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
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Virtual 2020 Sydney Underground Film Festival Unveils Lineup of Over 100 Films
Nimic by Yorgos Lanthimos starring Matt Dillon
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Cinema Guild Acquires ISABELLA, Matías Piñeiro’s Berlin Film Festival Award Winning Film
Isabella directed by Matías Piñeiro 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.
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Gustavo Sánchez’s I HATE NEW YORK Documentary Premieres on VOD in September
I HATE NEW YORK by Gustavo Sánchez 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.
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Australian Horror Film THE FACELESS MAN Shows Up This Summer on On Demand
The Faceless Man 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.
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Terrence Arlyn’s Crime Drama LAST SHOT Comes to VOD and DVD on August 25
Last Shot 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.
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INSERT COIN Kicks off Virtual San Francisco Documentary Festival
Insert Coin directed by Joshua Tsui San Francisco Documentary Festival (SF DocFest) is presenting a virtual festival to take place Sept 3-20, 2020. The festival features 46 new documentaries available to watch over a 17 day period, live or pre-recorded Q&As with almost all films plus some fun special events.
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Socio-Political Documentary Documentary STARS AND STRIFE Arrives on VOD
Stars and Strife Virgil Films released the socio-political feature documentary film Stars and Strife, written and directed by New York Times Best-Selling Author David Smick and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson. Stars and Strife exposes how an epidemic of hatred and division has left America helpless and presents how a rediscovery of empathy will move the nation forward.
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FRENCH EXIT Starring Michelle Pfeiffer to Close New York Film Festival
Azazel Jacobs’s FRENCH EXIT starring Michelle Pfeiffer Azazel Jacobs’s French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night of the 58th New York Film Festival.
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Watch Trailer for YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE, Documentary on Arquette’s Wrestling Journey
You Cannot Kill David Arquette The new trailer is here for David Darg and Price James’ wildly entertaining documentary, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, an official selection of this year’s cancelled 2020 SXSW Film Festival. The film instead had its debut in early March at the Arquette’s California home a mere 24 hours after hearing about the SXSW cancellation, surrounded by friends, family and a homemade wrestling ring.
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STAGE MOTHER to Open 2020 OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Stage Mother Stage Mother, the new comedy-drama film starring Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook, Animal Kingdom), Adrian Grenier (Entourage, The Devil Wears Prada) and Emmy-Nominated Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Elementary, Ally McBeal), will kick-off the virtual 22nd edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival on Thursday, August 20.
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Watch Trailer for ROBIN’S WISH, Powerful Robin Williams Documentary
Robin’s Wish directed by Tylor Norwood Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the upcoming Robin Williams documentary Robin’s Wish directed by Tylor Norwood (The United States of Detroit, Paper Tigers), that chronicles Williams’ fight against the deadly neurodegenerative disorder known as Lewy Body Dementia.
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Watch Trailer for ALONE, Jules Willcox Battles her Kidnapper in English-Language Remake
Alone directed by John Hyams Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer for the thriller Alone, the English-language remake by director John Hyams (One Dog Day, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Dragon Eyes, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) of Mattias Olsson’s 2011 Swedish film Gone. In the film, a recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold-blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.