HBO has made two announces regarding the NY Latino Film Festival and a Doc:
NEW YORK, July 30, 2018 – HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide TV and streaming rights to AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE USA GYMNASTICS SCANDAL, exploring the sexual abuse scandal that shook the sports world in 2017. Based on years of research by producers David Ulich and Dr. Steven Ungerleider, and directed by Erin Lee Carr (HBO’s “Mommy Dead and Dearest” and “Thought Crimes: The Case of the Cannibal Cop”), the film masterfully weaves a tapestry of pathos, depicting a landscape in which women spend their youth seeking victory on a world stage, juxtaposed against a culture where abuse prevails and lives are damaged forever. The documentary will debut in 2019 on HBO.
Featuring exclusive interviews with survivors and offering insights going beyond the headlines, AT THE HEART OF GOLD shines a light on the shocking stories of gymnast survivors who made courageous efforts to reveal a dangerous system that prioritized winning over everything. The film examines how abusers such as Dr. Larry Nassar, the osteopathic physician for the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team, could go unchecked for so many years.
Producers David Ulich and Dr. Steven Ungerleider (“Munich 72 and Beyond,” “Extremis”) have been involved in the Olympic Movement for 40 years. Dr. Ungerleider’s best-selling book, “Faust’s Gold,” about the East German doping machine, has made him a leading authority on issues confronting the sports world.
The deal for AT THE HEART OF GOLD was negotiated with HBO by UTA Independent Film Group.
AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE USA GYMNASTICS SCANDAL is directed by Erin Lee Carr; executive produced by Sarah Gibson, Michael Cascio, Gerald R. Molen; produced by David Ulich, Dr. Steven Ungerleider.
NEW YORK, NY July 30, 2018 — The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF), the nation’s largest and most diverse Latino film festival, and a touchstone of the nation’s thriving multicultural cinematic movement, kicks off its 15th edition on Wednesday, August 22nd with the New York premiere of the film “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name.” Directed by critically acclaimed director, Abner Benaim, the film stars Ruben Blades, Sting, Paul Simon, Residente, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Larry Harlow, Andy Montañez, Ismael Miranda, Junot Diaz, Luba Mason, among others. The star-studded documentary offers an intimate portrait of Ruben Blades, revealing the artist’s struggle to come to terms with his legacy and influence in elevating Salsa music to an international scale.
This year, the NYLFF will showcase a diverse slate representing 17 countries, spanning all genres and formats including features, shorts, documentaries, web series and experimental films featuring, about and/or for the U.S. Latino community. Highlights this year include: HBO Documentary Films “The Sentence,” which explores the devastating consequences of mass incarceration and mandatory minimum drug sentencing and USA Today’s, “The Wall,” looking at the impact, and unintended consequences of President Trump’s $20 billion promise to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. Other notable selections include “La Palabra de Pablo/ The Word of Pablo,” a sexy and tragic film-noirish take on William Shakespeare’s “Othello” featuring a wealthy family in contemporary El Salvador; “Rich Kids,” a vibrant portrait of six troubled teenagers ongoing challenges like economic disparities, gentrification, displacement, and evictions faced through the lens of Latino and Afro-Latino American youth in South Houston; “Heredera del Viento/ Heiress of the Wind,” a highly personal and searing documentary about torture, tragic deaths, doubt, and disillusionment in Nicaragua, “Canal Street,” a heart-pounding tale of faith and justice as a high school teen from the South Side finds himself at the center of a murder investigation, among many others. For a full list of programs and locations, click here.
“We are proud to be celebrating our 15th year of serving and empowering our community. This important festival, in celebration of inclusion, aims to highlight our untold stories, unique experiences and daily realities in this country. It is important now, more than ever, that we provide a strong platform for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase films that audiences can truly identify with. NYLFF is you,” said Calixto Chinchilla, Founder of NYLFF.
This year, NYLFF will present, once again, “FUTURO,” a digital conference presented by Google’s Hispanic Googler Network – HOLA and Driven Society, on August 22rd at the Google NY Headquarters. The one-day conference will feature leading digital thought-leaders, executives, and social media influencers, who will participate in panel discussions on the most innovative and upcoming trends in the Latino digital space.
Sponsors
The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) is presented by HBO. Major sponsors include American Airlines, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo. Additional support provided by WarnerMedia’s OneFifty, Hennessy, Google’s Hispanic Googler Network – HOLA, Driven Society, AARP, USA Today, SociedAD, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Third World Newsreel, AMC Independent, The Hispanic Federation and Everybody Digital. For sponsorship and brand partnership opportunities, please contact: Info@NYLatinoFilmFestival.com
