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ESPN Reveals Premiere Date + Trailer for Oscar Pistorius Docu-Series

The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius

ESPN is set to air the new four-part 30 for 30 documentary “The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius” on ESPN+ beginning on September 27. Directed by BAFTA award-winner Daniel Gordon (“Hillsborough,” “George Best: All By Himself”) and produced by Academy Award-winner John Battsek (“Searching for Sugarman,” “One Day in September”), the documentary tells the story of the South African Paralympic sprinter and international hero, who had inspired millions with his determination and dedication – and who was then suddenly at the center of a murder investigation. The circus that surrounded a tragic death became just as much a story of the time as his initial rise to glory.

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exground filmfest 33 Opening with D’Innocenzo Brothers’ BAD TALES

BAD TALES (FAVOLACCE) directed by Fabio and Damiano D’Innocenzo

From November 13 to 22, the 33rd edition of exground filmfest will showcase independent cinema for live audiences at the Wiesbaden festival venues Caligari FilmBühne, Murnau-Filmtheater along with the Marktkirche church crypt and stream virtually online.

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Toronto Film Festival and International Film Organizations Call for Release of Sudanese Filmmaker Hajooj Kuka

Hajooj Kuka

Toronto International Film Festival and the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR*) and its founding institutions, the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and International Film Festival Rotterdam have issued calls for the Sudanese authorities to release filmmaker Hajooj Kuka and the four artists imprisoned with him.

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Watch Trailer for CAMPAIGN OF MINER BO, Documentary on Coal Worker who Became a Political Celebrity After Confronting Hilary Clinton

The Campaign of Miner Bo

The official trailer is here for The Campaign of Miner Bo, a new documentary about the unemployed coal worker that decided to run for Senate after a chance meeting with Hilary Clinton.

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Billy Corben’s 537 VOTES, Documentary on Contested 2000 Presidential Election to Premiere on HBO in October

537 Votes directed by Billy Corben

From director Billy Corben comes the high-octane feature documentary 537 Votes chronicling the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election. What transpired was a chaotic voter recount in Florida that ended with George W. Bush winning by a razor-thin margin. The film will debut on Wednesday, October 21 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.

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Inspiring Documentary About a High School Senior Who Runs for Houston City Council, READY OR NOT Debuts on Fuse in October

Ready Or Not

From filmmaker David Modigliani (Running with Beto, Crawford) and co-directed by Paloma Martinez, the new coming-of-age documentary film Ready Or Not will premiere on Fuse on October 3, 2020 at 9pm ET.

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David Oyelowo’s THE WATERMAN to Open Virtual Urbanworld Film Festival 2020

David Oyelowo’s “The Water Man”

David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut, The Water Man, will open the 24th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Oyelowo also stars in the fantasy-adventure film that follows a boy who sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers.

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Hamptons Film Festival Announces Full 2020 Slate – AMMONITE, MINARI, SOUND OF METAL, WANDER DARKLY

Steven Yeun appears in Minari by Lee Isaac Chung

Hamptons International Festival (HIFF), has added new films to the 2020 lineup including the Spotlight section, as well as Signature Programs including Views From Long Island; Air, Land & Sea; and Compassion, Justice & Animal Rights. The 28th Annual Festival will run October 8 – 14, 2020 with both Virtual & Drive-In screenings.

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Heartland International Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup, Headlined by “Eat Wheaties!,” “The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain,” “Blithe Spirit”

Eat Wheaties

Heartland Film announced the lineup of 76 independent feature films showcased in the 29th Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF29) running via hybrid model of drive-in and virtual events, from October 8 to 18.

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Woody Allen’s A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK Starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Sets October Release Date

A Rainy Day in New York

Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York, the romantic comedy, starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez, Jude Law, Diego Luna and Liev Schreiber will be released nationwide in select theaters starting October 9, 2020.

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12th Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Reveals Competition Feature Films

Dramarama directed by Jonathan Wysocki

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival revealed the list of the 28 feature films in the competition section of the 12th edition taking place October 14th-18th, 2020. The festival will be screen as Drive-In films at Motorama at the Downs, as well as via online screening platform.

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Rubikah Shah’s WHITE RIOT, Charting the Rise of the U.K.’s Grassroots Movement “Rock Against Racism”, Premiering in Virtual Cinema in October

White Riot

Rubika Shah’s timely documentary ‘White Riot‘ charting the rise of the U.K.’s ’70s grassroots movement, Rock Against Racism, premieres on virtual cinema from Film Movement on October 16, 2020.

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