The foursome includes successful shutterbug marcus seth gilliam, the recently scorned hill dwight ewell, selfdestructive dante renoly santiago and fabulous drag queen chris. Cleveland international film festival names patrikian. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed. Giving us a voice patrik ian polk 1973 is a film director, writer and producer. Patrikian polks blackbird sings of conflict between. Nancy is a podcast hosted by best friends tobin low and kathy tu and its about all things lgbtq. Recent posts democracy, social change, and civil engagement angela davis at bryn mawr college, february 2, 2009. Patrikian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi, is a gay, american film director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and actor noted for his films dealing with homosexual lifestyles and relationships. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by larry duplechan and was released theatrically on april 24, 2015.
Renoly santiago, dwight ewell, jazzmun, rockmond dunbar, seth gilliam show embed code. Forget about it punks the fat spy 2 discs mill creek. Noahs arc introduced me to ianpolks body of work, including his 2001 film punks, which were equally iconic instances of black queer representation. Right takes a surprise detour into totally unexplored territory with punks. You may know him as the guy who created noahs arc, which is like this black, gay l word.
Even without the pretitle announcement that this romantic comedy is writerdirector patrikian polks first film, its pretty. Patrik ian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi is an american director, screenwriter, and producer. Before the american version of queer as folk, noahs arc or looking, there was punks, the 2000 film produced by babyface and directed and written by patrikian polk. The black gay community speaks out on the trayvon martin. Windy city times news archive bring in the queers, bring in the funk adjust your tv set all you wantshowtimes queer as folk will still look devoid of color. Polk, the filmmaker behind punks and noahs arc who moonlights as a singer in the art pop band fol chen, releases his solo debut the soundtrack to his. Logotv has made available this elevenyearold, independent film, which was the first of patrikian polk. Patrik polk listen and stream free music, albums, new.
Punks is an urbanworld films presentation of a film written and directed by patrik ian polk, starring seth gilliam, dwight ewell, rockmond dunbar, jazzmun, renoly santiago, vanessa williams and. Patrik ian polk and jussie smollett on the skinny duration. Even without the pretitle announcement that this romantic comedy is writerdirector patrik ian polk s first film, its pretty obvious that were in the hands of a beginner. He attended brandeis university in massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in film and theatre from the university of southern mississippi. The program was established in 2019 to honor the life and memory of david k. Before the american version of queer as folk, noahs arc or looking, there was punks, the 2000 film produced by babyface and directed and written by patrik ian polk. Patrikian polk and jussie smollett on the skinny duration.
Kai wright is editor and host of wnycs narrative unit and a columnist for the nation magazine. Aug 12, 2011 logotv has made available this elevenyearold, independent film, which was the first of patrik ian polk. Patrikian polk april 22, 2018 this episode of the hilarious and legendary nancy podcast from wnyc focuses on my elusive debut feature film punks and one of wnycs hosts obsession with see. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing punks near you. He then attended graduate film school at the prestigious university of southern california school of. Right, and im guessing patrikian polk has the answer to that. Patrikian polks instagram profile has 2,004 photos and videos. Dec 14, 2007 punks ice cream store premieres on logo tv august 7th.
Also check out the homocouture exclusive interview with patrikian polk. Patrikian polk director, writer, producer, attended brandeis university in massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in film and theatre from the university of southern mississippi in his hometown of hattiesburg, mississippi. Sep 04, 2019 punks was written and directed by patrik ian polk. Before noahs arc, there was punks, the movie directed by patrik ian polk creator of noahs arc. She meets a man who once was involved with clandestine groups that were operated by the united states government. Patrik ian polk 1973 is a film director, writer and producer. Punks is a 2000 film produced by babyface, directed by patrikian polk, and starring rockmond dunbar, seth gilliam, renoly santiago, jazzmun, and dwight. Original motion picture soundtrack by patrik ian polk on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. In his directorial debut, patrikian polk chronicles the everyday dramas of four single, gay black men as they search for love especially in the quartets favorite west hollywood watering hole, miss smokies. Once upon a time, kai wright saw a movie called punks. Patrikian polks instagram profile has 2008 photos and videos. Patrikian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi is an american director, screenwriter, and producer. Independent spirit john cassavetes award nomination for patrikian polk, tracey edmonds, michael mcquarn glaad media award for outstanding film limited release punks a. Blackbird monique, patrikian polk and julian walker.
Breaking glass picturesqc cinema and tall skinny black boy productions have closed the deal to release the skinny, the latest film from patrikian polk, director of sundance favorite punks and. Patrik ian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi, is a gay, american film director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and actor noted for his films dealing with homosexual lifestyles and relationships. A cleveland international film festival honor that highlights and celebrates the work of lgbtq artists has its second recipient. Blackbird is a 2014 drama film directed by patrik ian polk and starring monique and isaiah washington. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by. But like, in the world of rom coms, i think punks is a solid film. Punks the 2000 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. He then attended graduate film school at the prestigious university of southern california school of cinematelevision.
Windy city times news archive patrik ianpolks the skinny film in chicago april 15 new york, ny from the director of cult classics punks and noahs arc, comes the muchanticipated third. Sep 29, 2016 the shows creator, patrik ianpolk, has made a career of depicting the experiences of black gay men in tv and film. Monique follows up her oscarwinning performance in precious with another superb performance as the mother of a lost daughter, and of a son struggling with how his religion views his sexuality. Upcoming, new, and past patrikian polk movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. Jun 24, 2014 when i spoke with directorcowriter patrikian polk and costars monique, and julian walker on june 22, 2014, it was hard not to gush. Recently discovered secrets lead janet to question her grandfather as well as everyone he knew. This sparkling, rhythmandbluesdriven romantic comedy is the story of four close. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Forget about itpunksthe fat spy 2 discs mill creek. And the fact that its disappeared from the world is pretty unfair given all the other rom coms in the world get to survive, you know. Watch teaser trailer for director patrikian polks new. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks, an independent feature.
When i spoke with directorcowriter patrikian polk and costars monique, and julian walker on june 22, 2014, it was hard not to gush. Even without the pretitle announcement that this romantic comedy is writerdirector patrikian polks first film, its pretty obvious that were in the hands of a beginner. Find release information for punks 2000 patrikian polk on allmovie. I do like that it had romance, comedy, a dash of drama and healthy relationships between friends. Patrikian polk s instagram profile has 2,004 photos and videos. Apr 24, 2018 this week we want to introduce you to some friends of ours at wnyc. If you have a new more reliable information about net worth, earnings, please, fill out the form below. There are no subtitles nor any other flashy enhancements. Punks 2000 patrikian polk synopsis, characteristics. Oct 04, 2006 patrik ian polk is the creator and coexecutive producer of noahs arc. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks, an independent feature that he also wrote and produced.
Firsttime director patrickian polk stood by his convictions and made the movie. Loretta devine in this movie was a pleasant surprise. Punks had its world premiere at the sundance film festival. Patrikian polk believes it was more than coincidence when he came across the book blackbird in a store in boston when he was a freshman in college at brandeis university. Patrik ian polk director, writer, producer, attended brandeis university in massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in film and theatre from the university of southern mississippi in his hometown of hattiesburg, mississippi.
Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. I found it in a bookstore with a gay and lesbian sectionid never seen a gay and lesbian section before. The information was submitted by our reader clareta. Follow a group of young africanamerican and latino men and their neverending search for mr. Clip from punks, the movie that just wont come out on dvd. Before the american version of queer as folk, noahs arc or looking, there was punks, a 2000 film written and directed by patrikian polk. With seth gilliam, dwight ewell, andre johnson, rockmond dunbar. Listen to and buy patrik ian polk music on cd baby. Blackbird is a 2014 drama film directed by patrikian polk and starring monique and isaiah washington. Breaking glass picturesqc cinema and tall skinny black boy productions have closed the deal to release the skinny, the latest film from patrik ian polk, director of sundance favorite punks and. Filmmaker patrikian polk moved to the neighborhood two years ago and chose it as the setting for his latest work, the skinny. Patrik ian polk directs this ensemble film about a quartet of gay africanamerican men looking for love in all the wrong places. Original motion picture soundtrack by patrikian polk on the independent record store by musicians for musicians.
Punks is an urbanworld films presentation of a film written and directed by patrikian polk, starring seth gilliam, dwight ewell, rockmond dunbar, jazzmun, renoly santiago, vanessa williams and. Punks add to watchlist it is every child and teenagers dream to have super powers, but when a group of teens find out that a scientis has a suit that can offer this, they attempt to keep it hidden from him. Watch punks movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed all. Watch teaser trailer for director patrikian polks new film the skinny. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed all but. And on this night, director patrik ian polk, best known for his boxoffice features and television shows such as punks and noahs arc, was being honored with the fusion award of achievement for standing up and presenting positive images of samegenderloving people of color. Patrikian polk directs this ensemble film about a quartet of gay africanamerican men looking for love in all the wrong places. Punks ice cream store premieres on logo tv august 7th. Find release information for punks 2000 patrik ian polk on allmovie. Polk is known for his independent films punks, a film described as a male waiting to exhale that garnered a 2002 independent spirit award nomination. This being patrik ian polk s first movie, i would say it was nicely done. Patrik polk listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos patrik polk. Cleveland international film festival names patrikian polk.
Patrikian polk is a true pioneer in the support for the africanamerican lgbt community as well as everyone else. They joined us from the studios of npr west in culver city. Patrik polks profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. The film opens with a quartet of friends hanging out by the pool with cocktails discussing who would be better in bed, ricky martin or busta rhymes. His work is honest and entertaining, so this sunday at 8pm support his new film the skinny on logo check your local listing for the logo network. Listen to patrik ian polk in full in the spotify app. Polk, who is openly gay, is noted for his films and theatre work that explore the experiences and stories of africanamerican lgbt people. In 2004, polk created the television series noahs arc, which made its debut on logo in october 2005. Patrikian polk, usa, 2000, 104 mins celebrated for its candid and realistic depiction of africanamerican gay men, the groundbreaking punks premiered at sundance in 2000 and won awards on the film festival circuit before becoming mostly undistributed and unavailable to see anywhere. Filmmaker patrikian polk found harlem to be a beautiful. The romantic comedy explores gay friendship and romance among a tribe of black gay men living in west hollywood at the end of the 20th century, and it remains one of the only gay black films amid a sea of mostly white gay cinema. Patrikian polk is the writer and director of punks.
Ron kochevar, jason olive, rudolf martin, nayib estefan, devon odessa, rainbow borden rockmond dunbar, patrikian polk, kenny babyface edmonds. Nawhy noahs arc is still relevant to black queer men 10. Before noahs arc, there was punks, the movie directed by patrikian polk creator of noahs arc. In addition to the show, i now had a small collection of films to.
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