Which film was released first, Transparent or 16 Days in Afghanistan?
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Transparent (film) Transparent is a 2005 documentary film written, directed, and produced by Jules Rosskam. Its title is a play on the words “trans” and “parent” implying the invisibility of transgender parenting in society today. The documentary follows 19 female-to-male transsexuals from 14 different states who have given birth to, and in most cases, gone on to raise, their biological children and the challenges they face while transitioning.
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16 Days in Afghanistan 16 Days in Afghanistan is a 2007 documentary about the journey of Afghan-American Anwar Hajher (director) traveling to his homeland Afghanistan after 25 years to rediscover his country. The film is produced by Mithaq Kazimi and is the first documentary since the fall of Taliban to be shot in those provinces which remain under the heavy influence of the Taliban. It is also the first professionally produced documentary about Afghanistan by a team of Afghan filmmakers and has become a reference film used by many, including Penguin Books's study guides about Afghan-related books.
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24 Weeks 24 Weeks (German: 24 Wochen ) is a 2016 German drama film directed by Anne Zohra Berrached. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Welcome Back (film) Welcome Back is an Indian action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala, released in 2015. It is a sequel to "Welcome" and features an ensemble cast that includes Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Paresh Rawal, Dimple Kapadia and Naseeruddin Shah. While Kapoor, Patekar and Rawal have reprised their roles from the 2007 film, Abraham and Hassan are new additions to the lead cast. Made on a budget of US$16 million, the film was largely shot in and around Panipat, United Arab Emirates. "Welcome Back" was released worldwide on 4 September 2015.
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Amazing Transparent Man Amazing Transparent Man was a pop-punk band on the Springman Records label from 1997 to 2004. They hailed from DeKalb, Illinois. The original members were Rick Muermann (guitar/vocals), Tony D'Amato (guitar/vocals), Brad Riverdahl (drums) and Casey Sons (bass guitar). Casey left the band shortly after their first album and bass guitar duties were subsequently shared by Rick and Tony as ATM became a trio for the rest of their career. For quite a while, their signature uniform included pink shorts and white tank tops. The band once served milk and cookies to all audience members in attendance at the CD release show for their second full-length album "The Measure of All Things" at the popular Cabaret Metro in Chicago.
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Nisha Ganatra Nisha Ganatra (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for her films "Chutney Popcorn" (1999) and "Cosmopolitan" (2003), and for being a consulting producer on, and directing three episodes of, the first season of the Golden Globe–winning TV series "Transparent". Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee. She is openly lesbian.
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Hotal Hotal or Hotel is a 2016 Pakistani Urdu film which has been written and directed by Khalid Hasan Khan. It is claimed to be Pakistan's first Psycho-Thriller Feature Film. Whilst its also dubbed as the first Hindi feature film outside Bollywood. The Film has Meera, alongside Tariq Jamal, Baila Naz, Anees Raja, Nisa Jabie, Nasreen Jaan, and Wiam Dahmani.The Film was released on 13 May 2016.
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Welcome to Leith Welcome to Leith is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker about white supremacist Craig Cobb's attempt to take over the North Dakota town Leith. The film premiered on January 26, 2015 at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and, after a limited theatrical release on September 9, was broadcast on PBS' series "Independent Lens" on April 4, 2016.
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Transparental Transparental is the ninth solo album by Dutch guitarist Jan Akkerman, released in 1980. It appeared under the name "Jan Akkerman and Kaz Lux".
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Maalik (2016 film) Maalik (Urdu مالک) is a 2016 Pakistani political-thriller film directed, written and produced by Ashir Azeem. It was released on 8 April 2016 in cinemas across Pakistan under the production banner of Media Hub. The film was banned in Pakistan for political reasons after being cleared by all three Censor Boards of the country with Universal (Unrestricted) rating, opposition parties in Pakistan welcomed the film for showing reality and the KPK govt allowed screening of 'Maalik' . Maalik is the only Pakistani film to be banned by the Federal Govt after being cleared by all Censor Boards. The film has a big cast with Ashir Azeem, Farhan Ally Agha, Sajid Hassan, Hassan Niazi, Adnan Shah, Rashid Farooqi, Ehteshamuddin and Tatmain ul Qulb in the lead roles.
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Mooz-lum Mooz-lum is a 2011 American independent film written and directed by Qasim "Q" Basir and starring Danny Glover. "Mooz-lum" (i.e. "Muslim") tells the story of an African American Muslim family whose lives are changed by the September 11 attacks and their aftermath. The film was initially promoted primarily through social media, before opening for its limited theatrical release on February 11, 2011.
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Aerials (film) Aerials is a 2016 Emirati science fiction film set in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Directed by S.A.Zaidi and produced by Ghanem Ghubash, it is considered to be the first science fiction film in the Middle East portraying an alien invasion over the city of Dubai.
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Noir (film) Noir is a Canadian drama film, directed by Yves Christian Fournier and released in 2015.
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Is It Clear, My Friend? Is It Clear, My Friend? ("Je li jasno, prijatelju?") is a Croatian film directed by Dejan Aćimović. It was released in 2000.
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10 Days in a Madhouse 10 days in a Madhouse is a 2015 American biographical film about the experiences of undercover journalist Nellie Bly where, as a reporter working for Joseph Pulitzer, she got herself committed to Blackwell's Island Asylum to report on atrocities. The production was written and directed by Timothy Hines with consultation from one of Bly’s modern biographers, Brooke Kroeger. The film draws from Bly’s exposé "Ten Days in a Mad-House", which led to significant reforms in the treatment of mental health patients in her time. The cast includes Caroline Barry, Christopher Lambert, Kelly Le Brock, Julia Chantrey and Alexandra Callas.
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7 Days in Syria 7 Days in Syria is a 2015 American documentary film directed/produced by Robert Rippberger. Filmed in November 2012, it captures the human side of war and what life is like in Syria for the millions trying to escape. The film has played in over 50 cities worldwide (including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Dublin, Norrkoping, Amsterdam, and Sydney), on television in Denmark, Sweden, and China, to Angelina Jolie, to senior members of the United Nations, and at Britain's House of Lords. The film was released internationally by Ro*co flims, throughout North America by FilmBuff, and by Gathr films for theatrical-on-demand.
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Underexposure (film) Underexposure is a 2005 Iraqi film, in the docufiction style, written and directed by Oday Rasheed, produced by Enlil Film and Arts. The story follows a fictional Iraqi film crew, inspired by the actual crew, that struggles with making a film during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent American occupation. It was the first feature film to be shot in Iraq after the beginning of the Iraq War.
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Janur Kuning Janur Kuning (literally "Yellow Coconut Leaves") is a 1980 Indonesian war film directed by Alam Surawidjaja and produced by Abbas Wiranatakusuma. Starring Kaharuddin Syah, Deddy Sutomo, and Dicky Zukarnaen, it follows the Indonesian revolutionaries six-hour assault on Yogyakarta, under Suharto, in a show of force against the Dutch army. At the time the most expensive domestic production ever, the film's title is meant to symbolise the Indonesian people's struggle. A critical success, "Janur Kuning" received a nomination and two special awards at the 1980 Indonesian Film Festival. It was screened annually on 1 March between 1980 and 1998, but has since been criticised as an attempt to manipulate history and create a cult with President Suharto in the centre.
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Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka (English: The Question of 7 Billion Dollars) is a 2016 Pakistani Action Thriller film which is written and directed by Jamshed Jan Mohammad. The film has veteran Pakistani actors, includes Ghulam Mohiuddin, Javed Sheikh, Ismail Tara, Nayyar Ejaz, and Shamoon Abbasi as well as debutantes such as Qurat Ul Ain and Ghulam Mohiuddin's son Ali Mohiuddin. The film was shot on location in Thailand .
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What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? is a hidden-camera style reality film released in 1970, and directed by "Candid Camera" creator Allen Funt. In the film, Funt secretly records people's reactions to unexpected encounters with nudity or sexuality in unusual situations. This was the first of two "Candid Camera"-style theatrical films to be produced and directed by Funt, the other being "Money Talks" (1972).
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Narcopolis (film) Narcopolis is a 2015 British science fiction thriller film written and directed by Justin Trefgarne. The film is set in 2024 after all drugs have been legalised in the UK. Elliot Cowan stars as a police officer who becomes obsessed with solving a case that involves an experimental new drug developed by the largest pharmaceutical company. "Narcopolis" premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 June 2015 and was released in the UK on 25 September 2015.
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Sardaar Ji Sardaarji (Punjabi: ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ ) is a 2015 Indian Punjabi fantasy film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the film was released on 18 May 2015. "Sardaar Ji" is one of the first fantasy films to be made in Punjabi cinema. It released on 26 June 2015, and had the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in Punjab.It was superhit and broke all previous records leading to excellent box office records.