Released last year, this incredible documentary focuses not on hollywood or bollywood, but the nothingwood of afghanistan, where the countrys most most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer salim shaheen has made more than a hundred movies. French journalist sonia kronlund improvises as a director to bring us. Special collaboration with pff 2017 pff awardwinning film screenings. Afghanistans no budget, and pretty nonexistent, film industry. Change settings we are using cookies to provide statistics that help us give you the best experience of out site, you can find out more or switch them off if you prefer. The strange film king of afghanistan sonia kronlunds documentary on the afghan filmmaker salim shaheen is. Nothingwood is the story of a man who spends his life making his childhood dreams come true. The prince of nothingwood showing at queens film theatre. Afghanistans most prolific director literally puts. Determined to finally tell a positive story, she followed the selfproclaimed prince of nothingwood around the country as he worked on his latest project. A hundred kilometres away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. Watch the prince of nothingwood in streaming on chili. About 100 kilometers from kabul, salim shaheen, the most.
Salim shaheens movies are certainly remarkable achievements. The prince of nothingwood official uk trailer in cinemas. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. With ella hunt, malcolm cumming, sarah swire, christopher leveaux.
The hamlets popup cinemas tour around the world continues to afghanistan with the screening of the prince of nothingwood. That trip is an opportunity for us to get to know shaheen, a real movie buff who has. French documentarist sonia kronlund follows actor and director salim shaheen, an afghan movie star who produced. Here are the specs for the 3 pack, shout out to for details and pic. Buy cinema tickets for the prince of nothingwood bfi. Nothing beats the prince of nothingwood, showing for one. Unifrances film tribute to isabelle huppert at the berlin french film week le. Olivia, a young tap dancer and her uncle amir, an actor, struggle with what it means to be middleeastern american and artists in todays racially divided world. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer.
The prince of nothingwood new release strategy cinema for all. Kronlund also captures the moment a new film is conceived with his repertory cast of equally eccentric actors. Diff 2017 the prince of nothingwood dubai international film festival. This journey in which he leads his gang of actors, each more eccentric and uncontrollable as the next, is an opportunity to get to know this great movie lover, who. A true cinephile, and a man prepared to risk his life for movies, the selftitled prince of nothingwood shaheen is an engaging person. The prince of nothingwood 2017 0614 2017 fr documentary 1h 25m user score. It stars jason patric, bruce willis, john cusack, and rain. The prince is a 2014 american action thriller film directed by brian a. The prince of nothingwood by michael mcnulty put down the red carpet and welcome onto the world stage, afghanistans man of the hour, or so hed have you believe. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer ov with french subs unifrance. Starring salim shaheen, qurban ali, sonia kronlund. Salim and his friends are fascinating characters, and were granted plenty of time to get to know them, and watch them do their thing. He is the prince of an industry he calls nothingwood a hollywood that must make do with nothing at all.
A hilarious and strangely touching documentary about salim shaheen, afghanistans most prolific filmmaker and largerthanlife charisma bomb. Afghanistans most prolific director literally puts his life on the line to make movies, as seen in this riveting and hilarious documentary. Fortunately, shaneens almost complete lack of funding inspires a joyous. Screening of skip city international dcinema festival 2017. Aug 30, 2017 trailer for nothingwood, which screened at the melbourne international film festival. With 111 films to his name starring himself, his friends and his family he would know.
The prince of nothingwood 2017 british board of film. The strange film king of afghanistan sonia kronlunds documentary on the afghan filmmaker salim shaheen is full of vibrant personal portraits. The prince of nothingwood full movie watch online, stream or. The female foreign gaze is sensitive enough to celebrate the primordial and puerile qualities of local cinema without patronising it. Salim shaheen, dubbed the ed wood of afghanistan, comes to an area near kabul to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. The prince of nothingwood, while featuring the everpresent problems that are ongoing in the country, bucks the trend to tell the story of an unlikely filmmaker and is laced with a surprising amount of optimism. Trailer for nothingwood, which screened at the melbourne international film festival. The prince of nothingwood bfi fan new release strategy bfi fan are delighted to announce the next film selected to receive bfi film audience network support via the new release strategy will be the prince of nothingwood released. All in all, the prince of nothingwood is a charming and engrossing movie.
Subscribe to our fortnightly podcast for interviews and discussion about our film. I wish they included sign o the times but that film belongs to universal i think. May 10, 2017 the prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer ov with french subs. Subscribe to our fortnightly podcast for interviews and discussion about our film programme, from the iconic to the independent, arthouse to the awardwinning plus our incredible archive of screentalks. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer english subs. About a hundred kilometers away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. The prince of nothingwood is a documentary about afghan filmmaker salim shaheen. The prince of nothingwood come for the man, stay for the. The film received a vod video on demand and theatrical release by lionsgate on august 22, 2014. A fascinating character study of a man who became smitten by cinema as a child, this is also a portrait of a country that has been at war for more than thirty years. The prince of nothingwood the ultimate picture palace. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Sonia kronlund is a french documentary filmmaker who is a host and producer, since 2002, of les pieds sur terre on france culture. A crackpot who makes films in afghanistan cannes 2017. The prince of nothingwood 2017 the movie database tmdb. Which is fine and all until you come across a movie like nothingwood a documentary probably best described as a mockumentary blended with an outrageous biopic narrative, which all works super well together. The prince of nothingwood 2017, directed by sonia kronlund. Nothingwood delivers the story of a lifetime spent accomplishing a childhood. Sonia kronlunds engaging documentary focuses on the indomitable salim shaheen, who has made more than 100 films in wartorn.
The prince of nothingwood official uk trailer in cinemas 15 dec. Her film nothingwood 2016 has been selected for the quinzaine des realisateurs at cannes festival 2017. Please arrive promptly at the advertised start time. There is video footage of real dead bodies with bloody injuries, sustained during bombings. Towards the beginning of the film, he explains that in america, they have hollywood.
The prince of nothingwood 2017 06142017 fr documentary 1h 25m user score. About 100 kilometers from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actorproducer of afghanistan, came to screen some of his 110 films and shoot the 111th in a row. Summary the prince of nothingwood is a documentary about afghan filmmaker salim shaheen. Nov 28, 2017 the prince of nothingwood bfi fan new release strategy bfi fan are delighted to announce the next film selected to receive bfi film audience network support via the new release strategy will be the prince of nothingwood released by vertigo. Salim shaheen, dubbed the ed wood of afghanistan, comes to an area near kabul to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the. The myth behind the man who is afghanistans biggest film. Seventy miles from kabul, salim shaheen, afghanistans most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer has come to show some of his 110 films and to shoot his 111th while hes there. About 100 kilometers from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actorproducer of afghanistan, came to screen some of his 110 films and shoot the 111th in. The black prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by kavi raz and featuring the acting debut of satinder sartaaj. The prince of nothingwood is released nationwide on 15 th december 2017 watch the trailer for the prince of nothingwood here. In this film, hes followed while making his 111th feature in a breezy oneweek shoot. Considering the bleak state of affairs in the country, this is a surprisingly joyous film the dark past and present of many of the participants occasionally looms into full view, but its quite inspiring that they have banded together to find a way to create a form of art in the middle of a. A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of little haven at christmas forcing anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. December 18, 2017 although a tiny bit repetitive, prince of nothingwood thrives on the vibrancy of its personal portraits.
The prince of nothingwood a darklyamusing french documentary about a film director who risks his life in afghanistan delights kevin maher. With 111 films to his name starring himself, his friends and his family he would. Nothingwood celebrates the indomitability of cinema. A joyous portrait of salim shaheen, afghanistans most popular actor, director and. The prince of nothingwood screened as part of the london film. The prince of nothingwood reminds us that cinema can hold similar. Released last year, this incredible documentary focuses not on hollywood or bollywood, but the nothingwood of afghanistan, where the countrys most most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer salim shaheen has made more than a hundred. Ali travelled with the film to cannes, where he was quite a sensation. The prince of nothingwood by michael mcnulty put down the red carpet and welcome onto the world stage, afghanistans man of. Kronlund, who is the voice behind the longrunning public radio program les pieds sur terre a sort of french cousin to this american life, chronicles her subject with a mix of generosity and. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer ov with french subs. This largerthanlife, ed woodesque character, bred on indian cinema and greeted by adoring fans wherever he goes, smuggles his war bmovies into town. The film bounces back and forth between an impassioned young girl performing a dramatic interpretive dance number on stage, and an actor struggling with a lifechanging career decision. The prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer english.
Buy cinema tickets for the prince of nothingwood bfi london. This film makes the training section of full metal jacket seem less stressful. Jan 11, 2018 a hundred kilometres away from kabul, salim shaheen, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan, comes to show some of his 110 films and to shoot the 111th in the process. Nothingwood is how this documentarys subject, salim shaheen, describes afghanistans pretty much nonexistent film industry. Despite appearing in the movie and even speaking a little bit of dari the local farsi dialect, sonia keeps her distance most of the time. Nov 03, 2017 diff 2017 the prince of nothingwood dubai international film festival. Though its a largely humorous documentary, theres a lot about the place of women in afghan society they are notable by their absence here, and how it feels to live. Watch the prince of nothingwood prime video amazon uk. It tells the story of duleep singh, the last maharajah of the sikh empire and the punjab area, and his relationship with queen victoria. The prince of nothingwood trailer salim shaheen is the prince of nothingwood, the most popular and prolific actordirectorproducer in afghanistan. Find out what we made of the prince of nothingwood in our december film podcast. And in afghanistan you have nothingwood, shares salim shaheen.
May 24, 2017 kronlund, who is the voice behind the longrunning public radio program les pieds sur terre a sort of french cousin to this american life, chronicles her subject with a mix of generosity and. Joker rising full length fan film dc joker origins. Purple rain graffiti bridge under the cherry moon bd. The prince of nothingwood proves how the show really can go on, no. Radio journalist sonia kronlund had been covering the atrocities of war in afghanistan for 20 years when she heard about shaheen. Afghanistans most prolific director literally puts his life on the line to make movies, as seen in this. Determined to finally tell a positive story, she followed the selfproclaimed prince of nothingwood around the country as he worked on his latest project a film about his escapades. Nothing can stop it even when a mad dictatorship makes it illegal. Home entertainment has announced that it will release on bluray prince movie collection. Amber wilkinson even if the facts are fiction, you still get the sense of a man who is driven, at least in part, by an urge to bring some sort of happiness by shooting film rather than bullets. Oct 17, 2017 the prince of nothingwood nothingwood 2017 trailer english subs.
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