The 77th Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has launched its entire program for the Aug. 15-21 event, where it will screen 37 new feature films and 18 world premieres.
Ten world premieres will compete for the new Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence as the fest showcases talent from filmmakers in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Mexico, Norway, China, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Iran and beyond. Screenings will take place in the heart of Scotland’s picturesque capital at some of the city’s most iconic venues including Cameo Cinema, Summerhall, and 50 George Square.
Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan, was previously confirmed as the Fest’s opening night film, with the world premiere of Carla J. Easton and Blair Young’s documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands set to close. Its Midnight Madness strand will close with the body horror The Substance, starring Demi Moore.
Ten world premieres will compete for the new Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence as the fest showcases talent from filmmakers in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Mexico, Norway, China, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Iran and beyond. Screenings will take place in the heart of Scotland’s picturesque capital at some of the city’s most iconic venues including Cameo Cinema, Summerhall, and 50 George Square.
Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan, was previously confirmed as the Fest’s opening night film, with the world premiere of Carla J. Easton and Blair Young’s documentary Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands set to close. Its Midnight Madness strand will close with the body horror The Substance, starring Demi Moore.
- 7/10/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is the world ready for the first "girl-on-girl" musical? Composer Andy Kirshner seems to think so.
Kirshner has set out to bring "Liberty's Secret" to life and has started an Indiegogo campaign to make the movie musical a reality.
"Liberty's Secret" is a political satire in the form of a musical, where Liberty Smith (played by Devon Perry) a daughter of a religious conservative preacher who gets thrown into the political spotlight, falls in love with her female handler, played by Ali Brown.
A lesbian love story set in the political world, with giant movie musical numbers? Sounds like an original idea to us!
In a press release for the film and Indiegogo campaign, Kirshner had this to say about bringing back the old Hollywood MGM musical:
“It occurred to me that the perfect form for the satirical work I imagined was a movie-musical. That's essentially what national political campaigns have become.
Kirshner has set out to bring "Liberty's Secret" to life and has started an Indiegogo campaign to make the movie musical a reality.
"Liberty's Secret" is a political satire in the form of a musical, where Liberty Smith (played by Devon Perry) a daughter of a religious conservative preacher who gets thrown into the political spotlight, falls in love with her female handler, played by Ali Brown.
A lesbian love story set in the political world, with giant movie musical numbers? Sounds like an original idea to us!
In a press release for the film and Indiegogo campaign, Kirshner had this to say about bringing back the old Hollywood MGM musical:
“It occurred to me that the perfect form for the satirical work I imagined was a movie-musical. That's essentially what national political campaigns have become.
- 7/17/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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