“My Brothers’ Crossing” is a spiritually uplifting film that depicts a true story about a black pastor that unintentionally has a head on collision with his car into a motorcycle killing a white couple shortly after the Missouri riots in August 2014. The movie will play in select Regal and AMC theaters throughout the US starting Thursday September 3rd.
Czech director Jiri Menzel, winner of the Academy Award for best foreign-language film in 1967 for “Closely Watched Trains”, died on Saturday, September 5, his wife, Olga Menzelova, announced on her Facebook page. He was 82.
The international premiere of the Colombian film Forgotten We’ll Be (El olvido que seremos), directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Javier Cámara, will close, out of competition, the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition. The film, an adaptation of Héctor Abad Faciolince’s homonymous novel, is part of the Official Selection of Cannes 2020, cancelled due to the pandemic.
The Age of Nature, a three-part documentary series, explores how an increased awareness of the natural world is leading to a new chapter in the story of both humanity and the planet. With stunning photography, the series focuses on the resiliency of Earth’s ecosystems through stories of success, as scientists, citizens and governments act to fix past mistakes and restore the environment. With the current pandemic exposing the fragility and vulnerability of humankind, the balance of nature and our relationship with it is more important than ever. Narrated by Uma Thurman, The Age of Nature premieres Wednesdays, October 14-28, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET..
Gravitas Ventures debuted the official trailer for the award-winning sci-fi comedy Alien Addiction directed by Shae Sterling.
Written and directed and by Kenyan filmmaker Sam Soko, Softie is the first film from Kenya to ever premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary film which won the Special Jury Award for Editing at the festival will be released in virtual cinemas nationwide starting September 18th.
Directed by Arthur Egeli (Murder on the Cape), The Black Emperor of Broadway is the story of the first African-American leading man on Broadway, Charles Gilpin. Gilpin was cast by playwright, Eugene O’Neill to be the lead in his play “The Emperor Jones” in 1920, a time when “blackface” was the norm on stage. O’Neill and Gilpin clashed numerous times over the cultural representation of Gilpin’s Emperor Jones, and while O’Neill’s name became celebrated, Gilpin’s was tragically lost to history.
Army of Lovers in the Holy Land, is Asaf Galay’s new award-winning documentary about the Jewish roots of the Swedish queer disco-pop band Army of Lovers and its charismatic singer Jean-Pierre Barda’s extraordinary journey to make aliyah – examining the notions of home, identity and family along the way.
John Lewis: Good Trouble, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army), will premiere for television Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific on CNN. The documentary, an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, explores the extraordinary life of the legendary civil rights activist and legislator, the now-late Rep. John R. Lewis.
Ahead of its world premiere out of competition at Venice Film Festival on Saturday, September 5, the first trailer debuted for Quentin Dupieux’s (Deerskin) comedy Mandibles (Mandibules).
This year’s 15th edition of Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival will run September 8-13th, 2020. Due to COVID, the festival will be a hybrid affair, with socially distanced seating (of 25 or less) at the Film Center’s screenings, virtual interviews, and all festival films available online for viewing.
The 16th Zurich Film Festival confirmed twelve films including the spy thriller The Courier, the erotic drama Passion Simple and Misbehaviour starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, for its gala section. The festival presents auteur films with audience appeal in its gala section.