Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series Gutsy, based on The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience as part of Toronto International Film Festival’s Industry Conference Visionaries program.
Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson (Attica, Freedom Riders, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution) and Nicole London, two documentaries on Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass premiere on PBS in October 2022.
Marking the 10th anniversary of Mark Cousins’ The Story of Film: An Odyssey, Music Box Films released the official trailer for The Story of Film: A New Generation which picks up where that film left off and explores the creative, technical and cultural aspects of the world of motion pictures.
The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the Film Festival will now be called the Film & TV Festival, to reflect the event’s long standing and deep programming of episodics in the screening program, Film & TV tracks, and Keynote and Featured Speaker sessions in the Conference.
IFC Films released the official trailer for God’s Country, the Western thriller starring Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Kai Lennox, Tanaya Beatty.
Saban Films debuted the official trailer for House of Darkness, the thriller starring Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin, NS Lucy Walters.
Toronto International Film Festival announced the selections in the Gala and Special Presentations programs for the 47th edition taking place September 8–18, 2022. This list of films from the 2022 Official Selection features 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations.
Thirteen film from fifteen countries will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 70th edition of San Sebastian Festival, which runs from September 16 to 24, 2022. Of the total selected movies, twelve are first works and one is the second film by its director.
Here is the official trailer for Moonage Daydream, the documentary on David Bowie, told through sublime, kaleidoscopic, never-before-seen footage, performance and music. The film is guided by Bowie’s narration and is the first film to be officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate.
Directed by Tracy Heather Strain, “Zora Neale Hurston,” a new biography documentary of the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century will premiere in early 2023 on PBS American Experience.
Netflix released the trailer for Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, the documentary follows tech pioneer John McAfee on the run, after he became a fugitive when his neighbor was murdered in Belize.
Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) revealed four films selected for the 53rd annual event, taking place September 29 through October 5, 2022, marking the first film selections to be made public since the festival announced the Nashville premiere of The Return of Tanya Tucker as the opening night film.