Sarah Polley’s Women Talking took home the coveted Best Feature Film prize at the 2022 Twin Cities Film Fest. A big-screen adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel, about a group of eight women in an isolated religious community struggling to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual assaults, Women Talking stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand in critically acclaimed roles. McDormand also served as producer on the film.
Showtime is teaming up with Bleecker Street to release 2nd Chance, the documentary from director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger, 99 Homes, Chop Shop).
The 8th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) will take place November 9 – 18, 2022 in Los Angeles. AWFF kicks off Wednesday, November 9 with the world premiere of the action-thriller Decibel directed by In-ho Hwang and starring Kim Rae Won and Lee Jang Suk. The film is a sound terror action film and revolves around a bomb designer who wants to occupy the city center with a special bomb that explodes when the noise increases and a former naval deputy commander who becomes his target.
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing will release Bantú Mama, the official selection of the Dominican Republic for the 95th Academy Awards on Netflix on November 17, 2022.
Sony Pictures Classics unveiled the official trailer for Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb, the documentary exploring the fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb.
Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for To The End, the documentary following four women and key players in the rise of the Green New Deal.
Netflix released the official trailer for Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste, the investigative documentary about a sexual wellness company behind a practice called “orgasmic meditation.” In the documentary, a sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of “orgasmic meditation” – until members come forward with disturbing allegations.
The Avenue debuted the official trailer for Savage Salvation (previously titled Wash Me in the River), the action thriller film starring Jack Huston, Robert De Niro, John Malkovich, Willa Fitzgerald, and rapper Quavo.
The Savannah College of Art and Design announced the award winners for the 25th annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Pinball – The Man Who Saved the Game, directed by Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg won the award for Best Narrative Feature; and Sam Now won the award Best Documentary Feature along with Best Director for Reed Harkness.
Netflix debuted the official trailer for Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
Jamie Lee Curtis will receive the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Curtis will receive the award on Saturday, February 11th following an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performances as Laurie Strode in Halloween Ends, a beloved character that she has portrayed for a record 44 years as well as Deidre Beaubeirdre in A24’s critically acclaimed smash hit Everything Everywhere All At Once.
