South by Southwest (SXSW) announced the 2022 Jury and Special Award winners of the 29th SXSW Film Festival.
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I LOVE MY DAD and MASTER OF LIGHT Win Top SXSW Film Festival 2022 Jury Awards
I Love My Dad directed by James Morosini and starring Patton Oswalt
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CANDIDATO 34 Documentary Chronicles Bryan Russell with Down Syndrome Running for Public Office in Peru | Trailer
Candidato 34 directed by Ryan Marley Bryan Russell is billed as the first person in the world with Down syndrome to ever run for public office.
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JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY Trailer. Documentary Captures 50th Anniversary of Iconic Festival
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story (screenshot via Youtube) Sony Pictures Classics debuted the official trailer for Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, a documentary capturing the 50th anniversary of the iconic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Featured in the documentary are Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.
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Film at Lincoln Center Announces 9th Art of the Real Showcase with 17 Features and 4 Short Films
My Two Voices directed by Lina Rodriguez Film at Lincoln Center announced the lineup of 17 features and four shorts for the ninth edition of Art of the Real, the showcase for the world’s most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking, taking place March 31–April 7.
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ANAIS IN LOVE Trailer. A Woman Falls in Love with the Wife of Her Lover in the French Film by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet
Anaïs in Love (Les amours d’Anaïs) Magnolia Pictures released an official trailer for Anaïs in Love (Les amours d’Anaïs), the French romance comedy film directed by Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet. The film starring Anaïs Demoustier, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Denis Podalydès, Jean-Charles Clichet, Xavier Guelfi, Christophe Montenez, Anne Canovas, and Bruno Todeschini, premiered in the Critics’ Week sidebar at Cannes Film Festival.
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Jane Campion ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Maggie Gyllenhaal ‘The Lost Daughter’ Win at 74th DGA Awards
Jane Campion on the set of The Power of the Dog [Kirsty Griffin | Netflix] The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2021 were announced at the 74th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills hosted by Judd Apatow.
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VORTEX Trailer. Gaspar Noé’s French Drama Stars Dario Argento and Françoise Lebrun as an Elderly Couple with Advancing Dementia
Vortex directed by Gaspar Noé Here is the official trailer for Vortex, the French drama film directed by Gaspar Noé about an elderly couple with advancing dementia.
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39th Miami Film Festival Winners – FREDA, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME HOME Win Top Jury Awards
Freda directed by Géssica Généus Set in Haiti, the family drama film Freda, directed by Géssica Généus, won the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award, at the 39th edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival. The jury said, “this film resonated with all of us for its strong, female-centered narrative, and its exceptional performances from emerging actors. We couldn’t stop thinking about this world and these characters, and we appreciated being immersed in a place that we don’t often see onscreen – portrayed in such a realistic, but tender way.”
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HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC Trailer. HBO Documentary Takes an Inside Look at COVID-19 Vaccines
How to Survive a Pandemic (HBO | screenshot via Youtube) The documentary How to Survive a Pandemic, directed by acclaimed journalist and Academy Award -nominated filmmaker David France (HBO’s “Welcome to Chechnya” and “How to Survive a Plague”) debuts Tuesday, March 29 (9:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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Watch First Clip for JETHICA, Pete Ohs’ Supernatural Dark Comedy Premiering at SXSW
Jethica directed by Pete Ohs Check out the first clip from Jethica, a supernatural dark comedy shot in New Mexico in January 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, and world premiering at SXSW in the Visions section. Jethica boldly blends and bends genres, all at once shining as a sharp comedy and dire stalker thriller with an undead edge.
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SHERYL Trailer. SXSW Documentary on Singer Sheryl Crow to Debut on Showtime
Sheryl Crow in Sheryl documentary directed Amy Scott (Showtime | screenshot via Youtube) The new documentary Sheryl, an intimate story of song and sacrifice about musical icon Sheryl Crow, will premiere on Showtime on Friday, May 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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PLEASURE Trailer. Sofia Kappel Stars in Ninja Thyberg’s Sundance Drama on the LA Porn Industry
Pleasure directed by Ninja Thyberg Neon released the official redband trailer for Pleasure, a drama film about the Los Angeles porn industry starring newcomer Sofia Kappel that premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Also starring in the film are Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Dana DeArmond, Kendra Spade, and Jason Toler.