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Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα Iōanna from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה Yôḥānnāh meaning "God is gracious". Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne.
The earliest recorded occurrence of the name Joanna, in Luke 8:3, refers to the disciple "Joanna the wife of Chuza," who was an associate of Mary Magdalene. Her name as given is Greek in form, although it ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name יְהוֹחָנָן Yehôḥānān or יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān meaning 'God is gracious'. In Greek this name became Ιωαννης Iōannēs, from which Iōanna was derived by giving it a feminine ending. The original Latin form Joanna was used in English to translate the equivalents in other languages; for example, Juana la Loca is known in English as Joanna the Mad. The variant form Johanna originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The Greek form lacks a medial -h- because in Greek /h/ could only occur initially.
Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American harpist, pianist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.
Newsom grew up in the small town of Nevada City, California. As a child, Newsom was not allowed to watch television or listen to the radio because she was raised by doctors who were "kind of idealists when it came to hoping they could protect us from bad influences, like violent movies, or stupid stuff". She was exposed to music from a young age. Her father played the guitar and her mother was a classically trained pianist who played the hammered dulcimer, the autoharp and conga drums. Newsom attended a Waldorf school where she studied theater and learned to memorize and recite long poems. This skill helps her to remember lyrics while on tour.
At the age of five, Newsom asked her parents if she could play the harp. Her parents eventually agreed to sign her up for harp lessons, but the local harp teacher did not want to take on such a young student and suggested she learn to play the piano first. Starting at the age of four, she began playing the piano and later the harp, which she "loved from the first lesson onward." From her instructor, Joanna learned composition and improvisation. She learned to play on smaller Celtic harps until her parents bought her a full-size pedal harp in the seventh grade. During her teens, she and the instrument became inseparable, and she describes her relationship with the harp as similar to "an artificial limb or a wheelchair. It’s almost part of me, but more to the point, it serves a purpose, and if it wasn’t there I would wonder what was supposed to fit in its place."
David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, rapper, and writer best known as a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012. On Saturday Night Live, he and The Lonely Island have been credited with popularizing the Emmy-winning SNL Digital Shorts, the comical short films and music videos starring Samberg and other members of the SNL cast. As a film actor, Samberg has appeared in Hot Rod; Space Chimps; Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist; I Love You, Man; Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; Friends with Benefits; and What's Your Number?
Samberg was born in Mill Valley California, the son of Joe Samberg, a photographer, and Margi (née Marrow), an elementary school teacher who taught at Old Mill School. Samberg also has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow. He was raised in a Jewish household. His maternal grandfather, Alfred J. Marrow, served as the executive chair of the American Jewish Congress, although Samberg describes himself as "not particularly religious." Samberg discovered Saturday Night Live as a child while sneaking past his parents to watch professional wrestling on television. He became "obsessed" with the show, and his devotion to comedy became frustrating to teachers who felt he was unfocused on his schoolwork.
Actors: Kerri Taylor (actress), Alberto Martinez (actor), Alberto Martinez (editor), Alberto Martinez (writer), Alberto Martinez (writer), Alberto Martinez (actor), Alberto Martinez (director), Alberto Martinez (producer), Brendan Foley (actor), Daisi Pollard (actress), Theresa Freeman (actress), Chauntney Thompson (actor), Joe Lustica (composer), Brian Stiroh (composer), Zhamedra Thom (actor),
Plot: 'What Am I' is a film about a man who after a string of heart breaks and failed relationships decides he will shut himself off emotionally from women. To fill the void, however, that being in a relationship fulfills, he decides to become a photographer of women, adapting an alter ego, a project hidden from his family and friends. But one of his biggest fans soon complicates his world when she joins him on a few shoots, and he finds that he must ultimately choose who exactly he wants to be, lest the decision is made for him.
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Jimmy Willden (composer), Jimmy Willden (writer), Jimmy Willden (producer), Christopher James Thompson (producer), Christopher James Thompson (director), Brian Cobos (actor), Brian Cobos (producer), Nick Thompson (actor), Ariel Livingston (actress), Eric Zycha (actor), Katherine Gartman (actor), Katherine Gartman (miscellaneous crew), Haley Alea Erickson (actor),
Genres: Action, Drama, Short,Actors: Richard Waters (producer), Richard Waters (editor), Richard Waters (director), Richard Waters (writer), Alison Scarff (producer), Brent Morgan (actor), Donna Males (actress), Sounds Like (composer), Charley R. Hall (actor), Stuart D. Davies (actor), Hazel Baker (actor), Stephanie Young (actor),
Plot: 'Into White' is the Irish/Welsh psychological horror drama following the mental and physical breakdown of Chloe, a young woman who is attacked by a crazed stranger. As reality blurs, she questions who she is, what she knows, what is real and what is not, before her entire world destroys itself.
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Short, Thriller,Actors: Aaron Jeffcoate (actor), Julie Trappett (actor), Sophie Coward (actor), Matt Warren (writer), Matt Warren (director), Matt Warren (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Rez Cortez (actor), Lou Veloso (actor), Shamaine Buencamino (actress), Lawrence Fajardo (editor), Dennis Marasigan (actor), Lilia Cuntapay (actress), Rolando Inocencio (actor), Gary Lim (actor), Ces Aldaba (actor), Antonette Garcia (actress), Rody Vera (writer), Rody Vera (writer), Krisma Fajardo (producer), Rener Concepcion (actor), Jelson Bay (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Michael Gilroy (actor), Adelina Bichis (editor), Mark Duffield (producer), Daniel Elms (composer), Percelle Ascott (actor), Jackie Haliday (actress), Jonathan Reid-Edwards (actor), Ffion Jolly (actress), James Tarpey (actor), Virginia Roncoroni (producer), Ben Hedges (actor), Kate Collinson (actress), Marc Geoffrey (actor), David Palmstrom (actor), Ben Goodman (writer),
Plot: When his first love Joanna is killed at a local train station, average school boy Callum struggles to cope with feelings of guilt, grief and fear. Finding himself increasingly isolated and with the police starting to ask questions, Callum must look for the courage to do the right thing.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Alex Emanuel (actor), Alyssa Simmons (actress), Evan Kultangwatana (editor), Mike Connell (actor), J. Colin Sonner (writer), J. Colin Sonner (director), Roger Middenway (editor), Kylie Manning (actress), Kylie Manning (actress), Ruomi Lee Hampel (producer), Colin Sonner (producer), Sammi Briggs (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Christian Stolte (actor), Dion Strowhorn Sr. (actor), Adam Stephenson (actor), Adam Tanguay (producer), Adam Tanguay (writer), Adam Tanguay (director), Adam Tanguay (producer), Jason Economus (actor), Marika Engelhardt (actor), Olivia Mascheroni (producer), Mark Underhill (actor), John Stokvis (actor), Chris Adamescu (composer),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Short,Actors: Marieclaire Camilleri (actress), Marta Verdugo Pastor (actress), Mark Dingli (producer), Mark Dingli (writer), Mark Dingli (director), Mark Dingli (editor), Annabelle Galea (actress), Sascha Sammut (producer), Sascha Sammut (writer), Marc Neyen (composer), Beppe Abela (actor), Donovan Vella (miscellaneous crew), Joanna Bonnici (actor), Karl Consiglio (actor), Christopher Galea (actor),
Plot: Karl, a free-spirited Gozitan artist who returns to Malta after many years abroad seeking a connection to his roots. Through childhood friends and old haunts, shared memories and a former love, he realises he is no longer the person he once was and wonders whether he can truly return to the place he once called home. Then Karl meets Anna, an unfamiliar face in a familiar land and a new bond is forged. Their friendship gives Karl the freedom to see both Malta and himself from a fresh perspective with renewed hope, and a possible future begins to unfold.
Keywords: maltaActors: Juan Diego Ramirez (actor), Juan Diego Ramirez (director), Juan Diego Ramirez (producer), Eric Satterberg (actor), Adam Huebner (editor), Adrian Flowers (actor), Anthony Couturie (producer), Adria Saldivar (actor), Andrew Rinella (actor), Jessica Martinez (actress), Sasanna Babashoff (actor), Michael Rosenbaum (actor), Matt Huebner (actor),
Genres: Comedy,