With nearly 130 hours of documentary footage and 18,000 drawings, ‘Samouni Road’ depicts the lasting impacts of the Gaza conflict.
The Italian documentary, directed by Stefano Savona, follows the loss, trauma and violence a Palestinian family experienced following the 2009 Israeli operation Cast Lead. The operation resulted in thousands of deaths and the total destruction of homes and landscapes in the Gaza strip.
“Gazans live in a difficult situation. They not only have 2-million people in a small land…but they are also under political pressure,” writer Penelope Bortoluzzi told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. After a screening of the film, Bortoluzzi also discussed the movie’s animated moments, impartial storytelling and more at Landmark Theatres in Los Angeles.
Savona, Bortoluzzi said, initially conceived the idea to follow the Samouni family after he met them when they were returning to their homes while he was filming a documentary in Gaza during the operation. Despite finishing his other doc,...
The Italian documentary, directed by Stefano Savona, follows the loss, trauma and violence a Palestinian family experienced following the 2009 Israeli operation Cast Lead. The operation resulted in thousands of deaths and the total destruction of homes and landscapes in the Gaza strip.
“Gazans live in a difficult situation. They not only have 2-million people in a small land…but they are also under political pressure,” writer Penelope Bortoluzzi told TheWrap’s Steve Pond. After a screening of the film, Bortoluzzi also discussed the movie’s animated moments, impartial storytelling and more at Landmark Theatres in Los Angeles.
Savona, Bortoluzzi said, initially conceived the idea to follow the Samouni family after he met them when they were returning to their homes while he was filming a documentary in Gaza during the operation. Despite finishing his other doc,...
- 12/6/2018
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- The Wrap
A total of 166 films have been submitted for consideration in the documentary feature category for the 91st Academy Awards.
Notable titles up for the gold include “Rbg,” “Three Identical Strangers,” “Free Solo” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — which have performed strongly at the box office. Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” has grossed $22.6 million domestically.
Nine of the 10 titles named as finalists for the International Documentary Association’s top feature are on the list, including “Crime + Punishment,” “Dark Money,” “Free Solo,” “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” “Minding the Gap,” “Of Fathers and Sons,” “The Silence of Others,” “United Skates” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences noted that several of the 166 films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying runs. A shortlist of 15 movies will be announced on Dec. 17.
Nominations...
Notable titles up for the gold include “Rbg,” “Three Identical Strangers,” “Free Solo” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — which have performed strongly at the box office. Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” has grossed $22.6 million domestically.
Nine of the 10 titles named as finalists for the International Documentary Association’s top feature are on the list, including “Crime + Punishment,” “Dark Money,” “Free Solo,” “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” “Minding the Gap,” “Of Fathers and Sons,” “The Silence of Others,” “United Skates” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences noted that several of the 166 films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying runs. A shortlist of 15 movies will be announced on Dec. 17.
Nominations...
- 11/8/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said today that 166 films have been submitted for Feature Documentary consideration for the 91st Academy Awards. Among them are box office success stories Rgb, Three Identical Strangers, Free Solo and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
The Academy notes that several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other qualifying rules in order to advance in the voting process. This year, for the first time, films that have won a qualifying award at a competitive film festival or have been submitted in the Foreign Language Film category as their country’s official selection, are also eligible in the category.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced on December 17, and Oscar nominations will be unveil January 22. The hardware...
The Academy notes that several of the films have not yet had their required Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases. Submitted features must fulfill the theatrical release requirements and comply with all of the category’s other qualifying rules in order to advance in the voting process. This year, for the first time, films that have won a qualifying award at a competitive film festival or have been submitted in the Foreign Language Film category as their country’s official selection, are also eligible in the category.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced on December 17, and Oscar nominations will be unveil January 22. The hardware...
- 11/8/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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