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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Butcher’s Stain” Filmmaker Meyer Levinson-Blount
“Butcher’s Stain” is a live-action short film, directed, written by, and starring Meyer Levinson-Blount, co-starring Omar Sameer and Rona Toledano. The film follows Samir, an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv, who is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room. He sets out to prove his innocence to keep this…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Two People Exchanging Saliva” Filmmakers Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh
“Two People Exchanging Saliva” is a French-language short drama film written and directed by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh. A United States-France co-production, it stars Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Luàna Bajrami, Aurélie Boquien, and Vicky Krieps. It premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival, where it received very positive reviews. It has been nominated for the…
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“THEYDREAM”
THE STORY – After 20 years of chronicling his Puerto Rican family, a director and his mother face devastating losses. Through tears and laughter, they craft animations that bring their loved ones back to life, discovering that every act of creation is also an act of letting go. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM –…
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The PGA Award Will Determine The Best Picture Oscar Race – Will It Be “One Battle After Another” Or “Sinners?”
The PGA Award for Best Picture is usually the most important and accurate precursor to the year’s Best Picture Oscar. This year, it is just the latest two-film showdown between “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” if not perhaps the final battle that will settle any doubt about Best Picture. But this particular year will…
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“HOME STORIES”
THE STORY – Unbeknownst to her mother, Lea, with her father’s approval, is auditioning for a German talent show. She has a calm demeanour on stage and has a great voice, so the judges admire her. However, after being asked what defines her as a person, Lea can’t come up with an answer, so her search…
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“THE EDUCATION OF JANE CUMMING”
THE STORY – Edinburgh, 1810. Teachers Jane Pirie and Marianne Woods embark on their dream of an independent life together and open a boarding school. Their lives are changed forever when a wealthy aristocrat enrols Jane Cumming, her “illegitimate” 15-year-old grandchild from India. The teachers struggle to integrate the girl who remains an outsider among her classmates.…
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“LALI”
THE STORY – In the dappled shade of the jamun tree and the spice-laden hush of her kitchen, Zeba moves like a whisper. Newly wed to Sajawal, a man-child haunted by his own reflection, she seeks refuge in two women: Sohni Ammi, her feisty mother-in-law whose sharp tongue hides a big heart; and Bholi, her quiet…
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“ANYMART”
THE STORY – Sakai is the assistant manager at a convenience store, his working days determined by routine. Without any hint of emotion, he deflects the annoying customers and follows the rigid rules that the store owner imposes on the staff. When the ambitious Ogawa is employed part-time, Sakai increasingly begins to question his role in…
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