The Overlook Film Festival has added seven films, as well as new immersive events, presentations and special guests to the full schedule for its 2024 edition, taking place April 4 – April 7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Prytania Theatres.
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Nicolas Cage’s Arcadian Among New Films Added to 2024 Overlook Film Festival
Arcadian (credit Patrick Redmond | RLJE)
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Lynn Dow’s ‘Bull Street’ Starring Loretta Devine Opens 26th Sarasota Film Festival Lineup
Loretta Devine in Lynn Dow’s “Bull Street” The East Coast Premiere of Lynn Dow’s Bull Street starring Loretta Devine and Amy Madigan opens the 26th Sarasota Film Festival taking place across Sarasota April 5 through April 14, 2024. The festival will close with a special presentation of Steve Buscemi’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson.
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Zoe Saldaña Stars in the ‘The Absence of Eden’ Thriller Film Set at US-Mexico Border | Trailer
The Absence of Eden(Courtesy of Vertical and Roadside Attraction) Roadside Attraction debuted the official trailer for The Absence of Eden, the thriller film starring Zoe Saldaña as an undocumented woman fighting to escape the cartel who finds herself working with an ICE agent to try to save the life of an innocent young girl.
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‘Ezra’ Trailer – Bobby Cannavale, De Niro Star in a Sincere Film on Family and Dealing with Autism
Ezra (John Baer | Bleecker Street) Bleecker Street revealed the official trailer for Ezra, the comedy drama film starring Bobby Cannavale as a stand-up comedian living with his father played by Robert De Niro, while struggling to co-parent his autistic son with his ex-wife.
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In a Violent Nature – Chris Nash’s Canadian Slasher Film Gets Gruesome Look from Killers POV | Trailer
In a Violent Nature directed (IFC Films) IFC Films shared the official trailer for In a Violent Nature, the Canadian slasher horror film starring Ry Barrett as Johnny, a mute killer who targets a group of teenagers in the Ontario wilderness – with the story mostly seen from the killer’s point of view.
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Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story Documents Story of Award Winning Photographer | Trailer
Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story. (Credit: Jennifer Takaki, All Is Well Pictures) Check out the official trailer for Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story, an intimate documentary portrait of the late award-winning photographer who documented the celebrations, struggles and daily lives of Asian American and Pacific Islanders, assembling an astonishing archive of nearly one million images. Lee died in 2021 at the age of 73 due to COVID.
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First Look Trailer – ‘Of Caravan and the Dogs’ – Askold Kurov’s Film Investigates Russia’s War on Media
Of Caravan and the Dogs (Rise And Shine World Sales / screenshot) Rise and Shine World Sales shared the first look trailer for Of Caravan and the Dogs, Askold Kurov’s investigative documentary film making its Nordic premiere at CPH:DOX 2024 (March 13-24, 2024) in Copenhagen as part of the Urgent Matters program.
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Slamdance Award Winning Film ‘Starring Jerry As Himself’ Acquired by Greenwich Entertainment for Summer Release
Starring Jerry as Himself Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the 2023 Slamdance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award winner, Starring Jerry As Himself – a genre-bending film that recreates the fantastical misadventures of Jerry Hsu, an ordinary Taiwanese immigrant retired in Orlando, who becomes a spy in an international money laundering investigation. After months of keeping his mission secret, Jerry finally reveals everything to his family. This prompts Jerry’s actual son and producer of the film, Jonathan Hsu, to ultimately dramatize his father’s ordeal in order to discover the truth about what really happened and how it changed Jerry’s life forever.
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First Look – Trailer for ‘E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea’ Stylish Documentary on Iconic Artist | Trailer
E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (Rise And Shine World Sales) Germany based Rise And Shine World Sales debuted the first look trailer for E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea which world premieres at CPH:DOX 2024 (March 13-24, 2024) in Copenhagen as part of the International Competition program.
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Lucy Boynton and Justin H. Min Star in ‘The Greatest Hits’ Ned Benson’s Time-Travel Romance Drama | Trailer
The Greatest Hits (Merie Weismiller Wallace) Art imitates life in The Greatest Hits, the romantic fantasy film starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Andie Ju, Retta, Austin Crute.
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Monkey Man, Bob Trevino Likes, Resynator Win 31st SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners
Monkey Man (Universal)) Dev Patel’s Monkey Man is the winner of the Audience Award in the star-studded Headliners at the 31st South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Film & TV Festival.
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‘It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This’, ‘He Never Left’ Win 16th A Night of Horror Intl Film Festival Top Awards
It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This captured the Independent Spirit Award at the16th A Night of Horror International Film Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The film, a unique found footage offering, deftly blurs the line between documentary and narrative filmmaking, utilizing 20 years of real archival footage, and starring the filmmakers themselves.