Film
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Filmmaker On Why Young Global Leadership is Critical Today
By Ian Gibson, 2019 Luce 24 Under 24 Award Recipient New York, N.Y. As a child, one of my favored pastimes was sifting through my father’s VHS collection of classic films…
Film 'Summer in the Forest' Challenging Stigmas
New York, N.Y. Like countless others Philippe, Michel, Andre and Patrick were labeled 'idiots', locked away and forgotten in violent asylums, until the 1960s, when the yo…
"Butterflies of Bill Baker" Winner of Best Narrative at Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA. A new psychological drama, Butterflies of Bill Baker , starring Tony-nominee Will Chase (Nashville) , Marin Hinkle (Madame Secretary) , Sterling Jerins (…
"In Jackson Heights," Most Diverse Neighborhood, Opens in NYC
Queens, N.Y. Our friend NYC Councilmember Danny Dromm has invited the community to see a screening of In Jackson Heights , the new movie by famed documentarian Frederick…
Cambodian Anti-Child Trafficking Film Premiere in New York
New York, N.Y. I attended the world premier of REDLIGHT this week in New York City, and was overwhelmed by the plight of children not just in Cambodia but around the worl…
Fame: Spotlight on Super Woman Clare Boothe Luce
New York, N.Y. Although I attended her funeral at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, I never knew Clare Boothe Luce in life. Through Sylvia Jukes Morris’ twin works, Ra…
Film ‘Margarita With A Straw’ - Unexpected Brilliance – From India
New York, N.Y. The film Margarita With A Straw is so unexpectedly brilliant, on so many levels, that I was completely mesmerized. Focused on taboo within taboo, the fragi…
Fountain House Symposium Looks for Answers to Suicide
In light of recent reports that suicide in the U.S. has surged to the highest levels in nearly thirty years, the symposium’s focus was timely. Suicide tragically ends the…
Immigration, Ambition, Identity Shape Film Miss India America
Dallas, Texas. Immigration, ambition and identity tend to be perceived as intertwined strands of the American DNA, and it always renews itself. It should come as no surpr…
Japan Society Film Series Highlights Seminal Directors via Donald Richie
New York, N.Y. The Japan Society presents a monthly series highlighting classic films by five seminal Japanese directors in homage to the American critic who introduced t…
Festival of New Japanese Film Opens thru NYC's Japan Society, July 9-19
New York, N.Y. North America’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, JAPAN CUTS presents the A to Z of new film made in and around Japan for its exciting and expanded nint…
Film 'He Named Me Malala' Opens in NYC with IAAC
New York, N.Y. The brilliant film 'He Named Me Malala' opens in Friday, October 2, exclusively at Lincoln Square and Sunshine theaters in new York City. Tickets here . "O…
Indian Award-Winning Documentary ‘Daughters of Mother India’ - Jarring Wake-Up Call for Men Like Me
With Jitin Hingorani. New York, N.Y. While living and working in my comfortable American cocoon in December of 2012, I vaguely remember hearing about an Indian girl named…
Japan Society Relaunches 'Monthly Classics' Film Screenings
New York, N.Y. Japan Society’s Film Program resurrects Monthly Classics to give New Yorkers regular screenings of beloved classics, hidden gems or recent discoveries of J…
Obama Hosts White House Student Film Festival
Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama is showcasing the work of students from around the country who produced short films about service and giving back for a White Hous…
Untold South Asian Stories at IAAC Literary Festival in New York
New York, N.Y. Aroon Shivdasani, Executive and Artistic Director of the Indo-American Arts Council ( IAAC ), did not sleep much last month - though she seldom does. Aroon…
Film: Cameroon's Response to 'Born This Way'
New York, N.Y. Director Shaun Kadlec and activist Bill Simbo talk about the challenges of filming Born This Way , a documentary which follows four gay and lesbian people…
Bollywood for Beginners - A Seeker’s Guide
New York, N.Y. Speaking broadly, we don’t appreciate Bollywood because we don’t understand it. We fail to grasp it not for any intellectual flaw, but for a major cultural…
Bollywood's Economic Impact - on New York
I first met New York-based music composer Wayne Sharpe two years ago at the New York Indo-American Film Festival ( NYIFF ). He was the first American I had ever encounter…
Indo-American Arts Council at 15 with Who’s Who of S. Asian Celebs
New York, N.Y. No one in Manhattan can throw a gala like Aroon Shivdasani , and the fifteenth anniversary fete of her Indo-American Arts Council ( IAAC ) was everything I…
Next Generation of Global Indian Cinema
New York, N.Y. I recently attended Ticket2Bollywood ( T2B ) sponsored by Molecule Communications . I had the opportunity to interview its director Ajay Shrivastav and his…
NY Indian American Film Festival Triumphant in 13th Year
New York, N.Y. The New York Indian Film Festival ( NYIFF ) announced the winners of its competition categories at a ceremony at NYU’s Skirball Center last week, in the fi…
With Dosa Hunt, Filmmaker Singh Emerges as Generational Voice
New York, N.Y. The closing gala for this year’s New York Indian Film Festival ( HuffPo ) , held in a banquet hall above NYU’s Skirball Auditorium, was alive with artists,…
Worth Seeing: The Dramatic Twelve Years a Slave
New York, N.Y. Twelve Years a Slave is a 2013 British-American historical drama film based on the 1853 autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup , a free blac…
"One Day on Earth" Film Premieres at U.N.
The film premiered this week at the United Nations and around the world. Photo: U.N. United Nations, N.Y. This week I was extremely pleased to view a special, global scre…
Film on Haitian Art: In the Eye of the Spiral
New York, N.Y. The Haitian Cultural Foundation (HCF) has just released its nine-minute trailer for its upcoming film Dans l'oeil de la Spirale - In the Eye of the Spiral…
Filmmaker Joni Steele Kimberlin: Get Real Wise Women Speak
By Joni Steele Kimberlin, edited by Jim Luce New York, N.Y. I want to share with you some things I learned recently as I made a film called Get Real Wise Women Speak –abo…
Hip Hop Saves Lives’ Wan-Luv Summer Music Series in NYC
New York, N.Y. Summer in New York City is a special time with heat, rain – and outdoor festivals! On July 26, the Wan-Luv 2012 Summer Music Series will present a “Pre Car…
The Two Krishnas: A Novel You Can't Ignore
New York, N.Y. When I was a freshman in college I moved into the international dorm and was faced with people from around the world who spoke English better than I. Many…
Eleventh Annual New York Indian Film Festival Triumphant!
New York, NY. I enjoyed this year’s Indian Film Festival so much! Opening Night I saw the Disney-backed film Do Dooni Chaar , directed by Habib Faisal, then Iti Mri…
Haiti History & Politics Seen Through Amazing Film of One Big Band
When the Drum is Beating is a film depicting Haiti’s rich musical culture and its legendary and beloved band, Orchestre Septentrional . Through its sweeping historical na…
Jim Luce on Film
J im Luce was introduced to film as a cultural area studies major at both The College of Wooster and Waseda University. Film on Haitian Art: In the Eye of the Spiral A “G…
The Stewardship Report Announces Editorial Calendar
New York, N.Y. A bright new face has been added to the crowded Web, drawing a large readership and uploading more than 900 stories in its first twelve weeks. Still in sof…
Who Was Chea Vichea and Why Does He Matter?
New York, N.Y. In my own special screening, director Bradley Cox recently showed me his 55-minute film Who Killed Chea Vichea? in his office in Manhattan. Bradley is now…
Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible
New York, N.Y. Thirty years ago people could sing and dance in Afghanistan. Then the Taliban took control, instituted Sharia law and, as described in the film The Kite Ru…
When Is a Lawyer Not a Lawyer? When She Acts
New York, N.Y. "I want to act! Act! To be liberated! To feel free!" Anouk Dutruit told me last week over lunch in Chelsea, near to both her day job and her theater school…
Column: Thought Leaders & Global Citizens with Jim Luce
Jim Luce has written on a wide breadth of issues in Huffington Post , New York Times , Daily Kos and BBC . His stories are categorized below: Afghanistan Africa Animal Re…