Canada’s justice system is put on trial as a defense team challenges a mother’s murder conviction for the death of her disabled child in the documentary Cynara.
Film Festivals
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Sherien Barsoum’s CYNARA Documentary on Canada’s Justice System to World Premiere at Hot Docs | Trailer
Cynara directed by Sherien Barsoum
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Matthew Johnson’s BlackBerry Awarded SFFILM Sloan Science on Screen Prize
BlackBerry directed by Matthew Johnson SFFILM selected the film BlackBerry from co-writer and director Matthew Johnson as the 2023 recipient of the SFFILM Sloan Science on Screen Prize, an award that celebrates the compelling depiction of scientific themes or characters in a narrative feature film.
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39th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Announces Lineup
Big Fight In Little Chinatown directed By Karen Cho The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival announced the lineup for the 39th edition of the annual showcase of Asian American, Native Hawaian, Pacific Islander, diasporic and Asian international cinema taking place May 4 to May 13, 2023.
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Indigo Girls’ IT’S ONLY LIFE AFTER ALL Opens DocLands Documentary Film Festival 2023 Lineup
It’s Only Life After All directed by Alexandria Bombach DocLands Documentary Film Festival 2023 taking place Wednesday, May 10 through Sunday, May 14, announced the full lineup of in-theatre programming and in-person filmmaker conversations at the Smith Rafael Film Center in downtown San Rafael.
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RALLY, Documentary on Activist Rose Pak to World Premiere at San Francisco Film Festival | Trailer
Rally directed by Rooth Tang Rally is a portal into the rise of San Francisco Chinatown’s political prominence and power – fueled by the fiery, fearless activist and kingmaker Rose Pak.
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Peter Hammer REVIR – EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR Documentary Premieres at Hot Docs | Trailer
Revir – Everything You Hold Dear directed by Peter Hammer A talented taxidermist and her brother share a farmhouse and a dream in the intimate and poetic in the documentary Revir – Everything You Hold Dear directed by Peter Hammer, having its North American Premiere on May 1, at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
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Jeanne du Barry Starring Johnny Depp to Open 76th Festival de Cannes
Jeanne du Barry starring Johnny Depp The world premiere of Jeanne du Barry, directed by Maïwenn and starring Johnny Depp, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 16.
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16th QFest – St. Louis LGBTQ Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 26 Queer Films, The Blue Caftan, Monica, Kokomo City
Kokomo City directed by D. Smith The 16th Annual QFest St. Louis — presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) — will take place from May 4-10, 2023 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre, which was recently purchased by Cinema St. Louis.
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OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN and INVISIBLE BEAUTY Win Top Awards at 25th Sarasota Film Festival
Other People’s Children directed by Rebecca Zlotowski and Invisible Beauty directed by Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng The 25th Anniversary edition of the Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) closed on Sunday, April 2 with On A Wing And A Prayer, directed by Sean McNamara, and announced the Jury and Audience Award winners.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny + Killers of the Flower Moon to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved Two highly anticipated films, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, directed by James Mangold, starring Harrison Ford, and Killers of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, will world premiere at Cannes Film Festival.
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