Exclusive: Succession star Arian Moayed is getting behind the award-winning documentary Joonam as it makes a push for Oscar consideration.
The Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor-writer-director, who was born in Iran and grew up in the U.S., has signed on to executive produce Joonam, a story of three generations of women who form part of the Iranian diaspora. The film opens theatrically on December 1 at Firehouse: Dctv’s Cinema for Documentary Film in New York, expanding to other cities throughout December and January.
We have your first look at the documentary in the trailer below.
‘Joonam’ director Sierra Urich with her mother Mitra Samimi Urich at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the deeply personal film, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Persian-American director Sierra Urich feels a growing sense of urgency to come to terms with her roots in Iran, the country her mother, Mitra, and her grandmother, Behjat,...
The Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor-writer-director, who was born in Iran and grew up in the U.S., has signed on to executive produce Joonam, a story of three generations of women who form part of the Iranian diaspora. The film opens theatrically on December 1 at Firehouse: Dctv’s Cinema for Documentary Film in New York, expanding to other cities throughout December and January.
We have your first look at the documentary in the trailer below.
‘Joonam’ director Sierra Urich with her mother Mitra Samimi Urich at the Sundance Film Festival.
In the deeply personal film, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Persian-American director Sierra Urich feels a growing sense of urgency to come to terms with her roots in Iran, the country her mother, Mitra, and her grandmother, Behjat,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films has obtained the North American distribution rights to Sundance Next Innovator Prize-winning film, Night Comes On, which will hit theaters sometime in the summer of this year. Ozark actress Jordana Spiro made her directorial debut with this film as well as co-wrote the script with Angelica Nwandu, founder of the popular blog The Shade Room.
Starring Dominque Fishback (HBO’s The Deuce) and 10-year-old tyro Tatum Marilyn Hall, the story follows Angel Lamere who is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her little sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Producers are Alvaro R. Valente, Jonathan Montepare, and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Spiro also served as an executive producer along with Bill Harnisch, Ruth Ann Harnisch, David Stone, David Boies III, Donna Gruneich, Kevin Gruneich, Jenifer Westphal, Patty Quillin, Larry Taube, and Matthew Spitzer.
Starring Dominque Fishback (HBO’s The Deuce) and 10-year-old tyro Tatum Marilyn Hall, the story follows Angel Lamere who is released from juvenile detention on the eve of her 18th birthday. Haunted by her past, Angel embarks on a journey with her little sister to avenge her mother’s death.
Producers are Alvaro R. Valente, Jonathan Montepare, and Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Spiro also served as an executive producer along with Bill Harnisch, Ruth Ann Harnisch, David Stone, David Boies III, Donna Gruneich, Kevin Gruneich, Jenifer Westphal, Patty Quillin, Larry Taube, and Matthew Spitzer.
- 5/1/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Tuesday, April 3
– Sundance Selects announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to the film “Blaze,” co-written, produced and directed by Ethan Hawke. Sybil Rosen co-wrote the film with Hawke based on her memoir “Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley.” Jake Seal, John Sloss and Ryan Hawke produced alongside Ethan Hawke.
The film held its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where newcomer Ben Dickey won the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting for his portrayal of Blaze Foley. The is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his final performance in a near-empty honky-tonk; his last,...
– Sundance Selects announced that it has acquired U.S. rights to the film “Blaze,” co-written, produced and directed by Ethan Hawke. Sybil Rosen co-wrote the film with Hawke based on her memoir “Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley.” Jake Seal, John Sloss and Ryan Hawke produced alongside Ethan Hawke.
The film held its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival where newcomer Ben Dickey won the Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting for his portrayal of Blaze Foley. The is inspired by the life of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas outlaw music movement that spawned the likes of Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. The film weaves together three different periods of time, braiding re-imagined versions of Blaze’s past, present and future. The different strands explore his love affair with Sybil Rosen; his final performance in a near-empty honky-tonk; his last,...
- 4/2/2018
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
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