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Neon Heart Productions
Neon Heart Productions is a film production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and ... founded in 2015 by Rhianon Jones. The company focuses on projects by up-and-coming women filmmakers. Productions References {{Reflist 2015 establishments in the United States Film production companies of the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Pictures
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Closeness
''This Closeness'' is a 2023 American comedy drama film written and directed by Kit Zauhar. The film stars Zauhar and Zane Pais as a young couple on vacation renting a room from a socially awkward host played by Ian Edlund. Premise Tessa, an ASMR content creator, joins her journalist boyfriend Ben in Philadelphia for his high school reunion. The couple rent a room from Adam, a shy young man who has opened his apartment for homestays to meet new people. The awkward introduction of Adam to the couple's dynamic is compounded with Ben and Tessa gain the sense that Adam is attracted to Tessa; the couple become convinced that Adam is especially attracted to Asian women like Tessa, who is biracial, when Adam brings home Kristen, who is also Asian. Cast * Kit Zauhar as Tessa * Zane Pais as Ben, a journalist who is dating Tessa * Ian Edlund as Adam, who is hosting Tessa and Ben for a weekend * Kate Williams as Kristen, Adam's date * Jessie Pinnick as Lizzy Production The initial r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Glowicki
Grace Glowicki is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from Edmonton, Alberta.Fish Griwkowsky"Edmonton-born actress wins at Sundance" ''Edmonton Journal'', February 2, 2016. She is most noted for directing and starring in the 2019 film ''Tito'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021. An alumna of McGill University, Glowicki moved to Toronto, Ontario after graduation. She has acted in films including ''Hemorrhage'','' The Oxbow Cure'', ''Her Friend Adam'', '' Suck It Up'', '' Cardinals'', '' We Forgot to Break Up'', '' Paper Year'', ''Raf'', '' Strawberry Mansion'' and '' Until Branches Bend'', and in the web series '' Out with Dad'' and ''Carmilla''. In 2016, she was named by the Toronto International Film Festival as one of its four "Rising Stars" of the year, alongside Jared Abrahamson, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse.Renée Tse"TIFF 2016: 4 Rising Stars to Watch Out For at This Year’s Festival" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Lover
''Dead Lover'' is a 2025 Canadian thriller film directed, co-written, produced by and starring Grace Glowicki, co-writer Ben Petrie, Leah Doz, and Lowen Morrow. Inspired by Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', it follows a woman's attempt to resurrect her deceased lover. The film debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight category on January 24, 2025. Yellow Veil Pictures serves as its sales agency. Plot A gravedigger finds the love of her life, a poet named Swimmer, at the funeral of his sister. However, their love affair ends when he drowns at sea and only a severed finger is left of his body. She resurrects him using scientific experiments. Production Grace Glowicki made her directorial debut with ''Tito'' in 2019. ''Dead Lover'' was co-written by Glowicki and Ben Petrie. Glowicki, Petrie, and four friends drafted ideas for a film and then acted it out with friends from community theatre. After the script was completed the cast, which were not assigned characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tendaberry
''Tendaberry'' is a 2024 English-language film about a woman's life in post-pandemic New York City. The world premiere of the film was at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Synopsis Set in New York City, the film followed 23-year-old protagonist Dakota as she navigates life after her boyfriend leaves for Ukraine against the backdrop of Coney Island and Brighton Beach. Cast * Kota Johan * Yuri Pleskun * Stella Tompkins * Erika Kutalia * Malkam Saunds Production The film was produced by Carlos Zozaya, Matthew Petock, Zach Shedd, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Hannah Dweck, Theodore Schaefer, Haley Elizabeth Anderson. Release The film premiered in the Next section at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2024. In November 2024, Tribeca Films Tribeca (), originally written as TriBeCa, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Its name is a syllabic abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street". The "triangle" (more accurately a quadrilateral) is bounded by Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The World Set On Fire
''Before the World Set on Fire'' is a 2023 American mystery drama film directed and written by Jaclyn Bethany. The film stars Joe Adler, Mary Neely, David Call, Brooke Bloom, Eve Connolly and Julia Sarah Stone. The film, shot and set during the COVID-19 pandemic, explores the tensions between a professor and her students. The film premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival on November 5, 2023. Plot The story begins with Professor Anya Davis being interrogated by college authorities regarding the death of one of her students, Wilder Buck-Hewitt, who died by suicide during an online seminar. As the investigation unfolds, the film flashes back to the online seminar, where Professor Davis leads a group of undergraduate students in a heated discussion on philosophy and human connection. The students, including Wilder, engage in intense debates and personal revelations, revealing their deepest fears, desires, and insecurities. As the seminar progresses, tensions rise, and the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Happy Families (2024 Film)
''All Happy Families'' is a 2024 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Haroula Rose, with Michael Shannon serving as executive producer. It stars Josh Radnor, Chandra Russell, Rob Huebel, Becky Ann Baker, David Pasquesi, Rodney Crowell and Colleen Camp. Plot When the Landry family reunites to renovate their ancestral home, old flames reignite, and new tensions arise. As they navigate love, retirement, and fame, a stunning revelation threatens to upend their family bond and unity. Cast * Josh Radnor as Graham Landry * Chandra Russell as Dana Allen * Rob Huebel as Will Landry * Becky Ann Baker as Sue Landry * Colleen Camp as Lila * John Ashton as Roy Landry * Ivy O’Brian as Evie * David Pasquesi as Jerry * Rodney Crowell as Dino Release ''All Happy Families'' premiered in the U.S. at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 12, 2023, and at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 14, 2023, and had its international premiere at the Galway Film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booger (film)
''Booger'' is a 2023 American body horror comedy film written and directed by Mary Dauterman in her feature directorial debut. It stars Grace Glowicki, Garrick Bernard, Heather Matarazzo, and Marcia DeBonis. The film follows Anna (Glowicki), who, while grieving the unexpected death of her best friend and roommate Izzy (Sofia Dobrushin), is bitten by their runaway cat Booger, causing Anna to undergo an unusual bodily transformation. ''Booger'' had its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 24, 2023, as part of the festival's "Underground" section. The film was received a limited theatrical release and be released on video-on-demand (VOD) on September 13, 2024. Cast * Grace Glowicki as Anna * Garrick Bernard as Max * Heather Matarazzo as Ellen * Marcia DeBonis as Joyce Production ''Booger'' marks Dauterman's feature directorial debut; prior to ''Booger'', Dauterman directed such short films as ''Wakey, Wakey'' (2019) and ''Unfinished Business'' (2020), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jac Cron
Jacqueline Cron, known professionally as Jac Cron, is an American filmmaker best known for her feature debut, ''Chestnut''. Early life and education Cron was born and raised in New York. She graduated from Friends Academy in 2011, and she also attended Drexel University. Career In 2020, Cron's short film ''House Sit'' screened at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival and the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. For that work she was awarded 'Best Director' prize at the ''Be Epic!'' London International Film Festival. Cron's debut feature, ''Chestnut'', starring Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, and Danny Ramirez as a love triangle, premiered at the 2023 Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976. The first ... and was released in 2024. Personal life Cron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut (film)
''Chestnut'' is a 2023 American drama film written and directed by Jac Cron in her feature directorial debut, and starring Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller, Danny Ramirez and Chella Man. ''Chestnut'' had its world premiere at Frameline Film Festival on 15 June 2023. The film was released in select cinemas in the United States on 21 June 2024 by Utopia. Premise During the summer after graduating from college, Annie is stuck in her university town of Philadelphia. After meeting Tyler and Danny in a bar, Annie becomes entangled in a love triangle with them. Cast * Natalia Dyer as Annie * Rachel Keller as Tyler * Danny Ramirez as Danny * Chella Man as Jason * Caleb Eberhardt as Connor * Haniq Best as Alicia * Eric Francis Melaragni as Scott * Nathaniel Wood as Isaac * Lindsay Michelle Reed as Bartender * Ashton John as Dive Bartender Production Principal photography on ''Chestnut'' began in September 2021 in Philadelphia and wrapped in October 2021. In an interview, Cron state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Sorelle
Monica Sorelle is a Haitian-American filmmaker and visual artist based in Miami. Her work investigates South Florida and Caribbean cultures and perspectives, and her films have been featured in numerous international film festivals. Early life and education Monica Sorelle was born to Haitian parents in Miami and grew up in the North Miami area. Sorelle started taking film classes at 16, and earned an Associate of Arts from Miami Dade College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film from the University of Central Florida in 2012. Career Sorelle produced a number of short films that have been awarded at festivals such as Berlinale, BlackStar Film Festival and Miami Film Festival, and acquired by Criterion Channel and Indiana University Black Film Center & Archive. She was awarded the Artist Fellowship from the Caribbean Cultural Institute at Pérez Art Museum Miami in 2021. In 2023, her video work was exhibited on PAMM TV, Pérez Art Museum Miami's streaming service for vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains (2023 Film)
''Mountains'' is a 2023 American drama film, directed by Monica Sorelle in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Sorelle and Robert Colom. It stars Atibon Nazaire, Sheila Anozier, and Chris Renois. ''Mountains'' had its world premiere at Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2023, and was released on August 16, 2024, by Music Box Films. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Breakthrough Performance for Nazaire, and Someone to Watch for Sorelle, which she won. Premise Xavier is a Haitian demolition worker living in Little Haiti, Miami with his wife, Esperance and college dropout son, Junior. While pursuing a new house for him and his family, he is faced with the realities of redevelopment as he is tasked with dismantling his rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. Cast * Atibon Nazaire as Xavier * Sheila Anozier as Esperance * Chris Renois as Junior * Kerline Alce as Magaly * Karina Bonnefil as Angeline * Yaniel Castillo as Chino * Serafin Falcon as Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
