The multi award-winning series POV returns for its 36th season with a slate of 16 feature documentaries with themes devoted to caregiving, transnationalism, activism, childhood aspirations, accessibility, and intergenerational relationships.
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POV Series 36th Season Lineup – A House Made of Splinters, A Story of Bones, Children of the Mist, Eat Your Catfish and More
A House Made of Splinters directed by Simon Lereng
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Directors Damien Chazelle, Alice Diop and Jonas Carpignano to Chair International Juries at Venice Film Festival
Damien Chazelle, Alice Diop, Jonas Carpignano Directors Damien Chazelle, Alice Diop and Jonas Carpignano will chair the international juries respectively of Venezia 80, the “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film and the Orizzonti section of the 80th Venice International Film Festival taking place August 30 – September 9, 2023.
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Actor Russell Crowe to be Honored at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Russel Crowe in The Pope’s Exorcist Actor Russell Crowe will receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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Rooftop Films Announces 2023 Summer Series Lineup
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix) Rooftop Films announced the lineup for its 27th annual Summer Series set to kick off on Thursday, May 25th at Green-Wood Cemetery with This is What We Mean by Short Films, showcasing some of the best new short films of the year.
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BAMA RUSH Trailer. Max Documentary Explores the Viral TikTok Phenomenon at University of Alabama
Bama Rush directed by Rachel Fleit (Max) Max unveiled the official trailer for Bama Rush, the documentary film following four young women during sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama in the fall semester of 2022.
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Fairyland, ‘Cora Bora,’ ‘God Save the Queens’ to Headline 2023 Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Fairyland, Cora Bora, God Save the Queens Fairyland, directed by Andrew Durham and produced by Sofia Coppola, will kick-off the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) taking place throughout San Francisco and Oakland.
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Country of Hotels, Exorcism in Utero, Sapiosexual, Killer Kites, Famous, Pillow Party Massacre, Cracked, Crescent Gang, South Beach Shark Club, Velvet Jesus, Nightmare Fuel, Peppergrass and More on VOD | Trailer
Country of Hotels directed by Julio Maria Martino Coming to VOD soon are new indie films ranging from horror films, to documentary and an LGBT drama. Indie films include Country of Hotels, Makeup, Exorcism in Utero, Sapiosexual, Aliens Uncovered: Origins, Out and About, Killer Kites, Famous, Pillow Party Massacre, Cracked, Crescent Gang, South Beach Shark Club, Velvet Jesus, Peppergrass and Nightmare Fuel.
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Paul Dano, Brie Larson Among Jury of the 76th Cannes Film Festival
From left to right : Julia Ducournau © Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Images – Damián Szifrón © Gabriel Machado – Rungano Nyoni © Gabriel Gauchet – Paul Dano © Jay L. Clendenin / Getty Images – Ruben Östlund © Julien Lienard / Getty Images – Denis Ménochet © Sabine Villiard – Brie Larson © Randy Holmes / Getty Images – Atiq Rahimi © Frédéric Stucin – Maryam Touzani © Lorenzo Salemi Cannes Film Festival today unveiled the complete jury presided over by Swedish filmmaker and two-time Palme d’or winner Ruben Östlund. Alongside the President, the Jury features Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, French actor Denis Ménochet, British-Zambian screenwriter & director Rungano Nyoni, American actress & director Brie Larson, American actor Paul Dano, Afghan author Atiq Rahimi, Argentinian director & screenwriter Damián Szifrón and French director Julia Ducournau who won the top prize in 2021.
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ANGEL CITY Trailer. Natalie Portman Exec Produces HBO Docuseries on Women’s Soccer Team
Angel City directed by Arlene Nelson and executive produced by Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, and Jimmy Chin HBO dropped the official trailer for Angel City, the documentary series that goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club (ACFC).
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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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Beth Dover Stars in OUTPOST, Horror Film by Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Joe Lo Truglio | Trailer
Outpost directed by Joe Lo Truglio Actor Joe Lo Truglio, star of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, directs the horror film Outpost starring Beth Dover (“Orange is the New Black”) as a woman recovering from a violent assault who takes a job as a fire lookout, but is overwhelmed by her isolation and tragic past.
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Sundance Film Festival: London 2023 Unveils Lineup, Closes with ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
You Hurt My Feelings starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus Sundance Film Festival: London 2023, taking place from 6 to 9 July, will showcase a lineup of 11 feature films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The festival will close with the UK premiere of You Hurt My Feelings, from filmmaker Nicole Holofcener (Lovely & Amazing, Enough Said). The Brooklyn-set comedy-drama stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep, Seinfeld) and Tobias Menzies (The Crown) as a couple whose marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears his honest reaction to her latest book