Artists and Orphans: A True Drama

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Artists and Orphans: A True Drama
Directed byLianne Klapper McNally
StarringSharon Gans
Narrated byRosie O'Donnell
Edited byEllen Goldwasser, Jonathan Kohen
Music byPeter Fish
Production
company
Not By Chance Productions Inc.
Distributed byCS Associates[1]
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
40 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Georgia
LanguageEnglish

Artists and Orphans: A True Drama (known in Russian as Артисты и сироты: Настоящая драма) is a 2001 American

WE tv.[7]

Synopsis

Artists and Orphans, a

Georgian civil war. With winter approaching, the film documents the artists' attempt to gather funds and supplies for the makeshift orphanage, which lacked heating, food, electricity, and water. They then help prepare the orphanage for winter.[2]

Production

Not By Chance Productions, Inc. served as the production company behind the film.[9][2] Post-production facilities were provided in major part by Teatown Communications Group in New York,[10] while Ellen Goldwasser and Jonathan "Yoni" Kohen edited the film.[9][2]

Release

Debut and first awards (2001)

Released in early 2001 and initially making the rounds on the

Boston Phoenix describing it as the "standout" in its round of screenings.[14] At the Docside Film Festival in San Antonio in April 2002, the film was nominated for Best Feature Documentary.[15]

Oscar nomination (2001-2002)

The film was nominated for an

Best Documentary Short Subject.[16][17][18] Also nominated were Sing! and Thoth, with the latter winning the award in February 2002.[5] On March 18, 2001, the film was one of two runners up for Best Documentary at the Valleyfest Film Festival[19] in Knoxville, Tennessee.[20] In March 2002, the press reported that Rosie O'Donnell was seeking to remove her narration from the production after accusations of racial discrimination and homophobia (including the sanctioning of conversion therapy) by Gans and the filmmakers, which they dismissed as "inflammatory" and "without foundation."[21]

However, Gans'

WE tv as part of an evening of programming meant to raise awareness for children.[7] It was screened in the Czech Republic on April 23, 2002, at the Olomouc Animation Film Festival,[10] and was also included in documentaries for sale at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[8] At the Crested Butte Reel Fest in central Colorado, the film won the Illumination Award for the film,[6] and Artists and Orphans also tied for second place for audience choice award.[6]

Critical reception

Andy Sywak of the Daily Nexus gave the film a positive review upon its March 2001 debut, describing it as "heart-wrenching and eventually heart-warming."[3] Though Sywak argued the film "appears pretentious" at times by attempting to draw connections between art and humanitarian relief, he further opined that the film was "essentially a documentary about a philanthropy mission," and "the fact that the caregivers are artists ultimately has little to do with the story."

Awards and nominations

Incomplete list of awards for Artists and Orphans
Year Award Nominated
work 		Category Result
2001 Santa Barbara
International Film Festival 		Artists
and Orphans 		Audience Choice Award
for Best Documentary[4] 		Won
Lake Arrowhead
International Film Festival 		Inspiration Award
for Best Documentary[11] 		Won
Florida Film Festival Audience Award for Best Short Film[13] Won
74th Academy Awards
Best Documentary Short Subject[16]
 Nominated
2002 Docside Film Festival The Jury Award[15] Nominated
Valleyfest Film Festival Best Documentary[19][20] Runner-Up
Crested Butte Reel Fest Illumination Award[6] Won
Audience Choice Award[6] 2nd place

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/meet-academy-awards-nominees-2002
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama". Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. July 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ^ a b c Sywak, Andy (March 8, 2001). "Film Festival Reviews". Daily Nexus. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ^ a b c McCarthy, Todd (March 11, 2001). "'Amy,' 'Artists' impress S. Barbara aud - Iceland's 'Angels' nabs World Prism Award". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  5. ^ a b "Full list of Oscar winners and nominees". The Guardian. February 12, 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Crested Butte Awards Best Shorts". FilmFestivals.com. August 21, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  7. ^ a b "WE: Women's Entertainment President Kate McEnroe to Host On-Air Effort to Raise Awareness For Children Worldwide". AMC Networks. April 22, 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  8. ^ a b c d "artists and orphans: a true drama". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  9. ^ a b c "Artists and Orphans (2001)".
    TCM.com
    . Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  10. ^ a b "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  11. ^ a b "Best little film festival doubles attendance". Mountain News. May 10, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  12. ^ Daley, Ashley (June 27, 2002). "300 shorts to unspool in desert". Variety. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  13. ^ a b "DAILY NEWS: Sundance Stays in Park City; IFC '70s Doc; Florida Fest Winners". Indiewire. June 20, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  14. ^ Keough, Peter (September 6, 2001). "Can we count on them? They're off and screening in the 17th annual Boston Film Festival".
    Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original
    on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  15. ^ a b "Docside Film Festival". San Antonio Current. April 11, 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  16. ^
    Oscars
    . 2002. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  17. ^ "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  18. ^ "74th Annual Academy Awards". NPR. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  19. ^ a b "Edison Carter reports on Valleyfest Film Festival". AintItCool. March 22, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  20. ^ a b "Valley Awards Sleep". FilmFestivals.com. March 15, 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  21. ^ O'Donnel, Rosie (March 21, 2002). "Rosie O'Donnell wants name, voice taken off Oscar-nominated short film". Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  22. ^ https://culteducation.com/group/1190-odyssey-study-group-osg-fourth-way-school/20415-a-history-and-analysis-of-the-sharon-gans-group-also-known-as-the-work.html

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