Films of 2012: After Lucia
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One of Mexico's best offering in 2012 is a more subtle but moving drama in contrast to the previous year's sensational action thriller "Miss Bala"by Gerardo Naranjo. Director-Screenwriter Michel Franco's second feature explores miscommunication between a daughter and father relationship dented by the tragic death of the mother. As they both move to a new town to start a new life both still in grief setting them further apart. To make things worse, when the daughter Alejandra gets ganged upon with terribly escalated teenage bullying by practically the whole class which she partly suppresses and hides as self punishment for her guilt, she just disappears as not to further aggravate her father's anguish. The father Roberto finally snaps out of his immobilising depression for the loss of his wife and focuses on her daughter's disappearance and flips into a very dark extreme in avenging another loss of a loved one.
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A love story set in a Jewish community. Director-Screenwriter Rama Burshtein's debut film rivetingly brings us the choices and final outcome of an 18 year old girl Shira. She hopes to marry the boy she adores and set to marry, but unfortunately due to sudden unexpected circumstances ends up with the husband of her dead sister. Is she just doing the right thing for the love and respect for her mother as well as other seniors around her? Or has she actually truly fallen in love with him? Burshtein explores and presents how Jewish women from the seniors to the juniors relate to each other within this particular order. Heart warming.
Absolute BeginnersYoung, Talented, and Enthusiastic. Todays absolute beginners, possibly tomorrow's global stars, all found in the streets of Edinburgh-Fringe'12.
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Unknown names from different places gather once a year to perform here. From the talented to the untalented, the floodgates are open in theatre, whether it be music, dance, acting, acrobatics, comedy, and practically all other performing arts.These young dreamers are here to start their search to capture that dream.
As FACADES online mag is a platform for up and coming talents, it pays tribute to The Next Generation of Creative Characters.
Above are 21 images of courage & perseverance simply captured from an i-phone by JEJ.
Dancing design evolution in MilanThanks to Theatro Del'Arte for their Design Dances.
(All videos filmed selectively by JEJ at Salone del Mobile 2012)
The Makropulus Case @ EIFOpera North’s production of JanáÄek’s The Makropulos Case
@ The Edinburgh International Festival '12 (Festival theatre)
Supported by Dunard Fund
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A contemporary production done well.
Conductor Richard Farnes, Director Tom Cairns, Set/Costume Designer Hildegard Bechtler, Lighting Designer Bruno Poet.
3 images above by Robert Workman & Donald Cooper
Alexia Coley - London Singing BirdFACADES was there and filming at The Paradise (Kensal Green) on 3rd June for one of Alexia's many gigs in London.
London Street CultureStreet Culture:
The usual characters in the London fashion scene filmed from fashion week...
Righteous Dressing - East to WestRighteous Ltd is an exciting new food brand that is attempting to break into the UK market. Bullet Manila is a sharp new advertising company making a name in the Philippines.
Davids fighting against the Goliaths of their industries, both with the hunger to leave a mark.
As borders crash down, it has become an opportune time for these two businesses to collaborate and produce first Rightout Dressing TV advertisement for Western consumers.
Alexia ColeyWith no formal training this young lady has been singing practically since child birth, a natural born talent? As London is filled and over flowing with great and cool talents in various fields, Alexia Coley in particular has been seen hanging and heard singing in the cool Soho nightlife scene since the mid 90s way before the likes of the former Amy Winehouse who later on emerged in Camden. In her case with Wray & Nephew rum as her most wicked poison for partying to date, she's still around charming us with her gigs in old London town.
Miss Coley has no genre: she’s too much her own woman; not so much a soul singer, more a singer with a lot of soul. Look out for the launch of her debut album currently taking up all her time. It features up-beat, passionate and dreamy numbers including timeless hits.
Righteous Dressing by Gem MisaBeing the global manager of a billion Euro brand for a multi-billions company took her from the Philippines to South Africa and to London.
She couldn’t resist making one step further into distribution, and she created her own line of products, her own brand.
She now faces the challenge of putting that name on the map.
