NXNE FILM Presents the North American Premiere of BB King - The Life of Riley
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO -- (Marketwired) -- 05/01/13 -- announces the first wave of programming as part of . Presented in partnership with , will screen more than 30 movies from June 13-16 at the and at alternative spaces throughout the city of Toronto. Film Festival wristbands are now available online at and single tickets will be available at the end of May at .
is proud to present the North American premiere of on Friday, June 14. Directed by Jon Brewer, is a powerful and insightful documentary about legendary bluesman . Narrated by , the documentary features , , , , , , , , , and more. Trailer:
will reflect the whole festival's eclectic programming by introducing comedy and art components to film screenings. will present movies and projections throughout the city and will screen documentaries and shorts at the including a collection of comedy shorts selected by Toronto's comedy group .
- Sunday, June 16
Director: Igal Hecht
Join a group of Canadian stand-up comedians on tour in Israel as they generate laughs while discovering the universality of comedy. Organized by Yuk Yuk's founder , six comedians -- Jews and non-Jews -- set off to the Holy Land to perform their material in new surroundings. It isn't long before they face religious, cultural, and political sensitivities very different from what they are accustomed to, leading them to a deeper understanding of their own comedy and the boundaries each is willing to cross.
- Sunday, June 16
Directors: William Hechte and Peter Miller
Packed with incomparable music and rare archival imagery, features Doc's powerful journals as read by his close friend, . Interviews with , , , and and .
- Thursday June 13
Director: Rob Pilichowski *All Out War follows the lives of four b-boys from different positions on the breaking spectrum. The stories of , , and intersect at one of b-boying's most prestigious competitions: The King of the Ring.
- Saturday, June 15
Director: Sean Patrick Shaul
Alone Up There is a first-hand journey to understand one of the most difficult comedic art forms. The feature-length documentary explores the culture of stand-up with interviews with some of today's best comedians, including , , and .
- Saturday, June 15
Director: Courtney James *The Global Groove Network is the story of how EDM and DJ culture has grown from the underground and evolved the mainstream since its inception 40 years ago.
- Sunday, June 16
A collection of comedy shorts selected by Toronto's comedy group . Each short is under 10 minutes long and the whole collection will be run as a mini film fest in one screening.
- Saturday, June 15
Director: Matt Frame
No Joke is a movie about "unfunny" comedians. Rejected as hopelessly unfunny by hometown audiences, three Canadian standup comedians flee to America for a whirlwind comedy tour -- accompanied by hapless tour manager, Vibrato 3.72 "The Human Vibrator" -- to determine once and for all whether they are as funny as they believe.
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Datum: 01.05.2013 - 17:03 Uhr
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