Two MJ related movies win at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

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Eastern European Film Award: Monument to Michael Jackson (Spomenik Majklu Dzeksonu) (US Premiere), directed by Darko Lungulov and starring Natasa Tapuskovic, Ljubomir Bandovic, and Boris Milivojevic. In a desperate attempt to save his crumbling marriage and to bring life back into his community, a man plans to replace an old communist monument with a statue of the King of Pop.

We were thrilled by the response to this year’s slate, which was further enhanced by new sidebars, such as Cinematic Overtures, which featured films dealing with performance and dance, hence the opening night film Desert Dancer and this year’s audience choice winner.”

http://deadline.com/2015/02/sbiff-s...val-winners-30th-annual-mcfarland-1201368455/

[video=youtube;l-P8bosDfN0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-P8bosDfN0[/video]

[video=youtube;HYCIXaP6pKQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCIXaP6pKQ[/video]

About the second movie:

Set in Iran, the story follows the ambition of Afshin Ghaffarian. During the volatile climate of the 2009 presidential election, Afshin and some friends (including Elaheh played by Freida Pinto) risk their lives and form an underground dance company. The group learned the dancing from videos of Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev even though the online videos banned. Afhsin and Elaheh also learn much from each other and learned how to embrace their passion for dance and for one another.[2]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Dancer
 
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