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Some of Team Cinereach will be at the Berlin International Film Festival for the next several days to cheer on these six films, all supported through various Cinereach programs.

Please check them out if you’re in the neighborhood!

The Cold Lands
The Cold Lands (Generation)

Cinereach production

Dir Tom Gilroy

After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

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Concussion (Panorama)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Stacie Passon

After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can’t do it anymore. Her life just can’t be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.

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Leviathan

Leviathan (Forum Expanded)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Verena Paravel

WThe collaborative clash of man, nature, and machine — a cosmic portrait of one of mankind’s oldest endeavors. Shot on a dozen cameras — tossed and tethered, passed from fisherman to filmmaker.

Wisconsin – birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, “cheeseheads” and Paul Ryan – becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP

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Narco-Cultura

Narco Cultura (Panorama Dokumente)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Shaul Schwarz

An explosive look at drug cartels’ pop culture influence on both sides of the border as experienced by an LA narcocorrido singer dreaming of stardom and a Juarez crime scene investigator on the front line of Mexico’s Drug War.

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On the Ice (Native – Indigenous Cinema)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Andrew MacLean

On the snow-covered Arctic tundra, at the top of the world in Barrow, Alaska, two Inuit teenagers try to get away with murder.

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Powerless (Forum)

Cinereach grantee

Fahad Mustafa & Deepti Kakkar

In Kanpur, India, hundreds of people risk their lives to climb up electricity poles to steal electricity. As police vehicles roll in to stop the theft, the lines are drawn for battle over electricity.

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Cinereach is thrilled to be attending the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to cheer on twelve supported films premiering there, and to be immersed in the community that will inspire and fuel our year ahead.

Citizeh Koch, Cutie and the Boxer, God Loves Uganda, and Narco Cultura are Cinereach grant recipients.

A Teacher, Blue Caprice, Concussion, Fill the Void, Fruitvale, It Felt Like Love, Mother of George, and This is Martin Bonner have received support through the Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute.

Keep an eye out for the following new films, at the festival and beyond!

ATeacher
A Teacher (NEXT)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Hannah Fidell

A popular young teacher in a wealthy suburban Texas high school has an affair with one of her students. Her life begins to unravel as the relationship comes to an end.

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Blue Caprice

Blue Caprice (NEXT)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Alexandre Moors

An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure in this film inspired by the real life events that led to the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks.

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Citizen Koch (US Documentary)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Carl Deal and Tia Lessin

Wisconsin — birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, “cheeseheads” and Paul Ryan — becomes a test market for the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP.

Wisconsin – birthplace of the Republican Party, government unions, “cheeseheads” and Paul Ryan – becomes a test market in the campaign to buy Democracy, and ground zero in the battle for the future of the GOP

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Concussion (US Dramatic)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Stacie Passon

After a blow to the head, Abby decides she can’t do it anymore. Her life just can’t be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.

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Cutie and the Boxer (US Documentary)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Zachary Heinzerling

This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role of assistant to her overbearing husband, Noriko seeks an identity of her own.

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Fill the Void (Spotlight)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Rama Burshtein

In the Orthodox Jewish world of secular Tel Aviv, Shira, eighteen, is torn between ‘the right thing to do’ and the one dream she’s had since she was a little girl.

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Fruitvale

Fruitvale (US Narrative)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Ryan Coogler

The true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008.

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God Loves Uganda (US Documentary)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Roger Ross Williams

A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America’s Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting “sexual immorality” and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.

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It Felt Like Love (NEXT)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Eliza Hittman

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a 14-year-old girl’s sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older guy and tests the boundaries between obsession and love.aance

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Mother-of-George

Mother of George (US Narrative)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Andrew Dosunmu

Torn between her African culture and new life in America, a woman struggles to please her husband and give him the son that will carry on his family’s legacy.

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Narco Cultura (US Documentary)

Cinereach grantee

Dir Shaul Schwarz

An explosive look at drug cartels’ pop culture influence on both sides of the border as experienced by an LA narcocorrido singer dreaming of stardom and a Juarez crime scene investigator on the front line of Mexico’s Drug War.

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This is Martin Bonner (NEXT)

Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute grantee

Dir Chad Hartigan

Martin Bonner has just moved to Reno for a new job in prison rehabilitation. Starting over at age 58, he struggles to adapt until an unlikely friendship with an ex-con blossoms, helping him confront the problems he left behind.

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04/05/2011
Winter grantees have been selected!
Dear Friends of Cinereach,
This winter, Cinereach received over 1000 applications for funding from more than 70 countries! This has been our most competitive grant round to date. Today we’re pleased to announce our latest grantees. Thirteen projects will receive $400,000 in funds. The selected films exemplify our commitment to funding vital stories, artfully told.

As you may know, Cinereach supports first-time feature directors, as well as filmmakers building on prior achievements and moving in new directions. The selected films also range from the early research and development phase to the final stages of post-production.

These projects tackle a number of timely themes and topics from unexpected viewpoints. We’re excited for the many surprises that will be revealed as each one progresses towards completion:

The Angola Project (Nonfiction)
Dir. Jeremy Xido | Angola | In Research & Development
A post-colonial western-meets-road film about the fevered reconstruction of the Benguela Transcontinental Railway and the African and Chinese lives that are intertwined because of it. » More
Diamond, Silver & Gold (Nonfiction)
Dir. Jason Kohn | USA | In Production
A look into the origins of life, synthetic diamonds and other nagging problems.» More
The Great Invisible (Nonfiction)
Dir. Margaret Brown | USA | In Production
An observational documentary about the Gulf oil spill and the resulting moratorium on drilling in the Gulf.» More
In the Last Days of the City (Fiction)
Dir. Tamer El Said | Egypt | In Post-Production
A filmmaker comes of age in a city on the brink of revolution. » More
Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws (Nonfiction)
Dir. Emily James | UK | In Post-Production
An observational documentary providing unprecedented access to the environmental direct action movement in the UK.» More
Montana Medical Marijuana Film (Nonfiction)
Dir. Rebecca Richman Cohen | USA | In Production
Reflecting the controversies enveloping the marijuana industry throughout the United States, Montana braces itself to become the first state to repeal a medical marijuana law. » More
Narco Cultura(Nonfiction)
Dir. Shaul Schwarz | Mexico/USA | In Post-Production
An in-depth and vivid exploration of a new, powerful culture fueled by the cartels responsible for Mexico’s deadly drug wars. » More
The Patron Saints (Nonfiction)
Dir. Melanie Shatzky & Brian Cassidy | USA/Canada | In Post-Production
A disquieting and hyperrealistic glimpse into life at a nursing home.
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The Scribe of Uraba (Fiction)
Dir. Jeff & Michael Zimbalist | USA/Colombia | In Development
When her father is murdered in rural Colombia, Alcira Gil embarks on a quest for justice that is larger than her family, her village, or even her country. » More

States (Nonfiction)
Dir. David Soll | USA/Southern Sudan/Western Sahara | In Research & Development
The world’s only freelance diplomats guide non-states in their struggle for recognition, through the pageantry of international affairs. » More
Strong Island(Nonfiction)
Dir. Yance Ford | USA | In Production
A documentary about the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother nearly 20 years ago, and how the collision of silence, fear and the judiciary allowed his killer to go free. » More
Ushio + Noriko (Nonfiction)
Dir. Zachary Heinzerling | USA | In Post-Production
A meditation on companionship, sacrifice, and the creative spirit, this love story explores the chaotic forty-year marriage of two New York-based, Japanese artists. » More
The Vanquishing of the Witch Baba Yaga (Nonfiction)
Dir. Jessica Oreck | Russia/Poland/Ukraine | In Post-Production
A descent into the woodlands of Eastern Europe that uncovers the secrets of the mysterious mushroom and the mythic qualities of the forest it inhabits. » More
Thanks for keeping up with Cinereach news. We hope to be in touch with you again soon.

Happy spring!

Best regards,
Adella Ladjevardi
Grants Manager

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