American Jail: Directed by Roger Ross Williams. In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.Distributor: Netflix Premiere Date: Sept. 9, 2023 Panelists: Roger Ross Williams, Dr. Ibram X Kendi, Mara Brock Akil Key Quotes: When asked about the organization of the film, Roger Ross Williams ...Jan 8, 2024 · Executive producers Oprah Winfrey, Roger Ross Williams, Shoshanna Guy, the New York Times ’ Kathleen Lingo and Nikole Hannah-Jones are among those who earned trophies for their work on the six ... Roger Ross Williams’ first film, Music by Prudence, won the 2010 Academy Award for documentary short subject. He is the first African-American director to win an Academy Award. Williams next directed the feature documentary God Loves Uganda, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.His … Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett accept the Oscar for best documentary short subject for “Music by Prudence”ASSOCIATED PRESS He was stunned on the night of his first Oscar nomination ... One month after Roger Ross Williams became the first African American director to win an Oscar, he was sleeping on his friend’s couch. “It was astonishing me at the time,” said Geoff Martz ...Winner; Roger Ross Williams, Produced by The Apollo; HBO; HBO Documentary Films, Impact Partners and The Apollo Theater Foundation present in association with Polygram Entertainment, 164 OWR, Chicago Media Project, Macro, Bert Marcus Productions, Justfilms I Ford Foundation, Another Chapter Productions, Motto PYears After Becoming the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, Roger Ross Williams Says Hollywood’s Finally Calling. Even after winning the gold for his doc short …Sep 21, 2023 · Directed by Roger Ross Williams (“Life, Animated”), the movie depicts the decisive, late-1980s period when Saúl ascended out of obscurity and into the big time, braving countless training ... Aug 30, 2023 · Aug. 30, 2023 6 AM PT. There is prolific, and then there is Roger Ross Williams. The Oscar-, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, who became the first African American director to win an ... Source: Sundance Film Festival. ‘Cassandro’. Dir: Roger Ross Williams. US. 2023. 109 mins. Gael Garcia Bernal shows us how to grapple with emotion, twist it into submission and let it all hang ...Roger Ross Williams takes us back to the 80s-90s era of lucha libre in Cassandro. With the story of Saúl Armendáriz and how he became a favorite Exótico in …Culture & Arts LGBTQ wrestling Roger Ross Williams. 'Cassandro' Underscores The Importance Of Queer People Realizing Their Own Strength. Directed …Barbie director Greta Gerwig, filmmakers Roger Ross Williams and Cord Jefferson and Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage are set to receive honors at the SFFILM Awards Night on Dec. 4 in San Francisco ...Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’. Roger Ross Williams' captivating documentary explores a young autistic man's growth and progress through his obsession with Disney animated movies. The busy ...Roger Ross Williams, writer and director of "Cassandro," joins Yahoo Entertainment's Kevin Polowy to discuss the true story of Saúl Armendáriz (aka Cassandro), …Sep 22, 2023, 05:45 AM EDT. LEAVE A COMMENT. "Cassandro" actor Gael García Bernal and director Roger Ross Williams. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Prime Vieo. Watch any Batman film and you might get a sense of why Roger Ross Williams considers “Cassandro” to be a superhero movie. Just as Bruce Wayne dons his iconic outfit to become the Caped ...Cassandro — Roger Ross Williams September 12, 2023 There’s a recurring motif in Cassandro where Gael García Bernal’s character, an openly gay luchador, works an outwardly hostile crowd from inside the ring; weathering the catcalls and vicious slurs that rain down upon him only to disarm the audience …With "God Loves Uganda", filmmaker Roger Ross Williams explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in fueling Uganda's turn towards biblical law and the proposed death penalty for homosexuality. 27 IMDb 7.4 1 h 23 min 2013. 16+ Documentary. This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location. Watchlist. Like.Cassandro — Roger Ross Williams September 12, 2023 There’s a recurring motif in Cassandro where Gael García Bernal’s character, an openly gay luchador, works an outwardly hostile crowd from inside the ring; weathering the catcalls and vicious slurs that rain down upon him only to disarm the audience …‘Life, Animated’: How Roger Ross Williams Captured The Insular World Of Autism For A Touching True Life Story. The Academy Award-winning director breaks …May 21, 2022 · By Matthew Carey. May 21, 2022 9:00am. KCS Presse/MEGA. A few years ago, as filmmaker Roger Ross Williams contemplated founding his own production company, he experienced a Field of Dreams kind of ... Roger Ross Williams, writer and director of "Cassandro," joins Yahoo Entertainment's Kevin Polowy to discuss the true story of Saúl Armendáriz (aka Cassandro), …Brooklyn Sudano & Roger Ross Williams talk to Billboard about making 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' documentary, premiering Saturday on …Roger Ross Williams, Ronan Farrow, Jean Tsien, Cecilla Aldarondo, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh will be honored at the 2021 IDA Documentary Awards.. Williams, who won the 2010 Oscar for best ...Life, Animated: Directed by Roger Ross Williams. With Owen Suskind, Cornelia Suskind, Ron Suskind, Walter Suskind. A coming-of-age story about a boy and his family who overcame great challenges by turning Disney animated movies into a language to express love, loss, kinship and brotherhood.Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation.Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as …Movies not yet added to LB: Untitled S Craig Zahler Film Untitled A24 Film. The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.”. In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world but also his own life.In 2015, Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams decided to make his first narrative feature, “Cassandro,” which is screening in the Sundance Premieres.At the time ...Feb 23, 2017 · After winning the documentary-short Oscar in 2010, Roger Ross Williams is again nominated this year, for the feature doc “Life, Animated,” about Owen Suskind, whose family helps him find a way ... Roger Ross Williams, Ronan Farrow, Jean Tsien, Cecilla Aldarondo, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh will be honored at the 2021 IDA Documentary Awards.. Williams, who won the 2010 Oscar for best ...Gael García Bernal is uninhibited in the ring in director Roger Ross Williams' sports drama about a gay man who found expression and acceptance as a luchador. Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett accept the Oscar for best documentary short subject for “Music by Prudence”ASSOCIATED PRESS He was stunned on the night of his first Oscar nomination ... Reflecting on creating a film based on Cassandro’s particular journey, Roger Ross Williams says, “I learned that the barriers between us were meant to be broken, that people can come together, despite their prejudices and the things that divide them. Getting past homophobia and sexism and all of that – It’s possible.Roger Ross Williams tried giving his Oscar speech again last night on "Larry King Live" -- and for the second time, he was abruptly cut off.. This time crazy redhead producer Elinor Burkett wasn't ...Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962) is an American director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film Music by Prudence; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009.… See moreOscar winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams ( Life, Animated) collaborated with Summer’s daughter, actor/filmmaker Brooklyn Sudano, with Love to Love You, Donna Summer, a rich, …August 28, 2019 5:30 pm. Roger Ross Williams. Daniel Bergeron. “Traveling While Black,” a new virtual reality (VR) documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, debuted ...Roger Ross Williams tried giving his Oscar speech again last night on "Larry King Live" -- and for the second time, he was abruptly cut off.. This time crazy redhead producer Elinor Burkett wasn't ...The director of 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and 'Cassandro' adapts Ibram X. Kendi's influential book about the roots of American racism.Jan 26, 2023 · Revered documentarian Roger Ross Williams’ Cassandro is unexpected. It’s a lonely state of being to feel as if you aren’t present in your own life. For Saúl (Gael García Bernal), an amateur libre wrestler living in Juárez, Mexico, life seems to pass him by. When he’s not working at a carwash or helping his mother with her… Continue reading ‘Cassandro’ Review: Roger Ross ... Though I’ve not read Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s New York Times bestseller Stamped From the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, I’m guessing the National Book Award-winner might not be the most obvious material for the big screen. Which is why I was a bit surprised when I ... Roger Ross Williams’ first film, Music by Prudence, won the 2010 Academy Award for documentary short subject. He is the first African-American director to win an Academy Award. Williams next directed the feature documentary God Loves Uganda, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.His …An interview with "Life, Animated" director Roger Ross Williams and producer Julie Goldman. Popular reviews. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Christy Lemire Civil War Matt Zoller Seitz Remembering Gene Wilder Matt Zoller Seitz Late Night with the Devil Matt Zoller Seitz The best movie reviews, in your inbox.September 15, 2023 5:30 pm. "Cassandro" starring Gael Garcia Bernal and directed by Roger Ross Williams. Amazon Studios. There are a few documentarians who dabble in feature filmmaking: R.J ...The director Roger Ross Williams on the Harlem ‘temple’ that has hosted legendary performers from James Brown to Lauryn Hill. by André Wheeler. Sat 2 Nov … Roger Ross Williams. Highest Rated: 100% God Loves Uganda (2013) Lowest Rated: 72% The Rachel Divide (2018) Birthday: Sep 16, 1973. Birthplace: South Carolina, USA. Many first became familiar with ... Roger Ross Williams, Saul Armendariz and Gael García Bernal at Sundance 2023 Frazer Harrison/Getty. An emotional scene unfolded inside Park City’s Ray Theatre on Friday evening ahead of the ...Roger Ross Williams / director, writer, producer In 2010, Roger Ross Williams made history as the first Black director to win an Oscar, for his short documentary Music by Prudence . Over the ensuing decade, the New York-based filmmaker has helmed feature-length documentaries, including 2016's Oscar-nominated Life, Animated , 2019's …Oct 30, 2023 · Roger Ross Williams (“The Apollo,” “Life Animated”) directs Ibram X. Kendi’s book adaptation of the same name. With Black women scholars such as Angela Davis, Dr. Imani Perry and ... Cassandro — Roger Ross Williams September 12, 2023 There’s a recurring motif in Cassandro where Gael García Bernal’s character, an openly gay luchador, works an outwardly hostile crowd from inside the ring; weathering the catcalls and vicious slurs that rain down upon him only to disarm the audience …Roger Ross Williams, an Oscar-winning member of the documentary branch who won the best director of a doc prize at Sundance on Saturday, says, "I applaud Cheryl Boone Isaacs and the Board of ...Jan 8, 2024 · Executive producers Oprah Winfrey, Roger Ross Williams, Shoshanna Guy, the New York Times ’ Kathleen Lingo and Nikole Hannah-Jones are among those who earned trophies for their work on the six ... Roger Ross Williams (who directed the inspiring Life, Animated and the Oscar-winning short Music by Prudence) directed a documentary which covers the history of the legendary venue The Apollo. In 1934, previously a burlesque joint under another name and open to whites only, it opened its doors to African American patrons.The director of 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and 'Cassandro' adapts Ibram X. Kendi's influential book about the roots of American racism.Years After Becoming the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, Roger Ross Williams Says Hollywood’s Finally Calling. Even after winning the gold for his doc short 'Music for Prudence' in 2010 ...Roger Ross Williams is an award-winning director, producer, and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award ® with his short film Music By Prudence. Williams was recently named by Variety to the New York Power List as a 'digitally savvy, entrepreneurial trailblazer' in the entertainment industry.Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?”. And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found …more.Mar 18, 2024 · FotoFocus welcomes Roger Ross Williams as part of the Spring 2024 Lecture and Visiting Artist Series this Thursday, March 21 at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Williams is an Oscar, Emmy, NAACP Image Awards, Webby, and Peabody award-winning director, producer, and writer. FotoFocus interviewed Williams to learn more about his recent projects. Roger Ross Nov 18, 2023 · November 18, 2023 5:51pm. Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, opened up about why it was important to portray a positive queer story in the biopic based on a real-life gay amateur ... NEW FILM Stamped From the Beginning. RELEASE DATE: November 20 on Netflix GENRE: Documentary DIRECTOR: Roger Ross Williams PRODUCERS: Alisa Payne, Roger Ross Williams, David Teague EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mara Brock Akil (Girlfriends, The Game, Being Mary Jane), Geoff Martz, Susie Fitzgerald, and Dr. Ibram …Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams is having a moment.He recently premiered a documentary adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi’s Stamped From The Beginning and before that, he directed episodes of Nikole Hannah-Jones’s The 1619 Project. His docuseries The Super Models, which focuses on the careers of icons …NEW YORK OFFICE: 68 Jay St. Ste 320 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: +1 718 852 6420. PUBLICIST: Frank Publicity Clare Anne Darragh Tel: +1 646 861 0843 [email protected] director of 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' and 'Cassandro' adapts Ibram X. Kendi's influential book about the roots of American racism.Roger Ross Williams: When I read "The 1619 Project," it was a game changer for me. It hit me emotionally and intellectually. It changed me forever. I was like, I've got to work on this project. I pursued everyone I knew at The New York Times.Roger Ross Williams, Ronan Farrow, Jean Tsien, Cecilla Aldarondo, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh will be honored at the 2021 IDA Documentary Awards.. Williams, who won the 2010 Oscar for best ... Cassandro is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams from a screenplay co-wrote by Williams and David Teague. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo and Bad Bunny. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January ... Roger Ross Williams (born September 16, 1962; Easton) is an American documentary director, producer and writer and the first African American director to win an Academy Award (Oscar), with his short film "Music by Prudence"; this film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film in 2009. NEW YORK OFFICE: 68 Jay St. Ste 320 Brooklyn, NY 11201 Tel: +1 718 852 6420. PUBLICIST: Frank Publicity Clare Anne Darragh Tel: +1 646 861 0843 [email protected] García Bernal plays a flamboyant figure taking the world of Mexican professional wrestling by storm in this underdog drama directed by Roger Ross Williams. Based on a real star of Mexican ...Rozz Williams (born Roger Alan Painter; November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) was an American singer and songwriter known for his work with the bands Christian Death, Shadow Project (with musician Eva O), and the industrial project Premature Ejaculation.Christian Death is cited by some as a pioneer of the American gothic rock scene as well as …Documentarian Roger Ross Williams seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with “Life, Animated,” capturing the remarkable story of Owen Suskind, a young man living with autism who learned to ...Polygram Entertainment has announced ‘Donna,’ a documentary about Donna Summer. Her daughter Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams will direct. Roger Ross Williams, född 16 september 1973 i South Carolina, är en amerikansk regissör, producent och författare inom områdena tv-nyheter, dokumentärfilm och underhållningsfilm. Jul 11, 2016 · Roger Ross WilliamsMarc Yankus “The only way I could explain it is that it had an elegant European feel to it,” said Williams. “Owen connects to these original classic films and he loves 2D ... Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’. Roger Ross Williams' captivating documentary explores a young autistic man's growth and progress through his obsession with Disney animated movies. The busy ...Sep 24, 2021 · Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams moved to Roxbury 20 years ago when it was a much quieter place. He is happy about the town's growth. Judith Maguire August 28, 2019 5:30 pm. Roger Ross Williams. Daniel Bergeron. “Traveling While Black,” a new virtual reality (VR) documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, debuted ...Roger Ross Williams Was the First Black Director to Win an Oscar, but the Industry Still Held Him Back. Inspired by the activism of the past weeks, Williams has big …Film Review: ‘Life, Animated’. Roger Ross Williams' captivating documentary explores a young autistic man's growth and progress through his obsession with Disney animated movies. The busy ... Roger Ross Williams. Producer: God Loves Uganda. The first film that Roger Ross Williams directed and produced was Music by Prudence (2010), which won the The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010)® for Best Documentary Short Subject; he is the first African American director to win an Academy Award. Feb 23, 2017 · After winning the documentary-short Oscar in 2010, Roger Ross Williams is again nominated this year, for the feature doc “Life, Animated,” about Owen Suskind, whose family helps him find a way ... Cassandro — Roger Ross Williams September 12, 2023 There’s a recurring motif in Cassandro where Gael García Bernal’s character, an openly gay luchador, works an outwardly hostile crowd from inside the ring; weathering the catcalls and vicious slurs that rain down upon him only to disarm the audience …Inspired by the book of the same name by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Roger Ross Williams’ Stamped From the Beginning explores the history of anti-Black ideas in a way that helps …Roger Ross Williams Shoshana Guy Naimah Jabali-Nash Christine Turner Kamilah Forbes Phil Bertelsen Jonathan Clasberry. Executive Producers Exec. Producers. Shoshana Guy Nikole Hannah-Jones Roger Ross Williams Caitlin Roper Kathleen Lingo Oprah Winfrey. Studios. Lionsgate Television One Story Up Productions …
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Sep 19, 2023 · Director: Roger Ross Williams Screenwriter: David Teague Producers: Alisa Payne, Roger Ross Williams, David Teague Executive producers: Geoff Martz, Mara Brock Akil, Susie Fitzgerald, Dr. Ibram X ... Brooklyn Sudano & Roger Ross Williams talk to Billboard about making 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' documentary, premiering Saturday on …Brooklyn Sudano & Roger Ross Williams talk to Billboard about making 'Love to Love You, Donna Summer' documentary, premiering Saturday on …EDGE: You said Gael was the only person who could play Cassandro. Roger Ross Williams: Yeah, well, "Y Tu Mamá También," "Bad Education," I knew that Gael could pull this off...I knew that Gael is an iconic Mexican actor that could really carry this role and could take it to the next level. There was never a doubt in my mind. It was …Following up his narrative drama Cassandro, Roger Ross Williams returned to the documentary realm for his second feature of the year with Stamped from the Beginning. Adapting Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s book, the TIFF selection utilizes vivid animations and leading female scholars to explore the history of anti-Black racist ideas. Ahead of a …Roger Ross Williams is an Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award-winning director, producer, writer, and the first African-American director to win an Academy Award® with his short …Sep 22, 2023, 05:45 AM EDT. LEAVE A COMMENT. "Cassandro" actor Gael García Bernal and director Roger Ross Williams. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Prime Vieo. Watch any Batman film and you might get a sense of why Roger Ross Williams considers “Cassandro” to be a superhero movie. Just as Bruce Wayne dons his iconic outfit to become the Caped ... Cassandro is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by Roger Ross Williams from a screenplay co-wrote by Williams and David Teague. It stars Gael García Bernal, Roberta Colindrez, Perla De La Rosa, Joaquín Cosío, Raúl Castillo, El Hijo del Santo and Bad Bunny. It had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January ... Jan 26, 2023 · Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams will produce and direct THE 1619 PROJECT, a series that explores the impact of slavery on American history. Hulu has acquired documentary rights to “The 1619 Project”, based on material from Nicole Hannah-Jones’ acclaimed special edition of The New York Times Magazine. Roger Ross Williams, Ronan Farrow, Jean Tsien, Cecilla Aldarondo, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh will be honored at the 2021 IDA Documentary Awards.. Williams, who won the 2010 Oscar for best ...Oscar winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams ( Life, Animated) collaborated with Summer’s daughter, actor/filmmaker Brooklyn Sudano, with Love to Love You, Donna Summer, a rich, …Roger Ross Williams, Saul Armendariz and Gael García Bernal at Sundance 2023 Frazer Harrison/Getty. An emotional scene unfolded inside Park City’s Ray Theatre on Friday evening ahead of the ...Roger Ross Williams, the director of Cassandro, opened up about why it was important to portray a positive queer story in the biopic based on a real-life gay …Elinor Burkett interrupted Roger Ross Williams' Oscar acceptance speech Sunday, in what's being described as the "Kanye moment" of the Academy Awards. Williams, the director-producer for "Music by Prudence," a film about a disabled Zimbabwean musician, took to the stage Sunday evening to accept the …Roger Ross Williams: When I read "The 1619 Project," it was a game changer for me. It hit me emotionally and intellectually. It changed me forever. I was like, I've got to work on this project. I pursued everyone I knew at The New York Times.It was the Oscar that Roger Ross Williams won in 2009 for his short documentary Music by Prudence which ensured the generous backing to make Life, Animated, his feature documentary about Owen Suskind, a young autistic man with a passion for Disney animation. A year filming, a year in the cutting room, lavish …The Dutch character Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) has a “racially offensive history” and has had his day, according to an American documentary maker. Roger Ross Williams’ film “Blackface,” currently streaming on CNN, explores the origins of the character of St. Nicholas’ helper, who is often portrayed in black make up with black curled ...American Jail: Directed by Roger Ross Williams. In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.In this 2015 short, African-American filmmaker Roger Ross Williams goes on a journey to understand why the notoriously liberal Dutch feel compelled to dress in blackface during the annual holiday ...Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (Music by Prudence; Life, Animated) will direct Donna, alongside Summer’s daughter, Brooklyn Sudano..