The feedback to date has been overwhelmingly positive and we would like to thank everyone who attended for their support and enthusiasm. It is the documentary filmmaking home of acclaimed producers such as gordon quinn, steve james hoop dreams, maria finitzo mapping stem cell research. Minding the gap is an essay that never feels like an essay, an intelligent and compassionate grappling with some of the most painful issues presently haunting the body politic. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
Minding the gap opens at the hot docs ted rogers cinema on friday, september 28, 2018. After the carefree summers of their adolescence spent skateboarding around rockford, the stressors of fatherhood, money, racial tensions, domestic abuse and more start to threaten their decadelong friendship. Bing is a 30yearold chicagobased filmmaker whose critically acclaimed documentary minding the gap has earned over 50 award recognitions since its premiere at the 2018 sundance film festival, where it took home the special jury award for breakthrough filmmaking. If you would like to receive this information please click on. Minding the gap is a 2018 documentary film directed by bing liu. Bing liu and sal masekela dig deep on minding the gap in. Minding the gap is currently playing at the gene siskel film center through sept. Minding the gap was a lifetime in the makingan account of the lives. As liu details physical abuse by his stepfather, keire and zack share their own respective struggles with racial identity and toxic masculinity. Mind the gap 2018 morningstars latest annual investor returns study has found that the gap between official total returns and those actually experienced by investors across all mutual funds has. It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that i found most thoughtprovoking, inspiring, or just plain loved. United states august 17, 2018 limited canada august 17.
We are committed to the goal of 5050 by 202050% women directors across all festival sections by 2020. Documentary competition at the 2018 sundance film festival. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Find all 14 songs in minding the gap soundtrack, with scene descriptions. It chronicles the lives and friendships of three young men growing up in rockford, illinois. Minding the gap itvs documentary film funding itvs.
We would like to keep in touch with you to tell you about future events, training and services from minding the gap cpd, alison featherbe and rebecca martland. Steve james not only came on as executive director of minding the gap but asked bing to story produce and dp on a handful of. In 2014 he began collaborating with kartemquin films on his first feature, minding the gap, a coproduction of pov and itvs. When they take a corner too tight, he teeters precariously. The company specialises in television entertainment, music, documentaries and factualentertainment programming. Minding the gap starts out as one story, suggesting one set of character arcs, and then flows in unexpected directions and underlines new sets of themes, without ever feeling haphazard or ill. Unlike skate kitchen, this documentary is not an easy watch. Lius documentary, minding the gap, premiered at the sundance film festival in park city, utah in january. Minding the gap, documentary by rockford filmmaker. Bing is also a story director and dp for the upcoming steve james miniseries, america to me. The minding the gap research was conducted online using survey monkey. Mind the gap listen help info is an audible or visual warning phrase issued to rail passengers to take caution while crossing the horizontal, and in some cases vertical, spatial gap between the train door and the station platform. Minding the gap, the academy awardnominated film directed, produced, and edited by bing liu and produced by diane quon, today was awarded the 2019 grierson award for best cinema documentary at the grierson awards ceremony on thursday, november 14. Minding the gap 2018 posted by tim brayton posted on apr 20 2018 0 comments.
Skateboarders grapple with adulthood in new documentary. Barack obamas favorite movies of 2018 list is pretty damn. Hulu and magnolia pictures will release the film on august 17, 2018. Candid and tough, minding the gap paints an incisive portrait of middle america in the trump years, where charismatic young men like keire and zack hang on by a thread. Meet bing liu, director of minding the gap, which is playing in the u. Aug 17, 2018 the second one, bing lius minding the gap took a very different approach to the subject, focusing much deeper on the pain that drove a group of three midwestern skateboarders together, and how the same wounds would continue to dictate their life both in and outside of skateboarding. Liu, a guilford and rock valley college alum, was ecstatic when. For liu and his friends zack and keire, their violent family histories are as linked to their identities as the hours spent on grinds and ollies. Minding the gap is a film about modern millennial masculinity in a way that breaks the stereotypes and asks us to confront not only cycles of abuse but how they shape both the memories we want to suppress and the friendships we never want to forget at the same time. As the film unfolds, bing captures 23yearold zacks tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend deteriorate after the birth. Ava duvernay and honoree norman lear at the 2016 ida documentary awards. Wow a brilliant doc, ostensibly about skateboarding but goes on to explore the cycle of domestic abuse, deeply moving. Everything you need to know about minding the gap movie 2018. Welcome to rockford, illinois, in the heart of rustbelt america, home to debut filmmaker bing liu.
Watch minding the gap streaming online hulu free trial. Filmography minding the gap 2018 producers diane quon, bing liu. Minding the gap draws on more than a decade of documentary footage to. Minding the gap is a coproduction of kartemquin films, american documentary pov, and independent television service itvs, with funding provided by the corporation for public broadcasting cpb and sundance institute documentary film program. Mind the gap films is an awardwinning irish producer of original, unscripted formats and factual content.
At age 23 he joined the international cinematographers guild, working in the camera department on fiction films and episodic television series. Nov 15, 2019 minding the gap, the academy awardnominated film directed, produced, and edited by bing liu and produced by diane quon, today was awarded the 2019 grierson award for best cinema documentary at the grierson awards ceremony on thursday, november 14. Minding the gap opens with lius dynamic camera gliding along the streets of rockford, illinois, a struggling postindustrial city where the filmmaker and his longtime friends keire and zack find community in a closeknit band of fellow skateboarders. Bings film won the sundance 2018 jury for breakthrough filmmaking. Heres your complete 2018 milwaukee film festival schedule. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their decadelong friendship. Skateboarders grapple with adulthood in new documentary minding the gap marc vitali september 6, 2018 5. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations. Bing is a chicagobased director and cinematographer who variety magazine listed as one of 10 documentary filmmakers to watch. In a short film that explores the cultural heritage of crested butte, tuck, a local legend, veteran, and allaround mountain man, explains the seriousness and humor of a heavy winter at 9,000 ft. Barack obama as 2018 draws to a close, im continuing a. The survey, which ran between may and june 2017, was shared through online platforms including sophia networks enewsletter and social media channels. If you would like to receive this information please click on the link above to subscribe to our new mailing list. Boys become men in minding the gap, bing lius perceptive new.
I wanted to help people like the 14yearold version of myself, give them something. Minding the gap 2018 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Bill hughes and bernadine carraher set up mind the gap films in 2001. Three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their rust belt hometown.
At the festival, liu won the special jury award for breakthrough filmmaking. Sep 17, 2018 after six years of filming and months of postproduction, bing liu completed his passion project. May 02, 2018 more info for three young men growing up in in illinois, adulthood and the responsibilities that come with it are quickly approaching. The june gap is pretty common across the northern hemisphere. Kartemquin films is a fourtime oscarnominated 501c3 nonprofit production company located in chicago, illinois, that produces a wide range of documentary films. Bing is a 2017 film independent fellow and garrett scott development grant recipient. For liu and his friends zack and keire, their violent family histories are as linked to. The second one, bing lius minding the gap took a very different approach to the subject, focusing much deeper on the pain that drove a group of three midwestern skateboarders together, and how the same wounds would continue to dictate their life both in and outside of skateboarding. Peppered with home video he shot of his friends skateboarding antics over more than a decade, minding the gap is a fearless, introspective saga of the journey from youth to adulthood. Even when lius male subjects seem keenly aware of the damage done to them. Barack obama has marked the end of 2018 with his annual list of his favorite books, movies, albums, and more. In his quest to understand why so many of his peers in the skateboarding community ran away from home when they were younger, bing follows 23yearold zack as he becomes a father and 17yearold keire as he gets.
Bing liu made a beautiful, sobering boyhood of his own life. How minding the gap went from skateboard documentary to a raw look at. Its a movie about the fragility of friendship, generational cycles of abuse, and the. Domestic violence is the key connective tissue between the three main subjects, but minding the gap isnt an issue film. Neil leitch, ceo preschool learning alliance dr jools page and to our headline sponsors. But skating is just a respite from their tumultuous lives at home. Bing lius impressive documentary feature debut minding the gap is a revealing look at.
Minding the gap might be the best comingofage movie of the 2010s, in part because it wasnt designed as such, and the subject which comesofage isnt necessarily a human adolescent, but the movie. Minding the gap won the special jury prize for documentary at the sundance film festival. With over 12 years of footage, bing discovers connections between two of his skateboarder friends volatile upbringings and the complexities of modernday masculinity. We worked hard to enhance your user experience and bring you a modernized version of the premier network for film professionals. We found no shortage of amazing women making terrific films, and incredible femaleforward storytelling for this years festival. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including alpha, mile 22 and juliet, naked. I was gonna show them the film well ahead of the film being finished. Minding the gap full frame documentary film festival.
Minding the gap draws on more than a decade of documentary footage to assemble a poignant picture of young american lives that resonates far beyond its onscreen. Minding the gap soundtrack music complete song list. Mind the gap, our gender equity initiative, amplifies and champions work by women filmmakers, changing the narrative that shapes our culture. Bing lius first feature minding the gap is one of sundance 2018s best films, and winner of a special jury award for breakthrough filmmaking. To complete our feedback survey please click here we are delighted to announce that alison featherbe and rebecca martland, organisers of minding the gap 2017, have been announced as finalists in the category trainer of the year in the 2017 nursery world awards. Minding the gap was released in 2018 on friday, august 17, 2018 in limited movie theaters. Minding the gap curriculum packet contents minding the gap, a documentary directed by bing liu who also appears as a subject in his film, is about three young men who bond together to escape volatile families in their rust belt hometown. Their embattled lives parallel the descent of their hometown of rockford, illinois, which is hemorrhaging manufacturing jobs and skilled workers, leaving inhabitants in despair.
While the exhilarating skating scenes anchor the movie, minding the gap also delves into topics seemingly torn from todays deadlines. The focus of the films marketing is the skateboarding, but while that. No other sex tube is more popular and features more thigh gap scenes than pornhub. Sep 06, 2018 that film is scheduled to be completed in fall 2019. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. Sparking democracy through documentary since 1966, kartemquin is a collaborative community that. We worked hard to enhance your user experience and bring you a modernized version of the premier network for film. Since september 2015, bing has been a story director and dp for a documentary miniseries on race and education directed by steve james.
Minding the gap draws on more than a decade of documentary footage to assemble a poignant picture of young american lives that resonates far beyond its onscreen subjects. Apr 27, 2018 bing liu began his career making diy skateboarding videos. Minding the gap tvma documentaries, skateboarding movie 2018 filmmaker bing liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends turbulent upbringings and the complexities of modernday masculinity. In the game, joanna rudnick in the family, bing liu. Jan 23, 2018 without underlining or overly highlighting its themes, minding the gap is a film about modern millennial masculinity in a way that breaks the stereotypes and asks us to confront not only cycles of abuse but how they shape both the memories we want to suppress and the friendships we never want to forget at the same time. As the film unfolds, bing captures 23yearold zacks tumultuous relationship with. Beekeepers have their own gap to mind and its here now. Minding the gap starts with a skateboarding community, but goes to the root of a family in crisis and abuse. Bing liu began his career making diy skateboarding videos. Ida documentary awards 2018 international documentary. Its advising you not to get your footwear stuck between the train and platform while boarding.
Minding the gap cleveland international film festival. Compiling over 12 years of footage shot in his hometown of rockford, il, in minding the gap, bing liu searches for correlations between his skateboarder friends turbulent upbringings and the. Bing liu its a hard place to grow up, and for the young men at the center of bing lius masterful minding the gap, survival came in the form of skateboarding, which afforded them camaraderie and freedom from the brutality of home life. As 2018 draws to a close, im continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my yearend lists. In total, the online survey received 1,211 respondents. Its a hard place to grow up, and for the young men at the center of bing lius masterful minding the gap, survival came in the form of skateboarding, which afforded them camaraderie and freedom from the brutality of home life.
With a lull in the latesummer movie schedule, adam and josh play catchup on a few acclaimed new indie features and filmspotting golden brickcandidates including the kartemquin filmsproduced doc minding the gap, director josephine deckers sundance hit madelines madeline and the experimental sports doc john mcenroe. Apr 28, 2019 a group of cinephiles and filmmakers have filled room 4 and the forums documentary keynote conversationbetween beloved sports commentator, journalist and emmynominated tv producer sal masekela and film independent documentary lab fellow, spirit award grant winner and oscar nominee bing liu minding the gapis about to begin. As cinematographer on minding the gap, bing liu follows his longtime friends as they skateboard through the frequently abandoned streets, parks and parking lots of rockford, illinois. Jan 15, 2018 meet bing liu, director of minding the gap, which is playing in the u.
Jan 23, 2019 minding the gap brushes up against some harsh realities, and some of lius friends come off better than others, but he finds humanity in every one of them including the people wed be prone to dismiss. Minding the gap 2017 took place on saturday 25th march 2017 at the university of brighton with the aim of providing a unique, affordable conference for childminders and all early years childcarers. One of the most extraordinary films of the year is minding the gap. As they face adult responsibilities, unexpected revelations threaten their. His 2018 critically acclaimed documentary minding the gap has earned a total of 28 award recognitions since its world premiere at the 2018 sundance film festival, where it took home the special jury award for breakthrough filmmaking. He was essentially recruited by kartemquin to come on as coproducers. Minding the gap might be the best comingofage movie of the 2010s, in part because it wasnt designed as such, and the subject which comesofage isnt necessarily a human adolescent, but the movie itself.
Na three young men bond together to escape volatile families in their rust belt hometown. The film is the feature debut of director bing liu, a young man who. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including alpha. He has taken his directorial feature, minding the gap, through kartemquins diverse voices in documentary, tribeca all access, firelight medias producer lab, and chicago media projects doc10 pitch session. Minding the gap is a portrait of manhood that hurts vanity fair. Bing liu captivates the nation with, minding the gap. We create serious fun and we love telling great stories. Nathan halpern and i just recently completed the score to bing luis debut feature doc minding the gap, and the reception as sundance 2018 has been phenomenal. Rockford, illinois is a city wracked with unemployment, low wages, a population exodus and violent crime, particularly the domestic variety.