{"id":22841,"date":"2020-10-05T18:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=22841"},"modified":"2020-10-05T18:33:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T22:33:08","slug":"miami-film-festival-gems-to-be-held-virtually-oct-8-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/miami-film-festival-gems-to-be-held-virtually-oct-8-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Film Festival GEMS To Be Held Virtually Oct. 8-11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seventh annual Miami Film Festival GEMS is going virtual this year from Oct. 8-11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s lineup will feature eighteen films that will be available on the Miami Film Festival app in the Apple App Store and on the TV and movie streaming service, Roku. It will also feature live stream Q&amp;As.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith COVID, people are craving new entertainment that\u2019s accessible in a safe way, and with GEMS, we worked really hard at accomplishing just that,\u201d said Miami Film Festival Co-Director of Programming, Lauren Cohen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s festival will kick off on Oct. 8 with a Drive In-Screening of the documentary, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Oct. 8 at Dezerland Park,14401 N.E. 19 Ave. in North Miami.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film produced by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeanne Elfant Festa and written\/produced by Mark Monroe<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the first-ever authorized documentary on the Bee Gees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendees can purchase tickets <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/miamifilmfestival.com\/events\/gems-2020-opening-night\/\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEMS will continue its partnership with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Variety<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and host a virtual panel<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with some of the magazine&#8217;s 10 Latinx to Watch list of entertainers on Oct. 9. This year\u2019s list includes actress Camila Mendes (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palm Springs, Riverdale<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), cinematographer Carolina Costa (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workforce, Hala, Wander Darkly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), director Cesar Mazariegos (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High &amp; Mighty, The Simpsons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), and music producer Tainy (Bad Bunny\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X 100pre<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list of entertainers to attend the virtual panel on Oct. 9 is yet to be announced. It was originally scheduled to take place at the Miami Film Festival in March before it was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival is also known for its international selection of films and this year is no different. Viewers will be able to stream films from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Those films will compete for the GEMS Festival top prize, the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The titles include <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Bear<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (U.S.), a comedy thriller directed by Lawrence Michael Levine starring Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbot. It is about three people with very different personalities spending a night at a remote lake house.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kokoloko<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mexico), starring Alejandra Herrera, is a thriller directed by Gerardo Naranjo. The film&#8217;s main protagonist is being held captive by her violent cousin in a tropical seaside village. No\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, who plays Herrera\u2019s love interest in the film, received a Best Actor prize at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night of the Kings<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ivory Coast, France, Canada, Senegal) is a drama about a young man who is sent to prison and must tell other prisoners stories to survive. The movie is directed by Philippe Lac\u00f4te.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rosa\u2019s Wedding<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Spain) is a comedy directed by Ic\u00edar Bolla\u00edn, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Germany, France) is a romance\/drama directed by Christian Petzold that received a Best Actress prize (Paula Beer) at the 2020 Berlin Film Festival.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first two films announced to compete for the 2021 MFF $10,000 Jordan Ressler First Feature Film Award are both American. Ekwa Msangi\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farewell Amor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Emma Seligman\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shiva Baby<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a comedy about a girl running into her sugar daddy while at a family shiva.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEMS will host five special screenings, including three that were originally supposed to run during the 2020 Miami Film Festival in March. They include the drama <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out in the Open<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, directed by Benito Zambrano; the 2020 Miami Film Festival $10,000 Jordan Ressler First Feature Film Award winner<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ella Es Cristina<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">directed by Gonzalo Maza; and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Us Kids,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a documentary about students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School speaking out against gun-violence directed by Kim A. Snyder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other two are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Prince Edward<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Hong Kong), directed by Norris Wong Yee-Lam, who won Best New Director at 2020 Hong Kong Film Awards, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sound of Metal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (U.S., Belgium), directed by Darius Marder. It stars Riz Ahmed who plays a heavy metal drummer who is starting to lose his hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competing for the Documentary Achievement Award are three American documentaries: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Yingying<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directed by Jiayan \u201cJenny\u201d Shin, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Don\u2019t Deserve Dogs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directed by Matthew Salleh, and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women in Blue<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> directed by Deidre Fishel that dives into the challenges of women in law enforcement at the Minneapolis Police Department.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual movie tickets are $9.99 (plus fees), but if you plan on watching multiple films, your best bet might be to purchase the GEMS Virtual All-Access Pass, which is $80. It gives you access to any of the films playing at this year\u2019s festival. Variety\u2019s 10 Latinx to Watch virtual panel is an extra $3. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seventh annual Miami Film Festival GEMS is going virtual this year from Oct. 8-11. This year\u2019s lineup will feature eighteen films that will be available on the Miami Film Festival app in the Apple App Store and on the TV and movie streaming service, Roku. 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