In Coven, the new documentary by Rama Rau premiering at Hot Docs film festival, three millennial women who identify as witches seek guidance and travel to explore their past lives and lost traditions.
Film Festivals
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Rama Rau’s COVEN Documentary on Witches, Priestesses, Obeah, Premieres at Hot Docs | Trailer
Coven directed by Rama Rau
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CAAMFest 2023 Unveils Lineup, Opens with Adele Lim’s JOY RIDE at Castro Theatre
Joy Ride directed by Adele Lim The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) announced the fully in-person program lineup for CAAMFest 2023, taking place May 11-21, 2023 in San Francisco. Opening Night of this year’s festival is headlined by the film Joy Ride directed by Adele Lim at the Castro Theatre.
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Brenda Akele Jorde’s THE HOMES WE CARRY Documents An Afro-German Family Torn Apart by World History
The Homes We Carry directed by Brenda Akele Jorde Directed by Brenda Akele Jorde, the documentary film The Homes We Carry will make its North American premiere at Hot Docs 2023 on April 28 in the festival program “The Changing Face of Europe”.
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Films by Wes Anderson, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Todd Haynes on 2023 Cannes Film Festival Lineup
Monster by Kore-eda Hirokazu Cannes Film Festival 2023 revealed the official feature films selected in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Strange Way of Life’ Starring Ethan Hawke to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Strange Way of Life by Pedro Almodóvar © Iglesias Más / El Deseo Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, the Spanish western short film Strange Way of Life will world premiere as an Official Selection of 76th Cannes Film Festival. This short is the filmmaker’s second English-language experience, after The Human Voice in 2020. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández, Sara Sálamo, Ohiana Cueto, and Daniela Medina.
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Moussa Sène Absa’s Xalé Kicks off 2023 New York African Film Festival Lineup
Xalé directed by Moussa Sène Absa The New York premiere of Moussa Sène Absa’s Xalé will kickoff of the 30th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) at Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) from May 10 to 16, 2023. Under the banner, Freeforms, the festival presents over 30 films from more than 15 countries.
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Senior Artistic Swimmers Prepare for Competition in Megan Wennberg’s UNSYNCABLE Documentary at Hot Docs | Trailer
Unsyncable directed by Megan Wennberg Senior artistic swimmers (formerly known as synchronized swimmers) push physical, emotional and societal boundaries as they prepare for the U.S. Masters Artistic Swimming Championships in the documentary Unsyncable, set to World Premiere Hot Docs Canadian International Festival on May 3, 2023.
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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 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.
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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.
