• ‘With Drawn Arms’, Documentary on Tommie Smith’s Iconic Protest at 1968 Summer Olympics to Premiere on Bounce TV

    WITH DRAWN ARMS directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi
    WITH DRAWN ARMS directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi

    Bounce TV has acquired the exclusive world broadcast television premiere rights to With Drawn Arms, the result of a long-term collaboration between Smith and the artist Glenn Kaino, who co-directs with Afshin Shahidi. The critically-acclaimed and compelling documentary, produced by Jesse Williams (Grey’s Anatomy, Power) and Oscar®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winner John Legend, explores the impact and the legacy of American track star Tommie Smith’s then-shocking symbol of protest against social injustice while receiving a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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  • 29th St. Louis International Film Festival Announces Award Winners

    Beasts Clawing at Straws
    Beasts Clawing at Straws

    The 29th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) held virtually this year, concluded with the livestreamed closing-night awards presentation.

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  • WALCHENSEE FOREVER, ZANA Among Winners of exground filmfest 33 (Germany)

    Walchensee Forever by Janna Ji Wonders
    Walchensee Forever by Janna Ji Wonders

    This past Sunday evening, the awards for the online edition of exground filmfest 33 were presented in Wiesbaden, Germany. In the German Short Film Competition, the audience chose “keep shiftin'”by Verena Wagner as the winning film and in the International Short Film Competition, the jury chose the Mexican film Nightcrawlers (Noctámbulos) by Arturo Baltazar as the winning film.

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  • SMALL AXE: RED, WHITE AND BLUE Trailer: John Boyega Stars in 3rd Film in Steve McQueen’s Series

    SMALL AXE: RED, WHITE AND BLUE starring John Boyega
    SMALL AXE: RED, WHITE AND BLUE starring John Boyega

    Amazon Prime Video released the official trailer for Red, White and Blue, the third film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology series. Small Axe premiered with Mangrove starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes on Friday, November 20, and a new films will premiere each Friday as follows: Lovers Rock on 11/27 starring Micheal Ward & Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Red, White and Blue on 12/4 starring John Boyega, Alex Wheatle on 12/11 with newcomer Sheyi Cole, and the final film Education on 12/18 featuring Kenyah Sandy.

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  • Glenn Close and the Cast of ‘One Night in Miami’ to be Honored at SFFILM Awards Night

    Glenn Close and the ensemble cast of One Night in Miami — Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom, Jr., Honorees at SFFILM Awards Night 2020
    Glenn Close and the ensemble cast of One Night in Miami — Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom, Jr., Honorees at SFFILM Awards Night 2020

    Glenn Close and the ensemble cast of One Night in Miami will receive awards at this year’s SFFILM Awards Night, taking place as a live-streamed showcase on December 9.

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  • HBO Max Picks Up Nicki Minaj Documentary Series

    Nicki Minaj
    Nicki Minaj

    HBO Max has picked up a new documentary series inside the life of Nicki Minaj to be directed by Emmy nominee Michael John Warren. Nicki personally broke the news on social media with this announcement video.

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  • British Independent Film Awards Announces 2020 Long Lists – ‘Nomadland’ ‘Crip Camp’ and more

    NOMADLAND
    NOMADLAND

    British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced the long list for the 2020 Best British Short Film award. The 16 films listed below were chosen from over 300 entries. BIFA also announced this year’s long list in its highly-competitive Best International Independent Film category, and Best Documentary category, celebrating the finest independent films of the year.

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  • CNN Acquires ‘PRESIDENT IN WAITING,’ Joe Biden Documentary Premieres in December

    Joe Biden
    Joe Biden

    CNN acquired the documentary “President in Waiting” from director Jeffrey Roth (41, The Wonder of it All). Now-President-Elect Joe Biden discusses his deliberation in accepting his nomination of Vice President, and explores in detail, his relationship with President Barack Obama, and the key counsel he offered at pivotal moments during their time in office. The film will premiere Saturday, Dec. 5 at 9:00pm Eastern on CNN.

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  • MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY Trailer – Documentary Chronicles Boxer’s Life and Unsolved Murder

    MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY
    MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY. Photo credit: Courtesy of SHOWTIME.

    Showtime released the trailer for the documentary Macho: The Hector Camacho Story, an unflinching look at the remarkable life, storied career and unsolved murder of one of boxing’s greatest showmen. The documentary debuts eight years after Camacho’s fatal shooting in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on Friday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.

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  • Radha Blank – Director, Writer, Actor of “The Forty-Year-Old Version” to Receive Sundance Institute 2020 Vanguard Award

    Radha Blank in The Forty Year Old Version
    THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION: RADHA BLANK (WRITER, DIRECTOR) as RADHA. Cr. JEONG PARK/NETFLIX ©2020

    Sundance Institute will honor filmmaker Radha Blank with the 2020 Vanguard Award presented by Acura, given annually to an artist whose work highlights the art of storytelling and creative independence. The award honors the artistic achievement of her feature film directorial debut The Forty-Year-Old Version, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was developed by Blank at the Institute’s Labs. The Institute invites fans and supporters of independent cinema to celebrate Radha with a special event on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 hosted on Sundance Collab, the community platform for creators from around the world. The celebration, free for all, will feature Octavia Spencer, who was an advisor to Blank at the Labs, and a conversation between Blank and 2019 Vanguard Award recipient Lulu Wang (The Farewell).

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  • New York African Film Festival 2020 Goes Virtual with a Spotlight on Nigeria and Sudan

    You Will Die at 20 directed by Amjad Abu Alala
    You Will Die at 20 directed by Amjad Abu Alala

    Under the banner “Streaming Rivers: The Past into the Present,” the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) returns virtually December 2-6 with a spotlight on the cinema of two nations: Nigeria and the Sudan. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF), this year’s regional NYAFF will screen six features and eight short films in the FLC Virtual Cinema, as AFF celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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  • GIVING VOICE Trailer: Sundance Winning Documentary on August Wilson Monologue Competition

    Giving Voice by James D. Stern and Fernando Villena, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jonathon Narducci.
    Giving Voice by James D. Stern and Fernando Villena, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jonathon Narducci.

    Netflix dropped the official trailer for the documentary Giving Voice, featuring the original song, “Never Break” from John Legend. Directed by James D. Stern and Fernando Villena, the documentary – winner of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Favorite Award – will be released on December 11, 2020.

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