Natalie John's Max Richter's Sleep is playing exclusively on Mubi starting March 19, 2021 in many countries.The irony of my own exhaustion as I embarked upon the making of this film is not lost on me. I was about to board a flight to Indonesia from Los Angeles when I got the call from executive producer, Julie Jakobek, asking if I wanted to write a treatment for this film. Of course I did, though I wasn’t quite sure how I’d do it with two projects in full swing and the Los Angeles Sleep dates a little over a month away. And so, on a 20-hour flight, already exhausted and sleep-deprived, with Richter’s Sleep in my ears, I began writing.I’m no "night owl." I wake with the birds, full of life and hope. By the time I crawl into bed at night I’m a cynical creature.
- 4/8/2021
- MUBI
Shadow Game by Eefje Blankevoort and Els Van Driel, and Byambasuren Davaa’s Veins of the World, have received the Grand Prizes of the festival. The 19th Geneva’s International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (Fifdh) has wrapped its first digital edition with the announcement of its winners. Running from 5 to 14 March, the event gathered nearly 45,000 people who watched the films, debates and various content available online. “While we regret not having been able to open this Festival to a physical audience, some of the experiments carried out this year will be perpetuated. We must pay tribute to the Fifdh team, which has been able to adapt to many challenges with increased energy,” mentioned general director Isabelle Gattiker. Starting with the Creative Documentary Competition, the jury headed by Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, and featuring Lamia Maria Abillama, Yulia Mahr, and Arnaud Robert, bestowed the Grand Prize of...
After premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Max Richter’s Sleep — a documentary about the composer’s epic eight-hour overnight concerts that encouraged its attendees to sleep during the performance — will make its U.S. streaming debut on Mubi beginning March 19th, which is also World Sleep Day.
This new trailer for the Natalie Johns-directed documentary goes behind the scenes as Richter and his creative partner Yulia Mahr prepare for their eight-hour, 560-bed outdoor performance in Los Angeles’ Grand Park in 2018.
“Music is my vehicle for traveling through the world,...
This new trailer for the Natalie Johns-directed documentary goes behind the scenes as Richter and his creative partner Yulia Mahr prepare for their eight-hour, 560-bed outdoor performance in Los Angeles’ Grand Park in 2018.
“Music is my vehicle for traveling through the world,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Update: This story is being updated this week as the new longlists are unveiled. Today (November 20) the Best Documentary longlist has been published, see below.
Previously, November 17: Organizers of the British Independent Film Awards have confirmed their upcoming ceremony will delay from its traditional end-of-year dates to February, 2021, moving in line with this year’s major awards shows.
This week, the BIFAs will unveil its various longlists of awards, which will be whittled down to its final nominations, to be revealed on December 9.
Today, the New Talent awards longlists have been unveiled, featuring a total of 46 directors, writers and producers. Each of the below will participate in BIFA’s Springboard scheme, a tailored program of professional development and peer to peer support.
Best Documentary
The Art Of Political Murder Paul Taylor, Teddy Leifer, Regina K. Scully
The Australian Dream Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell,...
Previously, November 17: Organizers of the British Independent Film Awards have confirmed their upcoming ceremony will delay from its traditional end-of-year dates to February, 2021, moving in line with this year’s major awards shows.
This week, the BIFAs will unveil its various longlists of awards, which will be whittled down to its final nominations, to be revealed on December 9.
Today, the New Talent awards longlists have been unveiled, featuring a total of 46 directors, writers and producers. Each of the below will participate in BIFA’s Springboard scheme, a tailored program of professional development and peer to peer support.
Best Documentary
The Art Of Political Murder Paul Taylor, Teddy Leifer, Regina K. Scully
The Australian Dream Daniel Gordon, Stan Grant, Sarah Thomson, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell,...
- 11/20/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
To celebrate the release of Max Richter’s Sleep, the acclaimed documentary about the legendary composers accomplished piece of music and the unique experience of seeing it performed live, we sat down with the man in question to find out more.
A behind-the-scenes look at the staging of his 8-hour lullaby in Los Angeles, the film talks to the people who attend the performances to “sleep” and to engage with the beauty of the peace as a way to escape lives turmoils and tribulations, to reflect to pause. Richter tells us about the work it takes to put on the performances, the success of the piece, and how, in the strange world of 2020, Sleep is even more prevalent now than ever before.
The film follows acclaimed composer and musician Max Richter and his creative partner, artist and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, as they navigate an ambitious performance of his celebrated...
A behind-the-scenes look at the staging of his 8-hour lullaby in Los Angeles, the film talks to the people who attend the performances to “sleep” and to engage with the beauty of the peace as a way to escape lives turmoils and tribulations, to reflect to pause. Richter tells us about the work it takes to put on the performances, the success of the piece, and how, in the strange world of 2020, Sleep is even more prevalent now than ever before.
The film follows acclaimed composer and musician Max Richter and his creative partner, artist and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, as they navigate an ambitious performance of his celebrated...
- 9/9/2020
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Leave it to British composer Max Richter to find a way to apply the language of classical music to today’s most compelling human concerns.
“All Human Beings,” released today, is the first track off his new Decca album “Voices” (due July 31). It opens with the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt reading the preamble to the United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, then segues to actress Kiki Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) intoning: “All human beings are born free and equal, in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of community. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth or other status… nEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
“All Human Beings,” released today, is the first track off his new Decca album “Voices” (due July 31). It opens with the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt reading the preamble to the United Nations’ 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, then segues to actress Kiki Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”) intoning: “All human beings are born free and equal, in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of community. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth or other status… nEveryone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
- 6/26/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
London-based distributor Dogwoof and music films specialist Eagle Rock have partnered on international sales for the Natalie Johns-directed “Max Richter’s Sleep.”
The film follows the ground-breaking British-born German composer — who rose to prominence with the Golden Globe-winning “Waltz with Bashir” and whose credits include “Ad Astra” and “Shutter Island” — as he created his landmark eight-hour nocturnal album “Sleep.”
Centred on Richter’s open-air concert in Los Angeles, as well as footage from Berlin, Sydney and Paris, the film examines his life and process. The project includes personal reflections from the composer, as well as visual archive from his long-term creative partner, the BAFTA-winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, the co-architect of “Sleep.”
Dogwoof will take world rights except for Eastern Europe, while the businesses will co-rep North America. Dogwoof will also handle a U.K. theatrical release for the film later this year.
Eagle Rock will handle sales for France, Germany,...
The film follows the ground-breaking British-born German composer — who rose to prominence with the Golden Globe-winning “Waltz with Bashir” and whose credits include “Ad Astra” and “Shutter Island” — as he created his landmark eight-hour nocturnal album “Sleep.”
Centred on Richter’s open-air concert in Los Angeles, as well as footage from Berlin, Sydney and Paris, the film examines his life and process. The project includes personal reflections from the composer, as well as visual archive from his long-term creative partner, the BAFTA-winning filmmaker Yulia Mahr, the co-architect of “Sleep.”
Dogwoof will take world rights except for Eastern Europe, while the businesses will co-rep North America. Dogwoof will also handle a U.K. theatrical release for the film later this year.
Eagle Rock will handle sales for France, Germany,...
- 2/20/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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