This film (Rise and Shine Films) includes over 50 Nobel Prize Laureates and academy award winners and this is its UK premiere. The makers of this film took pen and pad to many interviewees and asked them to explain in a few short words on a large sheet of paper with a signature why they…
When watching Erased (Izbrisani):- brilliantly cast and with very moving scenes from the main actress who plays Ana, one thinks of Bourne sometimes and how he had to work through so many problems as an agent. Ana is in Slovenia but during the wars in Yugoslavia over 25,000 members of the population were erased losing…
EVERYBODY FLIES – WORLD PREMIERE:- A RAINDANCE DOCUMENTARY FROM FACT NOT FICTION FILMS Cinephil films are one of the organizations behind the film itemized above which took 18 years of research and 4.5. years to make, with the intrepid researcher and former British Airways pilot Tristan Loraine as host. Tristan features in interviews and investigations…
“EMMA PEETERS” IS A WOMAN TO REMEMBER EVEN THOUGH SHE’S ? MADE UP…REVIEW OF THE 88 MIN FEATURE FILM ABOUT HER SCREENED AT RAINDANCE 27TH FILM FESTIVAL 2019. Nicole Palo is the Belgian/American writer who penned this dark yet light serious yet funny saga about young wannabe actress going nowhere Emma Peeters. The budget Nicole…
GIVING THE PAST AUTHENTICITY. USING THE ARCHIVE TO CREATE THE CONTEMPORARY.. AN INDUSTRY TALK AT RAINDANCE 27TH FILM FESTIVAL 2019. A panel of industry professionals:- Melissa Fish, James Macmillan, Mat Flasque , Sarah Bick and with a host – Justin Shelvin, Actor Director, Writer and Lecturer, discussed the ever burning topic of copyright together with…
RAINDANCE 27th LONDON FILM FESTIVAL “IRAQ – A STATE OF MIND”. A serious look into the aftermath of atrocities in Iraq – sobering information with no suggestions of a way forward. Haider Ahmed – Producer and Namak Khoshnaw – Producer/Director who both work for the BBC World Service together with Christopher Mitchell, Editor TV Documentaries,…
GREENER GRASS – GULP SPLASH PRODUCTIONS – COMEDY BREAKING NEW GROUND. Written starring and directed by friends Jocelyn Deboer and Dawn Luebbe in their directorial debut, Greener Grass is a satirical fun poke at suburban life in the USA, loosely based around Greenville North Carolina. Jocelyn and Dawn are from The Mid West. The finished…
“IMPERIAL BLUE” – chances to escape “reality”? Here is a big big drama on the subject! Raindance 27th Film Festival review.93 mins – Homegrown Films. By Penny Nair Price. Directed by Dan Moss with Ashish Verma, Paul Dewdney, Abby Mukibi Nkaga, Nicolas Fagerberg, and many other dedicatedly acted parts by the stars in this…
SPELL – a truly gripping Film Noir Icelandic Saga. Raindance 27th London Film Festival. Don’t misunderstand – the whole of the film is in English save for a few words in the background in Icelandic so not to worry about that then! But watch out for the magical hieroglyphics! A Crush Pictures feature production starring…
TOXIC BEAUTY – INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY INTO THE DANGERS OF PARABENS AND OTHER CHEMICALS IN PHARMACEUTICALS USED REGULARLY BY WOMEN AND MEN. RAINDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2019. WHO AND WHAT CAN WE TRUST WHEN WE WANT TO BE “AT OUR BEST”?? It took Phyllis Ellis three years of research to make this documentary who said “Chemicals are…