[ad_1] (Illustration by Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times; photographs by Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) As the first Nigerian-based director to have a feature selected by the Sundance Film Festival, C.J. “Fiery” Obasi had no idea how his movie “Mami Wata” would be received by the crowd in Park City, Utah. A mesmerizing… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival advice: C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi on financing
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Sundance Film Festival advice: Thembi Banks on finding a distributor
[ad_1] (Illustration by Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times; photographs, Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Director Thembi Banks saw her film “Young. Wild. Free.” play at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, this year as part of the Next section, which focuses on adventurous, left-of-center storytelling. A New York native, Banks was… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival advice: Thembi Banks on finding a distributor
Sundance Film Festival advice: Nida Manzoor on box office
[ad_1] (Illustration by Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times; photographs, Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Heading into Sundance, where it premiered as part of the freewheeling Midnight section, Nida Manzoor’s “Polite Society” already had distribution in place with Focus Features. The film had a theatrical release in the U.S. in April and is already… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival advice: Nida Manzoor on box office
Sundance Film Festival advice: Raven Jackson on movie trailers
[ad_1] (Illustration by Jess Hutchison / Los Angeles Times; photographs by Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Coming into this year’s Sundance Film Festival with her debut feature, “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” poet-turned-filmmaker Raven Jackson was in an enviable position, with A24 already set to distribute the film and “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins… Continue reading Sundance Film Festival advice: Raven Jackson on movie trailers
Raye Zaragoza to debut at the Newport Folk Festival
[ad_1] It’s been 20 years since she picked up her first acoustic guitar, but folk singer Raye Zaragoza says she still fields the occasional quizzical look from strangers. “When I first started playing folk music, people would look at my cowboy boots and be like, ‘Wow… so how did that happen?’” Sporting a Black Sabbath… Continue reading Raye Zaragoza to debut at the Newport Folk Festival