The award-winning MTV Documentary Film Afghan Dreamers directed by David Greenwald, and executive produced by Sheila Nevins along with Ellen Goosenberg Kent, will launch on Paramount+ streaming service on Tuesday, May 23rd.
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AFGHAN DREAMERS Documentary on All-Girls Robotics Team Competing Under the Threat of Taliban Rule Debuts on Paramount+
Afghan Dreamers directed by David Greenwald
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Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival to End After Nearly 20 Years
Traverse City Film Festival (image via Facebook) The Traverse City Film Festival, founded by Michael Moore, has come to a close after nearly 20 years. The TCFF board made the decision to end the era of the festival on a high note, with Moore noting that the festival is ending while it is still ahead and no longer in debt. This brings an end to a beloved film festival that has been appreciated by many over the years.
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Filmfest Dresden 2023 Announces Short Films Award Winners
Mother Prays All Day Long directed by Hoda Taheri The Czech-Slovak short film Asteríon from Francesco Montagner was awarded the Golden Horseman Best Short Film, in addition to receiving a special mention from the Youth Jury in the International Competition at the 35th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival.
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The Happiest Man in the World Wins Top Golden Apple Award at Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC
The Happiest Man in the World directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska Teona Strugar Mitevska’s The Happiest Man in the World captured the BHFF 2023 Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the 19th annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City Golden Apple Awards ceremony. Jelena Kordić Kuret was awarded the Jury Award for Best Acting Performance for her role as Asja in the film.
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Where to Watch – Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting Documentary
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting Co-directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West, the documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting is a comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive.
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BURNING DAYS and A STAGE OF TWILIGHT Win Top Filmmaker Jury Prizes at Sonoma Film Festival 2023
Burning Days directed by Emin Alper Burning Days directed by Emin Alper won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature at the 26th annual Sonoma International Film Festival which ran March 22-26, 2023. The Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature went to The Grab by Gabriela Cowperthwaite.
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Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films to Release Nancy Buirski’s DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY, AND THE LEGEND OF MIDNIGHT COWBOY
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist Films acquired the documentary film Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy, an illuminating deep dive into the production of John Schlesinger’s film by acclaimed documentarian Nancy Buirski (The Loving Story, The Rape of Recy Taylor).
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RYE LANE Trailer. Raine Allen-Miller’s RomCom Set in South London Debuts on Hulu
Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson in RYE LANE. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. Searchlight Pictures revealed the official trailer for Rye Lane, the British romantic comedy set in South London, starring Vivian Oparah and David Jonsson as two twenty-somethings, fresh off breakups, who connect over an eventful day.
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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Trailer. Lily James, Emma Thompson Star in ‘Rom-com with a Modern Twist’
What’s Love Got to Do with It? directed by Shekhar Kapur Studiocanal revaled the official trailer for What’s Love Got To Do With It? described as “a delightfully charming rom-com with a modern twist,” starring Lily James (Pam & Tommy), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Shabana Azmi (Halo), Academy Award® and BAFTA winner Emma Thompson (Matilda), Sajal Aly (Yakeen Ka Safar), Asim Chaudhry (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), Jeff Mirza (Eternals) and Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as himself.
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STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Documentary to Open San Francisco Film Festival
Stephen Curry: Underrated (Photo Courtesy Apple Original Films via SFFILM) Emmy award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks’ Stephen Curry: Underrated will open the 66th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) on Thursday, April 13th. Returning to the Festival for the fourth time, Nicks’ latest film is an intimate documentary of the celebrated and iconic NBA superstar Stephen Curry.
