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Shorty (film)
''Shorty'' is a 2000 film produced by Noontide Filmworks, written, produced and directed by Jon Chang. The story follows Russell, aka "shorty", a modern urban Cyrano afflicted by his lack of height. shorty is played by Andre Canty, with Michele Persley as Venus and Frank Mayers as Eric. "Shorty" has screened at several film festivals in North America, and has received various awards, including the HBO "Short" Film Award at the 2001 Acapulco Black Film Festival, now known as the American Black Film Festival The American Black Film Festival (ABFF), originally called the Acalpulco Black Film Festival, is an independent film festival that focuses primarily on black film and works by black members of the film industry. The festival is held annually in .... External links * 2000 films 2000 comedy films 2000s English-language films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Chang
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes. Notable people * Jon Aaraas (born 1986), Norwegian ski jumper *Jon Abbate (born 1985), American gridiron football player * Jon Abbott, American media executive * Jon Aberasturi (born 1989), Basque bicycle racer * Jon Ramon Aboitiz (1948–2018), Filipino businessman *Jon Abrahams (born 1977), American actor *Jon Abrahamsen (born 1951), Norwegian footballer *Jon Ackerson, American lawyer and politician * Jon Adams, American folk musician *Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player *Jon Agee (born 1960), American writer and illustrator *Jon Agirre (born 1997), Spanish cyclist * Jon E. Ahlquist (1944–2020), American molecular biologist and ornithologist *Jon Akass (1933–1990), British journalist *Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director *Jon Akin (born 1977), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noontide Filmworks
Noon (also known as noontime or midday) is 12 o'clock in the daytime. It is written as 12 noon, 12:00 m. (for '' meridiem'', literally 12:00 midday), 12 p.m. (for ''post meridiem'', literally "after midday"), 12 pm, or 12:00 (using a 24-hour clock) or 1200 (military time). Solar noon is the time when the Sun appears to contact the local celestial meridian. This is when the Sun reaches its apparent highest point in the sky, at 12 noon apparent solar time and can be observed using a sundial. The local or clock time of solar noon depends on the date, longitude, and time zone, with Daylight Saving Time tending to place solar noon closer to 1:00pm. Etymology The word ''noon'' is derived from Latin ''nona hora'', the ninth canonical hour of the day, in reference to the Western Christian liturgical term Nones (liturgy), (number nine), one of the seven fixed prayer times in traditional Christian denominations. The Roman and Western European medieval monastic day began at 6:00 a. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrano De Bergerac (play)
''Cyrano de Bergerac'' ( , ) is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The play includes elements of the life of the 17th-century novelist and playwright Cyrano de Bergerac, along with elements of invention and myth. The entire play is written in verse, in rhyming couplets of twelve syllables per line, very close to the French alexandrine, classical alexandrine form, but the verses sometimes lack a caesura. It is also meticulously researched, down to the names of the members of the Académie française and the Précieuses, ''dames précieuses'' glimpsed before the performance in the first scene. The play has been translated and performed many times, and it is responsible for introducing the word ''panache'' into the English language. The character of Cyrano himself makes reference to "my panache" in the play. The most famous English translations are those by Brian Hooker (poet), Brian Hooker, Anthony Burgess, and Louis Untermeyer. Plot summary Hercule Savinien de Cyrano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acapulco Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF), originally called the Acalpulco Black Film Festival, is an independent film festival that focuses primarily on black film and works by black members of the film industry. The festival is held annually in Miami, Florida and features films, documentaries, and web series with black writers, directors, and actors. History Founding: "Because Hollywouldn't" The first Acapulco Black Film Festival was held in June 1997. The aim of its founders, Jeff Friday, Byron E. Lewis and Warrington Hudlin, was to create a venue at which members of "Black Hollywood" could meet, network, collaborate, and celebrate black cinema. In an interview, Friday said that one of the main motivations for the festival was that " l minorities are shut down from the private party we call Hollywood. We are let in one at a time, and the masses don't get the information, or don't have access to the decision making, or are not in a position to green-light a project. What we ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF), originally called the Acalpulco Black Film Festival, is an independent film festival that focuses primarily on black film and works by black members of the film industry. The festival is held annually in Miami, Florida and features films, documentaries, and web series with black writers, directors, and actors. History Founding: "Because Hollywouldn't" The first Acapulco Black Film Festival was held in June 1997. The aim of its founders, Jeff Friday, Byron E. Lewis and Warrington Hudlin, was to create a venue at which members of "Black Hollywood" could meet, network, collaborate, and celebrate black cinema. In an interview, Friday said that one of the main motivations for the festival was that " l minorities are shut down from the private party we call Hollywood. We are let in one at a time, and the masses don't get the information, or don't have access to the decision making, or are not in a position to green-light a project. What we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Films
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was '' Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, '' Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ( Russell Crowe). '' Dinosaur'' was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success. __TOC__ Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 2000 by worldwide gross are as follows: 2000 box office records * '' Chicken Run'' became the highest-grossing stop motion animated film ever. * '' Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas''s $55.1 million opening weekend became the highest debut for a Christmas-themed film. It had the highest opening weekend for a Jim Carrey film and a Ron Howard film, surpassing both '' Batman Forever'' and '' Ransom'' simultaneously. Events Award ceremonies Awards 2000 films By country/region * List of American films of 2000 * List of Argentine films of 2000 * List of Australian films of 2000 * List of Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
