Filmed over seven years with extraordinary access and intimate accounts from currently and formerly incarcerated people, Erika Cohn’s ‘Belly of the Beast‘ exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons. The film will have its World Premiere as the opening night film of the 2020 Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York Digital Edition taking place June 11-20, 2020.
Gravitas Ventures released the official trailer for the Ireland set road-trip drama End of Sentence directed by Elfar Adalsteins, and starring Logan Lerman (Hunters) along with John Hawkes (The Peanut Butter Falcon).
Showtime announced the premiere dates for the documentary films “The Go-Go’s,” “Love Fraud” and “Belushi.” The Go-Go’s will premiere Saturday, August 1; Love Fraud on Sunday, August 30 and Belushi on Sunday, September 27.
The indie drama The Aerialist is the much anticipated sequel to the award winning lesbian film The Gymnast and stars Dreya Weber. Dreya Weber is not only an accomplished actress but is one of the leading aerial performers and trainers having choreographed Pink, Cher, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and many others on their national tours. She recently trained the Magic Mike Live cast on their Las Vegas run.
The family food drama Abe starring Noah Schnapp of Stranger Things, arrives on DVD on June 2. Noah Schnapp stars as twelve-year-old Abe, an aspiring chef, who wants his cooking to bring people together–but his half-Israeli, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn’t end in a fight. He soon meets an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines.
SXSW unveiled their new collaboration, SXSW 2020 Virtual Cinema on Oculus TV set to globally launch on May 22, 2020. This event will present seven 360 projects that were entered into the SXSW Virtual Cinema Competition, prior to its cancellation by the City of Austin due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of these works showcases how virtual reality can take users to places they can’t go and experience stories alongside the storytellers, in a time when so many people are isolated or socially distancing. Participating projects will be available on Oculus TV from May 22-31, 2020.
The 1st Annual Big Bear Film Summit, announced the film lineup for the festival’s debut which will take place virtually on June 12-July 12, 2020. The inaugural edition will present 52 films (12 feature length and 40 short films and music videos). Created to encourage artistic production in and around Big Bear Lake, California, the Big Bear Film Summit made a quick pivot to the virtual space like many film festivals have done since March.
The Academy Award(R) nominated documentary St. Louis Superman, directed by Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan will premiere Monday, May 18 at 9PM ET/PT on MTV, VH1 and MTV2 via simulcast.
Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer and poster for the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army). The film which was originally set to world premiere at this year’s now-canceled Tribeca Film Festival, will be released in theaters (tbd) and on demand on July 3rd.
Actor Jerry Stiller known for playing brash but love-able characters Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens has died. He was 92.
The 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF), set to take place from September 25th through October 11th, will feature changes to the festival’s programming structure and new selection committee and advisory roles.
