IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
April 22, 2015 | NASHVILLE SCENE: #NAFF15: MIDWAY — ADDED SCREENINGS, HOT TICKETS AND MORE
The festival is still buzzing over last night's screening of Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg's documentary In My Father's House, where its subject, rapper and Oscar-winning "Glory" co-writer Che "Rhymefest" Smith, delivered a live performance that left the crowd cheering.
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April 21, 2015 | INDIEWIRE: 10 TOP DOCS AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
This tender and moving portrait chronicles Chicago rapper Che 'Rhymefest' Smith's quest to reconnect with his father, an alcoholic who lives on the streets.
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April 16, 2015 | THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE': TRIBECA REVIEW
Directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg avoid the shallow familiarity of docs that follow entertainers who've overcome hardship as they stroll down Memory Lane.
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April 16, 2015 | UNSEEN FILMS: IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE (2015) TRIBECA 2015 WILL MAKE YOU WANT TO CALL YOUR DAD
In My Father's House will make you want to call your dad
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April 09, 2015 | HIPHOPDX: RHYMEFEST DETAILS "IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE," NEW ALBUM & HOW KANYE WEST'S CAR CRASH SPARKED A MOVEMENT
The Chicago native documented his entire journey to reunite with his father in his upcoming film, In My Father's House, which will premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
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April 08, 2015 | CHELSEA NOW: FEMALE DIRECTORS WELL-REPRESENTED AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Cusumano also highlighted some documentary premieres. Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg will show a new piece about hip-hop artist Che "Rhymefest" Smith and his relationship with his father call "In My Father's House."
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April 07, 2015 | TIMEOUT: THE 20 BEST MOVIES AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Here are the 20 must-sees - world premieres, stirring docs, indies and star-studded affairs - at this year's Tribeca Film Festival
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March 31, 2015 | FIRST TO KNOW
In My Father's House will premiere during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival
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March 30, 2015 | HIPHOPDX
Rhymefest will premiere the trailer to his documentary, "In My Father's House" during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival.
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March 30, 2015 | AMBROSIA FOR HEADS
Rhymefest made a film about finding his homeless father.
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March 27, 2015 | BET: WATCH: RHYMEFEST TALKS MEETING KANYE WEST IN NEW DOCUMENTARY
Rhymefest talks about meeting Kanye West in new documentary
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March 25, 2015 | INDIEWIRE: WATCH: GRAMMY-WINNING RHYMEFEST GETS DOC TREATMENT IN EXCLUSIVE 'IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE' CLIP
In an exclusive clip, Smith reunites with his father and expresses the great deal of pain that's coming with being estranged for so long.
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March 03, 2015 | VARIETY: TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2015 COMPETITION SLATE
The Tribeca Film Festival has announced half of its 2015 slate of 97 feature films, setting a lineup that includes the world premiere of a documentary about Che "Rhymefest" Smith, who recently won an Oscar for co-writing the song "Glory" from "Selma."
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March 03, 2015 | THE NEW YORK TIMES: TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPETITION FILMS
The dozen films in the world documentary competition include new work from Albert Maysles, Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
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March 03, 2015 | THE LA TIMES: TRIBECA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Among the documentaries making their world premieres, organizers said, are "In My Father's House," a look by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg at the family dynamics of Chicago rapper Che "Rhymefest" Smith...
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THE FASHION FUND
January 10, 2014 | OVATION'S 'THE FASHION FUND' DISTANCES ITSELF FROM 'PROJECT RUNWAY'
Ovation is peeling back the curtains of the fashion world with The Fashion Fund, a series following the endowment that began 10 years ago supporting emerging designers.
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January 22, 2014 | 'FASHION FUND' HELPS YOUNG STYLISTS FIT INTO THE INDUSTRY
Fashion design competitions like "Project Runway" may have become a reality TV staple, but "The Fashion Fund" is going for something a little more real.
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January 26, 2012 | "FASHION FUND CONFIDENTIAL"
"It seems hard to imagine that there is a great consumer desire for another documentary following the lives of impoverished fashion designers as they struggle to succeed. And yet I found myself oddly compelled by a new Web series that goes behind the scenes..."
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JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK
July 07, 2014 | JOAN RIVERS FEATURED ON INFLUENCE FILM FORUM
This film peels away the mask of an iconic comedian and exposes the struggles, sacrifices and joys of this groundbreaking female performer.
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June 16, 2010 | ROGER EBERT REVIEW
"I think 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work' is fascinating and has a lot of laughs in it. It's more than that. It's the portrait of a woman who will..."
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June 10, 2010 | "A COMIC'S LIFE AND TIMES: ENTER TALKING OR MOCKING"
"Joan Rivers - where have you been all my life? That, at least, is what I thought after watching (twice) the documentary 'Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.' Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg..."
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January 30, 2010 | “DID JESSICA ALBA REALLY STORM OUT OF THAT THEATER?”
“Zinger: In the very funny Joan Rivers documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, the comic is seen working a tribute to George Carlin….”
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KNUCKLEBALL!
June 22, 2012 | "'KNUCKLEBALL!' TO BE DISTRIBUTED DIGITALLY BY FILMBUFF"
"'Knuckleball!' has been picked up by FilmBuff and will be released on digital and VOD platforms this September..."
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June 21, 2012 | "STUCK IN THE BULLPEN"
"On Monday night, when filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg watched New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey from the stands at Citi Field, they had special reason to root for him..."
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April 23, 2012 | "TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: AT THE 'KNUCKLEBALL!' PREMIERE, EVERYONE HAS A BALL"
"Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey arrived to Saturday's Knuckleball! premiere event at a downtown Manhattan's World Financial Center Plaza straight from Citi Field and a win over the San Francisco Giants..."
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THE DEVIL CAME ON HORSEBACK
May 19, 2014 | 15 DEVASTATING DOCUMENTARIES THAT MUSTN’T BE IGNORED
Documented in graphic detail, using video and photography, making this a difficult but astonishing visual experience as well as a thought-provoking one.
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July 25, 2007 | "SHOWING THE UNSPEAKABLE FROM SIX MONTHS SPENT IN DARFUR"
"Brutal, urgent, devastating - the documentary 'The Devil Came on Horseback' demands to be seen as soon as possible and by as many viewers as possible..."
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THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT
November 28, 2006 | TRACKING THE OSCAR SHORT LIST
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg's film was placed on the Oscar shortlist Wednesday for best documentary.
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January 24, 2006 | VARIETY - "A POWERFUL AND UNSETTLING CHRONICLE"
"The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a powerful and unsettling chronicle of the 20-year struggle to free a man twice convicted fo a crime he didn't commit.
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November 16, 2006 | 'HUNT' ENDS WITH RIGHTS TO THINKFILM
ThinkFilm has acquired North American rights to "The Trials of Darryl Hunt," the true story of a man wrongly convicted of rape and murder.
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November 06, 2006 | "THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT" OPENS CUCALORUS
A large and sympathetic crowd filled Wilmington's Thalian Hall as "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" screened on the first night of the Cucalorus Film Festival.
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November 02, 2006 | THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT SCREENS AT PARK CITY FILM SERIES
The Trials Of Darryl Hunt screens at Park City Film Series
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December 18, 2005 | 2006 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SELECT
Innocent until proven guilty? Liberty and justice for all? Spanning two decades, this powerful documentary chronicles a brutal 1984 rape/murder case in North Carolina and a wrongly convicted man...