Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Film.
This award is presented to the directors of the film.
List of Turkmenistan films
A list of films produced in Turkmenistan.
Memento (film)
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd.
The film's script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan, who later wrote the story "Memento Mori" from the concept.
Guy Pearce stars as a man who, as a result of an injury, has anterograde amnesia (the inability to form new memories) and has short-term memory loss approximately every fifteen minutes.
He is searching for the persons who attacked him and killed his wife, using an intricate system of Polaroid photographs and tattoos to track information he cannot remember.
"Memento" is presented as two different sequences of scenes interspersed during the film: a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order (simulating for the audience the mental state of the protagonist).
The two sequences meet at the end of the film, producing one complete and cohesive narrative.
"Memento" premiered at the 57th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2000, and was released in the United States on March 16, 2001.
It was acclaimed by critics, who praised its nonlinear narrative structure and motifs of memory, perception, grief, and self-deception, and earned $39.7 million over a $4.5 million budget.
It received numerous accolades, including Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.
The film was subsequently ranked one of the best films of the 2000s by several critics and media outlets.
In 2016, it was voted 25th among 100 films considered the best of the 21st century by 117 film critics from around the world. "
Memento" was considered "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" by the US Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2017, the first narrative feature of the 2000s to be honored.
List of Uruguayan films
A list of films produced in Uruguay.
Christopher Nolan
Christopher Edward Nolan,( born 30 July 1970) is a British- American filmmaker, who is known for making personal, distinctive films within the Hollywood mainstream.
His films have grossed over US$ 4.7 billion worldwide and garnered a total of 34 Oscar nominations and ten wins.
Born and raised in London, Nolan developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age.
After studying English literature at University College London, he made his feature debut with" Following"( 1998).
Nolan gained international recognition with his second film," Memento"( 2000), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
He transitioned from independent to studio filmmaking with" Insomnia"( 2002), and found further critical and commercial success with" The Dark Knight Trilogy"( 2005 – 2012)," The Prestige"( 2006), and" Inception"( 2010), which received eight Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
This was followed by" Interstellar"( 2014), and" Dunkirk"( 2017), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director.
Nolan has co-written several of his films with his brother Jonathan, and runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife Emma Thomas.
Nolan's films are typically rooted in epistemological and metaphysical themes, exploring human morality, the construction of time, and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity.
His work is permeated by unconventional narrative structures, cross-cutting, practical special effects, experimental soundscapes, large- format film photography, materialistic perspectives, and analogous relationships between visual language and narrative elements.
Nolan has received many awards and honours.
" Time" magazine named Nolan one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015, and in 2019, he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to film.
In addition to his filmmaking, he is an advocate for film preservation and the analog medium.
Dissolved and Effused
Dissolved and Effused is a 1985 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Ladislav Smoljak.
Ladislav Smoljak
Ladislav Smoljak (9 December 1931 – 6 June 2010) was a Czech film and theater director, actor and screenwriter.
He was born in Prague.
Smoljak tried to study at an art academy but failed the admission process.
He went on to study physics and mathematics, and later worked as journalist and scriptwriter.
Together with Zdeněk Svěrák he founded the "Theater of Jára CimrmanDivadlo Járy CimrmanaDJC") in Prague, named after a fictitious genius.
Smoljak wrote scripts and directed several films; these became very successful in the Czech Republic.
He died of cancer on 6 June 2010 in Kladno.
List of Japanese films of the 1970s
A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1970s.
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List of Christian monasteries in Germany
This is a list of Catholic religious houses in Germany, both extant and dissolved, and for either men or women( or both), arranged by state.
List of Japanese films of the 1980s
A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1980s.
For an A- Z of films see.

Question: Are the directors of films Memento (Film) and Dissolved And Effused both from the same country?
Answer: no