CITY OF JOY

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Justin Chon's GOOK, and Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest's FOR AHKEEM lead the way as the 2017 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces their Filmmaker Awards

The 14th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 12-16) announced their filmmaker awards, led by Golden Strands Outstanding Feature Awards for Justin Chon’s GOOK (Narrative), and Jeremy S. Levine and Landon Van Soest’s FOR AHKEEM (Documentary), prior to their Closing Night Gala screening of Lysa Heslov’s SERVED LIKE A GIRL on Sunday, October 22 at the Orpheum Theater in Wichita, Kansas.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: Madeleine Gavin’s CITY OF JOY Among The Tallgrass Film Festival official selections for brand new DOX Spotlight Competition featuring female-directed documentaries

The 15th Annual Tallgrass International Film Festival presented by Consolidated Equities Trust (October 18-22) today announced the three films that will compete in its new DOX Spotlight Section. DOX Spotlight is sponsored by Greteman Group. The female-helmed documentaries include Madeleine Gavin’s CITY OF JOY, Skye Borgman’s FOREVER ‘B’ and Robin Berghaus’ STUMPED.

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS: No April Fools! Brett Haley of THE HERO, Felix the Fox and INTO THE WHO KNOWS! took over DIFF’s red carpet on Saturday, April 1st

The Dallas International Film Festival featured Brett Haley, the director of THE HERO, on the red carpet, Saturday, April 1st at the Dallas City Performance Hall. But without his star, Sam Elliot, to protect him. Felix the Fox and the cast and crew and kids from INTO THE WHO KNOWS! took the whole thing over. Also joining on the carpet were 44 PAGES, A BAD IDEA GONE WRONG, CITY OF JOY, Katharine Houghton of GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, THE RELATIONTRIP, THE SECRET LIFE OF LANCE LETSCHER, SUNSHINE AND RAIN, and SWEET, SWEET LONELY GIRL.