Film Series: Runs & Limited Engagements Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. 2016, Steve James, USA, 88 min. Fri, Aug 4th 2:00pm; Fri, Aug 4th 6:00pm. As Cassini’s tour of Saturn comes to a close, NASA’s getting a bit nostalgic. Yesterday, the space agency released a photo of Saturn’s North pole the doomed. 25 films we can't wait to check out during the summer movie season.
City of Ghosts (2. IMDb. Edit. A documentary that follows the efforts of . With deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film. Directed by Matthew Heineman. With Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, Hamoud, Hassan, Hussam. A documentary that follows the efforts of "Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently," a. Directed by Steve James. With Neil Barofsky, Ti-Hua Chang, Margaret Colin, Justin Deas. A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company.
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail is 'an interesting tale, though a little dry at times' Chris Knight: Why was Abacus, a relatively tiny, family-owned bank indicted on. It marks the second year in a row that the.
The 2. 5 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2. Page 3 of 6. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival / Durham, NC / April 5- 8, 2. A Q& A for Steve James’ doc Abacus: Small Enough to Jail at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2.
Photograph by Colin Huth. With almost 2. 0 years of documentary films in its rear- view mirror, Full Frame continues to set the standard for nonfiction festival coolness. Fantastic programming, Southern hospitality and a commitment to education help set this documentary oasis apart from the rest. It doesn’t hurt to be a qualifier for the PGA and Academy Awards either. See a film, get some food, and go across the hall to watch another film.”Hamptons International Film Festival / The Hamptons, NY / Oct.
Looming large: Hamptons International Film Festival is one of many great October festivals. Courtesy of Hamptons International Film Festival. It’s known as an awards predictor, and no wonder: Eight of the past nine eventual Best Picture winners have graced Hamptons International Film Festival screens. Yet atmosphere at the festival is far from stuffy and serious. Its fun conversation series Winick Talks at Rowdy Hall serves up coffee, breakfast and intimate chatting, and you’ll likely run into board co- chair Alec Baldwin at some of the parties over Columbus weekend. In honor of the festival’s 2.
Years: 2. 5 Films series plays alumni films from The Piano to The Cove at various venues throughout the year. I Mille Occhi /Trieste, Italy / Sept. This festival in Trieste is so “off the grid,” says one panelist, “I practically felt I had to enter with a secret handshake. But once there, it is a very warm, hospitable and eccentric – i. Now in its 1. 7th year, the festival bears a mission to ignite cinephilia in younger generations—so all screenings and events are free—and hosts a “wonderful array of guests from past and present eras.”Indie. Lisboa / Lisbon, Portugal / May 2. Lisbon’s indie film festival marches to the beat of its own drum,” says a panelist.
Seeing that this year’s event featured a beatboxing battle, parties in a tastefully ramshackle apartment- come- club, and DJ sets in the catacomb beneath a high school, we tend to agree. As for the movies, Indie. Lisboa plays “a very hand- picked selection of films popular with the city’s young crowds,” and “each year pays tribute to a number of . Courtesy of Kurzfilmtage, photograph by Daniel Gasenzer.
Once again, age proves cooler than youth. Sixty- four- year- old Oberhausen is one of the oldest festivals in the world, but it’s “a small festival with only a small number of screens,” so “you can pretty much attend most screenings and events, and always run into friends and never feel alone.” Our experts love the “interesting panels and guests,” “surprising selections” and “interesting themes—like . Watch Full Jumanji Welcome To The Jungle (2017) 2002 on this page. While you’re in town, check out the Gasometer Oberhausen—a gas container converted to an arts exhibition space.