Arclight Cinemas in LA to run Flying Paper all Week 10/10 – 10/17 and an Article
We are thrilled that Arclight Cinemas has chosen to screen Flying Paper 17 times between Oct. 10 – 17. With the premiere at the Hollywood location and subsequent screenings in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood. This is frankly unprecedented for a major LA theater to screen a small documentary from Gaza like Flying Paper. Screening dates […]
Flying Paper’s West Coast Premieres kick off Sept 28.
Flying Paper has been acccepted into 3 California Film Festivals. The Arclight Documentary Film Festival in Hollywood,The United Nations Association Film Festival in Palo Alto and the Wine Country International Film Festival in Santa Rosa. We kick off in Wine Country on Sept. 28 at noon, with Co-Director Roger Hill presenting the film, followed by […]
Flying Paper at the prestigious Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival. Sept 8
Flying Paper has been selected to screen in the Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival as one of just 22 feature length films selected, including several other award winning films with well known actors and directors. Flying Paper has been made with a dedication to making a family friendly and accessible film with universal themes, a […]
Upcoming Screenings: The Indie Gathering (Aug 18, Hudson OH)
August 18, 2013, Festival Screening: Flying Paper has picked up its first award for “Best Documentary” and will be screening at The Indie Gathering International Film Festival, Sunday Aug 18 at 11:00 am. The Indie Gathering will be held on August 16th, 17th and 18th at The Clarion Inn & Conference Center in Hudson, OH, located […]
Behind the Scenes: Pulling off a Sneak Preview in New York
Article by Roger Hill, Co-Director of Flying Paper, May 23, 2012 “You guys must have nerves of steel,” remarked a colleague of Nitin’s shortly before the start of last night’s sneak preview of Flying Paper. As guests were returning from the buffet table to their chairs and the music portion of the evening was winding to […]
Playtime is over says U.S. government to the children of Palestine
On October 31, 2011 the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization or (UNESCO) voted to allow Palestine full membership into the cultural agency of the United Nations. The joy for Palestinians served through the agency was short lived however as the United States immediately responded by cutting off all funds to UNESCO, roughly 22% […]
A chance encounter on a flight to Cairo – A film and revolution in the making
Article (Part I) by Roger Hill, Co-Director of Flying Paper, Apr 26, 2012 Boredom sets in on an 11 hour flight from New York to Cairo, its winter of 2009 and I am flying to join an international protest dubbed the Gaza Freedom March, I notice an article about the freedom march the Egyptian-American man […]
Cinematic Aesthetics in Flying Paper
Article by Roger Hill, Co-Director of Flying Paper, Apr 24, 2012 This uplifting documentary tells inter-weaving stories in the week building up to the monumental attempt of Palestinian youth to fly the most kites at once. Told from the perspectives of a handful of engaging Palestinian youth who build impressive kites, explore daily life and […]