The Hollywood Radio and Television Society is honoring former Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams.
Williams will be feted with the inaugural Hrts Change Maker Award during a gala event December 14 at the Beverly Hilton, where he will join Hrts Board President, Hrts Foundation Board Member and Head of Drama Series, Amazon Studios, Odetta Watkins for an onstage conversation about his career and activism.
The event will be hosted by Matt Friend.
Williams recently appeared in Paramount’s Secret Headquarters with Owen Wilson, Netflix’s Your Place or Mine with Reese Witherspoon, and Season 3 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez.
Williams operates multimedia company Visibility, co-founded with artist Glenn Kaino, all while connecting students to more than $100 million in scholarship money via college scholarship app Scholly, where he is both a company partner and ambassador. He is...
Williams will be feted with the inaugural Hrts Change Maker Award during a gala event December 14 at the Beverly Hilton, where he will join Hrts Board President, Hrts Foundation Board Member and Head of Drama Series, Amazon Studios, Odetta Watkins for an onstage conversation about his career and activism.
The event will be hosted by Matt Friend.
Williams recently appeared in Paramount’s Secret Headquarters with Owen Wilson, Netflix’s Your Place or Mine with Reese Witherspoon, and Season 3 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with Meryl Streep, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Paul Rudd and Selena Gomez.
Williams operates multimedia company Visibility, co-founded with artist Glenn Kaino, all while connecting students to more than $100 million in scholarship money via college scholarship app Scholly, where he is both a company partner and ambassador. He is...
- 12/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
A woman has been arrested for the fatal shooting of Michael Latt, the founder of entertainment marketing firm Lead With Love.
The 33-year-old was shot in his Miracle Mile home on Monday night and died after being transported to a hospital. Latt was the son of Michelle Satter, the founding senior director at the Sundance Institute, and film producer David Latt. His brother, Franklin, is an agent at CAA.
“Our beloved son Michael Latt fell victim to a tragic act of violence this week,” wrote Satter in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Michael devoted his career to supporting artists, championing organizations that raised up artists of color and leveraged storytelling for enduring change. We celebrate his legacy, love and compassion.”
On Thursday, Jameelah Elena Michl was charged with the killing of Latt. She faces one count of murder and another count of first-degree residential burglary, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The 33-year-old was shot in his Miracle Mile home on Monday night and died after being transported to a hospital. Latt was the son of Michelle Satter, the founding senior director at the Sundance Institute, and film producer David Latt. His brother, Franklin, is an agent at CAA.
“Our beloved son Michael Latt fell victim to a tragic act of violence this week,” wrote Satter in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “Michael devoted his career to supporting artists, championing organizations that raised up artists of color and leveraged storytelling for enduring change. We celebrate his legacy, love and compassion.”
On Thursday, Jameelah Elena Michl was charged with the killing of Latt. She faces one count of murder and another count of first-degree residential burglary, with a maximum sentence of life in prison.
- 11/30/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sundance Institute, the nonprofit organization that puts on the yearly film festival in Park City, has announced the entrants for its Producers Lab and Producers Summit.
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
Both events, the former taking place from July 25 to 28 and the latter from July 29 to 31, will be held in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort. The Institute picked six fiction film and five non-fiction film producers and their projects. Producers Lab and Producers Summit, which counts more than 40 industry leaders and 26 independent filmmakers among its participants, supports up-and-coming producers through year-round mentorship, granting, educational resources, strategic introductions, and networking opportunities with the industry.
“It has been three years since we have been able to gather in person, and over this time, the landscape for independent storytelling has shifted dramatically. It’s never been more critical to work to create a sustainable future for independent producers, a key priority for the Lab and Summit,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Events to run this month in Utah,
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
Sundance Institute has unveiled participants for its Producers Lab taking place July 25–28 and Producers Summit running July 29–31. Both events take place in person at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The six fiction film producers and their projects under the auspices of the Producers Lab are: The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper; The President’s Cake; Starfuckers; Sales Per Hour; and Huella.
The five documentary film producers and projects are: Untitled Dwarfism Project; Untitled Sura Mallouh Project; Untitled Baltimore Project; Bartolo; and Queendom.
Producers and projects participating in the Producers Summit include: Jade Jackson with...
- 7/25/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute has named the participants for its 2022 Producers Lab and Summit, both of which are set to take place in person this year at Utah’s Sundance Mountain Resort.
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
The Fellows and projects selected for the Lab’s Feature Film Program are Apoorva Guru Charan (The Rotting Of Casey Culpepper), Leah Chen Baker (The President’s Cake), Eli Raskin (Starfuckers), Chloe Sabin (Sales Per Hour), and the duo of Helena Sardinha and Doménica Castro (Huella). Those set for the Lab’s Documentary Film Program are Lindsey Dryden (Untitled Dwarfism Project), Yoni Golijov (Untitled Sura Mallouh Project), Dawne Langford (Untitled Baltimore Project), Neyda Martinez (Bartolo) and Igor Myakotin (Queendom).
Jade Jackson (Losa), Lauren Lopez de Victoria (Forward), Fox Maxy (Water Tight), Albert Tholen and Aiko Masubuchi (Earthquake), and Séverine Tibi (Birthday) will participate in the Producers Summit on the Fiction Features side, with Nonfiction Feature participants to include Jude Chehab...
- 7/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Institute has set Marissa Chibás (72), Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. (Chiaroscuro), Glenn Kaino (Fox & Stork), Mamoudou N’Diaye (Freelancers), Gabby Rivera (Juliet Takes a Breath), Nuhash Hamuyun (Moving Bangladesh), Tania Taiwo (Pharmacopeia), Andre Muir and Jake Hutton (The Predicament), Tommy Pico and Tazbah Rose Chavez (Sometimes), A.K. Espada (This Is Our Home) and Ramzi I. Bashour (Tomahawk Springs) as the participants for its tenth annual, two-day Screenwriters Intensive, taking place virtually through tomorrow.
During the workshop, these emerging creatives from historically marginalized communities will develop their first fiction features under the guidance of established writers and the Institute’s Feature Film Program, led by Michelle Satter and the Feature Film Program’s deputy director, Ilyse McKimmie.
Creatives serving as advisors for the intensive include Andrew Ahn, Lucy Alibar, Julia Camara, DeMane Davis, Nisha Ganatra, John Gatins, Tanya Hamilton, James Ponsoldt, Jon Raymond, Jessica Sharzer,...
During the workshop, these emerging creatives from historically marginalized communities will develop their first fiction features under the guidance of established writers and the Institute’s Feature Film Program, led by Michelle Satter and the Feature Film Program’s deputy director, Ilyse McKimmie.
Creatives serving as advisors for the intensive include Andrew Ahn, Lucy Alibar, Julia Camara, DeMane Davis, Nisha Ganatra, John Gatins, Tanya Hamilton, James Ponsoldt, Jon Raymond, Jessica Sharzer,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Institute has announced the 13 writers selected for its 2022 Screenwriters Intensive.
Now in its 10th year, the Screenwriters Intensive is an annual two-day workshop that invites emerging creatives from historically marginalized backgrounds to develop their first full-length feature film scripts under the guidance of the Institute’s Feature Film Program. The workshop is led by Michelle Satter, the founding senior director of the Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs, as well as Ilyse McKimmie, the deputy director of the Feature Film Program.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing together such a dynamic and memorable group of storytellers developing work with bold vision and unique, necessary perspectives,” McKimmie said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing our creative and strategic support of them as they develop their debut features, and we’re excited to welcome them into the vibrant community of Sundance artists.”
The fellows selected for this year are:
Marissa Chibás,...
Now in its 10th year, the Screenwriters Intensive is an annual two-day workshop that invites emerging creatives from historically marginalized backgrounds to develop their first full-length feature film scripts under the guidance of the Institute’s Feature Film Program. The workshop is led by Michelle Satter, the founding senior director of the Sundance Institute’s Artist Programs, as well as Ilyse McKimmie, the deputy director of the Feature Film Program.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing together such a dynamic and memorable group of storytellers developing work with bold vision and unique, necessary perspectives,” McKimmie said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing our creative and strategic support of them as they develop their debut features, and we’re excited to welcome them into the vibrant community of Sundance artists.”
The fellows selected for this year are:
Marissa Chibás,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nicole Kerr has been promoted to VP Entertainment at Jessie Cohen PR & Consulting, where she has been for the past five years. In the newly created leadership position, the veteran will continue rep her full slate of clients spanning film festivals, feature films, filmmakers and talent.
“Nicole is a uniquely talented, artist-first publicist with an approach to entertainment PR that is as grounded as it is strategic and tenacious,” said Jessie Cohen. “Nicole’s commitment to her team and each of her clients is unmatched. Over the years, she has built an incredible and dynamic roster, and has played an instrumental role in the growth of Jcpr&C. I am thrilled for her to step into this new position.”
Kerr currently reps the likes of Geena Davis and her Bentonville Film Festival and Bentonville Film Foundation, as well as the San Francisco International Film Festival and Felix & Paul Studios.
“Nicole is a uniquely talented, artist-first publicist with an approach to entertainment PR that is as grounded as it is strategic and tenacious,” said Jessie Cohen. “Nicole’s commitment to her team and each of her clients is unmatched. Over the years, she has built an incredible and dynamic roster, and has played an instrumental role in the growth of Jcpr&C. I am thrilled for her to step into this new position.”
Kerr currently reps the likes of Geena Davis and her Bentonville Film Festival and Bentonville Film Foundation, as well as the San Francisco International Film Festival and Felix & Paul Studios.
- 2/22/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) hosted its 10th annual Art+Film Gala on November 6, 2021, honoring artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley and filmmaker Steven Spielberg.
Leonardo DiCaprio and honoree Steven Spielberg, and Bob Iger attend the 10th Annual Lacma Art+Film Gala
Credit/Copyright: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Lacma
Co-chaired by Lacma trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the event was attended by more than 650 prominent guests from the art, film, fashion, and entertainment industries, among others. This year’s event raised $5 million to support Lacma’s film initiatives, as well as future exhibitions, acquisitions, and programming. Returning once again as presenting sponsor of the Art+Film Gala, Gucci expanded its longstanding and generous partnership with the museum by supporting Lacma’s presentation of The Obama Portraits Tour and the companion exhibition Black American Portraits. Audi provided additional support for the gala for the third year.
Leonardo DiCaprio and honoree Steven Spielberg, and Bob Iger attend the 10th Annual Lacma Art+Film Gala
Credit/Copyright: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Lacma
Co-chaired by Lacma trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, the event was attended by more than 650 prominent guests from the art, film, fashion, and entertainment industries, among others. This year’s event raised $5 million to support Lacma’s film initiatives, as well as future exhibitions, acquisitions, and programming. Returning once again as presenting sponsor of the Art+Film Gala, Gucci expanded its longstanding and generous partnership with the museum by supporting Lacma’s presentation of The Obama Portraits Tour and the companion exhibition Black American Portraits. Audi provided additional support for the gala for the third year.
- 11/10/2021
- Look to the Stars
Robert Pattinson and H.E.R. are helping the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures open its doors.
The two are co-chairs, along with museum director and president Bill Kramer and Vanity Fair’s senior west coast editor Britt Hennemuth and , of Premiere, a party on Sept. 29 to celebrate the opening of the Los Angeles museum.
Invites for the soiree began hitting email inboxes on Wednesday afternoon.
The host committee is a long list of marquee names, including Ariana DeBose, Jacob Elordi, Laura Harrier, Édgar Ramirez, Natasha Lyonne, Victor Rasuk, Zoë Chao, Gia Coppola and Zooey Deschanel. Also on the list are directors Lulu Wang and Channing Godfrey Peoples, fashion designers Mike Eckhaus & Zoe Latta, Kate & Laura Lulleavy, Jeremy Scott and Jason Wu, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Symone, costume designer Arianne Phillips, photographers Amanda Demme and Alex Prager, artists Ade Samuel, Simon & Niki Haas, Glenn Kaino, Kenny Gravillis, Nadia Lee Cohen, Alex Israel,...
The two are co-chairs, along with museum director and president Bill Kramer and Vanity Fair’s senior west coast editor Britt Hennemuth and , of Premiere, a party on Sept. 29 to celebrate the opening of the Los Angeles museum.
Invites for the soiree began hitting email inboxes on Wednesday afternoon.
The host committee is a long list of marquee names, including Ariana DeBose, Jacob Elordi, Laura Harrier, Édgar Ramirez, Natasha Lyonne, Victor Rasuk, Zoë Chao, Gia Coppola and Zooey Deschanel. Also on the list are directors Lulu Wang and Channing Godfrey Peoples, fashion designers Mike Eckhaus & Zoe Latta, Kate & Laura Lulleavy, Jeremy Scott and Jason Wu, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Symone, costume designer Arianne Phillips, photographers Amanda Demme and Alex Prager, artists Ade Samuel, Simon & Niki Haas, Glenn Kaino, Kenny Gravillis, Nadia Lee Cohen, Alex Israel,...
- 9/15/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Visual artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino has signed with UTA.
Kaino, an influential figure in the world of fine art, was a collaborative creator and producer of Derek DelGuadio’s In & Of Itself movie for Hulu. Directed by Frank Oz, the film captured the illusionist’s one-man magic stage show that ran off-Broadway.
Kaino’s work currently includes his solo exhibition, Glenn Kaino: In the Light of Shadow, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. A longtime creative partner of DelGaudio, Kaino’s In & Of Itself film mixed art, magic and storytelling, was executive produced by Stephen Colbert and debuted at the 2020 ...
Kaino, an influential figure in the world of fine art, was a collaborative creator and producer of Derek DelGuadio’s In & Of Itself movie for Hulu. Directed by Frank Oz, the film captured the illusionist’s one-man magic stage show that ran off-Broadway.
Kaino’s work currently includes his solo exhibition, Glenn Kaino: In the Light of Shadow, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. A longtime creative partner of DelGaudio, Kaino’s In & Of Itself film mixed art, magic and storytelling, was executive produced by Stephen Colbert and debuted at the 2020 ...
- 7/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Visual artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino has signed with UTA.
Kaino, an influential figure in the world of fine art, was a collaborative creator and producer of Derek DelGuadio’s In & Of Itself movie for Hulu. Directed by Frank Oz, the film captured the illusionist’s one-man magic stage show that ran off-Broadway.
Kaino’s work currently includes his solo exhibition, Glenn Kaino: In the Light of Shadow, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. A longtime creative partner of DelGaudio, Kaino’s In & Of Itself film mixed art, magic and storytelling, was executive produced by Stephen Colbert and debuted at the 2020 ...
Kaino, an influential figure in the world of fine art, was a collaborative creator and producer of Derek DelGuadio’s In & Of Itself movie for Hulu. Directed by Frank Oz, the film captured the illusionist’s one-man magic stage show that ran off-Broadway.
Kaino’s work currently includes his solo exhibition, Glenn Kaino: In the Light of Shadow, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. A longtime creative partner of DelGaudio, Kaino’s In & Of Itself film mixed art, magic and storytelling, was executive produced by Stephen Colbert and debuted at the 2020 ...
- 7/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Glenn Kaino, the celebrated visual artist and filmmaker behind “In & Of Itself” and co-director of the documentary “With Drawn Arms,” has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA).
A longtime creative partner of Derek DelGaudio, the two co-produced the genre-bending “In & Of Itself,” “which mixes art, magic, storytelling and breaking the fourth wall to upend notions of identity and self.” The theatrical production at the Daryl Roth Theater enjoyed a 72-week box-office record-breaking run, before it was adapted into a film. Directed by Frank Oz and executive produced by Stephen Colbert, “Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself” debuted at the 2020 SXSW Festival, where it won the Adam Yauch award for pioneering filmmaking.
“With Drawn Arms,” tells the story of Olympian Tommie Smith, whose iconic head-down, fist-in-the-air silent protest from atop the medal stand at the 1968 Summer Olympics helped define the civil rights movement. Kaino co-directed the film with Afshin Shahidi,...
A longtime creative partner of Derek DelGaudio, the two co-produced the genre-bending “In & Of Itself,” “which mixes art, magic, storytelling and breaking the fourth wall to upend notions of identity and self.” The theatrical production at the Daryl Roth Theater enjoyed a 72-week box-office record-breaking run, before it was adapted into a film. Directed by Frank Oz and executive produced by Stephen Colbert, “Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself” debuted at the 2020 SXSW Festival, where it won the Adam Yauch award for pioneering filmmaking.
“With Drawn Arms,” tells the story of Olympian Tommie Smith, whose iconic head-down, fist-in-the-air silent protest from atop the medal stand at the 1968 Summer Olympics helped define the civil rights movement. Kaino co-directed the film with Afshin Shahidi,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Visual artist and filmmaker Glenn Kaino has signed with UTA for representation.
He looks to further expand into film and TV following the outsized success of In & Of Itself, which he and his longtime creative partner Derek DelGaudio produced, both for stage and screen.
In & Of Itself is a one-man show, written and performed by DelGaudio, which draws on his gobsmacking skills as an illusionist and performance artist. It brings together elements of art, magic and storytelling to upend notions of identity and self.
The show enjoyed a 72-week run on stage, at New York’s Daryl Roth Theater. A subsequent film documenting the experience debuted at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award for pioneering filmmaking. That film, directed by Frank Oz and exec produced by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Hulu in January.
Recently, Kaino also directed and produced the documentary With Drawn Arms,...
He looks to further expand into film and TV following the outsized success of In & Of Itself, which he and his longtime creative partner Derek DelGaudio produced, both for stage and screen.
In & Of Itself is a one-man show, written and performed by DelGaudio, which draws on his gobsmacking skills as an illusionist and performance artist. It brings together elements of art, magic and storytelling to upend notions of identity and self.
The show enjoyed a 72-week run on stage, at New York’s Daryl Roth Theater. A subsequent film documenting the experience debuted at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award for pioneering filmmaking. That film, directed by Frank Oz and exec produced by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Hulu in January.
Recently, Kaino also directed and produced the documentary With Drawn Arms,...
- 7/19/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“What have you become?” asks Derek DelGaudio, the actor/orator/illusionist/philosopher/empathizer at the heart of the Hulu film “In & Of Itself,” the hugely popular one-act journey of the soul that attracted throngs of fans on both coasts, who embraced the live show’s deep exploration of existence and identity, which often resulted in unsuspecting audience members becoming a vital part of the action in a meaningful, emotional, narrative-building way.
“I saw the show 70-plus times and cried every single time”, says producer Glenn Kaino, who is a co-founder of the conceptual art group A. Bandit along with DelGaudio, which is also responsible for the design of the production, which at first glance has a one-man show template, but contains deceptive moving parts in a wall framework that illustrate DelGaudio’s tales, most notably that of The Rouletista, a gambler who meets with a tragic fate and whom...
“I saw the show 70-plus times and cried every single time”, says producer Glenn Kaino, who is a co-founder of the conceptual art group A. Bandit along with DelGaudio, which is also responsible for the design of the production, which at first glance has a one-man show template, but contains deceptive moving parts in a wall framework that illustrate DelGaudio’s tales, most notably that of The Rouletista, a gambler who meets with a tragic fate and whom...
- 6/15/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
“Derek DelGaudio’s ‘In & Of Itself'” is finally hitting the big screen. The Hulu special will run at the IFC Center in New York from May 28 to June 3, marking the first time audiences can see the film version of the stage show in an actual theater.
“In & Of Itself” was originally slated to premiere in person at SXSW last year. But then the pandemic hit, and although the film was indeed first seen in 2020 through SXSW, it was screened virtually. It won SXSW’s Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award, before premiering on Hulu this past January.
The theatrical run is part of Hulu’s For Your Consideration campaign for “In & Of Itself,” which was directed by Frank Oz.
“This is the very thing we’ve wanted for a year and a month,” Oz said of finally being able to see “In & Of Itself” in a theater.
“In & Of Itself” was originally slated to premiere in person at SXSW last year. But then the pandemic hit, and although the film was indeed first seen in 2020 through SXSW, it was screened virtually. It won SXSW’s Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award, before premiering on Hulu this past January.
The theatrical run is part of Hulu’s For Your Consideration campaign for “In & Of Itself,” which was directed by Frank Oz.
“This is the very thing we’ve wanted for a year and a month,” Oz said of finally being able to see “In & Of Itself” in a theater.
- 5/21/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
As a Japanese-American kid growing up in Los Angeles, Glenn Kaino was drawn to the image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing with arms raised on the podium of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, during the medal presentation for the 200-meter dash. Not that he saw “the salute” live; he wasn’t yet born. But that’s how iconic the image of the two track-and-field stars had become. As an artist and the co-director of “With Drawn Arms” — streaming now — Kaino took that memory, sought Smith out and began a collaboration that led to a 2018 art exhibit and to this moving and relevant documentary.
It’s easy to see why the artist was taken with the image. There is sculptural beauty in that still life of Black protest. Smith’s black-gloved hand and right arm are raised; Carlos’s gloved hand and left arm are raised, creating, as Smith recounts,...
It’s easy to see why the artist was taken with the image. There is sculptural beauty in that still life of Black protest. Smith’s black-gloved hand and right arm are raised; Carlos’s gloved hand and left arm are raised, creating, as Smith recounts,...
- 2/19/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
The Hulu movie In and Of Itself is unlike anything you've ever seen before, and so is Derek DelGaudio, the artist and magician who performs the show. Although the quick way to describe him is as a magician, DelGaudio himself insists that his performance style and his career is much more than what you typically think of a magician doing.
DelGaudio is a career magician with an impressive history - he's even a two-time Academy of Magical Arts' Close-Up Magician of the Year! Despite this, when he talks about In and Of Itself, DelGaudio pushes back a little on the label of "magician."
"It's difficult to convey what I want it to convey if people think that I'm trying to deceive them. So the title magician just tends to conceal the things I'm trying to reveal," he told Slate. "It's not so much running from it as it is wanting...
DelGaudio is a career magician with an impressive history - he's even a two-time Academy of Magical Arts' Close-Up Magician of the Year! Despite this, when he talks about In and Of Itself, DelGaudio pushes back a little on the label of "magician."
"It's difficult to convey what I want it to convey if people think that I'm trying to deceive them. So the title magician just tends to conceal the things I'm trying to reveal," he told Slate. "It's not so much running from it as it is wanting...
- 2/2/2021
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
John Legend and ‘With Drawn Arms’ Filmmakers on the Inclusion of Late Congressman John Lewis (Video)
The new documentary “With Drawn Arms” chronicles the story of U.S. track and field athlete Tommie Smith, who, along with teammate John Carlos, raised his fist on the podium at the 1968 Olympics as a symbol of Black power. Quite movingly, the first voice the audience hears in the documentary is the late Congressman John Lewis, who describes where he was on that historic day.
Speaking to TheWrap’s Joe McGovern, executive producer John Legend described why Lewis’ inclusion in the doc was so poignant.
“Whenever I think about John Lewis, I think about all that he’s been through, all that he’s seen in this country,” Legend said. “The fact he was beaten and injured marching on Edmund Pettus Bridge so that we can all have voting rights, the fact that he lived to see the first Black president and serve in Congress under the first Black president,...
Speaking to TheWrap’s Joe McGovern, executive producer John Legend described why Lewis’ inclusion in the doc was so poignant.
“Whenever I think about John Lewis, I think about all that he’s been through, all that he’s seen in this country,” Legend said. “The fact he was beaten and injured marching on Edmund Pettus Bridge so that we can all have voting rights, the fact that he lived to see the first Black president and serve in Congress under the first Black president,...
- 1/28/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
After more than 50 years, Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Tommie Smith shared the full story behind his raised-fist salute atop the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in the documentary “With Drawn Arms” — and, by doing so, offers a greater insight into the meaning behind his silent protest and its aftermath.
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, CAA hosted a virtual conversation with Smith and filmmakers Afshin Shahidi and Glenn Kaino. The film — which is among the 240 projects that have qualified for the Oscars Best Documentary Feature race — details the legacy of Smith’s fist-raising gesture after winning the gold medal in the 200 meter race, reflecting on the domino effect his protest had both personally and on the next generation of athlete activists, like Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe (both of whom are featured in the doc).
“It feels great to be part of a group of people, of the younger generation,...
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, CAA hosted a virtual conversation with Smith and filmmakers Afshin Shahidi and Glenn Kaino. The film — which is among the 240 projects that have qualified for the Oscars Best Documentary Feature race — details the legacy of Smith’s fist-raising gesture after winning the gold medal in the 200 meter race, reflecting on the domino effect his protest had both personally and on the next generation of athlete activists, like Colin Kaepernick and Megan Rapinoe (both of whom are featured in the doc).
“It feels great to be part of a group of people, of the younger generation,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Tommie Smith, who won the Gold Medal and broke the world record in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and promptly got banished by the Usoc and rendered a pariah for raising a gloved fist during the National Anthem to protest racism, is poised to get more of the reconsideration he deserves. With Drawn Arms, a stirring documentary about Smith’s protest and ensuing odyssey that is directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi and was acquired and aired by Starz last month will be broadcast Sunday on Bounce. That is the broadcast & multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans. Bounce has also set Smith as one of four honorees for the Bounce Trumpet Awards, a longstanding honor which recognizes outstanding accomplishments of African Americans who succeeded against long odds and inspired others, with a list of past honorees that includes Rep. John Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Quincy Jones,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Bounce, the first and only broadcast and multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans, has announced the full roster of honorees for the 2020 Bounce Trumpet Awards which annually recognize the outstanding accomplishments of African Americans who have succeeded against great odds and inspired success in others.
This year’s 29th annual ceremony – entitled The Bounce Trumpet Awards: Stand Up – will honor individuals who have risen to fight social injustice for Black Americans and will premiere on Sunday, December 13th at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
This year’s honorees:
Supermodel, businesswoman and actress Naomi Campbell will be honored with the Vanguard Award which highlights individuals who creatively challenge the norm by introducing mainstream culture to avant-garde ideas and making a social impact in their respective industry. Campbell has used her voice for decades to call out racism in the modeling industry and set up various charity relief efforts for natural disasters all over the world.
This year’s 29th annual ceremony – entitled The Bounce Trumpet Awards: Stand Up – will honor individuals who have risen to fight social injustice for Black Americans and will premiere on Sunday, December 13th at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt.
This year’s honorees:
Supermodel, businesswoman and actress Naomi Campbell will be honored with the Vanguard Award which highlights individuals who creatively challenge the norm by introducing mainstream culture to avant-garde ideas and making a social impact in their respective industry. Campbell has used her voice for decades to call out racism in the modeling industry and set up various charity relief efforts for natural disasters all over the world.
- 12/10/2020
- Look to the Stars
Recalling the occasions when Hollywood brought moviegoers dueling movies about volcanoes, killer asteroids or Truman Capote, the end of 2020 sees the unlikely arrival of two documentaries about the most memorable moment in the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. Arriving a few months after Tom Ratcliffe and Becky Paige’s The Stand, Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi’s With Drawn Arms also celebrates the bravery of Black athletes who stood with bowed heads and raised fists to protest social injustice.
Surprisingly, the two docs aren’t terribly alike, with this one focused less on historical context than on the effect the protest had ...
Surprisingly, the two docs aren’t terribly alike, with this one focused less on historical context than on the effect the protest had ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Recalling the occasions when Hollywood brought moviegoers dueling movies about volcanoes, killer asteroids or Truman Capote, the end of 2020 sees the unlikely arrival of two documentaries about the most memorable moment in the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. Arriving a few months after Tom Ratcliffe and Becky Paige’s The Stand, Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi’s With Drawn Arms also celebrates the bravery of Black athletes who stood with bowed heads and raised fists to protest social injustice.
Surprisingly, the two docs aren’t terribly alike, with this one focused less on historical context than on the effect the protest had ...
Surprisingly, the two docs aren’t terribly alike, with this one focused less on historical context than on the effect the protest had ...
- 12/4/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"It destroyed what I love - running and my family." Starz has revealed a trailer for the documentary titled With Drawn Arms, made by filmmakers Glenn Kaino & Afshin Shahidi. With Drawn Arms uncovers the story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the world watched as two runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took the stage as the U.S. national anthem played, raising their fists in a symbol of black struggle and solidarity. After nearly 60 years, this moment is getting new recognition and finally being acknowledged as the heroic act that it was. Filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever. Featuring interviews with Megan Rapinoe, Colin Kaepernick,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Starz said Monday that it has acquired rights to With Drawn Arms, the documentary about Olympian Tommie Smith who reflects on his iconic fist-thrust silent protest on the medal stand during the national anthem at the 1968 Summer Games. The cable network has set a premiere date for November 2 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, when it will also be available on the Starz app.
With the film, Smith had finally been ready to explain the meaning behind his silent protest, with a big world premiere planned for the Tribeca Film Festival in April, with a subsequent theatrical berth and ceremonies to take place surrounding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. All those plans, and for that matter Tribeca and the Olympic Games, were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the pic from co-directors Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, Smith looks back at the iconic moment, which helped define the civil rights...
With the film, Smith had finally been ready to explain the meaning behind his silent protest, with a big world premiere planned for the Tribeca Film Festival in April, with a subsequent theatrical berth and ceremonies to take place surrounding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. All those plans, and for that matter Tribeca and the Olympic Games, were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the pic from co-directors Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, Smith looks back at the iconic moment, which helped define the civil rights...
- 10/26/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu has landed rights to “Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself,” the movie version of illusionist’s one-man stage show that ran Off-Broadway.
The Frank Oz-directed film will debut on Hulu on Jan. 22, 2021.
“In & Of Itself” was filmed live in an intimate New York City theater. The show, exploring themes of identity and illusion, is intentionally described in a vague nature. Oz maintains that audiences need to watch the film to understand.
“One of the things I love about ‘In & Of Itself’ is that it can’t be explained. It has to be seen. And now it can be — on Hulu,” Oz said. “And I can’t wait to hear people’s reaction to it.”
In a review for IndieWire, critic Eric Kohn called the 90-minute feature a mix of “stage trickery and alluring autobiographical asides.” He wrote, “DelGaudio transforms the usual shock-and-awe routine into a powerful meditation on...
The Frank Oz-directed film will debut on Hulu on Jan. 22, 2021.
“In & Of Itself” was filmed live in an intimate New York City theater. The show, exploring themes of identity and illusion, is intentionally described in a vague nature. Oz maintains that audiences need to watch the film to understand.
“One of the things I love about ‘In & Of Itself’ is that it can’t be explained. It has to be seen. And now it can be — on Hulu,” Oz said. “And I can’t wait to hear people’s reaction to it.”
In a review for IndieWire, critic Eric Kohn called the 90-minute feature a mix of “stage trickery and alluring autobiographical asides.” He wrote, “DelGaudio transforms the usual shock-and-awe routine into a powerful meditation on...
- 10/22/2020
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
The 28th Hamptons International Film Festival has honored director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection as its Best Narrative Feature.
The event, running Oct. 8-14, announced its award winners at a virtual ceremony, handing out more than $29,500 in cash awards and $130,000 in goods and services. This year’s festival is running October 8 – 14 with virtual screenings and drive-ins.
Other winners announced today include Collective (Colectiv), directed by Alexander Nanau, as the Best Documentary Feature. The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures and Participant on November 20th.
Entre Tu Y Milagros, directed by Mariana Saffon, received Best Narrative Short Film award, and The Game (Das Spiel), directed by Roman Hodel, won for Best Documentary Short Film. Both Short Films will qualify for Academy Awards consideration.
This year’s narrative and documentary jury was comprised of Todd Lieberman, coowner of Mandeville Films and Television and producer on The Aeronauts,...
The event, running Oct. 8-14, announced its award winners at a virtual ceremony, handing out more than $29,500 in cash awards and $130,000 in goods and services. This year’s festival is running October 8 – 14 with virtual screenings and drive-ins.
Other winners announced today include Collective (Colectiv), directed by Alexander Nanau, as the Best Documentary Feature. The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures and Participant on November 20th.
Entre Tu Y Milagros, directed by Mariana Saffon, received Best Narrative Short Film award, and The Game (Das Spiel), directed by Roman Hodel, won for Best Documentary Short Film. Both Short Films will qualify for Academy Awards consideration.
This year’s narrative and documentary jury was comprised of Todd Lieberman, coowner of Mandeville Films and Television and producer on The Aeronauts,...
- 10/11/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
For the past 27 years the Hamptons Intl. Film Festival meant fancy cocktail hours, plenty of celebrity sightings and the unspooling of award season’s buzziest films. The 28th annual edition, like everything in 2020, will feel different.
The Long Island-based fest, which runs Oct. 8-14, will be virtual and offer a select number of drive-in screenings. In addition to scaling down the lineup from 120-plus to 51 films, only a quarter of the fest’s typical staff will be in attendance.
But what won’t feel different this year is the fest’s core — its content. Hiff will still offer the most eagerly awaited titles of the year so far, including Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” featuring Steven Yeun; Regina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami,” starring Leslie Odom Jr.; Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan; Tara Miele’s “Wander Darkly,” with Sienna Miller and Diego Luna...
The Long Island-based fest, which runs Oct. 8-14, will be virtual and offer a select number of drive-in screenings. In addition to scaling down the lineup from 120-plus to 51 films, only a quarter of the fest’s typical staff will be in attendance.
But what won’t feel different this year is the fest’s core — its content. Hiff will still offer the most eagerly awaited titles of the year so far, including Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” featuring Steven Yeun; Regina King’s directorial debut “One Night in Miami,” starring Leslie Odom Jr.; Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan; Tara Miele’s “Wander Darkly,” with Sienna Miller and Diego Luna...
- 10/7/2020
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
The world premiere of the Tommie Smith documentary “With Drawn Arms” will open the Hamptons International Film Festival on Oct. 8.
The film, directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, follows the legacy of Smith’s fist-raising gesture during the 1968 Olympic games after he won the gold medal in the 200 meter race. The film features interviews with soccer gold medalist Megan Rapinoe, the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, and actor Jesse Williams, who executive produces along with musician John Legend. “With Drawn Arms” will also be awarded the festival’s Film of Conflict & Resolution Award, given to a title that deals with issues and societal effects of war and violence.
The 28th edition of the festival, which will take place virtually and at drive-ins, will also feature the world premiere of Rick Korn’s “Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something,” which will screen in the Views From Long Island...
The film, directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi, follows the legacy of Smith’s fist-raising gesture during the 1968 Olympic games after he won the gold medal in the 200 meter race. The film features interviews with soccer gold medalist Megan Rapinoe, the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, and actor Jesse Williams, who executive produces along with musician John Legend. “With Drawn Arms” will also be awarded the festival’s Film of Conflict & Resolution Award, given to a title that deals with issues and societal effects of war and violence.
The 28th edition of the festival, which will take place virtually and at drive-ins, will also feature the world premiere of Rick Korn’s “Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something,” which will screen in the Views From Long Island...
- 8/28/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Singer and activist Deon Jones was taking part in a peaceful protest in Los Angeles after the killing of George Floyd when a police officer fired a rubber bullet at his face from close range. Had the projectile hit him an inch lower, it could’ve blinded him — an inch higher, he could have died.
As Jones recovered, his long-time collaborator, the artist Glenn Kaino, enlisted several artists, including jazz pianist/Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste and producer Butch Vig, for a new musical project — a reimagining of U2’s classic 1983 protest song,...
As Jones recovered, his long-time collaborator, the artist Glenn Kaino, enlisted several artists, including jazz pianist/Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste and producer Butch Vig, for a new musical project — a reimagining of U2’s classic 1983 protest song,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: It took almost four years — and the death of George Floyd and ensuing protests — for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to acknowledge how badly football fumbled a chance to support the concerns of its players of color over police brutality, poverty and economic disparity in America, when Qb Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem. Kaepernick and players who followed his lead were excoriated by President Trump, with Kaepernick not being offered a place on a team after he left the San Francisco 49ers.
The duration of Kaepernick’s hardship hardly compares to the 52 years of adversity endured by Tommie Smith. After winning the gold medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith stunned the crowd in Mexico City — and the world watching on live TV — by thrusting his black-gloved right fist in the air during the playing of the national anthem (bronze medal-winning teammate John...
The duration of Kaepernick’s hardship hardly compares to the 52 years of adversity endured by Tommie Smith. After winning the gold medal in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith stunned the crowd in Mexico City — and the world watching on live TV — by thrusting his black-gloved right fist in the air during the playing of the national anthem (bronze medal-winning teammate John...
- 6/9/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
He may not currently be active in the NFL, but Colin Kaepernick — the first player to kneel during the national anthem as a way of protesting social injustice — is still very much in the news.
In late October, it was reported that he had signed a million-dollar book deal with Random House, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the former San Francisco 49er has quietly teamed with another iconic athlete-activist for a film project.
Well-known L.A.-based artist Glenn Kaino is working with Tommie Smith on a multiyear collaboration titled “With Drawn Arms” inspired by ...
In late October, it was reported that he had signed a million-dollar book deal with Random House, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the former San Francisco 49er has quietly teamed with another iconic athlete-activist for a film project.
Well-known L.A.-based artist Glenn Kaino is working with Tommie Smith on a multiyear collaboration titled “With Drawn Arms” inspired by ...
- 11/1/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
He may not currently be active in the NFL, but Colin Kaepernick — the first player to kneel during the national anthem as a way of protesting social injustice — is still very much in the news.
In late October, it was reported that he had signed a million-dollar book deal with Random House, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the former San Francisco 49er has quietly teamed with another iconic athlete-activist for a film project.
Well-known L.A.-based artist Glenn Kaino is working with Tommie Smith on a multiyear collaboration titled “With Drawn Arms” inspired by ...
In late October, it was reported that he had signed a million-dollar book deal with Random House, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the former San Francisco 49er has quietly teamed with another iconic athlete-activist for a film project.
Well-known L.A.-based artist Glenn Kaino is working with Tommie Smith on a multiyear collaboration titled “With Drawn Arms” inspired by ...
- 11/1/2017
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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