Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Jan Philipp Weyl’s debut feature, Running Against the Wind, and is releasing the film on Digital and VOD July 9.
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Running for city council in conservative Carlsbad, California, was an easy choice for Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel.
Bhat-Patel, who is Indian American, had grown up in the San Diego suburb and saw a need for change — and representation — in a town where she has been told that “racism doesn’t exist” despite her own experiences. Now, after making her mark on the city council, Bhat-Patel is running for California State Senate as a Democrat in the hopes that she can represent the AAPI (Asian American
.Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Jan Philipp Weyl’s debut feature, Running Against the Wind, and is releasing the film on Digital and VOD July 9.
Jessica Sutta has given birth to a baby boy. The Pussycat Dolls star and her husband Mikey Marquart have welcomed their first child together, as the singer has now confirmed Michael Jesse "MJ" Marquart was born on May 25.
' Jessica Sutta has given birth to her first child, ET can exclusively reveal. Sutta and her husband, Mikey Marquart, welcomed a baby boy on May 25. The pair's son, Michael Jesse «MJ» Marquart weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 21 inches long.
Caitlyn Jenner is making a vow that’s gone viral.
Ariana Grande's wedding dress "pact" with Vera Wang has been revealed as the star has treated fans to a glimpse inside her intimate wedding day.The 7 rings songstress, 27, looked every inch the glowing bride in a bespoke column gown as she tied the knot to real estate agent Dalton Gomez, 25, in an ceremony with less than 20 family and friends present at her home in Montecito, California.
Often labeled as the “poster child” for Generation Z, the actress, model, and activist drives her creative vision through multiple projects as she becomes the voice of young Hollywood. Yara Shahidi was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to her parents, photographer Afshin Shahidi and actress Keri Salter Shahidi. Her father, Afshin Shahidi, is Iranian, while her mother, Keri Salter Shahidi, is of mixed African American and Native Choctaw heritage.
Antonio Ferme editor“See Us Unite for Change” is a multi-platform special event that hopes to accelerate impact and expand support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. The special will air Friday at 8 p.m.
Antonio Ferme editorActor-producer Daniel Dae Kim urged those of Asian and Pacific Islander descent to work hard at “allyship” with other underrepresented communities in order to focus on the roots of systemic racism. Kim spoke on May 20 at a half-day virtual seminar hosted by Amazon Studios to examine API representation in film and media as part of Asian American Pacific Islander heritage month.The rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes underscores the urgency to act.
coronavirus health crisis that has devastated Peru.Later, in his workshop, he completes the scenes while reading newspapers or watching television news about the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands of people in his South American homeland.“It’s like a war with an invisible enemy,” Jiménez says of COVID-19.“Each drawing tells a story that had an impact on me,” says the artist, who drew 750 sketches and selected 100 of them for a book called “New Coronavirus and Good Government."His title
NEW YORK -- Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor's longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, has died. He was 79.Cassandra Williams, Mooney's publicist, said he died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland, California, from a heart attack.Mooney's friendship and collaboration with Pryor began in 1968 and lasted until Pryor's death in 2005.
EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, the documentary directed by Peabody winner Abby Ginzberg (Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa). The documentary premiered at DOC NYC and Greenwich will release the film in theaters on August 20.