White Shadow (film)

Not to be confused with The White Shadow (film).
White Shadow
Film poster
Directed byNoaz Deshe
Written byNoaz Deshe
James Masson
Produced byNoaz Deshe
Ginevra Elkann
Babak Jalali
Matthias Luthardt
Francesco Melzi d'Eril
Matteo Ceccarini
Eva Riccobono
Alexander Wadouh
StarringHamisi Bazili
James Gayo
Glory Mbayuwayu
Salum Abdallah
CinematographyNoaz Deshe
Armin Dierolf
Edited byNoaz Deshe
Xavier Box
Robin Hill
Nico Leunen
Music byJames Masson
Noaz Deshe
Production
companies
Asmara Films
Shadoworks
Mocajo Film production
Release date
Running time
115 minutes
CountriesGermany
Italy
Tanzania
LanguageSwahili

White Shadow is a 2013 internationally co-produced drama film written, produced and directed by Noaz Deshe.[1][2] An international co-production between Germany, Italy and Tanzania, the film premiered in Critics’ Week selection at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2013. It won the Lion of the future award at the festival.[3][4]

The film later premiered in-competition in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014.[5][6] The film also screened at 2014 San Francisco International Film Festival on May 4, 2014.[7][8] Ryan Gosling along with Matteo Ceccarini and Eva Riccobono served as the executive producers of the film.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Noaz Deshe on his Film, White Shadow: A Fight for Survival in East Africa". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sundance Interview with Noaz Deshe, director of White Shadow". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "70th Venice Film Festival Award Winners: Gianfranco Rosi's SACRO GRA, Tye Sheridan for David Gordon Green's JOE & Gabe Klinger's DOUBLE PLAY Doc". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "The 70th Venice Film Festival is a Historic Mess -- and Still a Thing of Beauty". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sundance 2014: World Cinema Dramatic Competition". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sundance trailer of the day: 'White Shadow' [video]". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "12 Must-See Films and One We Defy You to Sit Through at the SFIFF". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "Every San Franciscan's Guide to the San Francisco International Film Festival". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Venice 2013 Critic's Notebook: A Means of Escape — African Cinema on the Lido". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "Matteo Ceccarini LATimes". 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-08.