HBO Max and CNN Films will take viewers on a journey following a team of female journalists as they report on the presidential election in the new documentary On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries set to premiere Thursday, August 6 on HBO Max.
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Political Documentary ON THE TRAIL: INSIDE THE 2020 PRIMARIES Set for HBO Max in August
On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries
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Florida Film Festival Unveils 2020 Lineup of 177 Films
Surviving Supercon – Directed by Steven Shea Florida Film Festival, which was originally scheduled for April, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will now take place August 7-20, 2020, in Maitland and Winter Park, Florida. This year’s 29th edition of the festival will screen 177 films representing 37 countries, kicking off with the World Premiere of Surviving Supercon, directed by Steven Shea.
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HBO Releases Trailer for Timely Documentary YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn Amidst the recent #BlackLivesMatter protest taking place nationally, HBO released the trailer for the timely documentary Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, which premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn premieres August 12 at 9pm on HBO.
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HOWARD, Documentary on Lyricist Behind Disney Classics “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” to Debut on Disney+
Howard, documentary on Disney Legend and Academy Award-winning Lyricist Howard Ashman, directed by Don Hahn The documentary film “Howard” which first premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, follows the captivating life story of Disney Legend and Academy Award(R)-winning Lyricist Howard Ashman. “Howard” will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on Friday, August 7, 2020.
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HBO Documentary THE SWAMP Follows Three Renegade Republican Congressmen for One Year
Republican Congressmen Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Ken Buck (R-CO) in HBO Documentary THE SWAMP The new political documentary titled The Swamp, debuting Tuesday, August 4 (9:00-10:55 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO, provides a look behind the curtain of Washington politics by following three renegade Republican Congressmen as they bring libertarian and conservative zeal to champion the President’s call to “drain the swamp,” while facing demands to raise money for their re-election campaigns and the Republican national party.
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2020 Telluride Film Festival Canceled
The 2020 Telluride Film Festival which was set to take place over the Labor Day weekend – September 3-7, has been canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the recent spikes across the country. The festival issued a lengthy statement, acknowledging,
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STOCKTON ON MY MIND, Documentary on Youngest and First African American Mayor of Stockton, to Debut on HBO
Stockton on My Mind The new documentary Stockton on My Mind, directed by Emmy(R) winner Marc Levin (HBO’s “Class Divide,” “Thug Life in D.C.”) is the multi-layered story of millennial mayor Michael Tubbs, whose own experience growing up amid poverty and violence inspired him to create innovative change in his beleaguered hometown of Stockton, California.
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Watch Trailer for THE GO-GO’S, Documentary on Popular All-Female Band
Showtime released the trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary The Go-Go’s, hailing from director Alison Ellwood (History of the Eagles, American Jihad). An official 2020 Sundance Film Festival Selection, the film chronicles the first all-female band to play its own instruments, write its own songs and soar to No. 1 on the album charts. Featuring candid testimonies from the group members, Ellwood’s documentary charts the meteoric rise to fame of a band that not only captured but created a zeitgeist. The Go-Go’s premieres on Showtime on Saturday, August 1 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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‘River City Drumbeat’ Virtual Release Set For August 7
River City Drumbeat film from 10-Time Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Marlon Johnson and Award-Winning Filmmaker Anne Flatté will have virtual cinema release starting Friday, August 7th.
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Camden International Film Festival Announces Plans for 2020 Fall Event
In response to the ongoing worldwide health crisis, this year’s Camden International Film Festival and Points North Forum will be the most global, accessible edition of the festival to date, and will include a 12-day creative virtual experience with dozens of livestream events, alongside the launch of the festival’s very own drive-in movie theatre, and screenings at a small number of reduced-capacity theatres in Maine.
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Cosmic Horror THE BEACH HOUSE Drops New Trailer + Release Date
The Beach House Cosmic horror film The Beach House unleashed the new trailer ahead of the July 9th release on AMC’s Shudder. The indie sci-fi/horror from Jeffrey A. Brown features Liana Liberato (BANANA SPLIT, Hulu’s Light as a Feather), Noah Le Gros (A SCORE TO SETTLE), Jake Weber (DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], MEET JOE BLACK) and Maryann Nagel.
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Atom Egoyan’s Thriller GUEST OF HONOUR Opens July 10
David Thewlis in a scene from Guest of Honour, courtesy Kino Lorber The new film, Guest of Honour by Academy Award-nominated director and writer Atom Egoyan opens Friday, July 10 in Kino Marquee virtual cinemas supporting independent theaters. Guest of Honour starring David Thewlis (Naked), Laysla De Oliveira, Rossif Sutherland along with Luke Wilson was an official selection of Venice International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and BFI London Film Festival.