Creative production studio Los York has signed Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Novis. This marks the director and cinematographer’s first representation in the U.S. He continues to be handled in Brazil by Mymama Films, in Paris by Left, and in Portugal by Bro.
Novis’ passion for film is matched only by his love of surfing, which has taken him around the world and created invaluable opportunities for cross-cultural storytelling. In his recent 2021 campaign for the sports equipment company Oakley, Novis directed surf icon and Olympic gold medalist Ítalo Ferreira, juxtaposing his status as a global surf champion with his humble roots as the son of a fisherman from a small coastal town in northern Brazil. The film garnered a Bronze Clio Sports award and a Vimeo Staff Pick and earned additional critical acclaim as a finalist at Ciclope and the 1.4 Awards. Novis’ other collaborations as a director and DP include brands such as Nike, Chloe, Louis Vuitton, Corona, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Getty Images and Remy Martin.
Novis said, “The right producers and crew make it possible to create the most amazing work and the love that everyone at Los York has for their craft is very inspiring to me. I continue to feel fortunate to be able to do what I’m passionate about every day with great people.”
Seth Epstein, founder/executive producer/director at Los York, added, “Gabriel is truly multidisciplinary. He comes from the thriving creative community in Brazil and is a multilingual artist, traveler, director, and cinematographer. He embodies the global nomad of the arts that is the Los York archetype.”
Director, Writer and Actor Perspectives On Making “The Apprentice”
Few movies this year have made as many headlines as "The Apprentice."
Ali Abbasi's film about a young Donald Trump ( Sebastian Stan ) under the tutelage of cutthroat attorney Roy Cohn ( Jeremy Strong ) has caused a stir at the Cannes Film Festival, been threatened with legal action by the Trump campaign and seen its chances for release dwindle before a distributor, Briarcliff Entertainment, was willing to put it into theaters.
Before "The Apprentice" arrives in theaters this weekend, we spoke with Abbasi, Stan, Strong and screenwriter Gabe Sherman about how a very unlikely movie came together and how they hope it's received in the runup to the November election.
Assembling "The Apprentice"
Sherman: I was struck by something people who had worked for Trump since the '80s told me, that during the campaign he used a lot of the strategies that his mentor, Roy Cohn, taught him. The idea came to me a flash. That's the movie. Donald was Roy's apprentice. Let's do an origin story, a mentor-protege story about how this relationship set Donald on the path to becoming president.
Abbasi: With Donald and Ivana, they've never really been treated as human beings. They're either treated badly or extremely good — it's like this mythological thing. The only way if you want to break that myth is to deconstruct that myth. I think a humanistic view is the best way you can deconstruct that myth.
Stan: I went on the ride. And it was a ride, too, because it wasn't a movie that came together very easily. It's a movie I've known of for a while. I originally met Ali in 2019. It was one of those things I thought: If this isn't going to happen with me being involved, it's not going... Read More