Hulu released the official trailer for the documentary Jacinta that follows a young woman who struggles to find stability amid years of addiction and reconnect with the daughter she left behind.
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JACINTA Trailer. Mother Struggles to Reconnect with Daughter Amid Drug Addiction in Touching Documentary
Jacinta directed by Jessica Earnshaw
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Indie Film Releases for September 24 – I’m Your Man, Chernobyl 1986, Surge and More
Indie films and documentary released on September 24, 2021 – -I’m Your Man; Surge; Apache Junction; Chernobyl 1986 and Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness Its Friday, September 24, and opening in theaters are independent films I’m Your Man; Surge; Apache Junction; the Russian language drama Chernobyl 1986 along with the documentary films Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness and Man in the Field: The Life and Art of Jim Denevan.
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Oscar Molina’s LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA Premieres October 18 on PBS
La casa de Mama Icha (The House of Mama Icha) La casa de Mama Icha (The House of Mama Icha), the debut feature documentary from Colombian director and cinematographer Óscar Molina will debut as part of POV’s 34th season on Monday, October 18, 2021.
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SXSW Documentary THE LOST SONS on 1961 Chicago Baby Kidnapping Mystery Premieres on CNN
The Lost Sons directed by Ursula Macfarlane (Credit: Giulio Biccari) Following its premiere earlier this year at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, the documentary The Lost Sons premieres on Sunday, September 26, 2021, on CNN.
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FRUITS OF LABOR Trailer. Touching SXSW Coming-of-Age Documentary on a Mexican-American Teen
Ashley in the strawberry fields. | Credit: Documentary still from FRUITS OF LABOR Check out the new trailer for Fruits of Labor, Emily Cohen Ibañez’s Mexican-American coming-of-age documentary, set to Broadcast Premiere on October 4th on PBS’s POV. The film follows a Mexican-American teenage farmworker who dreams of graduating high school, when ICE raids in her community threaten to separate her family and force her to become her family’s breadwinner. Fruits of Labor made its World Premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival.
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Watch First Clip for BEBA, Rebeca Huntt’s Deeply Personal Documentary Memoir of an Afro-Latina
Beba directed by Rebeca Huntt First-time feature filmmaker Rebeca “Beba” Huntt debuted the first look – clip from her remarkable coming-of-age documentary/cinematic memoir BEBA premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the film, Beba reflects on her childhood and adolescence in New York City as the daughter of a Dominican father and Venezuelan mother and can be best described as “a courageous, deeply human self-portrait of an Afro-Latina artist hungry for knowledge and yearning for connection.”
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Watch Teaser Trailer for THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS – Documentary on Palestinian Smugglers Helping Workers Cross the Border for Work
The Devil’s Drivers directed by Mohammed Abugeth and Daniel Carsenty Here is the first look – teaser trailer for The Devil’s Drivers, a new documentary world premiering at Toronto International Film Festival that follows Palestinian smugglers on high-speed trips to help workers cross the border.
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JACINTA, Award-winning Documentary on Love, Family and Addiction Premieres on Hulu and in Theaters in October
Jacinta directed by Jessica Earnshaw Jacinta, a powerful and intimate documentary from director, Jessica Earnshaw will premiere on Hulu and in select theaters on October 8. The film following a young woman who struggles to find stability amid years of addiction and reconnect with the daughter she left behind earned its director, Jessica Earnshaw, the award for Best New Documentary Director at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. It has continued an impressive festival run at DOC NYC, AFI Fest, IDFA, the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (Best Documentary), and more.
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Talia Lugacy’s THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY Gets a Fall Release via OneFifty and HBO Max
This Is Not a War Story WarnerMedia OneFifty and HBO Max have partnered to acquire Talia Lugacy’s independent feature This Is Not a War Story for a tentative release date in November 2021. Lugacy wrote, directed, edited, produced, and starred in the film. The film also features Sam Adegoke, Danny Ramirez, Brian Delate, and Frances Fisher.
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Watch First Trailer for COMALA, Gian Cassini’s Documentary on Personal Journey in Search of His Absent Father
Comala directed by Gian Cassini Filmmaker Gian Cassini revealed the first look trailer for his debut documentary Comala set to World Premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The captivating and daring true-crime odyssey follows the director on his personal journey in search for his absent father, discovering the ghosts of Mexico’s failed war on drugs along the way.
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