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Film Festival. Since 2005, he's been the artistic director for the Philadelphia Film Society. La: the first two episodes of the ABC miniseries "When We Rise," from director Gus Van Sant - a longtime friend of the festival - and scripted by Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for &quo...

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Published inVariety Vol. 334; no. 10; pp. 167 - 168
Main Author McDonald, Kathy A
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles Penske Business Media, LLC 14.12.2016
Penske Business Corporation
Subjects
Artistic directors
Company marketing practices
Documentary films
Film festivals
Forecasts and trends
Marathons
Market trend/market analysis
Marketing
Motion picture festivals
Motion pictures
Movies
United States
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Summary:Film Festival. Since 2005, he's been the artistic director for the Philadelphia Film Society. La: the first two episodes of the ABC miniseries "When We Rise," from director Gus Van Sant - a longtime friend of the festival - and scripted by Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for "Milk" The powerful series chronicles the gay rights movement beginning with 1969's Stonewall riots. [...]the festival continues its strong support of non-fiction with more than 20 feature docs from such Oscar contenders as Raoul Peck's "I Am Not Your Negro" and Otto Bell's "The Eagle Huntress," to crowd-pleasers like "Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds," directed by Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens.
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ISSN:0042-2738