Micheaux Film Fest Sets Partners; Tilda Swinton To Narrate Venice Title; Odeon Has Record Box Office Weekend — Global Briefs
Braham Entertainment Sets Community Partnerships Ahead Of 2024 Micheaux Film Festival 2024
Braham Entertainment, the company behind LA’s Micheaux Film Festival, has set its community partnerships ahead of the 6th annual edition, taking place October 21st – 27th at Culver Theater and sponsored by Roku. The partnerships are with St Vincent De Paul Society USA, the Peggy Beatrice Foundation, and Wounded Warrior Homes, organizations that battle homelessness in the United States. “A recent Supreme Court ruling has upheld the right of cities to enforce bans on public camping, significantly impacting the unhoused community by potentially increasing the criminalization of homelessness,” said Braham and Branch. “Our partnership underscores the importance of community support and intervention to provide viable alternatives and support structures for those affected. This is why highlighting our partners and extending as much assistance as possible are paramount. Our goal is to deepen understanding of the root causes of homelessness and collaborate to support the most impacted members of our community.”
Tilda Swinton To Narrate Interactive Venice Title ‘Impulse: Playing With Reality’
Anagram, the production studio behind Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize-winning Goliath: Playing with Reality, has signed Tilda Swinton on to narrate their latest project Impulse: Playing with Reality. The project is an interactive mixed-reality documentary by May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy that explores ADHD. Impulse will have its World Premiere as part of the 2024 Venice Immersive program. Swinton previously narrated 2021’s Goliath, which explored one man’s experience of psychosis. “We are so excited to welcome Tilda Swinton back to our Playing with Reality collection for Impulse,” said co-director May Abdalla. “Tilda brings such an affecting presence to the experiences, gracefully guiding audiences through each individual narrative. Whether or not you’ve experienced stories similar to those told in Impulse firsthand, Tilda leaves you with a kernel of understanding.”
‘Deadpool And Wolverine’ Lands Odeon It’s Biggest Weekend Since Barbenheimer
Cinema operator Odeon has said it welcomed half a million guests to its cinemas this past weekend for the opening of Deadpool and Wolverine — its biggest box-office since 2023’s Barbie and Oppenheimer. “From Deadpool and Wolverine to Twisters, Longlegs, and Inside Out 2, Odeon has something for everyone, and we’ve been blown away by the amazing guest reaction to these summer blockbusters,” said Suzie Welch, Odeon MD UK&I. “Our exclusive merchandising offer for the film has also resonated so well with guests keen to take a part of the Deadpool and Wolverine cinematic experience home with them.”