An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
- Director: Terence Nance, Namik Minter, Chanelle Pearson
- Cast: Terence Nance
- Theatrical Release Date: April 26, 2013
- Festivals: Sundance Film Festival
- On The Web homepage
Synopsis: A quixotic young man humorously courses live action and various animated landscapes as he tries to understand himself after a mystery girl stands him up. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance]
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Shadow and Act News
'An Oversimplification of Her Beauty' Opens In South Africa (Black Films Don't Sell Overseas?)
It was about 2 weeks ago when I posted an entry dismissing the industry-held belief (and sadly, amongst some of *us* as well) that "black American films don't sell overseas."
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Shadow and Act News
Opening Weekend Box Office Results For 'An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty'
In specialty box office, Terence Nance's feature film debut, An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty, opened with solid numbers for a film with no stars, and a tiny marketing budget, playing on just 2 screens, both in New York.
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Shadow and Act News
Exclusive Clip From Terence Nance's 'An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty' + Theater Info
Variance Films opens Terence Nance's enthralling An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty, today, Friday, April 26, 2013.If it's not already clear by now, it's a film that I really dig for a number of reasons, and that I strongly encourage you to see - assuming it's playing at a theater near yo...
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Shadow and Act News
Variance Picks Up North American Theatrical Rights To 'An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty'
Music to my ears... this is great news! Hat-tip to Variance for making another bold pick-up (recall Spike Lee's Red Hook Summer last year), going where others seemingly will not; and of course congrats to Terence Nance and company.
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Indiewire Reviews
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If there’s one thing that New Directors/New Films had trouble doing this year, it was generating a consensus. Out of the films that screened as part of this year’s festival, 12 received both A's and F's from critics who attended screenings at the MoMA/Film Society of Lincoln Center series, which con...
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