Directed by Henry Roosevelt and executive produced by award-winning filmmakers Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan and Jon Bardin, the documentary Take Care of Maya follows Jack and Beata Kowalski and their experience with the “system” after they bring their 10-year-old daughter to the ER with a rare illness.
19 documentary films have been awarded grants totaling $490,000 from Jewish Story Partners (JSP), a Los Angeles-based non-profit film funding organization. JSP, which launched in April 2021 with support from Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg’s Righteous Persons Foundation, has an ambitious vision to stimulate and support the highest caliber independent films that expand the Jewish story.
The 71st edition of Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will open with the Australian Premiere of Noora Niasari’s Shayda, winner of the Audience Award earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival. Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story, a rollicking documentary portrait of the late, great Australian music icon will make its World Premiere in a very special Music on Film event.
The 2023 Tribeca Festival announced the Tribeca X speaker lineup along with Tribeca X Award official selections, which honor creators and brands that share a love of connecting consumers through storytelling.
A24 revealed the official trailer for Problemista, the comedy film narrated by Isabella Rosselini, and starring Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, RZA, Greta Lee, Catalina Saaverdra, along with James Scully
New movies headed to on-demand include Hi-Fear, the final film in the cult hit ‘Hi-‘ trilogy; Jurassic Shark 3 : Seavenge, the threequel in the long running, cult hit shark series; Heroes of the Golden Masks starring the late Christopher Plummer; romantic comedy Days Of Daisy; horror-mystery-thriller Country of Hotels; the Muslim drama, Unveiled; and the art-themed documentary Origami In The Garden.
DocLands Documentary Film Festival 2023 came to a close on Sunday, and the audience selected Immediate Family, Denny Tedesco’s follow-up to his acclaimed documentary The Wrecking Crew, as winner of the DocLands Audience Choice Award. Immediate Family chronicles the journey of a group of close friends who became the premiere studio band for the musical icons of the ‘70s and beyond, giving us a backstage tour of rock history.
Chicago African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF Chicago) celebrates its 20th anniversary with programs and screenings at the Film Center and Facets Multimedia from June 15-18, 2023.
Bruno Giganti, Agustin Machta, Franco De La Puente, Ivan Masliah star in Horseplay (Los Agitadores), the LGBTQA+ thriller from critically acclaimed filmmaker Marco Berger (Mariposa, Taekwondo).
Vertical has acquired the film She Came to Me, a romantic comedy starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Anne Hathaway (Ocean’s 8), and Marisa Tomei (Spider-Man: No Way Home) which recently world premiered as the opening film of 2023 Berlin Film Festival.
Searchlight Pictures debuted the official trailer for Theater Camp, the indie comedy film starring Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro, Patti Harrison, Nathan Lee Graham, Ayo Edebiri, Owen Thiele, Alan Kim, Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Kyndra Sanchez, Donovan Colan, Vivienne Sachs, Quinn Titcomb, Caroline Aaron, and Amy Sedaris.
