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Julia Roberts Talks BEN IS BACK, Motherhood and Drug Addiction – Nadia Neophytou reports

December 21, 2018January 3, 2019 Nadia Neophytou (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments ben is back, drug addiction, julia roberts

Julia Roberts says she hopes her latest film will help start conversations about the continuing epidemic of opioid addiction. The Oscar-winning actress plays a mother of a drug-addicted son in Ben Is Back opposite Lucas Hedges, who was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar in 2017.

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Jahmil XT Qubeka Talks SEW THE WINTER TO MY SKIN at TIFF – Nadia Neophytou interviews

September 21, 2018January 2, 2019 Nadia Neophytou (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments Jahmil XT Qubeka, sew the winter to my skin, TIFF, toronto international film festival

The last time Jahmil XT Qubeka premiered a movie at the Toronto International Film Festival it had been banned briefly in his home country. This time around, he debuted his latest work scandal-free at the festival, before it plays in South Africa. Sew the Winter to My Skin may not be anywhere near as controversial as Of Good Report but it’s just as bold and genre-pushing.

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Wanuri Kahiu’s RAFIKI Takes Cannes Despite Nairobi Ban – Nadia Neophytou reports

May 17, 2018January 2, 2019 Nadia Neophytou (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments cannes film festival, kenyan films, rafiki, Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Wanuri Kahiu

When the credits rolled and the lights came up at the end of her film’s premiere in the Palais des Festival, director Wanuri Kahiu stood next to her lead actresses Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva, all dressed in off-white outfits, taking in the acclaim of a standing ovation. Someone in the audience shouted, ‘Thank you!’ and Kahiu put her hand over her heart.