Steve Nguyen FlipHD: Quentin Lee 李孟熙 , Director/Writer
Film producer Steve Nguyen profiles Quentin Lee, an Asian gay film writer and director. He is most notable for Ethan Mao (2004), Drift (2000), Flow (1996), and the film short To Ride a Cow (1993).
Lee also co-directed Shopping For Fangs with Justin Lin, known for his controversial film Better Luck Tomorrow. Lee’s films are noticeable for containing male lead characters who are Asian and gay, two minority groups generally not seen as lead characters in mainstream Hollywood films.
Born in Hong Kong, Lee immigrated to Montreal, Canada, when he was 16. He attended UC Berkeley, Yale University and UCLA for his B.A. in English, M.A. in English and M.F.A. in film directing respectively.
Lee’s first foray into documentary film, 0506HK, premiered July 2007 at the Vancouver International Film Centre Hong Kong Stories film series, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China. The film explored his personal and political perspectives on whether to return to Hong Kong, as well as the evolving cultural and social climate, through interviews with family members and friends living and working in both Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
Lee is currently in the post-production process of his new feature film titled “The People I’ve Slept With” alongside Koji Steven Sakai which stars Karin Anna Cheung, Wilson Cruz, Archie Kao, and James Shigueta.
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Peter Greenaway. Filming and Directing Night Watch 2006 1/8
http://www.egs.edu/ Peter Greenaway talks about being a director and filmmaker in Holland and gives a preview of his new movie based on Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn’s painting “Night Watch”. Public open lecture about painting, art, cinema, global warming, floods, flooding, levee, levee, water, fortresses, Holland, Dutch civilization, tides, water, marches, water management, hydraulic engineering, dredging, manufacturing and construction projects, control over the notion of water, water line, New Orleans, and the Netherlands for students of the European Graduate School EGS, Media and Communication Studies department program, Saas-Fee, Switzerland, Europe, Peter Greenaway.
Peter Greenaway, CBE born 5 April 1942 is a Welsh-born English film director. Peter Greenaway was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and grew up in Essex, England. His family left South Wales when he was three years old. At an early age Greenaway decided on becoming a painter. He became interested in European cinema, focusing first on that of Bergman, and then on French Nouvelle Vague film-makers such as Godard, and most especially Resnais.
Peter Greenaway shot the following shorts: Death of Sentiment 1962, 8 min, Tree 1966, 16 min, Train 1966, 5 min, Revolution 1967, 8 min, 5 Postcards From Capital Cities 1967, 35 min, Intervals 1969, 7 min, Erosion 1971, 27 min, H Is for House 1973, 10 min, Windows 1975, 4 min, Water Wrackets 1975, 12 min, Water 1975, 5 min, Goole by Numbers 1976, 40 min, Dear Phone 1978, 17 min, Vertical Features Remake 1978, 45 min, A Walk Through H: The Reincarnation of an Ornithologist 1978, 41 min, 1-100 1978, 4 min, Making a Splash 1984, 25 min, Inside Rooms: 26 Bathrooms, London & Oxfordshire 1985, 26 min, Hubert Bals Handshake 1989, 5 min, Rosa 1992, 15 min, Lumière et compagnie fragment “Peter Greenaway”, 1996, 55 sec, The Bridge 1997, 12 min, The Man in the Bath 2001, 7 min, Visions of Europe fragment “European Showerbath”, 2004, 5 min.
Director Peter Greenaway produced the following films: The Falls 1980, 185 min, The Draughtsman’s Contract 1982, 103 min, A Zed & Two Noughts 1985, 115 min, The Belly of an Architect 1987, 120 min, Drowning by Numbers 1988, 118 min, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989, 123 min, Prospero’s Books 1991, 129 min, The Baby of Mâcon 1993, 122 min, The Pillow Book 1996, 126 min, 8½ Women 1999, 118 min, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003, 127 min, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea 2003, 108 min, The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish 2003, 120 min, Nightwatching 2007, Untitled Old Testament Project, Augsbergenfeld , 55 Men on Horseback.
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Director Demo Reel: Peter D. Marshall www.actioncutprint.com
“John Woo’s Once a Thief” – This is Peter D. Marshall’s Demo Reel using clips he directed from episodes of the TV Series, “John Woo’s Once a Thief.”
Peter’s Film/TV Directing Credit List http://www.squidoo.com/directing/
Peter’s film directing Tips & Resources Blog http://filmdirectingtips.com
“The Director’s Chair” – Read back issues and sign up for Peter’s free monthly ezine, “The Director’s Chair,” which is read by over 2000 filmmakers in 100 countries around the world http://www.actioncutprint.com
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Stephen Fry – Bright Young Things
A movie with direction and screenplay by Stephen Fry. Also, a great selection of actors, with a “subrange” of young actors that later have appeared in some major productions. Two little pics to show a movie usually forgotten when you speak about Fry’s works.
Duration : 0:9:24
Stephen Fry – Bright Young Things
A movie with direction and screenplay by Stephen Fry. Also, a great selection of actors, with a “subrange” of young actors that later have appeared in some major productions. Two little pics to show a movie usually forgotten when you speak about Fry’s works.
Duration : 0:9:24
Murad Aldin Amayreh, Film Director: FRIEND FRIDAY #29 (#1 of 3)
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Today Sam talks with TV and Film Director and Producer, Murad Aldin Amayreh. Many of Murad’s films focus on the subject of Islam and being Muslim, so we decided to have an in depth conversation to better understand what it is to be Muslim in America. We hope that you will take some time to view some of his work on his YouTube channel at:
http://youtube.com/muradaldin
I AM A MUSLIM!
A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form of ‘Muslim’ is Muslimah (Arabic: مسلمة). Literally, the word means “one who submits to God”. The word “Muslim” is the participle of the same verb of which “Islam” is the infinitive. Muslims believe that there is only one God, translated in Arabic as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before Muhammad and that the religion had evolved with time from the time of Adam till the time of Muhammad, and was completed with the revelation of verse 3 of Surah Al-Maeda”
“This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.”
The Qur’an describes many Biblical prophets and messengers as Muslim: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) and his apostles. The Qur’an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached his message and upheld his values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Qur’an, Jesus’ disciples tell Jesus: “do thou bear witness that we are Muslims”. Muslims pray five times a day; these five prayers are known as Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha. There is also a special Friday prayer called Jumu’ah.
Most Muslims accept as a Muslim anyone who has publicly pronounced the Shahadah, which states, “There is none worthy of worship except God, and Muhammad is His Messenger.” Currently, there are an estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, making it the second largest religion in the world.
Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-’islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a seventh century Arab religious and political figure. The word Islam means “submission”, or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh). An adherent of Islam is known as a Muslim, meaning “one who submits [to God]“. There are between 1 billion to 1.8 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity.
Muslims believe that God revealed the Qur’an to Muhammad, God’s final prophet, and regard the Qur’an and the Sunnah (words and deeds of Muhammad) as the fundamental sources of Islam. They do not regard Muhammad as the founder of a new religion, but as the restorer of the original monotheistic faith of Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. Islamic tradition holds that Jews and Christians distorted the revelations God gave to these prophets by either altering the text, introducing a false interpretation, or both.
Islam includes many religious practices. Adherents are generally required to observe the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five duties that unite Muslims into a community. In addition to the Five Pillars, Islamic law (sharia) has developed a tradition of rulings that touch on virtually all aspects of life and society. This tradition encompasses everything from practical matters like dietary laws and banking to warfare and welfare.
Almost all Muslims belong to one of two major denominations, the Sunni (85%) and Shi’a (15%). The schism developed in the late 7th century following disagreements over the religious and political leadership of the Muslim community. Islam is the predominant religion throughout the Middle East, as well as in major parts of Africa and Asia. Large communities are also found in China, the Balkan Peninsula in Eastern Europe and Russia. About 20% of Muslims live in Arab countries, 30% in the Indian subcontinent and 15.6% in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country by population.
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Excerpt: Kathryn Bigelow
Lesley Stahl profiles film director Kathryn Bigelow, whose film “The Hurt Locker” has been nominated for nine Oscar. 60 Minutes, Sunday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
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The Hurt Locker wins Best Film and Director BAFTA
Director Katherine Bigelow talks about The Hurt Locker’s BAFTA wins for Best Film and Director at the Orange British Academy Film awards in 2010.
Find out more on the BAFTA website:
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Duration : 0:2:38
Dali film director
Dali film director, 1965.
A stupid hippie destroys Dalí’s movie.
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Robert Rodriguez: 10 Minute Film School
BBC Moving Pictures film programme prsents Robert Rodriguez who gives his class tips on becoming a filmmaker
Duration : 0:7:59