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.
Halo Pictures shared the official trailer for Frank and Frank (or The Valley and the Walrus: Ruminations on the Mystery from Soup to Nuts), an indie film starring Myles Pollard and Trevor Jamieson as two middle aged men in a platonic bromance.
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).
Molly Plunk stars in The Becomers, latest, genre-bending comedy film from independent filmmaker Zach Clark (White Reindeer, Little Sister).
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.
Prime Video shared the official trailer for Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, the docuseries that threatens to expose the once popular reality TV mega-family and the controversial IBLP organization behind them.
Neon has acquired Robot Dreams, Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger’s (Blancanieves) first animated feature film based on the award-winning graphic novel of the same name by Sara Varon.
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.
Warner Bros. continues its 100th anniversary celebration with 100 Years of Warner Bros., four Max original documentary specials narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Apple unveiled the official teaser trailer for Killers of the Flower Moon, the 1920s set western crime drama, based on David Grann’s bestselling book, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons.
Frameline rolled out the full program lineup for the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) emphasizing the interplay between past and present — both in terms of queer cinema history and the collective history of the LGBTQ+ community at large.