Jamila Wignot’s documentary “Ailey, ” an intimate portrait of dance legend Alvin Ailey which world premiered at Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by NEON for release.
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Neon Acquires AILEY, Documentary on Pioneering Dancer Alvin Ailey at Sundance
A still from Ailey by Jamila Wignot, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack Mitchell.
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Watch First Look Clip from REBEL HEARTS – Sundance Documentary on Pioneering Radical Nuns
Rebel Hearts by Pedro Kos, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Corita Art Center, Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles. Watch the first clip from Rebel Hearts, the new documentary directed by Pedro Kos world premiering at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s THE HUMAN VOICE Starring Tilda Swinton Opens in Theaters in March
The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut, the short film “The Human Voice” starring Tilda Swinton will open in theaters in New York, Miami and Los Angeles on March 12, 2021. It will be accompanied by a digitally restored re-issue of Almodóvar’s classic “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown”.
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Actor Delroy Lindo to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Delroy Lindo in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods Actor Delroy Lindo will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 36th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his many attributes to the art of film over the years, and most recently, his work in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods from Netflix.
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‘The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream’ Trailer: Timely Documentary to Debut on National Geographic
The March on Washington: Keepers of the Dream “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time … ” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
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NIGHT OF THE KINGS Trailer – Ivory Coast Oscar Submission Debuts in U.S. at Sundance
NIGHT OF THE KINGS directed by Philippe Lacôte Neon released the trailer for Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings, the Ivory Coast submission for this year’s Academy Awards, set to debut in the U.S. at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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Alexis Gambis’ SON OF MONARCHS Wins Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at 2021 Sundance Festival
Kaarlo Isaacs appears in Son of Monarchs by Alexis Gambis, an official selection of the NEXT section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Son of Monarchs directed by Alexis Gambis has been awarded the 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival along with the $20,000 cash award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Prize is selected by a jury of film and science professionals and presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character, and will be recognized at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival closing Awards Night.
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Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s Sundance Documentary FLEE Acquired by Neon
Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, an official selection of the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The documentary Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, and executive produced by Riz Ahmed along with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, which made its debut on opening night of Sundance Film Festival in the World Documentary Competition was acquired by Neon for release in the U.S.
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TRY HARDER! Trailer – Revisit the College Application Process in Sundance Documentary
Try Harder! by Debbie Lum, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Lou Nakasako. Ahead of its online World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition, the first trailer debuted for Debbie Lum’s Try Harder!. The documentary follows seniors at Lowell High School in San Francisco as the pressure intensifies to impress admissions officers at elite universities with their report cards, test scores, and overall awesomeness.
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Watch New Clip from LAND, Robin Wright’s Directorial Debut in Theaters in February
Robin Wright appears in Land by Robin Wright, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Daniel Power Copyright Focus Features LLC 2020 Focus Features released a new video clip from Land, actress Robin Wright’s directorial debut, world premiering at Sundance Film Festival. Following the Sundance premiere, Land which also stars Robin Wright, along with Demián Bichir, and Kim Dickens, opens in theaters on February 12, 2021.
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Variety to Honor Steve McQueen with Creative Impact in Directing Award
Director Steve McQueen and John Boyega as Leroy Logan on the set of “Red, White and Blue.” Photo Credit: Will Robson-Scott / Amazon Prime Video. Variety will honor director Steve McQueen with its annual Creative Impact in Directing Award for his work on Amazon Studios’ collection of films Small Axe. McQueen directed all five films in the anthology that includes Mangrove, Lovers Rock, and Red, White and Blue.
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 to Receive Palm Springs International Film Awards’ Vanguard Award
The Trial of the Chicago 7 The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that The Trial of the Chicago 7 is the recipient of the Vanguard Award, which is presented to the cast and director Aaron Sorkin. The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project.