premieres and five international premieres include an animated movie for the first time in competition; Us drama Low Down starring John Hawkes and Elle Fanning; and Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson’s follow-up to Either Way.
The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4-12) has revealed the line-ups for its Official Selection Competition, East of the West Competition, Documentary Films Competition and Forum of Independents Competition.
Kv artistic director Karel Och said: “This year’s selection of competing films offers an exciting mixture of outstanding films whose completion has been eagerly anticipated.
“Many of the filmmakers, who explore less frequently trodden paths of cinematic expression, come from the countries of the former Eastern Bloc, which the Kviff has long focused on.”
In the main festival section, renowned Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili (The Other Bank) will introduce his long-anticipated film Corn Island, a psychological drama that uses captivating imagery and visuals to present a highly topical subject...
The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4-12) has revealed the line-ups for its Official Selection Competition, East of the West Competition, Documentary Films Competition and Forum of Independents Competition.
Kv artistic director Karel Och said: “This year’s selection of competing films offers an exciting mixture of outstanding films whose completion has been eagerly anticipated.
“Many of the filmmakers, who explore less frequently trodden paths of cinematic expression, come from the countries of the former Eastern Bloc, which the Kviff has long focused on.”
In the main festival section, renowned Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili (The Other Bank) will introduce his long-anticipated film Corn Island, a psychological drama that uses captivating imagery and visuals to present a highly topical subject...
- 6/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
The Seasoning House has been highly anticipated by fans of British horror. It’s the directorial debut of Paul Hyett, special effects artist who has worked on such recent favorites as The Descent and Woman In Black. It has played at a variety of international festivals and advance buzz has been exciting:
“Hyett’s direction is measured, confident, and darkly poetic throughout, weaving an emotional web of tenderness amidst hopelessness and abuse. The cast are stellar …” – Dread Central
“Aggressively entertaining, a stark and ferocious new revenge thriller, both unflinching and compelling.” – Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
“… it’s stylistically bold and brutally compelling..” – Owen Williams, Empireonline.Com
Now you can own the The Seasoning House Blu-ray. Just leave a comment here naming your favorite horror movie with the word ‘House’ in the title (mine would be Last House On The Left of course). Three lucky winners will be mailed new Blu-rays of The Seasoning House.
“Hyett’s direction is measured, confident, and darkly poetic throughout, weaving an emotional web of tenderness amidst hopelessness and abuse. The cast are stellar …” – Dread Central
“Aggressively entertaining, a stark and ferocious new revenge thriller, both unflinching and compelling.” – Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
“… it’s stylistically bold and brutally compelling..” – Owen Williams, Empireonline.Com
Now you can own the The Seasoning House Blu-ray. Just leave a comment here naming your favorite horror movie with the word ‘House’ in the title (mine would be Last House On The Left of course). Three lucky winners will be mailed new Blu-rays of The Seasoning House.
- 12/3/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Paul Hyett's acclaimed new shocker The Seasoning House (review) is getting set to hit home video, and we have your chance to score a copy on us!
To enter for your chance to win the film on Blu-ray, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie), and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army).
In The Seasoning House young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces,...
To enter for your chance to win the film on Blu-ray, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie), and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army).
In The Seasoning House young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces,...
- 12/2/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
A former child soldier from the Congo trying to fit into the English way of life promises an intriguing storyline and adaptation to the usual, tired, gritty, inner-city drama set on a London sink estate. Debut feature-filmmaker Rob Brown, whose background is award-winning short filmmaking, has all the possibilities at his finger tips but fails to make anything significant or groundbreaking to the usual depressing affair. Thin characterisation and some wooden acting mar the potential, even though you cannot help but want the best for lead character Jumah, played by Roger Nsengiyumva of Africa United fame.
Sixteen-year-old Jumah (Nsengiyumva), who is African born and has witness some brutal atrocities in his homeland, is brought to inner-city London by his adoptive mother Laura (Rachael Stirling), a nurse, to live a safer existence and prosper from the educational opportunities. However, after witnessing a local murder on the estate, Jumah’s child...
Sixteen-year-old Jumah (Nsengiyumva), who is African born and has witness some brutal atrocities in his homeland, is brought to inner-city London by his adoptive mother Laura (Rachael Stirling), a nurse, to live a safer existence and prosper from the educational opportunities. However, after witnessing a local murder on the estate, Jumah’s child...
- 10/20/2013
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes digital and DVD release information on The Seasoning House, a trailer for Loss of Life, first details on The Cage, the short film “Don’t Move,” and much more:
The Seasoning House Release Details: “Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House, young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing a little kindness when she can.
The Seasoning House Release Details: “Acclaimed prosthetic effects designer Paul Hyett (The Woman in Black, Unknown) makes his directorial debut with the harrowing horror revenge thriller The Seasoning House, debuting on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House, young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing a little kindness when she can.
- 10/6/2013
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Sixteen Behind the Scenes Video. A behind-the-scenes film video has been released for Sixteen (2013), a movie directed by Rob Brown and associate produced by Mem Ferda. Sixteen‘s plot synopsis: “Jumah is about to turn sixteen in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem [...]
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Continue reading: Sixteen (2013): Behind the Scenes Video Released for Rob Brown Film...
- 10/2/2013
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The Seasoning House has been highly anticipated by fans of British horror. It’s the directorial debut of Paul Hyett, special effects artist who has worked on such recent favorites as The Descent and Woman In Black. It has played at a variety of international festivals and advance buzz has been exciting:
“Hyett’s direction is measured, confident, and darkly poetic throughout, weaving an emotional web of tenderness amidst hopelessness and abuse. The cast are stellar …” – Dread Central
“Aggressively entertaining, a stark and ferocious new revenge thriller, both unflinching and compelling.” – Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
“… it’s stylistically bold and brutally compelling..” - Owen Williams, Empireonline.Com
The Seasoning House, debuts on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House,...
“Hyett’s direction is measured, confident, and darkly poetic throughout, weaving an emotional web of tenderness amidst hopelessness and abuse. The cast are stellar …” – Dread Central
“Aggressively entertaining, a stark and ferocious new revenge thriller, both unflinching and compelling.” – Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
“… it’s stylistically bold and brutally compelling..” - Owen Williams, Empireonline.Com
The Seasoning House, debuts on Digital, Blu-ray™ and DVD December 10th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In The Seasoning House,...
- 10/1/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
British actor Mem Ferda is on board as Associate Producer for award winning Director Rob Brown's debut feature Sixteen, an urban thriller about an African former child soldier living in London who is forced to confront his violent past.
Synopsis:
Jumah is about to turn sixteen in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to be better now. He has a tentative relationship building with a girl at a school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and those involved want to ensure that Jumah says nothing to the police about what he saw that night. Pressure mounts as violence forces its way back into Jumah's life.
Sixteen was shot in 18 days and then successfully raised money for post-production through its Kickstarter campaign. We're got our eye o [Continued ...]...
Synopsis:
Jumah is about to turn sixteen in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to be better now. He has a tentative relationship building with a girl at a school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and those involved want to ensure that Jumah says nothing to the police about what he saw that night. Pressure mounts as violence forces its way back into Jumah's life.
Sixteen was shot in 18 days and then successfully raised money for post-production through its Kickstarter campaign. We're got our eye o [Continued ...]...
- 9/12/2013
- QuietEarth.us
British actor Mem Ferda has signed onto associate produce Rob Brown’s upcoming feature film directorial debut, ‘Sixteen.’ Ferda joins fellow producers Jake Hume and Nic Jeune on the film, which stars Roger Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day and Alexis Zegerman. The urban thriller chronicles an African teen’s struggle to confront his violent past. Jumah, an African former child soldier living in London, is forced to confront his violent past. Jumah is about to turn 16 in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to be better now, as he has a tentative relationship building with a girl at school. But then Jumah witnesses a [ Read More ]
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- 8/13/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
From Writer/Director Rob Brown comes a new thriller titled Sixteen, which tells the story of a young man named Jumah, a former child soldier from the Drc, living in London, with his 16th birthday on the horizon, who is put into a situation during which he'll have to confront his past, allowing him to finally move forward with his new life.Things seem to be better now. He has a tentative relationship building with a girl at a school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing and those involved want to ensure that Jumah says nothing to the police about what he saw that night. Pressure mounts as violence forces its way back into Jumah's life. Roger Jean Nsengiyumva stars as Jumah in...
- 7/24/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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