Exclusive: The life and career of Michael Stevenson, an industry veteran, and former assistant director to Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, and Sir Ridley Scott will be documented in a new feature-length documentary from Freida Films and 21 Filmworks.
The doc, titled An Ode to Cinema, will chart Stevenson’s career through never-before-seen archive footage and production materials from his work on films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Pearl Harbor, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Warhorse. The doc will also feature a series of interviews with Stevenson’s former collaborators and close friends, including Ray Winstone, Malcolm McDowell, and Sir Tom Courtenay.
Amelia O’Loughlin is co-directing the doc with Tammy Khajotia (Saving Saffron), and co-producing alongside Jo Farrugia. Ola Mesmer,, is serving as cinematographer.
The doc, titled An Ode to Cinema, will chart Stevenson’s career through never-before-seen archive footage and production materials from his work on films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Pearl Harbor, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mission Impossible, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, and Warhorse. The doc will also feature a series of interviews with Stevenson’s former collaborators and close friends, including Ray Winstone, Malcolm McDowell, and Sir Tom Courtenay.
Amelia O’Loughlin is co-directing the doc with Tammy Khajotia (Saving Saffron), and co-producing alongside Jo Farrugia. Ola Mesmer,, is serving as cinematographer.
- 8/9/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Freida Films debuts trailer for I’m Still Ethan – short film with Dave Johns soon to be a TV series.
Freida films has debuted the official trailer for the highly anticipated short film ‘I’m Still Ethan”, starring Dave Johns. The film is also being developed into a TV series.
Written and produced by Phoebe Lorenz and Amelia O’Loughlin, I’m Still Ethan explores the impact of imprisonment upon detainees’ partners and children. Told through the eyes of one young boy called Ethan, it looks at how his life changes when one of his parents is put behind bars. It explores how Ethan comes to believe he too is underserving of freedom and safety as he starts to see himself through the eyes of his judgmental local community.
Dave Johns says of the film, “This is such an important story for a significantly under-represented group of people, and I am glad I can play a part in telling it. It’s about time this issue is put on the map...
Written and produced by Phoebe Lorenz and Amelia O’Loughlin, I’m Still Ethan explores the impact of imprisonment upon detainees’ partners and children. Told through the eyes of one young boy called Ethan, it looks at how his life changes when one of his parents is put behind bars. It explores how Ethan comes to believe he too is underserving of freedom and safety as he starts to see himself through the eyes of his judgmental local community.
Dave Johns says of the film, “This is such an important story for a significantly under-represented group of people, and I am glad I can play a part in telling it. It’s about time this issue is put on the map...
- 4/27/2021
- by Chris Connor
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s Global Bulletin, Acorn TV greenlights “Queens of Mystery” season two; NATPE Budapest confirms in-person event in August; Lionsgate Play unveils “U-Special” — its second original series in India; ITV commissions relationship drama “You & Me”; Dave Johns joins the cast of “I’m Still Ethan”; Mexico’s Dopamine creates a new in-house entertainment team; Spanish courts proceed with a reckless homicide case against adult film star Nacho Vidal; Front Row nabs “The Present” and deals it to Netflix; and the New Voice Awards reveals its 2021 winners.
Renewal
AMC Networks-owned streaming platform Acorn TV has renewed its Primetime Emmy-nominated British crime series “Queens of Mystery” for a second season.
Created by Julian Unthank, who co-writes with Matthew Thomas (“Marcella”), season two sees the return of Julie Graham (“The Bletchley Circle”), Sarah Woodward (“The Pale Horse”) and Siobhan Redmond (“Unforgotten”), joined by newcomer Florence Hall (“The Princess Switch: Switched Again...
Renewal
AMC Networks-owned streaming platform Acorn TV has renewed its Primetime Emmy-nominated British crime series “Queens of Mystery” for a second season.
Created by Julian Unthank, who co-writes with Matthew Thomas (“Marcella”), season two sees the return of Julie Graham (“The Bletchley Circle”), Sarah Woodward (“The Pale Horse”) and Siobhan Redmond (“Unforgotten”), joined by newcomer Florence Hall (“The Princess Switch: Switched Again...
- 3/17/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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