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The Clio Entertainment Shortlist 2024: Saela+Anna’s dance film Love Letter (on shuffle) included on the shortlist of work recognized for innovative storytelling in the entertainment industry.
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Nowness: Translating the production’s central solo for a new dance short directed by Saela Davis & Anna Rose Holmer, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Taylor Stanley performs a classic story of love and yearning through a contemporary lens in Kyle Abraham’s original choreography.
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NYCB: Dissonant harmony in black and white: The pas de deux from Balanchine's Agon as interpreted by Principal Dancers Adrian Danchig-Waring and Unity Phelan.
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Team Deakins sits down with actor Paul Mescal to discuss craft, process and his work on God’s Creatures.
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Curzon: God’s Creatures is the latest in a recent spate of women-directed dramas that refuse to gratuitously show sexual assault.
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Screen Ireland: IFTA Announces 2023 Nominations for Irish Academy Awards. God’s Creatures nominated for Best Film, Best Script, Best Supporting Actor Paul Mescal, Best Supporting Actress Aisling Franciosi, and Best International Actress Emily Watson.
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Screendaily: Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer’s Ireland-set drama God’s Creatures will open the Dublin International Film Festival on February 23.
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Variety: BFI Distribution has acquired from A24 2022 Cannes title “God’s Creatures,” starring Emily Watson, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi, for U.K. theatrical release, and is partnering with independent Irish distributor Volta Pictures, who have acquired the film for Ireland. Volta will release the film in Ireland on March 24 and and BFI Distribution in the U.K. on March 31.
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BIFA: Emily Watson for lead performance; Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi for best supporting performance; Shane Crowley for best debut screenwriter and Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans for best original music.
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Paste Magazine: Davis, Holmer and screenwriter Shane Crowley create a bold ecofeminist film that traces the currents of nature, economics and gender.
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InsideHook: Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer explain why every detail counts when you're dealing with such sensitive subject matter
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Screen Slate: Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer visit Screen Slate HQ to talk about their new feature God’s Creatures, a disquieting family drama set in a tightly knit seaside Irish fishing community. Our discussion included working with actors Emily Watson and Paul Mescal, the influence of dance and choreography on their visual storytelling, and how a last-ditch trip to Google Earth helped them find the perfect coastal fish processing plant location.
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Irish Times: A beautifully made, precisely acted masterclass in rural gothic. Expect much buzz when it arrives in commercial cinemas.
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Variety: Cannes: Directors’ Fortnight Unveils French-Flavored, Female-Powered Lineup for 2022 Edition
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Screen Daily: A24 co-financing alongside BBC Film, Screen Ireland, WRAP.
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Variety: Their new project will be the first time that Davis and Holmer, who are based in New York, have joined forces as a directing duo.
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NYTimes “The Fits,” a dreamy, beautifully syncopated coming-of-age tale.
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Filmmaker Magazine Interview with the three women behind ‘The Fits’ on how they co-wrote their script and how they brought Toni and her world to life.
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Sundance Institute: Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate NEXT. Digital technology paired with unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape a “greater” next wave in American cinema.