Tag Archives: Sundance

Watch Oakland Filmmaker Ryan Coogler Accept the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for 'Fruitvale'

January 28, 2013, 7:00 am • Posted by Ian Hill
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And the winner is…. "Fruitvale." The film about the final days of Oscar Grant, who was shot dead by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle in 2009, won big at Saturday's Sundance Film Festival Awards. "Fruitvale" earned both the Grand Jury Prize … Continue reading »

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Oakland Filmmaker's Oscar Grant Film Picked Up by Weinstein Co.

January 22, 2013, 2:52 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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The Weinstein Co. has purchased rights to a feature film about the death of Oscar Grant, according to the Los Angeles Times: In a deal for about $2 million, the Weinstein Co. has acquired rights to the drama “Fruitvale,” shown … Continue reading »

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The Sex Surrogate and the Poet

January 11, 2012, 3:58 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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You may have read the profile in the San Francisco Chronicle yesterday of Cheryl Cohen Greene, a Berkeley "surrogate partner" who works with mostly men suffering from sexual dysfunction, frequently having intercourse with them. One of her clients was the … Continue reading »

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