Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for The Pay Day, the thriller, “equal parts topical and thrilling”, starring Simon Callow (“The Witcher”, Four Weddings And a Funeral). Also starring in the film are Ellen Thomas, Vincent Jerome, Marcus Onilude, Rae Lim, Farrel Jo Hegarty, Miles Mitchell, Kara-Dee Rai, Jacob Anderton, Rob Shannon, Frankie Clarence, Dominic Ryan, Victoria Evaristo and Nadine Mills
Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells was awarded the Fiction Feature Prize at the 2022 Montclair Film Festival (MFF). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras, was awarded the festival’s Bruce Sinosky Award for the Documentary Feature Competition.
Sarah Polley’s Women Talking took home the coveted Best Feature Film prize at the 2022 Twin Cities Film Fest. A big-screen adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel, about a group of eight women in an isolated religious community struggling to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual assaults, Women Talking stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand in critically acclaimed roles. McDormand also served as producer on the film.
The 8th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) will take place November 9 – 18, 2022 in Los Angeles. AWFF kicks off Wednesday, November 9 with the world premiere of the action-thriller Decibel directed by In-ho Hwang and starring Kim Rae Won and Lee Jang Suk. The film is a sound terror action film and revolves around a bomb designer who wants to occupy the city center with a special bomb that explodes when the noise increases and a former naval deputy commander who becomes his target.
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing will release Bantú Mama, the official selection of the Dominican Republic for the 95th Academy Awards on Netflix on November 17, 2022.
Netflix released the official trailer for Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste, the investigative documentary about a sexual wellness company behind a practice called “orgasmic meditation.” In the documentary, a sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of “orgasmic meditation” – until members come forward with disturbing allegations.
The Avenue debuted the official trailer for Savage Salvation (previously titled Wash Me in the River), the action thriller film starring Jack Huston, Robert De Niro, John Malkovich, Willa Fitzgerald, and rapper Quavo.
Vertical Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for A Savannah Haunting, the horror film is said to be based on real supernatural experiences director William Mark McCullough and his family endured in their Savannah home for decades. The film was shot on location at the actual haunted house. Starring in the film are Gena Shaw, Tommi Rose, and Anna Harriette Pittman.
IFC Films will release God’s Time the NYC-set dark comedy and vibrant debut film from writer and director Daniel Antebi starring Ben Groh, Dion Costelloe (The Deuce), Liz Caribel (Ellen, Pussy Island) and Jared Abrahamson (American Animals).
The 14th edition of Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival takes place Tuesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 19, in Los Angeles. The festival will open with Gabriel Martins’ Mars One (Marte Um), which had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and is the official selection to represent Brazil for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars®.
The 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) Film, Food and Wine Showcase takes place at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia on November 10 – 13 featuring a curated group of films and honoree tributes.
