News

The Corporal’s Diary - Upcoming release»

Typecast Releasing is excited to announce the upcoming release of the 2008 documentary, The Corporal’s Diary. This eye-opening documentary is centered on the video and written diary of a young US soldier’s 38 days spent in Iraq before his unfortunate death.
Jonathan Santos, 22, documented his 37 days in Iraq on video and in writing; […]

Bab’Aziz - In theaters now!»

Now Screening In Select U.S. Cities!
* New York, NY . Cinema Village . Feb. 8, 2008
* Atlanta, GA . High Museum of Art . Feb. 16, 2008
* Los Angeles, CA . Landmark’s Nuart Theatre . Feb. 22, 2008
* Seattle, WA . Landmark’s Varsity Theatre . March 14, 2008
* New Orleans, LA . Zeitgeist Arts Center […]

‘Sari’s Mother’ Nominated for 2007 Academy Award»

James Longley’s short film ‘Sari’s Mother’ has been nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2007 Academy Awards. Sari’s mother is on the 2nd disc of the Iraq in Fragments DVD Special Edition.

ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY
This is the second Academy Award nomination for James Longley. He was previously nominated for:
* IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS (2006) — […]

Press

Review - Bab’Aziz (Chicago Tribune)»

Chicago Tribune
Reviewed by: Sid Smith
“Bab’Aziz (The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul)” is a spare but haunting movie extolling ancient faith via stark visual imagery, mythic fable and allegory.
The framing tale is straightforward and strikingly simple. Bab’Aziz (Parviz Shahinkhou), an aged, blind dervish, and his young granddaughter (Maryam Hamid) are on a pilgrimage on foot across […]

Review - Bab’Aziz (Chicago Sun-Times)»

Chicago Sun-Times
Reviewed By: Bill Stamets
Tunisian writer-director Nacer Khemir delights with tales and travelers. Blind and wise Bab’Aziz (Parviz Shahinkhou) and his granddaughter Ishtar (Maryam Hamid) cross breathtaking deserts in search of a legendary gathering of dervishes. Themes of illusory identity — and a totemic gazelle — unite a tapestry of tales.
Bab’Aziz tells Ishtar about a […]

Review - Bab’Aziz (Santa Fe New Mexican/Pasatiempo)»

Santa Fe Reporter / Pasatiempo
Reviewed by: Paul Weideman
Bab’Aziz takes the viewer into the magical dunescapes of Tunisia and Iran, where a blind sage travels with his young granddaughter, Ishtar. On the surface, Bab’Aziz is searching for a gathering of dervishes that takes place every three decades. But the film, directed by Nacer Khemir, is really […]