
Profile, the thriller film from Timur Bekmambetov, the director behind the intense Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted, will be released on Friday, May 14, 2021 via Focus Features.

Profile, the thriller film from Timur Bekmambetov, the director behind the intense Angelina Jolie-led thriller Wanted, will be released on Friday, May 14, 2021 via Focus Features.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) announced the program and plans for the upcoming 24th edition, which will be a hybrid of virtual and live programming events with a record-breaking 145 films in selection, and all screenings accessible for free. Running from April 14-29, three months later than their traditional dates in January, the festival will screen 100 feature films, including eight world premieres, over 20 North American premieres, and 45 short films. The lineup holds 39 first-time feature filmmakers representing 25 countries, and an unprecedented 47 films directed by women (32% of total program).

Smithsonian Channel follows the one and only Cher as she races to Pakistan to help save the “world’s loneliest elephant,” Kaavan. The global superstar lends the power of her celebrity and her enormous drive to a cause that grew out of a global social media campaign, backed by expert wildlife veterinarians, animal aid groups and sanctuary owners. To succeed, the group would have to overcome a series of daunting challenges to move a four-ton elephant more than 2,300 miles in the midst of a global pandemic.

Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan (HBO’s Emmy-nominated “Raising Renee”), the HBO documentary Our Towns, debuting Tuesday, April 13 (9:00 – 10:40 p.m. ET/PT), is a remarkable portrait of America and how the rise of civic and economic reinvention is transforming small cities and towns across the country.

San Francisco International Film Festival unveiled the 103 films for the 2021 Festival set to take place online and in-person events, with digital screenings being hosted through the SFFILM website and live screenings and performances at the Fort Mason Flix drive-in theater. The 2021 Festival will run April 9–18.

HBO released the trailer for Exterminate All the Brutes, from acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro,” HBO’s “Sometimes in April”), a four-part documentary series that provides a visually arresting journey through time, into the darkest hours of humanity. Through his personal voyage, Peck deconstructs the making and masking of history, digging deep into the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism – from America to Africa and its impact on society today – challenging the audience to re-think the very notion of how history is being written.

The 14th edition of the St. Louis-based LGBTQ film festival, QFest St. Louis will present an eclectic array of 24 films (14 shorts, six narrative features, and four documentary features). Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all programs will run virtually from April 16-25, 2021.

The documentary Classic directed by Tim Kaminski spotlights the townspeople of Nenana, Alaska as they prepare for and celebrate the Ice Classic — an annual betting of when the ice will melt.

Check out the trailer for the powerful documentary Groomed directed by Gwen van de Pas, now streaming on discovery+.

Check out the new trailer for the action-thriller film Locked In, starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Jeff Fahey (“Lost”) set to open in select theaters, on demand and digital on May 7 from Saban Films and Paramount.

Ahead of the Unnamed Footage Festival’s 24-hour webathon this Friday, March 26th the festival announced its final wave of films. Beginning at 7PM CDT, the UFF team will be livestreaming a non-stop marathon of found footage horror, faux documentary, screen life, and first-person POV cinema with all profits from ticket sales going to independent and non-profit cinemas around the country. This includes the three original UFF venues, The Balboa Theater, the Roxie, and ATA. Additional donations can be made through the end of March on GoFundMe.