Very happy to announce that "A Universal Love Story" was selected to be screened at the "Corti in Cortile" Festival in Catania, Italy in September!!!
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Very happy to announce that "A Universal Love Story" was selected to be screened at the "Corti in Cortile" Festival in Catania, Italy in September!!!
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Film Review ("Lago Film Awards")
The plot is an elliptical day-to-day of a “call center” type of business, one that acts as a hotline service for women who feel stalked or in danger while walking alone at night. Simultaneously, one employee spends his downtime in a virtual reality simulation.
The film spirals toward its feverish nightclub conclusion, in which the protagonist’s infatuation with the girl from the simulation bleeds into reality, where the man who is supposed to be acting as a barrier for predators in fact becomes the predator himself. Intercut with scenes of him at work in finding the client’s location, this conclusion serves as a final testament to the film’s power. It confronts the issue of sexual harassment/predation in a distanced, almost clinical, way. Decent acting, cinematography, and an engaging electronic score aside, it is ultimately the directing that makes "The Redhead" successful in what it sets out to do.
MacMahon’s film is an effective study of obsessive attraction due to its technical artistry, presenting its story in a way that avoids conventionality from the start.
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---News---now we have the screening date for the "Silver State Film Festival" in LAS VEGAS!---
THE REDHEAD is set on the festival schedule for Thursday, September 6th @10:00 AM at the Century Orleans 18 Movie Theater, Las Vegas
Tickets are now available on Eventbrite.
Here's the link to our Eventbrite website:
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Click on the TICKETS icon and scroll to find "The Redhead"!
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SALUTON and HI EVERYONE!
In the next couple of weeks I would like to tell you a bit more about my brand new project called "Malsano Nomita Amo" ("A Disease called love") as I have received so many messages and people are wondering what it is about. As a little extra for all Esperanto fans, I will also publish some things in ESPERANTO! (of course with English translations)
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https://www.universallovestory.com/malsano-nomata-amo/
Iĝu parto de nia mondo!
Saluton ĉiuj, mi nomiĝas Natalie kaj estas la verkinto kaj reĝisoro de nova reta serio Esperantlingva kun la nomo “Malsona nomita amo”. Mi volas vin preni al malsama mondo, kie validas malsamaj reguloj. Imagu, ke subite ekde iu tago amo konsideriĝas kiel danĝera malsano, kaj homoj senĉese avertiĝadas pri la teruraj eblaj konsekvencoj de amo. Enamiĝintoj sendiĝas al terapio, kaj rompantoj de tiuj reguloj arestiĝas. Vi estas ĉiam sub superrigardo, kaj enamiĝi estas la plej granda ebla krimo. Esperanto estas konsiderata la lingvo de amo, kaj fariĝis lingvo malpermesita. Kion vi farus? Ĉu vi obeus la regulojn, aŭ ĉu vi trovus manieron por vivi tiel, kiel vi volas vivi?
Aliĝu al ni kaj al la komunumo de “Malsano nomita amo”!
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Become part of our world!
Hi everyone, my name is Natalie and I’m the writer and director of a new web series in Esperanto called “A disease called love”. I would like to take you into a different world, where different rules apply. Imagine from one day to another, love is considered to be a dangerous disease and people are warned of the horribles consequences love can have constantly. Those who fall in love are admitted to therapy and those who go against the rules are arrested. You are constantly being watched and falling in love is the biggest crime you can commit. Esperanto is considered to be the language of love and has become a forbidden language. What would you do? Would you obey the rules or would you find your own way to live the life you want to live?
Join us and become part of the “A disease called love” community!
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REPOST from #streamspace
Happy to be the new ambassador of "Streamspace"!! Check it out!! #streamspace #filmmaker #ambassador
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Welcome Natalie MacMahon, our newest ambassador! She gained her first film experiences as an actress at a young age. After her studies at a film acting school in Berlin, she started writing her first script for the short film “The Man Who Couldn’t Cry”, which has been screened at numerous international film festivals, followed by her film noir style short films "Like A Summer Sonata" and "Lola Wants to See the Sea, which were equally successful. In 2017, Natalie released "It's Getting Darker Every Day", a dark sci-fi drama set in the future, as well as her melancholic Esperanto short "A Universal Love Story". The young director just finished her sci-fi genre mix "The Redhead" and shot her new film "The Funeral Dancer", while working on her first feature film script.
Her short film “A Universal Love Story” will be screened at the Chicago Independent Film Festival on Tuesday 8/21 http://chiffest.com/2018-festival/
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---More great news today!!!---- "A Universal Love Story" has been selected to be screened at the "Dragonfly Film Fest" in Arizona!!!!
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----Fantastic news---- "A Universal Love Story" ("Universala Amrakonto") will be screened at the "Mostra Livre de Cinema" in São Paulo, Brazil this September!!! This will be our BRAZILIAN PREMIERE!!!
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Why are you making the web series?
I had the idea for “Malsano Nomata Amo” not too long ago, when people asked me if I would do another film project in Esperanto. I made the Esperanto sci-fi drama “A Universal Love Story” (“Universala Amrakonto”) two years ago and ever since its premiere last year in the summer there has been a lot of positive feedback, so I was trying to think of a way to share more with people who don’t normally have the chance to go to all of these film festivals, where my films are playing. That’s why I thought making a web series would be a perfect way to do both: making the content available to everyone and still participate in festivals. The main idea of the web series is loosely based on “A Universal Love Story”- at least the theme of love and Esperanto as a language that represents emotions and openness towards each other is part of it as well.
Why should I watch “Malsano Nomata Amo”?
You should watch it, if you like “what-if scenarios” like me. What if in a future version of our society love was considered a dangerous disease and therefore forbidden? What if Esperanto became a forbidden language because it represents everything
that love stands for? What would you do? Would you follow the rules or would you rebel against it?
What type of feedback have you received so far?
Even though we are only in pre-production, many people have contacted me and expressed their interest in the web series, which is why I created the Patreon campaign, so people get to be part of the process right from the beginning and get a chance to learn more about the background and production process.
What exactly are people going to see on Patreon?
Patreons will be able to get insights into the script, they will be part of the casting process and get to know the actors better, they can be part of the location scouting, rehearsing when the actors learn their Esperanto parts, they can ask questions at all times and of course our Patreons will get exclusive updates during and after the shoot and will even get to see the first pictures of the shoot.
What’s a key question that will help spark a debate or begin a conversation about the web series?
Should love be considered to be disease?
Can you tell us more about the story?
“Malsano Nomata Amo” tells the story of a society where love is considered a disease and therefore forbidden. Esperanto is the language people use to express their feelings and English more of a business language. To suppress any kind of emotions people may have, Esperanto also becomes a forbidden language, which people only use secretly. But as security guards are constantly watching them and listening to everything they say, people risk being punished when using this secret language. Eventually people find their own ways to do what they are not supposed to do. So there is a secret underground parallel world in this society, where people communicate in Esperanto with each other and get to experience different kinds of emotions- always knowing that they can be caught at any time.
When is the web series going to be online?
Next year in 2019. The exact date will be announced towards the end of this year.
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"A Universal Love Story" has been selected to be part of the "9 Ladies FILM FESTIVAL"!!!
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Check out the new and official poster of "Malsano Nomata Amo"- the new web series in Esperanto- currently in Pre-Production!!!
Written & Directed by Natalie MacMahon
Design by Vaptized
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Back with fantastic news---"The Redhead" won the "Bronze Award" at the "European Independent Film Award 2018"!!!---
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Natalie was invited this year by the "Siren Film Festival" to hold a masterclass on Film Festivals as well as to present the opening screening and to do a Q&A session with German producer & director Klaus Maeck, who presented his Italian premiere of the music documentary "B-Movie- Lust and Sound of West Berlin".
Natalie was also part of the jury along with five other film professionals to select the best films from over 300 submissions.
Apart from that, Natalie went on a promotion tour for the "Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin", which she founded this year- first edition coming up in June 2019!!
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On August 16th "Lola wants to see the sea" is going to be screened at the "Corti di Mare Festival"
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---Just got some fantastic news: "A Universal Love Story" was selected to be screened at the "Louisville International Festival of Film"!!! It's a big festival, which is already celebrating its 10 year anniversary!!! Looking forward to being part of it!! http://louisvillefilmfestival.org
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Check out the official poster of "The Funeral Dancer"!!!
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--More good news for "The Redhead"- we are part of the official selection of the "European Independent Film Awards 2018"!--
---TODAY- "A Universal Love Story" is going to be shown at the USA- Canada Esperanto conference including live Skype interview session!!!-
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Check out the interview with #wearemovingstories about "The Redhead"!!!
http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-videos/2018/7/13/the-redhead
---Good News---"A Universal Love Story" will be screened at the "Newark Short Film Contest"!!!!
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