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Highlights From The ‘Feeling Through’ Special Screening and Panel

by Samantha Coulter January 17, 2021
written by Samantha Coulter

On Thursday, January 16th, the short film Feeling Through, by Doug Roland, hosted a live accessible Q&A with Roland, the stars of the film, the CEO of Hellen Keller Services, and the executive producers, via YouTube. 

Feeling Through follows 18-year-old Tereek, a struggling teen wandering the streets of New York City, as he assists a DeafBlind man named Artie, that he meets on a street corner, find his way to the bus stop. Tereek waits with Artie at the bus stop to make sure he gets home safely. By the end of their time together, Artie and Tereek form a deep connection that inspires Tereek and changes him forever.

Feeling Through stars the first DeafBlind actor in a leading role, Robert Tarango, alongside rising actor Steven Prescod. The film was inspired by a real-life experience the filmmaker had with a DeafBlind person one night in New York City. This short film has played at many international film festivals and has won thirteen awards so far, including The Audience Award at Naples International Film Festival and The Audience Awards at the San Diego International Film Festival. 

The Q&A began with the filmmaker Doug Roland talking about what inspired the film. Roland said “This has been in many ways a ten-year journey in the making…I was coming home late one night, when I was still living in New York City and I saw a man standing on the street corner holding a sign that said ‘I’m deaf and blind I need help crossing the street.’” During that meeting, Roland ended up having a whole conversation with the man and went from seeing him as a stranger to a friend. “It was an interaction that really stuck with me and moved me on a number of different levels. Like a lot of writers, I immediately got to it and started writing that story. But it lived on my computer for a number of years because just didn’t feel like I was ready to do it in the right way,” said Douglas. It wasn’t until three years ago, that he reached out to the Hellen Keller National Center with his idea for a short film about his experience. He came into contact with Sue Ruzenski, the executive director of the center, and began the process of making this film. 

Next, Roland asks Robert Tarango what it feels like to be a movie star. Tarango replied “I still can’t believe that I’m the first time DeafBlind actor and a movie star. It’s just so inspirational and to really be able to see myself on screen is just amazing. I’ll never forget that experience of watching myself for the first time.” Tarango also added that he felt a bit awkward watching himself on screen but that it was worth it. “I can’t emphasize how inspiring it is to really be able to show the world that DeafBlind can. And how good that makes me feel and the impact that it’ll have on the future and I’m hoping that I can make more movies in the future” he said.

Later in the Q&A, Steven Prescod talks about elements of his own life that have helped prepare him for his role as Tereek. Prescod said “What sparked me to want to be an actor started when I was fourteen. There was a director that wanted the kids to audition for an independent film and that was the first project that I did that gave me my acting spark. From there I tried to get into schools but it was very difficult to stay in because of the funds—that my mom had trouble keeping up with. So I lost ambition and found myself incarcerated at the age of sixteen because I was hanging around with kids that were bored. We didn’t have any phones or iPads or anything to keep us occupied. But thankfully I was given a second chance.” The judge on his case sentenced him to do a six months program where he did a paid internship for a not-for-profit business that had a performing arts program, which ended up helping Prescod to turn his life around. 

Next, Roland asks Sue Ruzenski to talk more about the Hellen Keller Services. The Hellen Keller National Center was integral to helping to create Feeling Through and provides a great deal of services for the DeafBlind community. Ruzenski said, “Hellen Keller Services is an organization that provides an array of services and programs. They’re rooted deep in Brooklyn and they’ve been there for 127 years but one division of Hellen Keller Services is the Hellen Keller National Center. That is a program that is really the only kind that exists in the country… We have a residential vocational training program that is located on Long Island. People come from around the country to gain skills to be independent and to succeed with employment… with the ultimate goal for them to have the best life they could have.” 

 Roland then asks Marlee Matlin, a famous deaf actor who executive produced Feeling Through, to talk about her experience as a deaf actor. She begins by sharing that it’s been difficult to work as a deaf actress and that she has to be proactive in finding roles for herself. Matlin even shared a recent experience she had with a director who offered her a chance to play a deaf judge who later revoked that offer when he realized she would need an interpreter. “That happened within the last year so I think everybody like Doug did, has to do their homework. Has to understand how to work with an actor. How to portray them authentically. How to be able to create a character on the screen that tells a good story, whether you are talking about film or television” she said. Marlee also added that bringing interpreters on set should not be seen as such a big deal but rather another level that is added to a film to tell a better story. She said “The deaf community and the acting community has work to do. And the work is that we can provide the opportunity to educate. We cant get angry if you guys don’t know this kind of stuff. We just have to sit down and communicate and educate and talk. That’s basically what it is at the end of the day.”

To close the Q&A Roland answered a few of the remaining audience questions about the film. One audience member asked Roland to talk more about the Feeling Through Live series on the film’s youtube channel. He said that Feeling Through has become so much more than just a film. It has turned into a community where people are able to communicate with one another, share their collective experience, and learn from each other. “Ultimately we realized there is this need to try to find a way to use technology to keep people connected. So I created Feeling Through Live, which is a weekly live stream, that again continuing the beautiful partnership with Hellen Keller Services, is a weekly accessible live stream with captions and interpreter that is meant to provide a platform for people that are deaf, blind, and beyond. So we talk to all different people in the disability community about topics relevant to everyone” he said. 

Feeling Through can be seen online at the Slamdance film festival in February. 

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by Kayla Brantley January 17, 2021
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Exclusive: Meg Fraser and Ben O’toole Talk Starring In New Thriller ‘Bloody Hell’ [Video]

by Sydney Hargrove January 16, 2021
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The traditional narrative for what a horror film looks like is constantly altering and adapting through the minds of incredibly creative directors, and even so, Alister Grierson’s new thriller manages to stand out among them all.

Bloody Hell, starring Ben O’Toole and Meg Fraser, follows the life of Rex, a man who’s life turns upside down in a matter of seconds as he finds himself right in the middle of a bank robbery, and his own quick thinking leads the bank patrons to safety, but him straight to jail.

During his time in prison, a vital video of the event crowns Rex a newfound celebrity, but the attention isn’t exactly what he wants. Fed up with his new life, Rex flees the country, only to arrive in a sadistic game of chance and torture, in a place so much worse than where he came from. What makes Bloody Hell so unique is the way that Fraser and O’Toole combine comedy with their horror performances, creating lighthearted comic relief amidst the bone chilling atmosphere of the film itself. This is a narrative that we don’t typically see in horror films, creating and incredibly unique and immersive movie experience for all to enjoy. The mind of Grierson creates a can’t miss cinematic event.

We had the chance to sit down with Ben and Meg to talk about their performances. Check out the full conversation. The film is now playing. 

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Exclusive: Frank Stallone Discusses His New Film, ‘Stallone: Frank, That Is’ [Video]

by Niki Cruz January 13, 2021
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Frank Stallone has had a long and winding career in the entertainment industry as a musician, actor, and boxer. Now, he’s the subject of his own documentary “Stallone: Frank, That Is.”

The documentary captures Stallone, the younger brother of Sylvester, as he recounts a series of moments throughout his career. From going off on his own in 1964 as a young musician to opening for THE Bruce Springsteen. His big break came with songs featured in the hit “Rocky” films and later on disco’s finest “Staying Alive.” In both films, he’s rubbing elbows with its respective stars Sylvester Stallone and John Travolta. As an actor, he’s been featured in “Rocky,” “Miami Vice,” and “Hudson Hawk,” “Tombstone,” and “Fred Clause.”



As someone who has seen all sides of the industry over four decades, it was only a matter of time before someone decided to make a documentary about Stallone’s journey in the industry alongside Hollywood’s biggest heavyweights.

Director Derek Wayne Johnson highlights the Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated artist’s big breaks and the rough patches both on and off the stage, with commentary by colleagues Richie Sambora, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Dee Williams, and family members Sylvester Stallone and his late mother, Jackie Stallone.

It’s Frank’s authenticity that shines through, as he tells unbelievable stories of working with today’s legends and his inspiring story of always getting back up from a knockout.

“Stallone, Frank That Is” is available on January 19th on Digital & VOD.

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Exclusive: Tamara Bass Talks “If Not Now, When” and the Mindset of Her Character

by Taheem Thompson January 12, 2021
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Tamara Bass is a prolific writer, director, and actress who has wrapped up the production of her newest film, If Not Now, When. We caught up with her to discuss the film and the mindset of her character Patrice.

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KnockturnaLIST: Top 20 Favorite Films of 2020

by Joshua A. Guttman January 9, 2021
written by Joshua A. Guttman

Whenever I told people I was working on this list, a typical response was, “What even came out this year?”

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Exclusive: Andy Goldenberg Discusses ‘Love, Weddings & Other Disasters’

by Katherine Tinsley January 8, 2021
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Andy Goldenberg stars in the new romantic comedy Love, Weddings & Other Disasters as bachelor Jimmy Barton. The romantic comedy explores the quest for love from a “colorful” group of individuals while they are simultaneously creating the dream wedding for a loving couple.  The Knockturnal spoke with Goldenberg to discuss the film, working with Dennis Dugan, and awkward moments.

 

The Knockturnal:  If you can be chained to any member of the cast, who would it be and why?

Andy Goldenberg: This is a tough question! Who do you go with? How do you not say Diane Keaton? I’ll tell you how: She’s a fashion icon and I am most comfortable in basketball shorts and a tshirt. And Jeremy Irons? I’m content spending all day gaming and I somehow don’t imagine that’s his thing. There were so many funny people on this film and, on off days, I’d actually hang out with my co-stars, but I have to go with Billy Concha, who plays Pedicab Guy. I worked with Billy on another film that Dugan directed and he’s just about one of the nicest guys I’ve met in Hollywood. On our first day of shooting, he snuck up behind me and wrapped me up in a big bear hug and we were so excited to see each other. The guy can not only fly planes and sail boats, he spent a month getting his license to drive a pedicab around Boston just so he could look natural in the movie! Anyone that’s worked with him in the industry will tell you the same thing: he’s a good dude.

 

The Knockturnal: Other than your relationship, which unlikely couple was your favorite?

Andy: I must confess that I loved watching Dennis Staroselsky and Caroline Portu on set. It felt like they had known each other for years and had such an amazing connection, but they are the most ​likely​ couple of the film. I think Diane Keaton and Jeremy Irons definitely have the sweetest storyline. Here’s this guy whose life is all about spectacle who ends up falling in love with a woman who can’t experience his visual art form. It’s touching and sweet.

 

The Knockturnal:  How was it to play alongside the director, Dennis Dugan?

Andy: Dennis has done it all. He’s been there, he’s done that. They call him “the great Dennis Dugan.” The day we shot the game show, he was acting ​and​ directing in front of a live studio audience with a script that he had ​also​ written. It was so cool to watch him command the stage. He kept the atmosphere light and always had the crowd laughing. The way I remember it he also had no line readings. Every take was different and exciting, based on whatever the other actor was giving him. You can’t ask for more.

 

The Knockturnal: Your character had some pretty awkward moments with the Russian stripper he was paired with so what is one of the strangest dates you have had?

Andy: Back in the stone ages before you used phone apps and websites for online dating, AOL had a Personals chat room where the single could mingle. After talking for a few hours online, a girl invited me over to her place to swim in her pool. It was now midnight and she lived 30 minutes away. It was right after college and I was back home, living with my mom, preparing to make the move to LA. I woke her up to let her know that I was going out for the night with my friend Brian to work on our buddy’s bachelor party. It was a terrible lie. She was so confused by why we had to meet up so late and why we couldn’t just talk it over on the phone or meet earlier the next day. It was really that I felt the need to let her know I was going out, “just in case.” Indeed, I got progressively more nervous the closer I got to the girl’s place and was coming up with escape scenarios for any eventual catfishing, but it wound up being super fun and she didn’t murder me. You’d think it was a total booty call, but we didn’t actually hook up. We just went swimming. I slept over, in her bed, but I don’t think anything happened. I was a pretty innocent guy, back then.

 

The Knockturnal: What is one of your favorite romantic comedies?

Andy: It doesn’t get much better than ​When Harry Met Sally.​ My mom didn’t let me watch it when I was a kid. It was rated R. I still look at the poster and can only think of it as some kind of adult film. It is so natural and so real and conversational. I’ve seen the movie a number of times, but I’ve seen the ending even more. I only have to watch Billy Crystal’s declaration of love for Meg Ryan. It gets me every time. I love it and it’s the standard upon which I judge every other romantic comedy. That being said, I also actually LOVE ​Love, Actually a​ nd this movie felt very much like that structure, so I was excited to be a part of it.

 

The Knockturnal:  You’re a self proclaimed king of dad jokes, what is your most cheesy dad joke?

Andy: I LOVE Dad Jokes. I’m excited that I now have my very own child to annoy. My favorite joke is lame. But, I guess that’s what makes it a dad joke. I say it every year. And it makes me laugh. Every time. And my wife smiles and rolls her eyes. It’s simple. “I can’t believe it’s already January 2nd.” That’s it. On January 1st, my wife knows it’s coming. But she can’t run from it. Unless she doesn’t talk to me that day. And, even then, I don’t have​ to say it. She just ​knows​ I’m thinking it. I own that joke. Runner up: What is a pirate’s favorite letter of the alphabet? Aye. You think it’d be Arrr, but it’d be the sea.

 

The Knockturnal: Do you have any upcoming projects to share?

Andy: I released a children’s book called ​Peter, the Paranoid Pumpkin​ about a pumpkin who doesn’t want to be alone outside during Halloween and I have written other holiday books that just need to be illustrated. Also, the pandemic gave me some time and some inspiration to start writing the third season of my popular zombie romantic comedy, ​Bad Timing, so hopefully we’ll all be seeing that soon.

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Exclusive: Clare Dunne, Phyllida Lloyd Show the Resilience of Domestic Violence Survivors in ‘Herself’ [Video]

by Kage Taylor January 6, 2021
written by Kage Taylor

As domestic violence cases rise amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, the director Phyllida Lloyd and stars of Herself choose to tell a unique portrayal of survivors.

Writer Clare Dunne spent time at women’s shelters and with refuge groups connecting with survivors and their stories. Hearing about the potential film in the works, one woman asked Dunne to do something different. “The first thing she did was grab me by the arms and say, ‘Could you please write a story about all of us that get out the other side of it cause we’re not just victims forever?’ and I could tell that she was a woman who had been through it.” Dunne agreed and wrote a script that unintentionally convinced the team that she should play the lead role.

Also written by Malcolm Campbell, the film centers on Irish protagonist Sandra who is determined to build her own house when public services fails to relocate her family to a permanent home. The Amazon Studios feature fills audiences with a sense of hope for Sandra, who takes on every adversity her abusive ex (Ian Lloyd Anderson) and a flawed system unleashes.

“We feel like we want to get this message through the—metaphorically ’the letterbox’—but it will hopefully come into people’s homes and give them some kind of inspiration,” said Lloyd, who was moved by Dunne’s motivation to take on a new approach in covering the subject and took on role of directing a film with a budget much lower than her blockbuster past with Mamma Mia!

Do it Yourself takes on new meaning, when it comes to Sandra. She is thrust into a constant battle to stay afloat. Once she escapes an abusive home, government resources prove useless in helping her obtain permanent relocation. Not to mention, courts question her credibility as a parent and whether she was actually abused at all. She tries to thwart threats to her shelter, custody of her children (Ruby Rose O’Hara and Molly McCann), and ambition. For her, the only way to get her life towards stability is to take a hammer and construct a house herself, to be her own hero.

“I think there’s also like an archetype of ‘the battered woman’…but have we ever seen that woman go beyond that in her journey and what happened to her next?” said Clare Dunne.

But Sandra is definitely no superhuman. Herself’s crew made sure of that. Her humanity is kept intact as audiences watch her in an emotional rollercoaster toeing the line of reality. The film is about an unfleeting resilience that allows Sandra to manifest change beyond circumstances. It is inspirational without being fantastical, continually happy-go-lucky, or a fairytale. Storm after storm smashes into the protagonist’s world. And she keeps getting up.

That determination also encourages her to reach out to community members and contacts. One such helper, Peggy, is a woman who has known Sandra and her late mother for years. Peggy (Harriet Walter) offers her the land to build her next home. The rest of the construction team is comprised of amateurs led by contractor Aido (Conleth Hill).

Herself is currently showing in select theaters. At-home movie lovers can catch the Amazon premiere on Jan. 8, 2021. Check out the trailer below.

 

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Exclusive: Darby Camp Talks Starring in Netflix’s All New Christmas Film ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ [Video]

by Sydney Hargrove January 5, 2021
written by Sydney Hargrove

In Netflix’s new Christmas film “The Christmas Chronicles 2,” we once again meet Kate Pierce as she is taken in another whirlwind adventure that shows her the true meaning of the holiday season.

However in the newest version, Kate has gone from a wide eyed young girl to a cynical teenager who expresses her unhappiness at the situation she’s in, spending the holidays with her family in Mexico where it just doesn’t feel like Christmas at all. She gets taken on a whirlwind adventure to the north pole where she reunites with Santa to recapture the spirit.

Darby Camp is no stranger to the role of Kate, as she originated the character in the very first version of the film back in 2018. Dazzling in her performance, Darby shows viewers the many different sides of Kate between the two films. The story captures everything about the Christmas spirit and Darby once again shines in her role, as both she and Kate have grown up a bit since the last film.

We had the chance to sit down with Darby to talk all about the film and her role, highlighting how it feels to play a character throughout different phases in her life, and what it was like to film the sequel. Check it out!

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