Michael Groom’s “Between the Lights” and Leon Lozano’s “A Little Hope for Chicago” were two of the grand jury prize winners of Dances With Films: LA. The celebration, hosted at the Tcl Chinese Theatre on June 30, saw “Between the Lights” (pictured) win best narrative feature and “A Little Hope for Chicago” take home best documentary feature.
The indie film festival lineup included 232 films, with 117 making world, international, North American or U.S. premieres.
The full award list for Dances With Films: LA is as follows:
Grand Jury – Narrative Features
“Between the Lights”
Director/Writer: Michael Groom
Producers: David Groom, Michael Groom
Honorable Mentions:
“Dreaming of You”
Director/Writer: Jack McCafferty
Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, McCafferty
“Tallywacker”
Director/Writer: Brendan Boogie
Producers: Jeremy Dubs, Chris Goodwin, Boogie
Grand Jury – Documentary Features
“A Little Hope for Chicago”
Director: Leon Lozano
Writers: Kevin Nichols, Lozano
Producers: Garrett E.B. Thompson, Kevin Nichols, Lozano...
The indie film festival lineup included 232 films, with 117 making world, international, North American or U.S. premieres.
The full award list for Dances With Films: LA is as follows:
Grand Jury – Narrative Features
“Between the Lights”
Director/Writer: Michael Groom
Producers: David Groom, Michael Groom
Honorable Mentions:
“Dreaming of You”
Director/Writer: Jack McCafferty
Producers: Bridgett Greenberg, McCafferty
“Tallywacker”
Director/Writer: Brendan Boogie
Producers: Jeremy Dubs, Chris Goodwin, Boogie
Grand Jury – Documentary Features
“A Little Hope for Chicago”
Director: Leon Lozano
Writers: Kevin Nichols, Lozano
Producers: Garrett E.B. Thompson, Kevin Nichols, Lozano...
- 7/1/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Film at Lincoln Center and African Film Festival Inc. have revealed the slate for the 31st New York African Film Festival, a lineup that includes more than 50 films hailing from over 25 countries.
The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the Bridge, director Tolu Ajayi’s narrative feature set in Lagos, Nigeria. The closing-night slot goes to Dilli Dark, directed by Dibakar Das Roy, a narrative feature about a Nigerian Mba student in Delhi, India. Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson stars in the role of Michael Okeke.
“The whole intent behind it is to not just talk about Africans in Delhi,” Roy told Outlook India. “The intent is to talk about anyone who feels like an outsider in society today, that could be in India, America, or any other place. Michael Okeke is a metaphor for every outsider, whether he is an Indian or foreigner in any society.
The festival, running from May 8-14, will open with the North American premiere of Over the Bridge, director Tolu Ajayi’s narrative feature set in Lagos, Nigeria. The closing-night slot goes to Dilli Dark, directed by Dibakar Das Roy, a narrative feature about a Nigerian Mba student in Delhi, India. Nigerian actor Samuel Abiola Robinson stars in the role of Michael Okeke.
“The whole intent behind it is to not just talk about Africans in Delhi,” Roy told Outlook India. “The intent is to talk about anyone who feels like an outsider in society today, that could be in India, America, or any other place. Michael Okeke is a metaphor for every outsider, whether he is an Indian or foreigner in any society.
- 4/3/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
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