Forget about it punks the fat spy 2 discs mill creek. 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. 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. Loretta devine in this movie was a pleasant surprise. He then attended graduate film school at the prestigious university of southern california school of. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed all but. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by. Watch teaser trailer for director patrikian polks new. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks, an independent feature.
Patrik ian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi is an american director, screenwriter, and producer. 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. 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. Patrikian polk is the writer and director of punks. She meets a man who once was involved with clandestine groups that were operated by the united states government. Before the american version of queer as folk, noahs arc or looking, there was punks, a 2000 film written and directed by patrikian polk. Patrikian polks blackbird sings of conflict between. Oct 04, 2006 patrik ian polk is the creator and coexecutive producer of noahs arc. Outside of their overheated imaginations, though, the four are not seeing much action.
Patrik ian polk and jussie smollett on the skinny duration. 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. In 2004, polk created the television series noahs arc, which made its debut on logo in october 2005. Patrik ian polk directs this ensemble film about a quartet of gay africanamerican men looking for love in all the wrong places. 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.
Sep 29, 2016 the shows creator, patrik ianpolk, has made a career of depicting the experiences of black gay men in tv and film. Forget about itpunksthe fat spy 2 discs mill creek. Nawhy noahs arc is still relevant to black queer men 10. In addition to the show, i now had a small collection of films to. Clip from punks, the movie that just wont come out on dvd.
Patrikian polk born july 29, 1973 in hattiesburg, mississippi is an american director, screenwriter, and producer. Blackbird is a 2014 drama film directed by patrikian polk and starring monique and isaiah washington. Listen to and buy patrik ian polk music on cd baby. Ron kochevar, jason olive, rudolf martin, nayib estefan, devon odessa, rainbow borden rockmond dunbar, patrikian polk, kenny babyface edmonds. Watch teaser trailer for director patrikian polks new film the skinny. Right, and im guessing patrikian polk has the answer to that.
This being patrik ian polk s first movie, i would say it was nicely done. Punks ice cream store premieres on logo tv august 7th. There are no subtitles nor any other flashy enhancements. 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. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks. I do like that it had romance, comedy, a dash of drama and healthy relationships between friends. You may know him as the guy who created noahs arc, which is like this black, gay l word. If you have a new more reliable information about net worth, earnings, please, fill out the form below.
Original motion picture soundtrack by patrikian polk on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Patrik polks profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. He then attended graduate film school at the prestigious university of southern california school of cinematelevision. Follow a group of young africanamerican and latino men and their neverending search for mr. It was in many ways a precursor to his hit series noahs arc 2004. Nancy is a podcast hosted by best friends tobin low and kathy tu and its about all things lgbtq. 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.
Independent spirit john cassavetes award nomination for patrikian polk, tracey edmonds, michael mcquarn glaad media award for outstanding film limited release punks a. Watch punks movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. 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. But like, in the world of rom coms, i think punks is a solid film. Patrikian polk directs this ensemble film about a quartet of gay africanamerican men looking for love in all the wrong places. The black gay community speaks out on the trayvon martin. The program was established in 2019 to honor the life and memory of david k.
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. Find release information for punks 2000 patrikian polk on allmovie. Patrik polk listen and stream free music, albums, new. 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. Punks had its world premiere at the sundance film festival. He attended brandeis university in massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in film and theatre from the university of southern mississippi. Punks 2000 patrikian polk synopsis, characteristics. Punks is a 2000 film produced by babyface, directed by patrikian polk, and starring rockmond dunbar, seth gilliam, renoly santiago, jazzmun, and dwight. Blackbird is a 2014 drama film directed by patrik ian polk and starring monique and isaiah washington. 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. The information was submitted by our reader clareta.
Patrik ian polk 1973 is a film director, writer and producer. Original motion picture soundtrack by patrik ian polk on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. 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. Upcoming, new, and past patrikian polk movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. A cleveland international film festival honor that highlights and celebrates the work of lgbtq artists has its second recipient. 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. Before noahs arc, there was punks, the movie directed by patrikian polk creator of noahs arc. Patrikian polks instagram profile has 2,004 photos and videos. Right takes a surprise detour into totally unexplored territory with punks. Patrikian polks instagram profile has 2008 photos and videos. 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. They joined us from the studios of npr west in culver city. Firsttime director patrickian polk stood by his convictions and made the movie. Aug 12, 2011 logotv has made available this elevenyearold, independent film, which was the first of patrik ian polk.
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. 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. 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. Giving us a voice patrik ian polk 1973 is a film director, writer and producer. Dec 14, 2007 punks ice cream store premieres on logo tv august 7th.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing punks near you. 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. 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. Filmmaker patrikian polk found harlem to be a beautiful. Sep 04, 2019 punks was written and directed by patrik ian polk. 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. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Patrikian polk and jussie smollett on the skinny duration. 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 sparkling, rhythmandbluesdriven romantic comedy is the story of four close. 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. Cleveland international film festival names patrikian.
Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Cleveland international film festival names patrikian polk. Blackbird monique, patrikian polk and julian walker. Polk, who is openly gay, is noted for his films and theatre work that explore the experiences and stories of africanamerican lgbt people. Noahs arc introduced me to ianpolks body of work, including his 2001 film punks, which were equally iconic instances of black queer representation. 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. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed. Logotv has made available this elevenyearold, independent film, which was the first of patrikian polk. Filmmaker patrikian polk moved to the neighborhood two years ago and chose it as the setting for his latest work, the skinny. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by larry duplechan and was released theatrically on april 24, 2015. Punks, patrikian polks 2000 black gay romcom seemed all. Listen to patrik ian polk in full in the spotify app.
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. 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. Punks the 2000 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. I found it in a bookstore with a gay and lesbian sectionid never seen a gay and lesbian section before. 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.
Patrik polk listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos patrik polk. Kai wright is editor and host of wnycs narrative unit and a columnist for the nation magazine. Recent posts democracy, social change, and civil engagement angela davis at bryn mawr college, february 2, 2009. Recently discovered secrets lead janet to question her grandfather as well as everyone he knew. 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. Even without the pretitle announcement that this romantic comedy is writerdirector patrikian polks first film, its pretty. Once upon a time, kai wright saw a movie called punks.
This being patrikian polks first movie, i would say it was nicely done. When i spoke with directorcowriter patrikian polk and costars monique, and julian walker on june 22, 2014, it was hard not to gush. With seth gilliam, dwight ewell, andre johnson, rockmond dunbar. Before noahs arc, there was punks, the movie directed by patrik ian polk creator of noahs arc. Find release information for punks 2000 patrik ian polk on allmovie. The foursome includes successful shutterbug marcus seth gilliam, the recently scorned hill dwight ewell, selfdestructive dante renoly santiago and fabulous drag queen chris. Polk made his feature film directorial debut with punks, an independent feature that he also wrote and produced.
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