tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78996632075016684332018-11-20T18:26:41.500-08:00matthew mishory // newsMatthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-88624638514756178662018-11-20T18:25:00.002-08:002018-11-20T18:26:41.489-08:00MOSOLOV’S SUITCASE TRAILER; NO PLACE OF EXILE RELEASED IN US, UK, & GERMANYA first teaser has landed for the <b>new film</b> I’ve been shooting in Russia with <b>Kirill Emelyanov</b>. #shotonfilm #comingsoon<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/276657775" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />Meanwhile, <i>No Place of Exile</i> is now <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Artur-Schnabel-No-Place-Exile/dp/B07GVQMNCN" target="_blank">available</a> to rent or own</b> in the US, UK, and Germany. This nice feature <b><a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/272101/tribute-to-an-exile" target="_blank">article</a></b> accompanied the release.<br /><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-1616777066347817722018-08-03T18:48:00.000-07:002018-08-03T18:59:18.627-07:00NO PLACE OF EXILE SCREENINGS: THE FRENCH ALPS & LIBRARY OF CONGRESSTwo exciting upcoming screening of my film <i>No Place of Exile</i> to announce: <p>On 8/30, an incredible double feature at <b>Megève Festival Savoy Truffle</b>. First, a <a href="http://www.savoytruffle.fr/attend/#/event/movietime-no-place-of-exile-2017">screening</a> of <i>Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile</i>. Then an <a href="http://www.savoytruffle.fr/attend/#/event/artur-schnabel-no-place-of-exile">encore</a> of the Berlin concert featuring my filmed projections, pianist Markus Pawlik, singer Dietrich Henschel, and the Szymanowski Quartet. Dietrich and I will also be giving a talk the following day. Join us for a memorable few days in the French Alps! <p>On 11/29, the film will screen at America's oldest federal cultural institution, <b>The Library of Congress</b>, in Washington, D.C. Markus Pawlik and I will be on hand to introduce the film. The event starts at 630pm and is open to the public. Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-8286199016198252272018-07-25T20:31:00.001-07:002018-07-25T20:31:49.823-07:00MY NEW BRAND FILM STARRING PRO SURFER TIA BLANCOI shot this TCL <b>brand film</b> on a remote beach in Mexico. A memorable experience working with pro surfer <b>Tia Blanco — </b>and another win for #TeamIconoclastic.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/278123870" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-29090975909734681962018-05-30T22:03:00.000-07:002018-05-30T22:11:29.857-07:00MY NEW COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN WITH NBA ALL-STAR GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO LAUNCHESI had a great time directing NBA All-star <b>Giannis Antetokounmpo</b> in this stylish new spot for <b>TCL USA</b>. Look for it airing on the ESPN networks this week and throughout the NBA Finals. Some nifty ink on the campaign, <a href="https://www.twice.com/product/tcl-signs-giannis-antetokounmpo-brand-ambassador-6-series-roku-tvs" target="_blank">here</a>. Well-done, #TeamIconoclastic!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/266422930" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-6016786665855111782018-04-29T11:57:00.002-07:002018-04-29T11:57:52.619-07:00PRODUCTION UNDERWAY IN RUSSIA ON NEW FEATURE FILM, MOSOLOV'S SUITCASEExcited to announce our new feature about forgotten genius / bad-boy dandy of the Soviet avant-garde, <b>Alexander Mosolov</b>. Principal photography get underway in March in Russia,&nbsp; with the fantastic <b>Kirill Emelyanov</b> (<b>2015 César nominee</b> for <i>Eastern Boys</i>) in the lead role.<br /><br />An early peek at my new film and our March shoot in a very snowy Moscow.<b> #shotonfilm #comingsoon</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PspIS0Qvuic/WuYUpN0q8-I/AAAAAAAAAMg/0IkW5EvFQR8qJakiFIv3Cw09mna2Bvi8ACLcBGAs/s1600/mosolovs_suitcase_promo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1600" height="378" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PspIS0Qvuic/WuYUpN0q8-I/AAAAAAAAAMg/0IkW5EvFQR8qJakiFIv3Cw09mna2Bvi8ACLcBGAs/s640/mosolovs_suitcase_promo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e-NOR6e9Gso/WuYViOF6djI/AAAAAAAAAM4/_0n7tE7OS4oxn6G9prpXiESeGGB1QyGNgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG-4029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e-NOR6e9Gso/WuYViOF6djI/AAAAAAAAAM4/_0n7tE7OS4oxn6G9prpXiESeGGB1QyGNgCLcBGAs/s640/IMG-4029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exe1FBBBW5U/WuYVHB4EZUI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Nl0UB4uENc4oTksjYbLr6ywYsilI_sfswCLcBGAs/s1600/Mosolov_Promo_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exe1FBBBW5U/WuYVHB4EZUI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Nl0UB4uENc4oTksjYbLr6ywYsilI_sfswCLcBGAs/s640/Mosolov_Promo_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-46364397865290009232018-04-29T11:47:00.001-07:002018-04-29T11:48:31.628-07:00ABSENT RELEASED IN U.S./U.K., FEATURED IN TABLET MAGAZINEOver four years ago, I bribed my way, with a small crew, across the Moldovan border to make this very special little <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Absent-Matthew-Mishory/dp/B07BVT2S6Y">film</a></b>. Proud to share this <b><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=87981774690&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/259390/now-streaming-on-amazon-masterful-documentary-captures-the-haunting-history-of-moldovan-jews">Tablet Magazine</a></b> piece reviewing our <b>Amazon release</b> in the U.S. and the U.K. For all who have asked over the past year, <b><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=393877750739678&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.amazon.com/Absent-Matthew-Mishory/dp/B07BVT2S6Y">Absent</a></b> is now available to rent and own. Spread the word.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHg5O4EhtWQ/WuYTJ6pe31I/AAAAAAAAAMI/vYFQj5otEYUZIIXFlo42yJI-p2Cd1MSYwCLcBGAs/s1600/Absent_Tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1600" height="382" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHg5O4EhtWQ/WuYTJ6pe31I/AAAAAAAAAMI/vYFQj5otEYUZIIXFlo42yJI-p2Cd1MSYwCLcBGAs/s640/Absent_Tablet.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-87468582171534690782018-01-30T17:07:00.000-08:002018-01-30T17:11:40.501-08:00"NO PLACE OF EXILE" PREMIERES ON ARTE FEBRUARY 4TH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pleased to announce that my new film, <b><i>No Place of Exile</i></b>, will have its <b>ARTE</b> premiere on <b>Sunday, February 4th, at 11:05pm</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iznWEdOJW0c/WnEV_rQJHlI/AAAAAAAAALs/PjhcDy1AYBglNpDDDZNlNSohFziCmUN0wCLcBGAs/s1600/artepremiere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1600" height="280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iznWEdOJW0c/WnEV_rQJHlI/AAAAAAAAALs/PjhcDy1AYBglNpDDDZNlNSohFziCmUN0wCLcBGAs/s640/artepremiere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Producer Álvaro Fernández, DoP Michael Pessah, pianist Markus Pawlik, editor Marc Cohen, and I spent 18 months chasing the very complicated life of <b>Artur Schnabel </b>(musician, modernist, refugee) through some five different countries and half a dozen different narrative, documentary, and concert shoots. Mostly, we're grateful to <b>ARTE</b> and <b>RBB</b> for commissioning and seeing through what is essentially a multi-format experimental film about a multi-faceted musical experimenter. As Leon Fleisher so aptly observes in the film: "music [is about] the cosmic."Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-88359827807930482242018-01-30T17:00:00.000-08:002018-01-30T17:09:11.013-08:00A BUSY END TO 2017 + NEW PROJECTS FOR 2018What a busy end to 2017 it was.<br /><br />Thank you to everybody who made it out to an unforgettable first screening of <b><i>No Place of Exile</i></b> at the <b>Waldhaus Sils</b> in the Swiss Engadin and to a memorable screening of <b><i>Absent</i></b> in <b><span title="Edited">Zürich</span></b>, co-presented by Likrat Moldova and the Living Stones Foundation.<br /><br />The year ended (and 2018 began) in Jerusalem, with ten days of script workshops and meetings for a new film: the narrative feature <b><i>Goldberg Variations</i></b>, a collaboration with writer <b>Golan Friedman</b>. We are grateful to the <b>Saidoff Foresight Foundation</b> for supporting development on the project.<br /><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-16784806215927032502017-08-15T17:23:00.002-07:002017-08-15T17:23:33.447-07:00UPDATED FILM & TV REELNewly updated film &amp; TV reel: an excuse to reflect on so many thrilling collaborations with so many wonderful people in so many fascinating places.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/166293673" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-80283314072791565832017-08-15T17:13:00.004-07:002017-08-15T17:13:32.492-07:00SPECIAL PREVIEW SCREENING OF "NO PLACE OF EXILE" AT WALDHAUS SILSOccasionally a physical location is so crucial, so impressive and specific and haunted, that it becomes a character in the film. That was the case with the <b>Waldhaus Sils</b>, and I'm excited to announce that, prior to its television premiere on Arte/RBB, <b><i>No Place of Exile</i></b>&nbsp;will be screened in the Swiss Engadin where we filmed it. If you're in the area in early September, I hope you'll join us for this special event.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pwhcngHRGHc/WZONxPcpYQI/AAAAAAAAALM/CUe1ZpV6-_Ap1JDMlelR_y72kc41kwQHgCLcBGAs/s1600/waldhauspremiere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pwhcngHRGHc/WZONxPcpYQI/AAAAAAAAALM/CUe1ZpV6-_Ap1JDMlelR_y72kc41kwQHgCLcBGAs/s640/waldhauspremiere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-61733097937268645572017-08-15T16:51:00.001-07:002017-08-15T16:58:14.960-07:00"NO PLACE OF EXILE" TRAILER RELEASED; "DELPHINIUM" AT THE TATE BRITAINComing soon to <b>RBB</b> / <b>Arte</b> in Germany and France; worldwide TV outlets TBA soon. Thrilled to share the trailer.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/217040300" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe> <br /><br /><br />It was an honor to have my 2009 film about Derek Jarman, <b><i>Delphinium</i></b>, presented at the <b>Tate Britain</b> in London on June 24th, in collaboration with the <b>BFI</b>. Thanks to curator Simon McCallum for introducing the program.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_t_J2uMhrW8/WZOKd9frTAI/AAAAAAAAALA/QN5NpmGqUYs0lq9oQXrwjHNZmawiAHnWwCLcBGAs/s1600/jarman_super8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="604" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_t_J2uMhrW8/WZOKd9frTAI/AAAAAAAAALA/QN5NpmGqUYs0lq9oQXrwjHNZmawiAHnWwCLcBGAs/s1600/jarman_super8.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-42100837321073872582017-04-23T00:39:00.001-07:002017-04-23T00:45:12.384-07:00PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY UNDERWAY ON NEW TELEVISION FILM "WITTGENSTEIN'S REPERTOIRE"Principal photography is underway on <b>"Wittgenstein's Repertoire"</b>, the new <b>television film</b> I am directing for KPS Productions and Monolithic Films. I recently returned from shoots in London, Boston, Charlottesville, and Baltimore. Production will continue in Vienna and take us through to the end of 2017. A few set stills:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XbmbxvWdVkA/WPxZdnwxVXI/AAAAAAAAAKY/-TMuyUd_KQIhG4lW76tGtJZfQOI5Hwf3QCLcB/s1600/IMG_2595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XbmbxvWdVkA/WPxZdnwxVXI/AAAAAAAAAKY/-TMuyUd_KQIhG4lW76tGtJZfQOI5Hwf3QCLcB/s640/IMG_2595.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1yqIUIIetOk/WPxZeABz98I/AAAAAAAAAKg/q4OWy2805EkQRvpjA7XR_P9DFIreEFuGACLcB/s1600/IMG_2599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1yqIUIIetOk/WPxZeABz98I/AAAAAAAAAKg/q4OWy2805EkQRvpjA7XR_P9DFIreEFuGACLcB/s640/IMG_2599.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGEbsDGWVl0/WPxZdjjKg2I/AAAAAAAAAKc/wj8URUOsdqkZz4lyBlefot3VFw2CszXZgCLcB/s1600/IMG_2587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yGEbsDGWVl0/WPxZdjjKg2I/AAAAAAAAAKc/wj8URUOsdqkZz4lyBlefot3VFw2CszXZgCLcB/s640/IMG_2587.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-19627101612598739072017-03-30T23:01:00.001-07:002017-04-23T00:51:24.794-07:00"NO PLACE OF EXILE" COMPLETE, SET FOR ARTE / RBB PREMIERE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>No Place of Exile</i> is now complete and set for <b>French and German television premieres</b> on ARTE and RBB later this year. I will be in attendance, along with the producers and cast, for a special <b>Swiss premiere in Sils Maria</b> in September. Pianist Markus Pawlik is set to perform&nbsp;Robert Schumann's Fantasie Op. 17. Follow the film on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/noplaceofexile" target="_blank">Facebook</a>&nbsp;for updates and air times.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iV1RnhrmqIA/WN3vy_3g19I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/gJKUPJEOnMgQj_UWl5sLgX13-wZORbNpACLcB/s1600/ASNPOE_MOVIE_POSTER_FB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iV1RnhrmqIA/WN3vy_3g19I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/gJKUPJEOnMgQj_UWl5sLgX13-wZORbNpACLcB/s640/ASNPOE_MOVIE_POSTER_FB.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In recent months, I also directed new <b>national commercial campaigns</b> for <a href="http://www.august.com/" target="_blank">August Home</a> and <a href="http://www.tcl.com/" target="_blank">TCL</a>.</div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-2244720408905878632016-10-20T20:27:00.002-07:002017-04-23T00:26:10.476-07:00WRAPPED PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE ARTE FILM "ARTUR SCHNABEL: NO PLACE OF EXILE"; ABSENT THEATRICAL TOUR; FILM PROJECTIONS AT MUSIKFEST BERLINI recently wrapped principal photography, in <b>Berlin</b> and <b>Vienna</b>, for the TV feature I am directing for Arte/RBB. "Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile" is now in post-production. A few set stills from the shoot (Arri Alexa + Kodak Super8), below. A European television premiere set for 2017.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uZcp7ILy41Q/WAmFCUA24tI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ahxusDtLxE0BUozVtTlbwStSI4qtwpkugCEw/s1600/IMG_2201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uZcp7ILy41Q/WAmFCUA24tI/AAAAAAAAAJA/ahxusDtLxE0BUozVtTlbwStSI4qtwpkugCEw/s400/IMG_2201.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-40ZuqP4ehGo/WAmHu6IXwhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/q775iraVK2cYE-nw8a0HP-K9iIIrjqRZQCLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-29%2Bat%2B3.21.54%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-40ZuqP4ehGo/WAmHu6IXwhI/AAAAAAAAAJU/q775iraVK2cYE-nw8a0HP-K9iIIrjqRZQCLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-07-29%2Bat%2B3.21.54%2BPM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2siZvILzYfQ/WAmFCZk9D1I/AAAAAAAAAJE/2ZFwFN-XJ5czM8kiU-e4dAnDm0ngQ_GqwCEw/s1600/IMG_2202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2siZvILzYfQ/WAmFCZk9D1I/AAAAAAAAAJE/2ZFwFN-XJ5czM8kiU-e4dAnDm0ngQ_GqwCEw/s400/IMG_2202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tNKXYF4m6L8/WAmFCfB9OCI/AAAAAAAAAJI/0QEjmkyBe44xd9PKFoPrD5VNU3Z08djYACEw/s1600/IMG_2189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tNKXYF4m6L8/WAmFCfB9OCI/AAAAAAAAAJI/0QEjmkyBe44xd9PKFoPrD5VNU3Z08djYACEw/s400/IMG_2189.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In September, <i><a href="http://www.absentfilm.com/" target="_blank">Absent</a></i> opened theatrically in <b>Berlin</b>, <b>Tel Aviv</b>, <b>Haifa</b>, and <b>Paris</b>. I had the pleasure of attending all four premieres. Many thanks to the Kino Moviemento in Berlin, the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, the Haifa Cinematheque, and the Collège des Bernadins in Paris, for presenting the film. The Paris premiere was a co-presentation of <a href="http://www.yahadinunum.org/" target="_blank">Yahad - In Unum</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lastly, in September I presented, at <b>Musikfest Berlin</b>, a series of fine art film projections I created for a historic concert of music composed by Artur Schnabel, performed by pianist Markus Pawlik, baritone Dietrich Henschel, and the Szymanowski String Quartet. A version of the program will be repeated in Sils Maria, Switzerland, next summer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-42855702982142543732016-06-14T11:41:00.000-07:002016-06-14T11:47:27.150-07:00NATIONAL COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES; ABSENT MOSCOW PREMIERENational commercial spots I directed for tech brand <b>August</b> are now running in most US markets. The campaign was produced by <a href="http://www.iconoclasticmedia.com/">Iconoclastic Media</a>.<br /><br />I also recently returned from screening <i>Absent</i> in <b>Moscow</b>. Thanks to producer Max Gutbrod for organizing this very special Russian Premiere and panel discussion about the transmission and denial of Holocaust history in Eastern Europe. An important conversation is underway. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M3J0aJgpO5w/V2BPxL3pLNI/AAAAAAAAAIk/r2eR9LlUDOgLRtQ4SFnZNbp2VOCO4QsvACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-14%2Bat%2B11.36.32%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M3J0aJgpO5w/V2BPxL3pLNI/AAAAAAAAAIk/r2eR9LlUDOgLRtQ4SFnZNbp2VOCO4QsvACLcB/s400/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-06-14%2Bat%2B11.36.32%2BAM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More snaps on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/matthewmishory" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Follow the film on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/absentdoc" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</div>Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-59641620574930073542016-06-14T11:13:00.006-07:002016-06-14T11:20:23.179-07:00ABSENT PREMIERES IN L.A., NAMED ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST FILMSThank you to everybody who attended our completely sold-out Los Angeles <i>Absent</i> Premiere at the Laemmle Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills, as part of the 2016 South East European Film Festival. &nbsp;Thanks also to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust for co-presenting the night and hosting the Q&amp;A.<br /><br />We were thrilled to see <i>Absent</i> named one of the <b>top ten films of 2015</b> by <i>Cine Maldito</i>.<br /><br />In other news, our Latin American premiere was held at the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cinemateca.org.uy/34humanos.htm" target="_blank">Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Montevideo on 28th March 2016.&nbsp;Our Baltic premiere was hosted by the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.worldfilm.ee/" target="_blank">Tartu World Film Festival</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Estonia on 30th March 2016, and our FYR premiere took place at the&nbsp;<a href="http://festivaloftolerance.com/en/zagreb/absent/738" target="_blank">Festival of Tolerance</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Zagreb, Croatia, on 10th April 2016.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-22773713958549435932015-10-30T17:02:00.001-07:002016-06-14T11:17:34.002-07:00ABSENT INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE ANNOUNCEDThrilled to announce that <i>Absent</i> will have its international premiere in competition at the 2015 <a href="http://festivalcinesevilla.eu/en/las-nuevas-olas-no-ficcion" target="_blank">Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo</a> in Spain. Excited to be in such great company, alongside films by Chantal Akerman,&nbsp;Philippe Grandrieux, and&nbsp;Joao Pedro Rodrigues.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PFazKpjw0Ts/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PFazKpjw0Ts?feature=player_embedded" width="500"></iframe></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-46423974877851242382015-10-17T12:37:00.001-07:002016-06-14T11:22:25.407-07:00ABSENT OPENS TO GREAT REVIEWS IN EUROPEVery gratifying to see our small and sometimes controversial doc <a href="http://www.absentfilm.com/" target="_blank">Absent</a> open to great reviews in Europe, including <a href="http://bit.ly/1PdKKe4" target="_blank">this one</a>. It was an honor to be named the "must-see movie" of the Astra Film Fest by <a href="http://bit.ly/1LJ9FiL" target="_blank">Cineuropa</a>. Congrats to the whole team!<be/><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GFCnr7QPtx0/ViKjMmENVoI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/pjW7eoVCy3c/s1600/vadim_profile_fbupdate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GFCnr7QPtx0/ViKjMmENVoI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/pjW7eoVCy3c/s640/vadim_profile_fbupdate.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-26227676083911077952015-09-11T18:01:00.000-07:002015-09-11T18:03:20.615-07:00A BUSY MONTH ON-LOCATIONBack in Los Angeles after a busy month on-location directing a commercial spot for the Schusterman Foundation and its Eighteen:22 Connection Point in Salzburg, Austria, and a week of filming on the classical music European TV documentary "No Place of Exile" in Switzerland, Italy, and Berlin. &nbsp;Plenty of snaps on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/matthewmishory" target="_blank">Instagram</a>&nbsp;from both shoots.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-85027060008641513152015-09-11T17:55:00.002-07:002015-10-30T16:51:53.573-07:00ABSENT WORLD PREMIERE ANNOUNCEDPleased to announce the world premiere of <i>Absent</i> next month at the <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=123661717708902" href="http://www.astrafilm.ro/" target="_blank">Astra Film Festival</a> in Sibiu, Transylvania. Looking forward to screening a film about a little-known tragedy of Eastern European history at one of the region's best documentary film festivals.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-man1mVJCsdg/VfN3191pTiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/dxGd7EWXhdI/s1600/instagram_astra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-man1mVJCsdg/VfN3191pTiI/AAAAAAAAAH0/dxGd7EWXhdI/s640/instagram_astra.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-20308591240083655112015-04-30T18:13:00.001-07:002015-04-30T18:13:21.339-07:00NEW COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGNS; TELEVISION DOCUMENTARYI am excited to have directed five new commercial spots for clients Roku and Best Buy.&nbsp; The campaign will launch mid-2015.&nbsp; This caps off a busy twelve months directing commercials for international brands such as Roku, TCL, Haier, and Hisense.<br /><br />I am also please to announce I will be directing a new documentary for European television about the modernist composer Artur Schnabel and a major commemorative concert of his music next year in Berlin, the city from which he was exiled in 1933.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-171251042383440842014-12-05T18:12:00.002-08:002015-04-30T18:04:30.105-07:00ABSENT PRE-RELEASE STILL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>"Fascinating. A film about the difficulty, the impossibility, of language when the subject is unspeakable." -- Michael Silverblatt, KCRW.<br />"Brilliant! A meaningful document of denial." -- Arnold Schwartzman (Academy Award Winner, GENOCIDE). <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fnP9tURRHFU/VIJlu2NmyvI/AAAAAAAAAG0/slz34bRg3RQ/s1600/traintracks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fnP9tURRHFU/VIJlu2NmyvI/AAAAAAAAAG0/slz34bRg3RQ/s1600/traintracks.png" height="336" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i>Absent</i> (Matthew Mishory, 2015)<br />A US-Romania-Switzerland Co-Production.<br />Filmed on location in the Republic of Moldova.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-2298612562842685122014-10-30T17:08:00.001-07:002015-01-29T12:52:28.786-08:00MY NEW FEATURE TO BE RELEASED IN 2015After a busy year of nearly a dozen commercial projects, I am pleased to announce that my new feature film will be released in 2015. &nbsp;Details to follow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9LXpUmNFFPY/VMqdd1E-5VI/AAAAAAAAAHE/BL0ty2MwzpU/s1600/absent_onesheet_b_mike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9LXpUmNFFPY/VMqdd1E-5VI/AAAAAAAAAHE/BL0ty2MwzpU/s1600/absent_onesheet_b_mike.jpg" height="640" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-71338320631569727742014-02-20T12:39:00.001-08:002014-10-30T17:03:55.210-07:00NEW STYLE REEL; JT1951 RELEASE EXPANDSHere is a small taste of what I have been up to, via this updated feature film, music video, and fashion promo style reel:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/83818815" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br /><br />In other news, the <a href="http://www.joshuatree1951.com/" target="_blank">Portrait of James Dean</a> roll-out has expanded with releases in France and Spain. Thanks also to those who attended recent theatrical dates in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. &nbsp;The film, which <i>Sight &amp; Sound</i>&nbsp;called&nbsp;<span class="text_exposed_show">"a gorgeous, solemn portrait of a young man willing to compromise to meet his ambitions</span>", is now available worldwide on iTunes, VOD, and DVD.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899663207501668433.post-47806585892869549542014-01-16T17:51:00.000-08:002014-01-16T17:54:04.058-08:00FIRST ABSENT TRAILER RELEASED; MY PROMO FOR THE ROKUTV LAUNCHA first (teaser trailer) glimpse at my new feature film, the documentary ABSENT, shot in the remote rural villages of Moldova in the former USSR:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/84319513" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe><br /><br />Many thanks to everybody who supported the film, which reunited many members of the JT1951 team.<br /><br />In early January, my promo for the new RokuTV (a design collaboration between Roku and Chinese electronics giant TCL) was used to launch the product at the 47th Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Matthew Mishory | Text and Imagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16297258078869242858noreply@blogger.com0