Move Me, a feature film made by and about a quadraplegic, world premieres at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on April 7th, and also plays at the ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York on April 12th.
Film Festivals
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MOVE ME – Documentary Made By and About Quadriplegics Premieres at Full Frame Fest
Move Me directed by Kelsey Peterson, Daniel Klein. Photo by Brennan Vance Courtesy of Submerged Film LLC
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MORE THAN I REMEMBER Animated Documentary on Child Refugee at Hot Docs Fest | Trailer
More Than I Remember directed by Amy Bench (screenshot via Youtube) Directed by Amy Bench, More Than I Remember, the animated documentary on child refugee Mugeni, will have its international premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs film festival as part of the shorts program: Persister Shorts: Mother’s Day, a selection of short documentaries features stories of women speaking up and being heard.
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Seattle Intl Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup, Closes with ‘Call Jane’ starring Elizabeth Banks
Call Jane directed by Phyllis Nagy The 48th Seattle International Film Festival, will be held April 14-24, 2022, screening 262 films representing 80 countries, including 107 narrative features, 41 documentaries, three archival films, two works-in-progress, and 107 short films.
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San Francisco Intl Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup + Tribute for Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” ©Sony Pictures The 65th annual San Francisco International Film Festival will make its return to theaters in person, featuring more than 130 films from 56 countries, including 16 World and 10 North American premieres. The Festival will also celebrate cinematic icon Michelle Yeoh with a special tribute to be presented by critically acclaimed actor Sandra Oh. The 2022 Festival will run April 21–May 1.
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Calgary Underground Film Festival 2022 Unveils Lineup, Opens with Sci-fi Thriller DUAL
Dual directed by Riley Stearns The 19th Calgary Underground Film Festival taking place from April 21 – May 1, 2022, announced the full program of 30+ feature films and three shorts packages for the annual genre film festival.
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‘892’ Starring John Boyega to Open 2022 Atlanta Film Festival Lineup
John Boyega in 892 by Abi Damaris Corbin. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Chris Witt. The 46th annual Atlanta Film Festival + Creative Conference (ATLFF) taking place Thursday, April 21 through Sunday, May 1, 2022 at multiple venues in Atlanta and virtually revealed the lineup highlighted by the Opening Night presentation of “892” and Closing Night film “Mija”.
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Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA Announces 51st New Directors/New Films Lineup
Happening (L’Evenement) Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announced the lineup for 51st edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF) taking place April 20–May 1, 2022. This year’s festival will introduce 26 features and 11 shorts, a total of 39 directors, 21 of which are women, to filmgoers in theaters at both FLC and MoMA.
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DISFLUENCY and THE FIRST STEP Win Top Prizes at 2022 Oxford Film Festival
2022 Oxford Film Festival winners. (L to R): Hunter Heath, Emily White (Every Breath You Take), Lance Kramer (The First Step), Max Walker-Silverman (A Love Song), Luis Agusto Figueroa (“Nando”), Christina Huff (Slade Kyle), Tom Huang (Dealing with Dad), Ashley E. Gibson (The Fearless 11), Oxford FF’s Antonio Terrell, Dale Dickey (A Love Song), Brandon Kramer (The First Step) (Photo by Joey Brent) Anna Baumgarten’s Disfluency was named Best Narrative Feature, and Brandon Kramer’s The First Step won Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Oxford Film Festival. Later, it was announced that Alysia Nahmias’ Krimes was the Barton Segal Audience Award winner.
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Jenny Slate of ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ to be Honored at San Francisco Film Festival | Video
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On featuring Jenny Slate Actor, author and comedian Jenny Slate will be celebrated during the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival with a special tribute. The Tribute to Jenny Slate will be held on Friday, April 22 at 7:30 pm at the Castro Theatre, followed by a screening of her highly anticipated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
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San Luis Obispo Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup, Closes with Isabel Castro’s MIJA
Mija directed by Isabel Castro The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced this year’s robust film lineup bookended by critically-acclaimed documentaries —the Opening Night selection of Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and the Closing Night selection of Isabel Castro’s Mija. The festival will celebrate its return to in-theater screenings and in-person events, including its famous Surf Nite, a tribute to Philip Glass, Cal Poly Shortcuts, and entrants in this year’s Reel Challenge debut.
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29th SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners – I LOVE MY DAD, BAD AXE
Bad Axe directed by David Siev SXSW Film Festival announced the Audience Award winners of the 29th edition of the festival. The Audience Awards follow the previously-announced 2022 Jury Awards and the 40 Years of Massive Talent Award presented to Nicolas Cage at The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent screening on Saturday night.
