More than twenty years ago, Geoffrey Canada dared to imagine a different, better future for the impoverished, vulnerable community of Central Harlem. His story – along with a group of dedicated people who’ve turned his vision into reality as the pioneering Harlem Children’s Zone – is the focus of “Harlem Rising,” a new documentary film directed by Rayner Ramirez.
The documentary “Unapologetic” directed by Ashley O’Shay, is among the 2021 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards Best Feature shortlist. Unapologetic will screen at DOC NYC (Nov. 11-20), Black Harvest (Nov. 6-30), New Orleans Film Festival (Nov. 6 – 22), Cucalorus (Nov. 22) and more.
Calgary Underground Film Festival announced the lineup of 18 features and two shorts packages, for the upcoming CUFF.Docs Documentary Film Festival taking place online and at Globe Cinema from November 25 – December 1, 2020.
Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the new romantic comedy Modern Persuasion, starring Alicia Witt (I Care A Lot, “Orange Is The New Black”, Two Weeks Notice) on-demand and digital on December 18, 2020.
Bleecker Street released the official trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Dearbhla Molloy and Christopher Walken. The film, based on the play “Outside Mullingar” by John Patrick Shanley, and written for the screen and directed by John Patrick Shanley, opens in theaters and on demand December 11th, 2020.
Vertical Entertainment will release Brothers By Blood, formerly called The Sound of Philadelphia, starring Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone, Bullhead), Joel Kinnaman (Altered Carbon, The Killing), Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest), and Ryan Phillippe (Crash, Cruel Intentions). The film was written and directed by Jérémie Guez and is an adaptation of Pete Dexter’s 1991 novel “Brotherly Love”. The film which world premiered at Tribeca Film Festival will be released in select theaters and on VOD and digital on January 22, 2021.
The documentary “Baby God”, debuting on HBO on Wednesday, December 2 (9:00-10:20 p.m. ET/PT), from first-time director Hannah Olson, is a shocking examination of the work of a Las Vegas fertility specialist and the many women he guided to pregnancy through use of his own sperm, often without their knowledge or consent. The documentary follows his newly-discovered offspring as they grapple with the scope of his misdeeds and the impact that his genes may have on their own identities.
Women filmmakers swept the Golden Apple Awards for the 17th annual event Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City with Ena Sendijarević’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice” capturing the BHFF 2020 Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announce the return of the 49th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), rescheduled from March for December 9-20. This year’s festival will introduce 24 features and 10 shorts virtually to audiences nationwide, with films scheduled over the course of 12 days and screening exclusively in the FLC Virtual Cinema.
Greenwich Entertainment released the official trailer for the documentary Assassins on the audacious murder of the brother of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in a crowded Malaysian airport in 2017. Directed by Ryan White, Assassins arrives in theaters December 11th, 2020 and available on PVOD January 15th, 2021.
The family and faith-themed drama “Pass The Light” will be released digitally through Freestyle Digital Media on December 4th and on DVD on December 8, 2020.
Disney+ released the trailer for the new original docuseries “Inside Pixar,” premiering on Friday, November 13. The series consists of four collections with five short stories in each collection, centered around a central theme. The first collection releasing on Friday is “Inspired,” exploring what sparks inspiration and the journey from idea to execution.