ATLFF '15 Best Narrative Feature Winner "God Bless the Child" Hits Theaters and iTunes
Narrative Feature Jury prize-winner from ATLFF '15, "God Bless the Child" gets a week-long run in New York this week and an iTunes release on Tuesday, August 18th!
The 2015 Atlanta Film Festival's Jury Award-winner in the Narrative Feature category was Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian's "God Bless the Child," which premiered at SXSW just days before its bow at ATLFF.
After a strong festival run throughout the spring and summer—where it was in competition at most, if not all, festivals—"God Bless the Child" is now receiving a theatrical release in New York City and will be released on iTunes on Tuesday, August 18th.
In "God Bless the Child," an often overwhelmed teenager (Harper Graham) tends to the needs of her four younger brothers, all of whom spend the day challenging each other in games of strength and burgeoning masculinity. All the while, Hannah is searching and waiting for the parent who is missing in action. Deftly walking the tightrope between documentary and narrative filmmaking, "God Bless the Child" gives us a keenly real sense of the joys, and the burden, of raising a family with little support financially or emotionally.
Click here for more information about the Independent Filmmaker Project's (IFP) week-long run of "God Bless the Child" at Made in NY Media Center by IFP. Make sure you pre-order the film on iTunes, or check it out on August 18th!
ATLFF 13 Selection Exploring Cyberbullying Now Available Free Online
The team behind 2013 ATLFF selection Submit the Documentary are committed to expanding the conversation around cyberbullying, educating the public, and developing response strategies.
Cyberbullying remains a much discussed issue, as it seems every few months a major incident appears in the news to remind us that it's a problem that's not going away anytime soon.
The team behind 2013 ATLFF selection Submit the Documentary are committed to expanding the conversation around cyberbullying, educating the public, and developing response strategies. They've released the film, which delves into the topic from multiple angles, in its entirety for FREE to Youtube and Vimeo. Freely share the links with anyone that has a vested interest in the health and welfare of our kids, which goes beyond educators and parents, and includes our community-at-large. Visit the Submit website for DVDs of the film, as well as educational kits, and complimentary educational downloads for parents, teachers and teens.
Submit the Documentary exposes the most epic struggle in the digital, Internet age: cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying by means of electronic technology committed through email, instant messaging, mobile applications, social media, chat rooms, and blogs or through messages and images sent through a cell phone. Because of the anonymity, kids who never thought of being a bully are becoming harassers. By exploring the complicated dynamics behind cyberbullying, Submit the Documentary describes the impact and outcomes of advanced technology and human nature in a lawless, new, social frontier.