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Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s Dreamers marks a poignant debut, navigating the intimate, complex terrain of asylum seekers in the UK. At its heart is Isio, a Nigerian migrant whose arrival at a British detention center sets the stage for a character-driven exploration of survival, resilience, and love. From the very first moments, Gharoro-Akpojotor subverts the expectations of a political thriller by grounding her story in personal experience, crafting an emotionally potent narrative that defies the stereotypical portrayal of migrants as faceless statistics.

The film’s narrative structure is modest yet effective, relying on quiet moments of human connection rather than grand plot twists. Gharoro-Akpojotor wisely avoids the trap of portraying her characters as mere victims of circumstance, instead allowing the story to unfold through their small, intimate acts of defiance and hope.

Isio’s journey from fear and isolation to a newfound connection with Farah, her roommate and love interest, is handled with a gentle,...

Exclusive: Jamie Bacon, Brandon Mychal Smith, Monroe Cline and James Oliver Wheatley are to front Pretty Boy Delaney, a gritty indie pic set to the backdrop of the fentanyl crisis.

Filming is underway on the pic, which is billed as a character-driven drama tackling addiction, mental health, and homelessness. Bacon is writing, with Liv Forsythe (Time is Emotional) the director, and Dean Street Productions, Forsyth Films and Ck Films. Steven Cookson, Neylin Mutlu, Hussain Manawer (Mogul Mowgli) and Bacon are also producing. Nick DeCoster is exec producer.

In the film, Bacon plays the title character, a 26-year-old former boxing prodigy now battling a relentless fentanyl addiction on the streets of Skid Row – territory ruled by the cold and calculating Shannon (Smith) – after settling in California with his older brother John (Wheatley). Estranged from his daughter, Delaney encounters compassionate outreach worker Emma (Cline) and boxing coach Berne (Eddie Arrazola...

Channel 4’s new dance-school drama, “Dreamers,” leaps onto screens this Sunday, bringing the energy and angst of aspiring young dancers to life. Set in Leeds, the six-part series follows a group of talented but diverse students as they work through the trials and tribulations of growing up, both inside and outside the studio. In the […]

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Jesse Colin Young, the frontman and co-founder of the seminal Sixties group the Youngbloods, died Sunday, March 16. He was 83.

Young’s wife and manager, Connie Young, confirmed his death, saying the musician died at his home in Aiken, South Carolina. A cause of death was not revealed.

The Youngbloods were best known for their 1969 hit, “Get Together,” a singular folk-rock anthem, written by Chet Powers (a.k.a. Dino Valenti), that epitomized the utopian dreams of the Sixties counterculture as the decade came to its tumultuous end. It’s unforgettable hook,...

Jesse Colin Young, the singer, songwriter and founding member of the Youngbloods, the 1960s group best known for their top 10 hit “Get Together,” has died. He was 83.

Young died Sunday in his home in Aiken, South Carolina, his wife and manager, Connie Young, announced.

As the frontman of the Youngbloods, Young brought forth the ideals of the Woodstock generation with his band’s version of Chet Powers’ “Get Together.” The song, which called for peace and brotherhood, came off their debut album in 1967 and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 two years later.

After the group’s breakup in 1972, Young thrived as a solo artist, releasing albums that mixed socially conscious lyrics with outstanding guitar work and warm tenor vocals. He also was known for such other tunes as “Four in the Morning,” “Sunlight,” “Darkness, Darkness,” “Quicksand” and “Peace Song.”

Born Perry Miller in 1941 in Queens, Young was raised on Long Island.

Tonight, we’ve got the latest on everything – the bonus puzzle, all answers and contestants – that you need to know about tonight’s episode of Wheel of Fortune!

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BTS’ Jungkooks Sets New Record As Dreamers Surpass 400 Million Views (Photo Credit – Instagram)

BTS’ Jungkook has set yet another remarkable milestone in his solo career. His smash-hit FIFA World Cup song Dreamers has amassed a whopping 400 million views on its music video. The song was released in 2022 and has since become a fan favorite. It also features a Qatari singer Fahad Al Kubaisi.

As per the latest update, on February 18, around 3 Am Kst, the music video for Dreamers surpassed 400 million views on YouTube. It has currently amassed a remarkable 400,071,753 views on the platform. Released on November 22, 2022, the FIFA World Cup anthem took over two years and three months to reach this milestone.

Meanwhile, this marks Jungkook’s third music video to surpass 400 million views under his solo discography. With this, he is now the 2nd K-pop soloist with the most MVs hitting the landmark, after Psy.

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Exclusive: There’s been a lot of buzz in the UK surrounding rising producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor.

With intriguing credits like Blue Story and Boxing Day, Gharoro-Akpojotor has demonstrated a unique ability to get projects that are subversive in both content and creation — everything she’s produced so far has boasted a majority non-white cast — over the line and onto our screens at a time when commissioners are more risk-averse, and budgets are much tighter.

The Nigerian-raised Londoner is at the Berlinale this year with a new project, her directorial debut. Titled Dreamers, Gharoro-Akpojotor directed the film from a screenplay she wrote. The film follows Nigerian-born Isio, who, after living undocumented in the UK for two years, is caught and sent to the Hatchworth Removal Centre. She hopes for a fair asylum hearing and is convinced that, as long as she strictly follows the rules, she will be released – even if her charismatic new roommate,...

The 39th annual Teddy Awards, the longest-running LGBTQ+ prizes at a major film festival, arrive at a time of increasing challenges for queer communities worldwide. Against a backdrop of controversial policies and rising anti-lgbtq+ sentiment in several countries, the awards spotlight films that offer a counterpoint to global hostility toward gender diversity and queer rights.

Michael Stütz, head of the Panorama section since 2019, observed that queer cinema has become an integral part of the festival’s fabric. “I can’t remember a recent year where there was no queer film in [the main] competition in Berlin,” he said, highlighting how recent years have seen a shift toward a more balanced representation and inclusion of voices from Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities.

This year’s program features a number of projects with political resonance. Among them is Billy Shebar and David Roberts’ documentary portrait, Monk in Pieces, a study of composer...

This year marks the 39th annual Teddy Award honors, the longest-running LGBTQ+ prizes at any major film festival. While the Feb. 21 closing ceremony is business as usual for the Berlinale, global events could make this one of the most important years in Teddy history.

U.S. President Trump is implementing numerous anti-transgender policies, withdrawing President Biden’s executive order making federal agencies enforce a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that sex discrimination laws include LGBTQ discrimination, and even declaring that there are only two sexes – seemingly oblivious to children born intersex, a plot point in one of this year’s biggest Oscar contenders. His appointee Elon Musk regularly makes anti-trans statements and endorsed Germany’s far-right AfD party, which has opposed some gay rights. And rapper Kanye West has proudly aligned himself with the Nazi party, unaware or unconcerned that it persecuted Black people like him during Hitler’s reign.

Yet for now,...

The UK’s Independent Film Tax Credit (Iftc) is stirring interest from potential European partners but producers with films in the Berlinale warn stumbling blocks remain.

“It doesn’t yet feel like a flood,” said Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films, and producer of Special Galatitle The Thing With Feathers. “We remain a challenging territory to bring finance to the table for things that aren’t inherently British.”

The Iftc credit works on a used and consumed rule.

“Bureaucracy is the thing that people always talk about when it comes to co-producing with the UK. The legal costs are so high,...

The UK’s Independent Film Tax Credit (Iftc) is stirring interest from potential European partners but producers with films in the Berlinale warn stumbling blocks remain.

“It doesn’t yet feel like a flood,” said Andrea Cornwell of Lobo Films, and producer of Special Galatitle The Thing With Feathers. “We remain a challenging territory to bring finance to the table for things that aren’t inherently British.”

The Iftc credit works on a used and consumed rule.

“Bureaucracy is the thing that people always talk about when it comes to co-producing with the UK. The legal costs are so high,...