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| THE PORTAL to Screen at Awareness Film Festival at LA LIVE - Broadway World Posted: 30 Sep 2019 03:42 PM PDT   Tom Cronin and Jacqui Fifer's, groundbreaking documentary THE PORTAL has been chosen as an official selection at the 2019 Awareness Film Festival. The film will play on Saturday, October 12 that 5pm at the Regal LA Live, 1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015 followed by a Q&A with cast and crew. The film will be released in theaters across NORTH AMERICA starting November 1, 2019. "We are thrilled to be screening for audiences and working with the amazing team at the 2019 Awareness Film Festival," stated writer/producer Tom Cronin. "The timing and setting is perfect as we work to launch THE PORTAL into theatres across the US starting this November, with Los Angeles."
"The film facilitates a collective shift on the planet that takes us into a new era of united living; it had to be groundbreaking, unique, and go viral." "THE PORTALis truly a film for everyone. Its commercially viability raises the genre bar while remaining true to its core message,"Cronin continued. In addition to the film's debut at this year's Awareness Film Festival, Mangurama, a partnership between Abramoramaand Giancarlo Canavesio's Mangusta Productions, brings THE PORTAL, accompanied by the book of the same name, to theaters opening on November 1stat the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles and on November 15that TheVillage East Cinema in New York City with additional nationwide engagements to follow. The film will also be released in Australia and New Zealand around the same time. THE PORTAL ASKS: As we face the collective challenges of shifting humanity out of a state of crisis, What would happen if 7 billion people meditated? Could it shift the trajectory of our planet? THE PORTAL IS:An immersive, cinematic experience that answers the question: How can we really change the world? Through heart-opening contemplation and shared experiences of transformation on a personal scale, with global implications, six ordinary people and a robot show how stillness and mindfulness can unlock personal change and ignite a planetary shift, providing hope to humankind. Filmed in the USA, Canada, Australia and a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, THE PORTALis richly visual and sonically powerful. Mesmerizing cinematography and the raw intimate stories draw the audience in, while the immersive soundscape breaks ground in film history with its use of binaural beats in an already evocative score.
Supported by insights from three of the world's foremost futurists and philosophers, THE PORTALopens hearts and minds to an exciting vision for humanity transformed. Said Cronin, "This is not sci-fi-this is real life. Humankind is staring into an abyss, yet within us all we have the capability to bring ourselves, and our species, back from the brink. We're part of a growing movement of game-changers to create a reimagined global future-I think people are ready for something different." THE PORTAL weaves a captivating and vibrant tapestry of technology, love, existentialism, human potential, brain-hacking, stillness and inner peace. It is an experiential and genre-defining approach to personal change as we embark on the next phase of human evolution. "It's clear we just can't play by the same old rules anymore when there's an urgent need for meaning, connection, and harmony staring us in the face," saidFifer, "We wanted to create a gateway to experience those missing pieces." Tom Cronina former finance expert with a longstanding successful track record in business as well as meditation is founder of The Stillness Project, a global movement to inspire one billion people to sit in stillness, daily. He is passionate about reducing stress and chaos in people's lives. Tom's ongoing work in transformational leadership and cultivating inner peace through meditation takes him around the world presenting keynote talks in such countries as Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico and the USA; hosting retreats; mentoring clients across the globe; teaching in schools; writing books; hosting mindfulness courses in the corporate sector; and creating THE PORTALfilm-book experience, all as part of his commitment to the current planetary shift. Jacqui Fifer has had a dynamic career in the film industry line producing such films as BETTER WATCH OUT(2016), The OSIRIS CHILD(2016) and INFINI (2015) as well as producing the multi-award-winning dramatic feature CONCEALED(2017). She also co-directed the 2012 and 2013 "Dones en Art" (Women and Film) festivals in Spain. An advocate of human capacity development, Jacqui is thrilled to turn her hand towards a subject that is close to her heart. THE PORTALis her feature directorial debut. Mangurama, a partnership between Abramoramaand Giancarlo Canavesio's Mangusta Productions, brings films that celebrate "consciousness" to the big, medium, and small screen. Mangurama's films and episodic programs are the next generation of mind, body, spirit documentaries, covering not only spirituality, eastern philosophy, yoga and meditation, but also economics, politics, philosophy, sexuality and other aspects of the human existence. The company distributes and invests in the completion of paradigm challenging and consciousness expanding visual content. Released and upcoming feature documentaries and episodic series include Abby Epstein and Ricki Lake's award-winning Weed The People, Adam Schomer's The Road To Dharma - Riders of The Himalayas, Randall Wright's Summer In The Forest, Bruce Parry's TAWAI - A Voice From The Forest, Raz Degan & Appian Way's presentation The Last Shaman, and Tao Ruspoli's Monogamish. New paradigm docs on DMT, channeling indigenous wisdom, the metaphysics of Blockchain, and new conscious capitalism are in various stages of development and production for release in 2019/20. Mangurama provides invaluable alternatives to filmmakers and content owners, is an industry leader in the marketing, promotion, global rights management and distribution of "consciousness themed" films and continues to trail-blaze exciting new pathways for filmmakers to find their audience. SHI is pushing the boundaries with this unique and transformational hybrid feature film experience, The Portal. SHI is an Australian company registered in the state of New South Wales. Tom Cronin is the company director. The project qualifies with the Australian Documentary Foundation for tax concessions. Related Articles View More TV StoriesFrom This Author TV News Desk |
| Garlic and Arts Fest emphasizes environmental education - Athol Daily News Posted: 30 Sep 2019 06:48 PM PDT  Staff Writer Published: 9/30/2019 9:46:16 PM ORANGE — The emphasis on environmental responsibility at the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival was specially extended to the younger visitors this year. Outside the kids' tent, a sign was posted with pictures of wild animals and natural landscapes, and slogans like "Plastic not fantastic," and "We deserve clean air and water." This was the "clean air and water" sign. Four others around the festival grounds had other topics — "healthy food," "access to nature," "climate and community resiliency" and "sustainable environment." The idea was for kids to find the signs and stick notes on them with ideas of how that specific aspect of our relationship with the environment could be improved, said Nina Wellen, the festival organizer who coordinated the kids' activities. Many of the ideas were commonplace, like "turn off the lights," or "compost" — "all that great stuff that's good for the planet," Wellen said. But hopefully, she said, kids would learn things from the festival itself — which is known for having a theme of environmental responsibility and sustainability — and apply them to their own lives. "This is a mini-community," Wellen said. "We want people to understand that, and bring it back to support their own local communities." If kids dutifully found all the signs, they would be led to the festival's "Portal to the Future," an area that showcases practical applications of renewable energy sources like solar power. There they would find a wireframe globe, at least five feet in diameter, decorated with strips of fabric. The strips were attached by visitors at the festival, who each wrote their own hopes for a better environmental future on their strip before attaching it, explained Jance Kurkoski, a festival organizer and member of North Quabbin Energy, a group mostly made up of members of the municipal energy committees. Kurkoski is on the Warwick Buildings and Energy Committee. "When people talk about climate change and climate crisis, it's depressing. So let's talk about what we can do, instead of what we can't," Kurkoski said. "Especially for young people, who could just throw up their hands." The globe was popular with both adults and kids, Kurkoski said. At a nearby booth, kids would spin a wheel for an environmental trivia question — which their tour of the signs should have prepared them for. The questions were open-ended, focusing on what improvements kids could make in their own lives in the five categories of the signs, said Colby O'Connel, who is a senior at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. "I'm a machinist, but here I'm a political activist," he said. The participation prize for the trivia game was a voucher to make and decorate a reusable cloth bag at another booth, O'Connel said. Wellen said that these ideas were new this year, and may be revised for next year's festival. For instance, the five signs posted around the festival grounds may have been more understandable if they had been posted nearby to one another, so that they could be taken in all at once, she said.  |
| SCAD Festival Showcases The Art Of Animation | 90.1 FM WABE - WABE 90.1 FM Posted: 26 Sep 2019 10:54 AM PDT  SCAD's AnimationFest brings artists and experts from the animation industry to Atlanta to talk about their craft. Jalysa Leva is one such expert. She's the lead animator at Primal Screen, and has worked on high-profile projects such as Portal Chase. Jalysa and Leigh Seaman, SCADFILM Senior Executive director, joined "City Lights" earlier in the week to talk about trends in animation. SCAD AnimationFest is open to everyone, and looks to provide lively conversations centered around animation as an art form. During the event special screenings will be shown along with behind-the-scenes presentations and panel lead discussion and demonstrations. SCAD's AnimationFest will run from Sept 26-28.  |
| 'Downtown 81' showcases NYC of the early '80s - amNewYork Posted: 30 Sep 2019 01:09 PM PDT A time portal is opening in lower Manhattan. And it's only the price of a movie ticket. New York's most stylish repertory cinema, Metrograph, has begun a distribution line. In addition to newer indies and docs acquired on the festival circuit, it is re-releasing overlooked classics that just make sense. To that end, welcome to the world a new 35 mm print of "Downtown 81," the once-lost snapshot of the underground art/music/film scene featuring the Brooklyn-born painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died at the age of 27. Directed by Swiss photographer Edo Bertoglio, art direction by Maripol (the French fashionista credited with creating Madonna's look) and produced by "TV Party" impresario and Warhol Factory-alum Glenn O'Brien, it's fair to say that "Downtown 81" isn't a typical "movie" movie. Is there a plot? No, not really. It's mostly about a guy walking around, checking out clubs, saying hi to friends, hoping to sell a painting. Yet it is a pure document; it isn't about the scene, it is part of the scene. Intended to highlight a diverse array of bands from the era, the budget was so shoestring (lead actor Basquiat was homeless at the time, so he slept in the production office at nights) that it wasn't ever finished. It was revived for the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. All the dialogue had to be rerecorded, but the music, from the Latin disco of Kid Creole and the Coconuts to the skittish punk of DNA and the Japanese New Wave of The Plastics, was luckily retained. Though she doesn't sing, Blondie's Debbie Harry makes an appearance as a kind of fairy godmother at the end. The film will travel North America, including a second NYC appearance at BAM, following its Metrograph bow at the end of the month. As a run-up, the downtown cinematheque/eatery/bar/bookstore/"place to be seen" is going all-in on the period with "NYC '81," a curated series of 11 features or collected shorts set in the Big Apple from that year. It runs the gamut from mainstream titles you've seen on basic cable a hundred times to esoteric treasures. All are worth consideration. Most similar to "Downtown '81" is the fly-on-the-wall documentary "Model," from the still-kicking 89-year-old Frederick Wiseman. The 129-minute film shows how fashion sausage is made, leaving one agog at just how much work and professionalism it takes to make, say, a 30-second pantyhose commercial. Two other titles are set in the Garment Center, including the absurd comedy "So Fine," in which Ryan O'Neal and Jack Warden unintentionally create a sensation with see-through designer jeans. Richard Kiel (James Bond's foe "Jaws") is a hulking mob boss who hangs out at an ersatz Studio 54. The other film is Abel Ferrara's "Ms .45," a grimy rape-revenge exploitation picture that is either lurid trash or a feminist masterpiece depending on your point of view. More upbeat is the Dudley Moore/Liza Minnelli romantic comedy "Arthur," which is every bit as funny as you remember. Moore is perfect as the drunken rich snot who falls in love with outer-borough Minnelli, whom he meets when she's stealing a tie at Bergdorf's. Sir John Gielgud's Oscar-winning role as the bone dry butler ("I'll alert the media") and the early '80s New York cinematography are a dream. A little grittier is Sidney Lumet's "Prince of the City," starring Treat Williams, a true story about a cop going against corruption in his own department. Everyone from Jerry Orbach to Bob Balaban to a teenage Cynthia Nixon is in this one. The most cerebral pick has got to be "My Dinner With Andre," Louis Malle's beloved conversation between Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory. And while technically not shot in New York City, its essence is all over "Escape From New York," John Carpenter's dizzying apocalyptic look at Manhattan as an anarchic prison, which, I know, is just Friday evenings at Trader Joe's. Times and additional titles can be found at metrograph.com.  |
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