The award-winning documentary feature Public Trust from director David Garrett Byars (No Man’s Land), executive producers Yvon Chouinard, Robert Redford and Patagonia Films, will be released on Friday, September 25 ahead of National Public Lands Day 2020, one day later. A series of Drive-In events will be held across the U.S. on or around September 1 ahead of the film’s release.
In response to the challenges impacting the film community amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Boston Underground Film Festival (MA), Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (NY), North Bend Film Festival (WA), the Overlook Film Festival (LA), and Popcorn Frights Film Festival (FL) will join forces under the banner of NIGHTSTREAM to present a dynamic and accessible virtual festival, to run from October 8 – 11.
The 44th Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) which was originally scheduled to take place in the spring, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now take place from Thursday, September 17 – Sunday, September 27, 2020. The festival shared the lineup of creative works, feature-length and short films selected from a record-breaking 8,500+ submissions for the 2020 event.
The 16th Zurich Film Festival revealed the first ten films in its gala section including the French comedy The Big Hit (Un triomphe) with Kad Merad, Kajillionaire by Miranda July with Evan Rachel Wood and Debra Winger and The Truffle Hunters by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw.
Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation is the new documentary from filmmaker Peter Hutchison (Requiem for the American Dream) that examines the root cause of hate group activity and following efforts by former extremists to de-radicalize white nationalists. The film, an official selection of DOC NYC and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, opens September 4, 2020 in Los Angeles – Laemmle Theaters via virtual cinema.
The music-themed family drama Be The Light directed and produced by Malcolm J. Goodwin, will be available to rent and own on DVD and digital platforms through Freestyle Digital Media on September 11, 2020.
Film at Lincoln Center announced the 25 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 58th New York Film Festival, taking place September 17 – October 11, 2020.
Sydney’s leading festival for cult and underground film, the Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), is back for its 14th year from Thursday September 10 – Sunday September 20, 2020, all taking place entirely online
Cinema Guild acquired Matías Piñeiro’s Isabella which made its world premiere earlier this year at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won a special jury mention in the Encounters section. Cinema Guild plans to release the film theatrically in 2021.
Gustavo Sánchez makes his documentary feature directorial debut with I Hate New York, an engrossing film that follows four of the most iconic artists and activists of the city’s legendary and bygone underground scene: Amanda Lepore, Chloe Dzubilo, Sophia Lamar, and T De Long. A favorite at numerous international film festivals, including San Sebastian, Raindance, Thessaloniki, and NewFest: New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, I Hate New York premieres Tuesday, September 1st on digital platforms.
From director James Di Martino, the Australian horror film The Faceless Man, featuring Wolf Creek’s Andy McPhee, Roger Ward (Mad Max), Lucas Pittaway (Snowtown) and Sophie Thurling (“Counter Play”), arrives in America this summer.
The sensational urban crime drama Last Shot about a young man looking to start over and experiencing the unpredictability of being a free man in a dangerous town is the debut feature film for writer/director, Terrence Arlyn. With its superb performances and an incredible original soundtrack featuring music from Maseratti Ran featuring MeWe and Jerzey B featuring Uniceson, Last Shot will be available on all major video-on-demand services and online at all major retailers from August 25, 2020.