Casting
Cold War thriller “Whispers of Freedom” has set its principal cast, Variety has learned. “Masters of the Air” alum Cameron Ashplant will play the film’s lead, young East German Chris Gueffroy, while Darragh Cowley (who also appeared in “Masters of the Air”) co-stars as his close friend Christian Gaudian.
Set in 1980s East Germany, the film is written and directed by Brandon Ashplant. It follows Chris and Christian as they try to escape the isolated Eastern bloc state. Wendy Makkena (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) joins as Chris’s mother Karin and Paul Freeman (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) as East German leader Erich Honecker. Wolf Kahler (“The Great Escaper”) joins in a supporting role as Bruno Kabát.
“Whispers of Freedom” goes into production next month. It is produced by Jonathan Tammuz and Golden Goat Films.
Documentary
BBC Storyville has acquired documentary “We Will Dance Again” (working...
Cold War thriller “Whispers of Freedom” has set its principal cast, Variety has learned. “Masters of the Air” alum Cameron Ashplant will play the film’s lead, young East German Chris Gueffroy, while Darragh Cowley (who also appeared in “Masters of the Air”) co-stars as his close friend Christian Gaudian.
Set in 1980s East Germany, the film is written and directed by Brandon Ashplant. It follows Chris and Christian as they try to escape the isolated Eastern bloc state. Wendy Makkena (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) joins as Chris’s mother Karin and Paul Freeman (“Raiders of the Lost Ark”) as East German leader Erich Honecker. Wolf Kahler (“The Great Escaper”) joins in a supporting role as Bruno Kabát.
“Whispers of Freedom” goes into production next month. It is produced by Jonathan Tammuz and Golden Goat Films.
Documentary
BBC Storyville has acquired documentary “We Will Dance Again” (working...
- 3/5/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
The Israeli music festival in which hundreds of young people were killed by Hamas, providing the spark to the ongoing conflict, is to be spotlighted in a documentary. Bad Boys studio Sipur has acquired exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival as it seeks to honour the scores of young victims, and the as-yet-untitled feature will air on Israeli broadcaster Hot Channel 8 and Hscc.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11’, kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians, reports Deadline.
The documentary will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event.
It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11’, kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians, reports Deadline.
The documentary will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event.
It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
- 10/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
The Israeli music festival in which hundreds of young people were killed by Hamas, providing the spark to the ongoing conflict, is to be spotlighted in a documentary. Bad Boys studio Sipur has acquired exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival as it seeks to honour the scores of young victims, and the as-yet-untitled feature will air on Israeli broadcaster Hot Channel 8 and Hscc.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11’, kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians, reports Deadline.
The documentary will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event.
It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11’, kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians, reports Deadline.
The documentary will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event.
It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
- 10/16/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Israel-based production company Sipur is teaming up with Israeli broadcaster Hot Channel 8 and producer Hscc on a feature documentary about the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas on the Supernova Music Festival in Kibbutz Re’im. The assault was part of Hamas’ incursion over the border into Israel that resulted in the terrorist group killing more than 1,300 people and triggering the current Israeli-Gaza war.
Yariv Mozer, director of The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes and Ben Gurion: Epilogue, will direct the film, using exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival. The filmmakers said they aim to present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event and will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festivalgoers.
“I have seen things in my life. I have lived through wars...
Yariv Mozer, director of The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes and Ben Gurion: Epilogue, will direct the film, using exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival. The filmmakers said they aim to present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event and will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festivalgoers.
“I have seen things in my life. I have lived through wars...
- 10/16/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Israeli music festival in which hundreds of young people were killed by Hamas, providing the spark for this week’s bloody conflict, is to be spotlighted in a documentary.
Bad Boys studio Sipur has acquired exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival as it seeks to honor the scores of young victims, and the as-yet-untitled feature will air on Israeli broadcaster Hot Channel 8 and Hscc.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11,’ kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians.
Sipur’s doc will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event. It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
Bad Boys studio Sipur has acquired exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival as it seeks to honor the scores of young victims, and the as-yet-untitled feature will air on Israeli broadcaster Hot Channel 8 and Hscc.
The October 7 massacre at the Supernova Music Festival in Re’im kibbutz by Hamas has been called ‘Israel’s 9/11,’ kicking off one of the darkest weeks of a generation for the international community and killing an estimated 260 civillians.
Sipur’s doc will present an in-depth look at the festival before, during and after the horrific event. It will include interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists shocked by the carnage they have witnessed, as well as unseen footage gathered from the festival-goers.
- 10/16/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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