It was a real homecoming, indeed! How wonderful it was to experience The Faithful alongside such an amazing audience, and to get to speak with everyone to answer questions and discuss the film after. Thank you, O Cinema!
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THE FAITHFUL: Official Selection of the 42nd San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Thrilled to announce that The Faithful was chosen to screen at this year's San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the world’s largest and longest running Jewish Film Festival, which will present 71 films from 14 countries—narratives, documentaries, and shorts—that spotlight bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story. I'll be attending and excited to finally meet (in person!) fellow filmmakers in residence of the Jewish Film Institute.
Our heartfelt gratitude to JFI and SFJFF's Lexi Leban, Jay Rosenblatt, Marcia Jarmel, Joanne Feinberg, Claudia Finkle, our gracious hosts, and to The Faithful's Faithful Producers and Collaborators Andre Valentim Almeida, Sara Theriault, Sarah Enid Hagey, Matt Mankins, Oliver David, Sound Designer and Mixer Andrew Kirwan and Colorist Paulo Cunha Martins and to all who have supported this film.
More info below, https://jfi.org/sfjff-2022
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The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess
July 25 • 11:15am • Castro Theatre
Annie Berman, 2021, Documentary, USA, 90 minutes, English
Director Annie Berman (2022 JFI Filmmaker in Residence) expected to attend
Annie Berman’s essay film is a witty, frequently surreal reflection on three of the most photographed individuals—Elvis Presley, Pope John Paul II, Diana, Princess of Wales—of all time and the people who worship their images. Filmed over the course of 20 years, on numerous trips from Graceland to the Vatican to Kensington Palace and back, Berman’s fascination with documenting each icon’s adoring public soon morphs into an obsession of her own about how materialism, performance and ritual come together in the making and resurrections of each of these modern icons. Berman’s Jewish identity informs her outsider status in each setting, allowing her to approach scenes of ardent fandom and devotion to celebrity graven images as if they were forbidden fruit.
Jason Kohn Confirmed to Moderate the 10/11 THE FAITHFUL Q&A following the 7pm screening at the Laemmle Playhouse 7, Los Angeles →
Jason Kohn, award-winning director, will be joining us to moderate our post-screening Q&A on Monday, October 11th at the Playhouse 7 in Los Angeles (Pasadena) at 7:30PM. Jason Kohn’s film Manda Bala is cited on many lists of the best documentaries of all time, and for good reason. Join us! Tickets and Info
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The Faithful's West Coast Tour begins October 8th, Tickets now Available!
THE FAITHFUL's West Coast Theatrical Release kicks off on October 8th, 2021 with a week's run on Los Angeles at Laemmle Theatres, with additional screenings at San Francisco's Roxie Theater and SIFF Seattle's Film Center.
Tickets and more information
THE FAITHFUL Returns to "Film Camp" 11 years later to screen completed work!
Kopkind and the Center for Independent Documentary are proud to have played a part in the early development of the documentary when Annie came to Film Camp, and are thrilled to be presenting it now, as the feature presentation of our late-summer gathering on Saturday, August 28, at Tree Frog Farm.
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PHOTOS FROM LAST NIGHT'S EXTRAORDINARY IN-PERSON THEATRICAL PREMIERE
It was an emotional evening to see THE FAITHFUL premiere on the big screen with an audience in full surround sound during Elvis Week after 20 long years in the making. Thank you to Indie Memphis, Crosstown Arts, Brighid Wheeler, Miriam Bale, Justin Thompson, Augusta Palmer, Adam Hohenberg, Sara Theriault, Anna Feder, Diana Trushell, Haw-Bin Chai, and all who came!!
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Indie Memphis and The Crosstown Theater Co-Host THE FAITHFUL's In-Person Theatrical Premiere, Elvis Week 2021
This Elvis Week, Indie Memphis and Crosstown Arts presents the theatrical world premiere of The Faithful, filmmaker Annie Berman’s 20-year exploration of fandom, memorabilia, memory, and legacy within the orbits of three of the biggest cultural icons of our time: Pope John Paul II, Elvis Presley, and Diana, Princess of Wales. PLUS: Annie Berman will be in attendance for Q&A following the film!
Read More||paus Presents: An exclusive 24-hour opportunity to watch THE FAITHFUL →
PAUS presents an exclusive 24-hour exclusive opportunity to watch 'The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess', by Annie Berman. The event will go live from Saturday 1st May at 7 pm (UK time).
The event will also include an exclusive and informative Q&A hosted by the talented producer, Oliver David. Joining Annie Berman (Director) will be, Matt Mankins (producer), Andre Valentim Almeida (producer / editor), Paulo Cunha Martins (restorer / colourist).
Read MoreTHE FAITHFUL Announced as Opening Night Event of The Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art (MOWNA) Online Biennial
To kick off the Biennial with opening night festivities, mowna will host a special screening of the feature doc "The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess," by Annie Berman on April 30th at 9 PM ET. It will be followed by q&a, the mowna party room, and a first look entrance to the Biennial.
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Opening this Thursday, July 11th, 6-8 PM! 360 video projection of 'THE WALL'
Please join me as I present a sneak peak of In Berlin, a VR film, along with my collaborators Cinematographer Katherin Machalek and Editor Cláudia Prat at the Integrated Channels exhibit curated by Cait Carvalho, Mary Hanlon and Natalie Conn at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, The Wall, 360 video projection - excerpted from In Berlin VR film, NY, NY.
Featuring new and existing work from:
Melissa Montero
Katie Doyle & Sarah Johnsrude
Chris Gauthier
Dylan Marcheschi
Tatiana Stolpovskaya
Anne-Katrine Hansen
Wendy Cong Zhao
Nathan Fitch
Peter A. Jackson
Dena Kopolovich
Lily Lake
Janis Mahnure
Kayoko Nakamura
Zoya Baker
Mary Hanlon
Katherin Machalek, Annie Berman, & Clàudia Prat
RSVP HERE for the opening reception, part of DUMBO’s First Thursday Art Walk
Thursday, July 11th, 6-8 PM
Made in NY Media Center by IFP
30 John St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
BFC10! Summer Screening Series Celebrates 10 Years of Making Movies Together as The Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective →
Save the date: Aug 4th, for films and closing night party! And be sure to check out the BFC10 screenings throughout the summer around town (BAM, Lincoln Center, ....)- I'll be there, and hope to see you!
Utopia 1.0 - Official Selction of the San Diego Underground Film Festival, Nov 11-13,
California friends, please save the date!