An intimate portrait of the 80-year-old African American street photographer Louis Mendes who began his career in 1953 in Harlem as a door-to-door baby photographer. Taking street portraits across the city, through the civil rights movement, the drug epidemic, crime, and poverty, Mendes forged a living with his 1940s Speed Graphic press camera. Now a New York legend with 37 photographer apprentices, he reflects on a life of hard work, survival, and creativity.
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December 2023
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2023 HONOREES
New York, NY (December 6, 2023) – The National Board of Review (NBR) announced today their 2023 honorees
December 2022
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2022 AWARD WINNERS
New York, NY (December 8, 2022) – The National Board of Review announced today their 2022 honorees
December 2021
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD WINNERS
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2021 HONOREES New York, NY (December 2, 2021) – The National Board of Review announced today their 2021 honorees, with top awards including Licorice Pizza for Best Film; Paul Thomas Anderson for Best Director for Licorice Pizza; Will Smith for Best Actor for King Richard; and Rachel Zegler for […]
January 2021
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2020 AWARD WINNERS
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2020 HONOREESINCLUDING DA 5 BLOODS FOR BEST FILM AND SPIKE LEE FOR BEST DIRECTOR New York, NY (January 26, 2021) – The National Board of Review today announced their 2020 honorees, with Da 5 Bloods earning Best Film and Best Director for Spike Lee, Best Actor for Riz Ahmed in […]
December 2019
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2019 AWARD WINNERS
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2019 HONOREESINCLUDINGTHE IRISHMAN FOR BEST FILM OF THE YEAR&QUENTIN TARANTINO FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR The Organization’s Gala will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in New York City New York, NY (December 3, 2019) – The National Board of Review today announced their 2019 honorees, with […]
July 2014
Legend of the Flying Tomato – Directed by Sharon Huang, Aurry Tan, and Michael Yates
Once a victim of bullying, Frida finds a hero in the legendary luchador El Pirana. However she finds herself at her lowest once more when she’s ridiculed during the biggest wrestling match of her life. Through an unexpected meeting with a mysterious taco salesman, Frida learns that she must find strength in herself to overcome her demons.
2004 Producers Award; 2004 Career Achievement for Cinematography
July 2023
Incroci
This film follows Fede, a teenage girl who lives in a Pensionato, an aging, traditional nun house that provides lodging to young students and travelers in Bergamo, a small town in northern Italy. Fede navigates life oscillating between her public high school and her small group of friends, though she spends her days lost in thought, polishing a secret inside of her. Fede’s life is quietly upended with the arrival of Valentina, a new tenant who instigates a sudden, unexpected pull in Fede, forcing her to navigate the emotional minefields of a first love and new intimacy, or was it? “Incroci” details this world of longing and self-revelation that opens up between two strangers.
July 2022
Breathe
The determination and rigorous mindset of the first woman to swim two consecutive laps around the Island of Manhattan, while battling with her mental illness.
In 1983, Julie Ridge became the first person to swim two consecutive laps around the Island of Manhattan (earning her a guest appearance on the David Letterman Show). Now living in Manhattan and working as a clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience, she dives into her memories of struggling with bipolar. BREATHE explores her relationship with marathon swimming and how the water has aided her along her journey.