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HUMAN FLOW — Ai Wei Wei Interview

October 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment

HUMAN FLOW — Ai Wei Wei Interview

Ai Wei Wei is an artist and an activist who has combined both his callings into pieces and protests that can both be classified as provocative. His latest film, HUMAN FLOW, is an exquisitely filmed documentary in which Ai immerses himself into the lives of people displaced by war, repressive governments, disaster both economic and… Read More »

Tagged With: Ai Wei Wei, globalization, human rights, immigration, migrants, Refugees

HOOLIGAN SPARROW — Nanfu Wang Interview

January 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment

HOOLIGAN SPARROW — Nanfu Wang Interview

There is a difference between understanding that covering a human rights protest in China will be problematic, and actually experiencing the surveillance and intimidation that goes with that territory.  That’s one of the first things I talked about with Nanfu Wang, whose documentary, HOOLIGAN SPARROW, has been short-listed for this year’s Oscar ™.  It was… Read More »

Tagged With: activism, Ai Wei Wei, art installation, child prostitution, China, Hooligan Sparrow, human rights, Oscar short list, protest, schoolgirl rape, secret police, surveillance

Eddie Rosenstein Celebrates the FREEDOM TO MARRY

June 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment

Eddie Rosenstein Celebrates the FREEDOM TO MARRY

When I spoke to Eddie Rosenstein by phone on June 22, 2016, the first thing I wanted him to discuss was how important it was to remember the decades-long struggle for marriage equality.  We went on to talk about his personal connection to one his subjects, Evan Wolfson, of the  Freedom to Marry Coalition, and… Read More »

Tagged With: documentary, equal rights, Evan Wolfson, grass-roots organizing, HBO, human rights, LGBTQ, marriage, marriage equality, Mary Bonauto, Minnesota, Supreme Court, Texas, U.S. State Department

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page Bring FREEHELD to Life

October 7, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page Bring FREEHELD to Life

Click here to listen to the interview. Ellen Page optioned the rights to FREEHELD when she was 21. Eight years later, Cynthia Wade’s Oscar-winning documentary short is a feature film co-starring Page and Julianne Moore as Stacie Andree and Laurel Hester, the same-sex couple who challenged the Freeholders of Ocean County, NJ for Hester’s right… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, equality, FREEHELD, human rights, Laurel Hester, LGBT, New Jersey, Ocean Country, same-sex marriage, Stacie Andree

THE CONSTANT GARDENER

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE CONSTANT GARDENER

The difference in outlooks between Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes) and his late wife, Tessa (Rachel Weisz), can be summed up in a conversation they have while driving on the squalid streets of Kenya’s capital where Justin, a British diplomat, is stationed. Tessa wants him to stop and give a lift back to her village to… Read More »

Tagged With: Africa, book to film, cinema, colonialism, drama, film, foreign service, global responsibility, Hugh Jackman, human rights, metaphysical love story, movie, narrative, Oxford, politics, Rachel Weisz, THE FOUNTAIN, time travel

Marjane Satrapi Serves CHICKEN WITH PLUMS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Marjane Satrapi Serves CHICKEN WITH PLUMS

When I spoke with Marjane Satrapi on April 30, 2012, one of the many questions I had for her was why she used live-action instead of animation when she adapted CHICKEN WITH PLUMS from her graphic novel of the same name. Her previous film, PERSEPOLIS, was also adapted from her graphic novel, but echoed its distinctive… Read More »

Tagged With: graphic novel, human rights, Iran, Isabella Rossellini, Persepolis

Rachel Weisz Tends THE CONSTANT GARDENER

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Rachel Weisz Tends THE CONSTANT GARDENER

With Rachel Weisz, you can always count on an intelligent conversation. The actress who took firsts at Oxford (think an A, but much, much rarer), has more than proven her versatility over the years from historical dramas such as THE LAND GIRLS and ENEMY AT THE GATES, to raw social commentary in THE SHAPE OF THINGS… Read More »

Tagged With: Africa, book to film, cinema, colonialism, drama, film, foreign service, global responsibility, Hugh Jackman, human rights, metaphysical love story, movie, narrative, Oxford, politics, Rachel Weisz, THE FOUNTAIN, time travel

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