Sheffield DocFest 2021 will open with the European premiere of Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and close with the world premiere of The Story of Looking, the latest film by Mark Cousins.
Here is the new trailer for German director Jonas Bak’s “cross-cultural, patiently perceptive debut feature” Wood and Water screening in this year’s 50th anniversary New Directors / New Films, April 28—May 8.
Hulu will release Emmy Award–winning director/cinematographer Peter Nicks’ 2021 Sundance Film Festival official selection Homeroom. Homeroom is Peter Nicks’ final chapter in a trilogy of films examining the relationship between health care, criminal justice, and education in Oakland, CA over the past decade. Hulu also has the U.S. streaming rights to The Waiting Room(2012) and The Force (2017) so audiences can experience all three projects of this groundbreaking trilogy together.
HBO released the official trailer for The Crime of the Century, a two-part documentary directed by Emmy® and Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief”), and presented in association with The Washington Post. The documentary, described as “a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates” debuts Monday, May 10 (9:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT), with Part Two airing the following evening.
Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) announced the complete line-up of 180+ films in the upcoming 40th edition running Thursday, May 13 through Sunday, May 23 as a hybrid festival.
The 2021 Tribeca Festival unveiled its feature film lineup of 66 films from 81 filmmakers from across 23 different countries. The line-up includes 56 world premieres, 1 international premiere, 4 North American premieres, 1 U.S. premiere, and 4 New York premieres. The Festival’s 20th anniversary edition will run June 9-20 with live in-person events at outdoor venues across all New York City boroughs.
The 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s award winners with Playing with Sharks and Everything in the End tie for Audience Award. Jury awards went to See You Then for Best Narrative and Searchers for Best Documentary feature films.
A new trailer debuted today for filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis’ warm personal documentary Duty Free which opens in theaters and virtual theaters on Mother’s Day weekend, May 7th. After his 75 year-old immigrant mother gets fired without cause from her lifelong job as a hotel housekeeper, her son filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life. As she struggles to find work, he documents a journey that uncovers the economic insecurity shaping not only her future, but that of an entire generation
The 47th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) announced the winners of the 2021 Golden Space Needle and Audience Awards. There Is No Evil won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Film and Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Documentary.
The musical film Annette, director Leos Carax’s first film in English, will open the Cannes 74th International Film Festival on Tuesday, July 6th.
Following its World Premiere at CPH:DOX and a North American Premiere at SFFILM Festival, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen’s documentary film SEYRAN ATEŞ: Sex, Revolution and Islam will have its Canadian premiere at Hot Docs Festival 2021.
