Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Victoria Mahoney’s Yelling to the Sky

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IONCINEMA.com Top 100 Films

#68. Yelling To The Sky

Director/Writer: Victoria Mahoney
Producers: Diane Houslin
Distributor: Rights Available.

Kirsten Johnson Yelling to the Sky Zoe Kravitz

Photo Exclusive: Featuring Zoe Kravitz. (Photo credit) KIRSTEN JOHNSON.

The Gist: In a depraved New York neighborhood, the youngest of three mixed-race sisters named Sweetness O’Hara, spends the better part of being seventeen navigating an identity between the known: a violent life of crime, and the unknown: a life of purpose and meaning.….(more)

Cast: Zoe Kravitz, Jason Clarke, Antonique Smith, Yolonda Ross, Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Shareeka Epps, Sonequa Martin, Tariq Trotter, Tim Blake Nelson and EJ Bonilla. 

Why is it on the list?: Workshopped at the Sundance labs, Mahoney’s intimate portrait appears to belong to the Raising Victor Vargas or Half Nelson type. Count me for this indie debut.

Release Date/Status?: Currently in post, with its NYC-set storyline could very much find itself at Tribeca, but a sidebar section at Cannes might also be a possibility.

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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