Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Deron Albright
Written by: Yao B. Nunoo
Starring: Yao B. Nunoo, Fred Amugi, Abena Takyi and Sandy Arkhurst
Aaron Bowen’s cinematography and actor Yao B. Nunoo’s dramatic change in hairstyle immediately render in the audience the feeling of watching a dreamer lost. The film’s writer and star soulfully portrays Boniface, a member of Ghana’s police force who seeks to (but is denied the opportunity to) return to an America about which he’s fantasized since his youthful voyage there a decade earlier. As a result, this is a man compelled by circumstance to use his connections in law enforcement to acquire a fraudulent visa to his land of opportunity.
Within a minute, however, Boniface’s bag is stolen from him, its theft transforming the officer into a committed force for whom the lines...
(from the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Deron Albright
Written by: Yao B. Nunoo
Starring: Yao B. Nunoo, Fred Amugi, Abena Takyi and Sandy Arkhurst
Aaron Bowen’s cinematography and actor Yao B. Nunoo’s dramatic change in hairstyle immediately render in the audience the feeling of watching a dreamer lost. The film’s writer and star soulfully portrays Boniface, a member of Ghana’s police force who seeks to (but is denied the opportunity to) return to an America about which he’s fantasized since his youthful voyage there a decade earlier. As a result, this is a man compelled by circumstance to use his connections in law enforcement to acquire a fraudulent visa to his land of opportunity.
Within a minute, however, Boniface’s bag is stolen from him, its theft transforming the officer into a committed force for whom the lines...
- 6/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Elliot V. Kotek
(from the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Deron Albright
Written by: Yao B. Nunoo
Starring: Yao B. Nunoo, Fred Amugi, Abena Takyi and Sandy Arkhurst
Aaron Bowen’s cinematography and actor Yao B. Nunoo’s dramatic change in hairstyle immediately render in the audience the feeling of watching a dreamer lost. The film’s writer and star soulfully portrays Boniface, a member of Ghana’s police force who seeks to (but is denied the opportunity to) return to an America about which he’s fantasized since his youthful voyage there a decade earlier. As a result, this is a man compelled by circumstance to use his connections in law enforcement to acquire a fraudulent visa to his land of opportunity.
Within a minute, however, Boniface’s bag is stolen from him, its theft transforming the officer into a committed force for whom the lines...
(from the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Deron Albright
Written by: Yao B. Nunoo
Starring: Yao B. Nunoo, Fred Amugi, Abena Takyi and Sandy Arkhurst
Aaron Bowen’s cinematography and actor Yao B. Nunoo’s dramatic change in hairstyle immediately render in the audience the feeling of watching a dreamer lost. The film’s writer and star soulfully portrays Boniface, a member of Ghana’s police force who seeks to (but is denied the opportunity to) return to an America about which he’s fantasized since his youthful voyage there a decade earlier. As a result, this is a man compelled by circumstance to use his connections in law enforcement to acquire a fraudulent visa to his land of opportunity.
Within a minute, however, Boniface’s bag is stolen from him, its theft transforming the officer into a committed force for whom the lines...
- 6/19/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Los Angeles Film Festival has announced the world premiere of Richard Linklater's Bernie as the opening night film for the 2011 festival.
The film will kick off the festival on June 16 at Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live. It is written by Skip Hollandsworth and director Linklater and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.
The film follows a beloved mortician (Black) from a small Texas town, even winning over the town's richest, meanest widow (MacLaine). Even after Bernie commits a horrible crime, people still will not utter a bad word against him.
"We're thrilled to be opening the Festival with the world premiere of this delicious black comedy - a treat from one of the most original and exciting voices in independent film, Richard Linklater," said Festival director Rebecca Yeldham. "With its fabulous all-star cast, Bernie is a perfect stage setter for the incredible line-up of...
The film will kick off the festival on June 16 at Regal Cinemas Stadium 14 at L.A. Live. It is written by Skip Hollandsworth and director Linklater and stars Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Matthew McConaughey.
The film follows a beloved mortician (Black) from a small Texas town, even winning over the town's richest, meanest widow (MacLaine). Even after Bernie commits a horrible crime, people still will not utter a bad word against him.
"We're thrilled to be opening the Festival with the world premiere of this delicious black comedy - a treat from one of the most original and exciting voices in independent film, Richard Linklater," said Festival director Rebecca Yeldham. "With its fabulous all-star cast, Bernie is a perfect stage setter for the incredible line-up of...
- 5/30/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
It screens today, the last weekend of the New Directors/New Films Festival, here in New York City. So, if you’re available, you should check it out, 6:30Pm at Lincoln Center. It may be your only opportunity to see the film, as it’s without stateside distribution, and you may not get another chance for a long while. Click Here for tickets.
I reviewed the film after I saw at a preview press screening a couple of weeks ago. Here are my thoughts again if you didn’t read them the first time:
A decade or so after being deported from the United States, Ghanaian police inspector Boniface Koomsin (played by Yao B. Nunoo), desperate to return, pays his way towards obtaining a fake passport, only to have it immediately stolen. In an attempt to recover it, he enlists the help of the local police department on the pretense of a stolen pistol.
I reviewed the film after I saw at a preview press screening a couple of weeks ago. Here are my thoughts again if you didn’t read them the first time:
A decade or so after being deported from the United States, Ghanaian police inspector Boniface Koomsin (played by Yao B. Nunoo), desperate to return, pays his way towards obtaining a fake passport, only to have it immediately stolen. In an attempt to recover it, he enlists the help of the local police department on the pretense of a stolen pistol.
- 4/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
A decade or so after being deported from the United States, Ghanaian police inspector Boniface Koomsin (played by Yao B. Nunoo), desperate to return, pays his way towards obtaining a fake passport, only to have it immediately stolen. In an attempt to recover it, he enlists the help of the local police department on the pretense of a stolen pistol.
Upon further discussion, both men believe that their cases are connected, and, together, they follow several leads, eventually finding their common suspect, but only after he commits even more crimes, including murder. This further complicates matters, raising the stakes significantly higher, as Boniface embarks on a dangerous crime-laden journey to recover the one thing that can help him realize his dream – to leave a checkered past behind and return to the USA.
What most struck me about the film, which was directed by a white American, is how devoid it...
Upon further discussion, both men believe that their cases are connected, and, together, they follow several leads, eventually finding their common suspect, but only after he commits even more crimes, including murder. This further complicates matters, raising the stakes significantly higher, as Boniface embarks on a dangerous crime-laden journey to recover the one thing that can help him realize his dream – to leave a checkered past behind and return to the USA.
What most struck me about the film, which was directed by a white American, is how devoid it...
- 3/24/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
As promised, I said I would highlight noteworthy films announced today, as part of the upcoming 2011 installment of the prestigious New Directors/New Films Film Festival…
As noted in my initial post listing all the titles, Pariah and The Black Power Mixtape are on the schedule, however, we’ve talked about both films enough times on this site, I won’t rehash with new profiles. A simple search of the site will give you all the info you need, if you missed previous posts.
Of those not already written about… first is a Ghanaian film titled The Destiny Of Lesser Animals, written and directed by Deron Albright.
The film, originally conceived as an homage to Akira Kurosawa’s 1949 masterpiece police procedural Stray Dog, tells the tale of a Ghanaian police officer, desperate to return to the USA, years after he was deported, who loses his newly-acquired counterfeit passport and visa,...
As noted in my initial post listing all the titles, Pariah and The Black Power Mixtape are on the schedule, however, we’ve talked about both films enough times on this site, I won’t rehash with new profiles. A simple search of the site will give you all the info you need, if you missed previous posts.
Of those not already written about… first is a Ghanaian film titled The Destiny Of Lesser Animals, written and directed by Deron Albright.
The film, originally conceived as an homage to Akira Kurosawa’s 1949 masterpiece police procedural Stray Dog, tells the tale of a Ghanaian police officer, desperate to return to the USA, years after he was deported, who loses his newly-acquired counterfeit passport and visa,...
- 2/16/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
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