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The first screening of across the line was 19 september 2015 at the atlantic film festival where it won the award for best atlantic feature. The film tells the story of charlie wright, a california businessman that has defrauded others out of billions of dollars. Thats the case with acclaimed videographer director x s featurelength debut across the line, opening friday april 8. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. It stars stephan james, sarah jeffery, shamier anderson, lanette ware, steven love, and jim codrington. Mattie stephan james, is a skilled ice hockey player from north preston in nova scotia. Director x makes feature film debut with across the line. Across the line directed by director x mattie is a top ice hockey player tipped to be selected by one of the top teams in the national hockey league but. An nhl hopefuls career promise is in jeopardy when racial tensions rise. Directed by director x with stephan james, sarah jeffery, steven love, lanette ware. For the record, there isnt very much hockey in this movie aside from the lead character running skating drills and practicing his shooting. Apr 28, 2016 director x s film takes a long hard look at the legacy of racism in nova scotia with his debut feature film across the line. Director x, known for his bright colourblocking music videos for the likes of sean paul.
Both gave a solid performance, just as they did in another movie whose title escapes me at the moment. Stephan james right in a scene from director xs featurelength debut, across the line. It stars stephan james, sarah jeffery, shamier anderson, lanette ware, steven love. A fine line grapples with themes sparking national conversations right now, including workplace harassment, equal pay, paid parental leave and career advancement. An uplifting american success story about perseverance, family, and food. In across the line, director x searches for substance behind. Across the line on dvd august 1, 2017 starring stephan james, sarah jeffery, shamier anderson. Across the line on dvd august 1, 2017 starring stephan james. Director x nee julien christian lutz, a longtime creator of music videos, makes the transition to feature filmmaking look easy. In across the line, director x searches for substance. Apr 07, 2016 in across the line, director x searches for substance behind the style. Across the line is imperfect, but passionate in its drive to examine racial friction in nova scotia its a pity we struggle with these issues in canada, but also a point of pride that this film. The latest from film and video directors across music videos, shorts, campaigns and motion pictures. Rent, buy or watch across the line movie now family video.
Watch the latest across the line trailer on video detective. Across the line is director x s feature film debut. Two countries, two female filmmakers, eight thousand miles apart, one film. Stephan james race, selma, shots fired is mattie, a talented hockey player selected by a top nhl team, but his plans are jeopardized by his relationship with his brother and the corrosive racial tension at his school.
Apr 08, 2016 in across the line, director x searches for substance behind the style. Torontos director x marks first feature with across the line. X has directed commercials for apple music, ebay, virginia black and gaps noteworthy meet me in the gap campaign. Zuriel melchior is also a game designer and spends much of his time concentrating on vr virtual reality. With across the line, a movie starring races stephan james about a black hockey phenom and feverpitch racial tensions in north preston, n. Across the line theatrical trailer stephan james is mattie, a talented hockey player selected by a top nhl team, but his plans are je. Starts out alright but as a whole a rather lackluster film with a oversimplified view on racism. Director x stephan james sarah jeffery shamier anderson.
Sarah jeffrey directed by director x mattie is a top ice hockey player tipped to be selected by one of the top teams in the national hockey league but his plans are jeopardized by his hustling brother and. Apr 10, 2016 director x has made some of your favourite music videos. Nicole donadio is raising funds for across the ocean on kickstarter. Watch across the line 2015 full movies online gogomovies. Across the line also known as the exodus of charlie wright isnt quite movie theater quality, but stands out as one of the better straight to video flicks ive seen in a long time. Director x, music video guru, tackles student race riots in across the line across the line is the debut feature film from director x, known for his popular music videos with some of hiphops. Across the line trailer 2000 video detective movie.
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Director x is the alias of director julien christian lutz, who goes by director x professionally. The film opened for limited in british columbia and ontario on 8 april 2016, with screenings in various canadian cities throughout that month. Want to watch across the line on your tv, phone, or tablet. Director x, who is best known for his music video work, is making his feature film debut with the drama across the line. Watch the latest from film and video directors across music videos, short films, campaigns and motion pictures. Director x, music video guru, tackles student race riots in. Its a pity we struggle with these same issues in canada, but also. There are two sorts of line the line of movement, and the line of looking. Though hockey i a part of this movie it is not so much about hockey but those or i should say someone playing it. In an interview with cbc, he talks about his new film and working. Jul 27, 2017 across the line on dvd august 1, 2017 starring stephan james, sarah jeffery, shamier anderson. Director x crosses a line or two georgia straight vancouver.
Across the line is imperfect, but passionate in its drive. Hes tipped to be selected by one of the top teams in the national hockey league, but his plans are. Across the line 2015 film across the line is a 2015 canadian drama film directed by director x. Stephan james, director x, sarah jeffery, shamier anderson, floyd kane. Across the line is imperfect, but passionate in its drive to examine. His feature film credits include the drama film across the line, the lifetime movie. Thats the case with acclaimed videographer director xs featurelength debut across the line, opening friday april 8.
Inspired by the true story of an elderly man who in his youth witnessed the horrors of the jewish holocaust from the pews of his church, sing a little louder provides a stunning message for the twentyfirst century and a revelation of the genocides that continue to exist today. Selected credits nonexhaustive directed by director x. The director joins shad to discuss coming of age in a hostile. Across the line 2015 julien christian lutz, director x.
Across the line directed by director x mattie is a top ice hockey player tipped to be selected by one of the top teams in the national hockey league but his plans are jeopardized by his hustling. Add a physical copy of across the line from family. Parents need to know that across the line is a 2015 drama about a black canadian teen pursuing his dream of nhl hockey stardom amidst a backdrop of racial tensions in his nova scotia hometown. Jul 23, 2017 across the line, directed by director x, produced by floyd kane, and presented by african film festival, hits like a solid train of nostalgia, unafraid to tell the truth in the grit of nova scotias racist atmosphere. Across the line 2015 cast and crew a young, black hockey star stephan james, bound for the nhl, is surronded by racial tension in a divided nova scotian community. Across the line 2015 a young, black hockey star stephan james, bound for the nhl, is surronded by racial tension in a divided nova scotian community. A young, black nhl hopeful living in a racially divided nova scotian community finds his career prospects in jeopardy when tensions in his community come to a head.
Racial discrimination has always been a painful subject to talk about. Mattie slaughter, a hockey phenom from the rural black community of. Race showed us stephan james could be a movie star. Director x s film takes a long hard look at the legacy of racism in nova scotia with his debut feature film across the line. Across the line 2000 brian bloom in across the line as walt dernin. The hottest, the newest, top boxoffice movies are available. Across the line written by floyd kane directed by director x starring stephan james, sarah jeffery classification 14a language english. Director x formerly known as little x was born on october 31st,1975 in toronto, canada, and is of trinidadian and swiss descent. Across the line, directed by director x, produced by floyd kane, and presented by african film festival, hits like a solid train of nostalgia. Shamier anderson, sarah jeffery, stephan james, lanette ware date.
Stephan james, sarah jeffrey across the line directed by director x mattie is a top ice hockey player tipped to. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the director x. Director x, music video guru, tackles student race riots. More interesting is the brotherly relationship between mattie and carter, brothers in real life. Stephan james is mattie, a talented hockey player selected by a top nhl team, but his plans are jeopardized by his hustling brother and th. A black hockey player stephan james hopes to be drafted into the nhl, but. Current movie listings and showtimes for across the line. Trailer for across the line, which will be distributed by lightyear entertainment. A young, black nhl hopeful living in a racially divided nova scotian. Across the line not only showcases some fine black actors, it delves into a topic that hollywood is continuing to struggle with.
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