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Ilfenesh Hadera Brings ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Back to New York
It's a few hours before the the New York premiere of 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and star Ilfenesh Hadera is calm, and feeling right at home. It was even closer to home for director Spike Lee, whose production company 40 Acres and a Mule is headquartered just a few blocks from BAM. 'We kind of got the nerves out and cut our teeth in Cannes, which was like the ultimate premiere. Now I feel like I can handle any red carpet,' says Hadera, who lives in Harlem. The film debuted out of competition at the prestigious French festival in May. 'I'm excited for the energy at this one here in Brooklyn, in New York. Obviously it'll be a whole different audience and different experience.' More from WWD Dick's Creates In-house Studio to Create Sports Films A Sofia Coppola Documentary on Marc Jacobs to Premiere in Star-studded 2025 Venice Film Festival Alexis Bittar and Bruce Cohen Debut 'Reclaim the Flag' Doc at Metrograph After Cannes, Hadera began working with stylist Erin Walsh, who is dressing her for the New York premiere in a brown tulle floor-length dress by Aknvas. ' Erin knows that I'm scared of color,' she says. 'Brown is not too scary for me.' At the moment, she's wearing a polka dot Patou blazer and miniskirt, a callback to her vintage polka-dot Lanvin gown, sourced from the Albright Fashion Library for the Cannes premiere. 'It was a scramble to find that,' she says, ' but it worked out in the end.' 'Highest 2 Lowest' marks an ongoing 15-year collaboration of working with Lee, who cast Hadera in her first narrative acting role, for an HBO pilot that didn't get picked up. ' Any chance to work with Spike is like a dream,' Hadera says. 'Since then, he's kept me in work and has been a supporter. And honestly, one of my dearest friends.' As the female lead, Hadera stars in the film opposite Denzel Washington; other costars include A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright and Ice Spice in her film debut. 'Highest 2 Lowest' is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese movie, 'High and Low,' which Hadera only watched a month before they started shooting on location in New York. ' He [Lee] actually put me onto Kurosawa many years ago. Like any good student does, I said, gimme a list of all the movies I must see,' she says. 'When I saw that he was gonna be remaking 'High and Low,' I was like, 'Oh God, this is gonna be awesome.' So I immediately, like any actor does, reached out to my agent and I was like, 'Hey, has anyone in the office seen the script?'' Someone had read the script, and they had bad news: There wasn't a role for Hadera in it. Until there was. Hadera stars in the neo-noir thriller as Pam King, the wife of Washington's David King, a successful music executive whose plans for his company are jeopardized by a ransom demand: his son has been kidnapped. Maybe. ' Pam is a lover of music and art, a champion for and supporter of young artists. A devoted and loving mother and wife. Kind of the moral compass of the King family, and also fun and sweet,' says Hadera, describing her character. 'And she's got a great sense of style. I took so much of her closet home. ' I sent Spike an email and I said, 'Hey, Spike, there are a few things in Pam King's closet that I would love to keep,'' she continues. 'And he just forwarded the email to Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, who's our costume designer, and said like, let Ilfe keep whatever she wants. So I went to the wardrobe truck and I left with garment bags under my arms. I felt like it was 'Supermarket Sweepstakes' or something. I didn't get to keep the Cartier, but that was to be expected.' After the BAM premiere, Hadera and the cast were headed west for the film's premiere in Los Angeles, and then the actress will return to New York for some more press, and a little downtime, ahead of the film's Sept. 5 Apple TV+ streaming release. ' The movie's out Friday, so maybe I'll go see it in theaters incognito and see how it's received,' she adds. Launch Gallery: Ilfenesh Hadera Gets Ready for the 'Highest 2 Lowest' New York Premiere Best of WWD A Look Back at BET Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars: Tyla, Queen Latifah and More [PHOTOS] A Look Back at the Tony Awards Best Dressed Red Carpet Stars: Liza Minnelli, Elle Fanning, Jennifer Lopez and More [PHOTOS] Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Through the Years: Runway, Celebrities and More [PHOTOS]
Malay Mail
17-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Power plant warms waters, drawing sharks and humans to Israel's Hadera beach
HADERA, May 18 — With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins. The sharks are attracted to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the warmth generated by the turbines of a nearby power station. This has provoked an adrenaline-filled coexistence between the increasingly bold ocean predators and the curious, sometimes even careless, humans who come to swim. Last month, a man who got a little too close was mauled to death as spectators on the beach screamed in terror. All that was left were his bones, rescuers told AFP. Now, bathers, authorities, and environmental and shark experts are asking how such an event, never seen before in Israeli waters, happened and what can be done to prevent it in the future. 'Sharks do not harm and never normally attack unless they feel either threatened or if somebody's getting into their territory,' Irene Nurit Cohn, a member of rescue agency Zaka's scuba unit and a seasoned diver, told AFP. 'I've been diving since 1982. I've seen many sharks in my life, it has been thrilling and beautiful to watch sharks... but they're not, and I repeat, they're not dangerous,' she said. Cohn, who was part of the team that searched for the remains of Barak Tzach, a 45-year-old father of four, added that it was the people visiting the unique site who were 'not behaving as they should.' 'People were touching them and disturbing them,' she said, adding that recent media coverage had drawn even more people to the beach. A shark fin is pictured as Israeli rescue services aboard a personal watercraft search for a missing man in the Mediterranean sea waters off the pier of the port of Hadera on April 22. — AFP pic 'It's dangerous' Immediately after the deadly attack, the local authority erected metal fences with 'danger' signs and blocked an access road into the adjacent nature reserve with a cement barrier. Two weeks later, those had been removed, and life at the beach was back to normal. Friends Einav and Carmel, teenagers from a nearby town, appeared largely undeterred by the recent death. They had come specifically to see the sharks. 'Sharks are my favourite animals and so I really wanted to see them, but we said that we will not go inside (the water) because it's dangerous,' said Carmel. Matan Ben David, a spear-fishing and diving instructor who said he has continued to enter the water, said swimmers should keep a distance and adhere to the rules of the sea. 'Sharks are part of nature, something we have to respect, we have to respect the ocean, we're just visitors here,' he said, describing how he had witnessed people crowding the sharks and taking photographs. 'Sharks are an incredible animal, very majestic but they're an alpha predator and, at the end of the day, a lot of people do not always follow best practices,' Ben David noted. Like all unsupervised beaches in Israel, the one where the fatal attack took place was off-limits to swimming—a ban that is widely flouted. Human-wildlife conflict Leigh Livine, a shark researcher who has been monitoring this area for the past four years, said that initially, research showed 'the sharks were staying away from direct conflict with the humans entering the water.' But 'you have a very, very small space that you see this human-wildlife conflict really coming out at certain times of the year.' Livine said the sharks were a combination of Dusky and Sandbar sharks and that they were present in the area between November and May. But with temperatures rising each year due to climate change, 'you have a lot more bodies in the water coming into conflict with the sharks.' Livine said she was shocked by last month's attack but, with interaction between the sharks and humans increasing, was surprised 'that something hasn't happened sooner.' 'It usually comes down to a conflict of space, either food resources, space resources, and we've been seeing humans harass the sharks, really provoking them,' she said.— AFP
News.com.au
17-05-2025
- News.com.au
'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins. The sharks are attracted to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the warmth generated by the turbines of a nearby power station. This has provoked an adrenaline-filled coexistence between the increasingly bold ocean predators and the curious, sometimes even careless, humans who come to swim. Last month, a man who got a little too close was mauled to death as spectators on the beach screamed in terror. All that was left were his bones, rescuers told AFP. Now, bathers, authorities, and environmental and shark experts are asking how such an event, never seen before in Israeli waters, happened and what can be done to prevent it in the future. "Sharks do not harm and never normally attack unless they feel either threatened or if somebody's getting into their territory," Irene Nurit Cohn, a member of rescue agency Zaka's scuba unit and a seasoned diver, told AFP. "I've been diving since 1982. I've seen many sharks in my life, it has been thrilling and beautiful to watch sharks... but they're not, and I repeat, they're not dangerous," she said. Cohn, who was part of the team that searched for the remains of Barak Tzach, a 45-year-old father of four, added that it was the people visiting the unique site who were "not behaving as they should." "People were touching them and disturbing them," she said, adding that recent media coverage had drawn even more people to the beach. - 'It's dangerous' - Immediately after the deadly attack, the local authority erected metal fences with "danger" signs and blocked an access road into the adjacent nature reserve with a cement barrier. Two weeks later, those had been removed, and life at the beach was back to normal. Friends Einav and Carmel, teenagers from a nearby town, appeared largely undeterred by the recent death. They had come specifically to see the sharks. "Sharks are my favourite animals and so I really wanted to see them, but we said that we will not go inside (the water) because it's dangerous," said Carmel. Matan Ben David, a spear-fishing and diving instructor who said he has continued to enter the water, said swimmers should keep a distance and adhere to the rules of the sea. "Sharks are part of nature, something we have to respect, we have to respect the ocean, we're just visitors here," he said, describing how he had witnessed people crowding the sharks and taking photographs. "Sharks are an incredible animal, very majestic but they're an alpha predator and, at the end of the day, a lot of people do not always follow best practices," Ben David noted. Like all unsupervised beaches in Israel, the one where the fatal attack took place was off-limits to swimming -- a ban that is widely flouted. - Human-wildlife conflict - Leigh Livine, a shark researcher who has been monitoring this area for the past four years, said that initially, research showed "the sharks were staying away from direct conflict with the humans entering the water." But "you have a very, very small space that you see this human-wildlife conflict really coming out at certain times of the year." Livine said the sharks were a combination of Dusky and Sandbar sharks and that they were present in the area between November and May. But with temperatures rising each year due to climate change, "you have a lot more bodies in the water coming into conflict with the sharks." Livine said she was shocked by last month's attack but, with interaction between the sharks and humans increasing, was surprised "that something hasn't happened sooner." "It usually comes down to a conflict of space, either food resources, space resources, and we've been seeing humans harass the sharks, really provoking them," she said.
Al Arabiya
17-05-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
‘Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach in central Israel looks like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast — but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the surf: black shark fins. The sharks are drawn to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the warmth generated by turbines at a nearby power station. This has led to a tense and adrenaline-filled coexistence between the bold ocean predators and curious — sometimes careless — humans who come to swim. Last month, a man who ventured too close was mauled to death as spectators screamed in terror from the beach. All that was left were his bones, rescuers told AFP. Now, swimmers, authorities, and environmental and shark experts are asking how such an unprecedented event in Israeli waters occurred — and what can be done to prevent another. 'Sharks do not harm and never normally attack unless they feel threatened or someone invades their territory,' said Irene Nurit Cohn, a seasoned diver and member of rescue agency Zaka's scuba unit. 'I've been diving since 1982. I've seen many sharks in my life — it's been thrilling and beautiful to watch them... but they're not, and I repeat, they're not dangerous,' she said. Cohn, who was part of the team that searched for the remains of 45-year-old Barak Tzach, a father of four, emphasized that it was the people visiting the unique site who were 'not behaving as they should.' 'People were touching them and disturbing them,' she said, noting that recent media coverage had attracted even more visitors. Immediately after the fatal attack, local authorities erected metal fences with 'danger' signs and blocked access to the adjacent nature reserve with a cement barrier. But two weeks later, those were removed — and life on the beach returned to normal. Teenagers Einav and Carmel, from a nearby town, were largely undeterred. They had come specifically to see the sharks. 'Sharks are my favourite animals, and I really wanted to see them,' said Carmel. 'But we said we won't go into the water because it's dangerous.' Matan Ben David, a spear-fishing and diving instructor who said he continues to enter the water, stressed the importance of maintaining distance and respecting marine rules. 'Sharks are part of nature — something we have to respect,' he said. 'We have to respect the ocean. We're just visitors here.' He described how people often crowded the sharks and took photos. 'Sharks are incredible animals — very majestic. But they're an alpha predator, and at the end of the day, a lot of people don't follow best practices,' he added. Like all unsupervised beaches in Israel, the one where the deadly attack occurred is off-limits to swimming — a ban that is widely flouted. Leigh Livine, a shark researcher who has monitored the area for four years, said early studies showed the sharks largely avoided direct conflict with humans entering the water. 'But you have a very, very small space where this human-wildlife conflict really surfaces at certain times of the year,' she said. The sharks — a mix of dusky and sandbar species — typically appear between November and May. But rising temperatures due to climate change are increasing both shark presence and human activity in the water. Livine said she was shocked by last month's attack, but also surprised it hadn't happened sooner. 'It usually comes down to a conflict of space — food resources, space resources — and we've been seeing humans harass the sharks, really provoking them,' she said.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach
With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins. The sharks are attracted to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the warmth generated by the turbines of a nearby power station. This has provoked an adrenaline-filled coexistence between the increasingly bold ocean predators and the curious, sometimes even careless, humans who come to swim. Last month, a man who got a little too close was mauled to death as spectators on the beach screamed in terror. All that was left were his bones, rescuers told AFP. Now, bathers, authorities, and environmental and shark experts are asking how such an event, never seen before in Israeli waters, happened and what can be done to prevent it in the future. "Sharks do not harm and never normally attack unless they feel either threatened or if somebody's getting into their territory," Irene Nurit Cohn, a member of rescue agency Zaka's scuba unit and a seasoned diver, told AFP. "I've been diving since 1982. I've seen many sharks in my life, it has been thrilling and beautiful to watch sharks... but they're not, and I repeat, they're not dangerous," she said. Cohn, who was part of the team that searched for the remains of Barak Tzach, a 45-year-old father of four, added that it was the people visiting the unique site who were "not behaving as they should." "People were touching them and disturbing them," she said, adding that recent media coverage had drawn even more people to the beach. - 'It's dangerous' - Immediately after the deadly attack, the local authority erected metal fences with "danger" signs and blocked an access road into the adjacent nature reserve with a cement barrier. Two weeks later, those had been removed, and life at the beach was back to normal. Friends Einav and Carmel, teenagers from a nearby town, appeared largely undeterred by the recent death. They had come specifically to see the sharks. "Sharks are my favourite animals and so I really wanted to see them, but we said that we will not go inside (the water) because it's dangerous," said Carmel. Matan Ben David, a spear-fishing and diving instructor who said he has continued to enter the water, said swimmers should keep a distance and adhere to the rules of the sea. "Sharks are part of nature, something we have to respect, we have to respect the ocean, we're just visitors here," he said, describing how he had witnessed people crowding the sharks and taking photographs. "Sharks are an incredible animal, very majestic but they're an alpha predator and, at the end of the day, a lot of people do not always follow best practices," Ben David noted. Like all unsupervised beaches in Israel, the one where the fatal attack took place was off-limits to swimming -- a ban that is widely flouted. - Human-wildlife conflict - Leigh Livine, a shark researcher who has been monitoring this area for the past four years, said that initially, research showed "the sharks were staying away from direct conflict with the humans entering the water." But "you have a very, very small space that you see this human-wildlife conflict really coming out at certain times of the year." Livine said the sharks were a combination of Dusky and Sandbar sharks and that they were present in the area between November and May. But with temperatures rising each year due to climate change, "you have a lot more bodies in the water coming into conflict with the sharks." Livine said she was shocked by last month's attack but, with interaction between the sharks and humans increasing, was surprised "that something hasn't happened sooner." "It usually comes down to a conflict of space, either food resources, space resources, and we've been seeing humans harass the sharks, really provoking them," she said. reg/acc/ser
