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James Ransone

“Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.”

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    STARLET

    SEAN BAKER United States, 2012

    Before shooting Tangerine on an iPhone 5, writer-director Sean Baker made this heartfelt mismatched-friends drama. Featuring an impressive, tender performance from actor Dree Hemingway (the great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway!), Starlet is a dazzling ode to cross-generational companionship.

    RED HOOK SUMMER

    SPIKE LEE United States, 2012

    Until Red Hook Summer, Spike Lee hadn’t taken a role in one of his own films since Summer of Sam. Reprising his Mookie character from Do the Right Thing, the New York icon mounts a loose-limbed drama that is equal parts gospel musical, hangout movie, and spiritual sequel to his 1989 masterpiece.

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