Lionsgate revealed the official trailer for Jesus Revolution, the faith based drama, billed as “powerful true story of revival, rock and roll, and newfound love” starring Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie, Anna Grace Barlow, DeVon Franklin, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Kelsey Grammer.
Vertical debuted the official trailer for Sam & Kate, the family dramedy starring Dustin Hoffman, Sissy Spacek, along with real-life children, Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk. Also starring in the movie is Henry Thomas.
From filmmakers Jack Porter Lofton and Jeff Dailey, The ‘Vous is a fascinating documentary on the people behind Memphis BBQ institution The Rendezvous. The film will make its New York debut at DOC NYC 2022.
The 11th Annual Key West Film Festival announced its official 2022 lineup of more than 75 films including major fall films from Rian Johnson, Sarah Polley, Noah Baumbach, Ethan Coen, Hirokazu Kore-ada, Luka Dhont, Ondi Timoner and Billy Corben. The 5-day festival runs November 16th-20th, 2022.
Directed by Andy Brown and Brian Lindstrom, Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill will have its World Premiere at DOC NYC 2022.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2022 will open with the world premiere of All You See by Niki Padidar. Padidar’s multi-layered feature powerfully foregrounds the sensation of being looked at. Honest, painful, and even humorous encounters with three other immigrants to the Netherlands are stylistically interwoven between Padidar’s own personal history, opening up a vulnerable space of articulation with global resonance. A confessional collage with no simple outs, All You See turns the spotlight on all of us, while simultaneously asking: who is “us”?
Bella!, directed by Jeff L. Lieberman, and Philly on Fire, directed by Ross Hockrow and Tommy Walker are the two winners of the fourth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The filmmakers will each receive a $200,000 finishing grant to help with final production and distribution.
Tár, Todd Field’s drama starring Cate Blanchett as the fictional renowned musician Lydia Tár, won the Overall Audience Favorite award at the 45th Mill Valley Film Festival. Other audience awards went to The Whale for Audience Favorite | US Cinema; Our Father, The Devil for Audience Favorite | US Indie; The Banshees of Inisherin for Audience Favorite | World Cinema; Close for Audience Favorite | World Cinema (foreign language); and The Grab for Audience Favorite | Documentary.
BAFTA nominated costume designer Jennifer Johnson will be honored with the seventh annual Golden Key for Excellence in Costume Design at the 2022 Key West Film Festival.
In a time of war, one voice changed the tide.
Gabriel Martin’s Mars One was a three-time winner at the 35th edition of Out on Film, the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival, taking the jury awards for Best Narrative Feature, Best International Film and Best Ensemble. Magnus Gertten’s Nelly & Nadine won the jury prize for Best Documentary.
