
Star Directors, Star Subjects: Ron Howard’s Jim Henson Film, Fisher Steven’s David Beckham Series Win At Creative Arts Emmys
Ron Howard's Jim Henson documentary and Fisher Stevens' David Beckham docuseries won at the Creative Arts Emmys.
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Fran Drescher, Alex Borstein, Kyra Sedgwick, Raney Aronson-Rath To Be Honored At NY Women In Film & Television Awards
Fran Drescher, Alex Borstein, Kyra Sedgwick, Raney Aronson-Rath among those to be honored at the New York Women In Film & Television Muse Awards.
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Ford Foundation Announces $4.2M In Grants To Social Justice-Themed Docs, Including Sundance Premieres ‘Union’ And ‘The Battle for Laikipia’
EXCLUSIVE: The Ford Foundation is coming through for documentary filmmakers in a big way. Today, the nonprofit philanthropic institution announced its latest round of grants under the foundation’…
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Taraji P. Henson on the Power of Poet Nikki Giovanni: “She Gave Me a Voice”
'The Color Purple' star is doing double duty this awards season, as she also lends her voice to the poetry of the literary icon in the Oscar-shortlisted documentary 'Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project.'
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‘Going To Mars’ Narrator Taraji P. Henson On Meeting Doc’s Protagonist Nikki Giovanni: “I Was Nervous… (But), Phew, I Passed That Test”
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Taraji P. Henson is in contention for an Oscar nomination for her performance as Shug Avery in The Color Purple. But she’s also got a big stake in another Academy Award contender…
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HBO’s Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Directors on Editing
Co-directors Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster discuss their playful formal exploration through the poetry and life of Nikki Giovanni.
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‘Going To Mars' Inspired By James Baldwin And Kurt Cobain Documentaries
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project centers on the poet, with Giovanni herself on screen. Co-director Joe Brewster said he did not want to do a traditional documentary or biopic, and drew ins…
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Indie Films Out Nov. 2: The Marsh King’s Daughter, What Happens Later
A24’s Priscilla by Sofia Coppola catapults from four screens to 1,300, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers from Focus Features expands to 60 from six and two new indies have wide debuts — What Ha…
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'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Acquired By HBO
HBO Documentary Films has acquired U.S. and Canada television and streaming rights to Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at Sundance. The…
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Picked Up by HBO Documentary
The Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner can now enter the Oscar race.
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