#Yance Ford

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POWER (2024):

Police history

Misuse of authority

Used to subjugate

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Power

Power    [trailer]

Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.

Instances of police abusing their power are many. But this doc provides some historical context about how it all started. Their early tasks were to violently keep in check Black slaves, Native Americans, and poor labourer during the rise of capitalism. It leads to systematic oppression, and them being above the law and without accountability.

Formally, the doc is not very gripping. But it's important to know these things. It helps to take notice when the presidential candidate of the Republican party makes fascist promises during his speeches.

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"Power"

An educational but not overly academic documentary that tackles the uglier side of American history when it comes to policing the country's citizens.

The uncomfortable truths exposed by director Yance Ford’s documentary “Power” are going to make you mad. Not just mad, but bubbling over with anger. The heart of the film is in one question: “Who polices the police?” In America, the answer far too often is “no one.” It’s a country where law enforcement seems to have omnipotent power, which in turn leads to an increase in police brutality. But how…

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Kieran Culkin, Riley Keough, Lucy Liu, André Holland and Will Ferrell Join TheWrap’s Studio at the Sundance Film Festival

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Camila Cabello, David Schwimmer and Glen Powell are also on tap for TheWrap’s Interview and Portrait Studio presented by NFP

Wrap Staff January 18, 2024 @ 10:26 AM

TheWrap will be hosting top talent at its interview and portrait studio at the NFP Inspire Lounge on Main Street during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 19-23, presented by NFP.

Actors Kieran Culkin, Riley Keough, André Holland, Lucy Liu, Saoirse Ronan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Will Ferrell, Camila Cabello, Andra Day, Jesse Eisenberg, Dylan O’Brien, Victoria Pedretti, Glen Powell, Kathryn Newton, Zach Galifianakis, David Schwimmer, Jena Malone, Justice Smith, Julia Fox, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Chris Sullivan, Alicia Silverstone, Emilia Jones and Retta are among those confirmed to attend.

Filmmakers set to join TheWrap’s studio include Chiwetel Ejiofor, Richard Linklater, Lucy Lawless, Yance Ford, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Megan Park, Susanna Fogel and Josh Greenbaum.

TheWrap’s Interview and Portrait Studio presented by NFP — where TheWrap creative director and photographer Jeff Vespa will be shooting talent — will feature in-person conversations with cast members and directors from the top movies premiering at Sundance. This year’s studio sponsor is NFP, a leading property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor.

“We’re thrilled to be back at Sundance with our robust team to offer readers an inside look at the forefront of independent film,” TheWrap’s co-executive editor Adam Chitwood said.

In addition to interviews and portraits, TheWrap will also be hosting two panels out of the NFP Inspire Lounge. “Producers’ Perspectives: Navigating Film Festivals in 2024” will take place on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m., presented by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and TheWrap and NFP. Dean Brian Kite will moderate the panel that includes Stacey Reiss, Mark Anker, Jess Devaney, Luke Kelly-Clyne and Jason Forest.

On Monday, Jan. 22 the panel “Championing Change: The Power of Inclusive Filmmaking” will take place at 9 a.m. with panelists Carla Gutierrez, Paola Mendoza, Henry Muñoz and Amber Sealey, moderated by Carla Renata and presented by UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and TheWrap and NFP.

Both panels will take place at TheWrap’s studio at 268 Main Street.

Source: thewrap.com

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This is to me realizing that there's an actual guy named Yance Ford...

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Signs of spring on the final day of February! “Mutt” & “Mama” at MoMA & FLC. It was pure joy meeting and bonding with both Savannah Leaf and Vuk Lungulov-Klotz last month in Park City. Their new films — “Earth Mama” (left) and “Mutt” (right) — were two that resonated deeply among the rich roster of discoveries screening at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Both new movies are bookending the 52nd New Directors/New Films series, the prestigious annual festival curated and hosted by Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art (March 29 - April 9th). Programmers praised “Earth Mama,” an A24 film, as “a devastating and evocative portrait of motherhood refracted through the prisms of race and class,” while showcasing “Mutt,” still securing U.S. distribution, the story of “a twentysomething trans man who must contend with an onslaught of aggravations, surprise encounters, and emotional choices over a 24-hour period.” ND/NF is a truly vital showcase for new work by emerging artists and a highly anticipated spring showcase. The list of filmmakers introduced to New York City by the fest over the years is stunning: Almodóvar! Del Toro!Guadagnino! Hou! Jia! Palcy! Reichardt! Spielberg! Spike! WKW! And in the past decade alone ND/NF has boosted Maite Alberdi, Ana Lily Amirpour, Kantemir Balagov, Davy Chou, Chinonye Chukwu, Yance Ford, Eliza Hittman, Jennifer Kent, Nadav Lapid, RaMell Ross, Albert Serra, and Justin Simien, among so many others. As we often said about New Directors when I was working at Lincoln Center, “Find your next favorite filmmaker!” Congrats to all on the honor of being selected to ND/NF’s Class of 2023! More at NewDirectors.org! (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN86WDJaiE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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AFCC member Chistopher Campbell interviews director Yance Ford on his documentary that premieres on Netflix on Friday

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Strong Island: Directed by Yance Ford. With Yance Ford, Harvey Walker, Kevin Myers, Lauren Ford. When filmmaker Yance Ford investigates the 1992 murder of a young Black man, it becomes an achingly personal journey since the victim, 24-year-old William Ford Jr., was the filmmaker's brother.

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** NOMINATED ** We’re so excited to share the news that FX Networks' six-part docuseries “Pride” has been nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Documentary category! 👉 https://bit.ly/3AjiaDD

Shot in pre-pandemic 2019, 13th Gen‘s Marc Smolowitz produced two of six episodes of the series which begins in the 1950s and works forward through the decades, exploring stories ranging from FBI surveillance during the 1950s Lavender Scare to the “Culture Wars” of the 1990s and beyond.

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Yance Ford in Disclosure (Sam Feder, 2020)

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Yance Ford

Gender: Transgender man

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: 13 April 1972  

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: Producer, director

Note: First openly transgender man to be nominated for any Academy Award, and the first openly transgender director to be nominated for any Academy Award

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Every day of Pride Month, we're spotlighting important, neglected, and fantastic films made by LGBTQ+ directors from different backgrounds, countries, and industries during the 21st century so far, as well as films from this century that deal directly with the lives of LGBTQ+ characters.

Join us in celebrating the works of pioneering, rising, and all-around remarkable artists like Chantal Akerman, Desiree Akhavan, Pedro Almodóvar, Yance Ford, Andrew Haigh, Todd Haynes, Lucrecia Martel, Dee Rees, Céline Sciamma, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and many more!

Check out our Twitter for daily selections and check back here on Sundays to see a list of the past week's films. We hope you'll watch and discuss along with us! 🌈

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"We cannot be a better society until we see that better society. I cannot be in the world until I see that I am in the world."

- Yance Ford in Disclosure