Related Research Articles
The First Liberian Civil War was a civil war in Liberia from 1989 to 1997.
Zachary Edward Snyder is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead, a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then, he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films, including 300 (2007) and Watchmen (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013), and its follow-ups, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). A director's cut for Justice League was released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010), the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011), and the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021).
The BFI London Film Festival is an annual film festival founded in 1957 and held in the United Kingdom, running for two weeks in October with co-operation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries.
Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha-Raw is a British actress. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she began acting in British television and stage productions, appearing in the science-fiction series Doctor Who (2007), and went on to appear in Tom Hanks' comedy film Larry Crowne (2011), and the short-lived television series Undercovers (2010) and Touch (2012).
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom is a 2008 documentary film about events and attitudes in Neshoba County, Mississippi, especially the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. The film premiered at the 2008 Indie Memphis Film Festival, where it won the Jury Award for Best Documentary.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a 2008 American documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008. It had cumulative gross worldwide of $90,066.
Dan and Bramwell Noah are Australian film directors, producers, and screenwriters.
Nadifa Mohamed is a Somali-British novelist. She featured on Granta magazine's list "Best of Young British Novelists" in 2013, and in 2014 on the Africa39 list of writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define future trends in African literature. Her 2021 novel, The Fortune Men, was shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize, making her the first British Somali novelist to get this honour. She has also written short stories, essays, memoirs and articles in outlets including The Guardian, and contributed poetry to the anthology New Daughters of Africa. She was also a lecturer in Creative Writing in the Department of English at Royal Holloway, University of London until 2021. She will be Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University in Spring 2022.
Danai Jekesai Gurira is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2012–2020) and as Okoye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
The Manhattan Film Festival (MFF) is an annual film festival that was founded in 2006 by filmmakers Philip J. Nelson and Jose Ruiz, Jr. MFF is currently operated by Mr. Nelson and a team of filmmakers, journalists and exhibitors. It was founded as the Independent Features Film Festival. MFF is an annual event held at large venues such as Symphony Space, Quad Cinema, and the Academy Theater at Lighthouse, in addition to smaller venues like the Producers Club and the Hunter College Lang Auditorium, where the festival holds its closing awards ceremony.
O Muel is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed the award-winning film Jiseul in 2012.
Amina Maher is an Iranian queer artist, filmmaker and poet whose works deal with the themes of social taboos and gender-identity in relation to violence and power structure.
2BR02B: To Be or Naught to Be is a 2016 Canadian short science fiction film directed by Marco Checa Garcia and based on the 1962 short story "2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut. The film was an international collaboration over nearly three years, with additional crew in Sydney, London, Mexico, and the Netherlands. The film features a cameo voice role by veteran actor and The X-Files star William B. Davis. The film's sound was designed by BAFTA-winner Martin Cantwell.
The Maher Massacre was a took place during the Second Liberian Civil War in Maher, Bomi County, on July 18, 2002.
Zack Snyder's Justice League is the 2021 director's cut of the 2017 American superhero film Justice League, the fifth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and a direct sequel to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Ultimate Edition (2016), presented the way originally intended by director Zack Snyder prior to departing the production. Like the theatrical release, it follows the DC Comics heroes Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Aquaman and The Flash as they form an alliance and are joined by a revived Superman in an attempt to defeat the interdimensional conqueror Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons.
Time is a 2020 American documentary film produced and directed by Garrett Bradley. It follows Sibil Fox Richardson, fighting for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for engaging in an armed bank robbery.
Survive or Die is a 2018 Australian action film about a 16-year-old girl who escapes to Australia on a refugee boat steered by a people smuggling ring's captain. It is written and directed by Daniel Okoduwa & Michael Kang starring Felino Dolloso, Emmanuella Samuel, Caroline McQuade and Hawa Barnes.
Mohcine Besri is a Moroccan actor, writer, Producer and director.
The South African Horrorfest is a film festival for horror and genre films in Cape Town, South Africa. It hosts celebrities, artists, filmmakers, screenwriters, and press from the horror genre. It is the longest running and only event of its kind in South Africa and the African continent. Moviemaker lists it as one of the "world's 50 best genre festivals 2021". The festival features new, classic and rare movies, pre-release screenings, dark literature, live silent film soundtrack performance, Halloween dress-up, give-aways and more.
Kinyarwanda is a 2011 film based on the Rwandan genocide.
References
- 1 2 Moco McCaulay, Maher, Black Rain in Bomi: A Liberian civil war movie about a forgotten massacre, The Liberian Echo, August 9, 2016.
- ↑ Tete Bropleh, Movie Review: Maher Brought to Life a Forgotten Story, Liberian Observer , January 12, 2017.
- ↑ James Harding Giahyue, Liberian Movie on Maher Massacre Screens at London Festival, Front Page Africa, December 3, 2018.
- ↑ Family Calls for Justice and Reparations over Maher Massacre, Front Page Africa, October 19, 2018.
- ↑ Award of Recognition April 2017, Indie Fest.