A strong mix of veteran talent and independent filmmaking energy filled Cinema Village as Once A Week For Life made its New York premiere.
The Knockturnal spoke to filmmaker Sabrina Jaglom and curator of Hope Runs High, Taylor Purdee, about the NYC limited screening run of the 4K restoration of the late actor-director Henry Jaglom’s fourth feature, Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983).
According to Archie Madekwe, ‘Lurker’ director Alex Russell immediately decided that the character of Oliver should be British.
The 34th annual Gotham Awards, held on December 2, 2024, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, honored the best in independent film and media. Hosted by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, the ceremony celebrated innovation, diversity, and excellence in storytelling across categories such as film, television, and emerging talent.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean ‘Dino’ Johnson, Jon-Adrian Velazquez and John “Divine G” Whitfield attend the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Todd Black, Corey Hawkins, Ray Fisher, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Zoë Kravitz, John David Washington and Katia Washington attend the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: A view of the stage during the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Emily Mortimer and Shailene Woodley speak onstage during the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: (L-R) Vanessa McDonnell, Aaron Schimberg, Adam Pearson, Gabriel Mayers, Sebastian Stan and Mike Marino attend the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )
Ryan J. Sloan and Ariella Mastroianni’s genre-bending debut is a triumph of bootstrapped independent cinema.
Brett Smith is the writer and director of his latest film “Freedom Path” and The Knockturnal was able to sit down with him and talk about his work on the project.
Sean Baker’s latest feature film reveals the grating reality of a decadent West.
The film is a very personal medium, and to have an intimate connection with an independent cinema great is the stuff of legends. Or, at least the subject of an award-winning documentary.
Greek filmmaker Jacqueline Lentzou’s feature debut explores the boundaries of familial love through a woman’s journey caring for her ailing father.
There were quite a few times that lesbian romances were highlighted in films recently (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and Ammonite are some that come to mind). A commonality is that many are also period pieces.
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