Independent Film

  • Watch First Trailer for SHIVA BABY, Witty Indie Comedy Starring Rachel Sennott as Bisexual Jewish Woman

    Shiva Baby directed by Emma Seligman
    Shiva Baby directed by Emma Seligman

    Utopia released the first trailer for Shiva Baby, the indie comedy starring Rachel Sennott as Danielle, a young bisexual Jewish woman who attends a shiva with her family and runs into her ex-girlfriend and her sugar daddy.

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  • World War II Drama THE GOOD TRAITOR Starring Ulrich Thomsen Sets March Release Date

    “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl
    “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl

    Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Christina Rosendahl’s World War II drama “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), starring Ulrich Thomsen (HBO’s The New Pope, Academy Award winner In A Better World, Festen) in theaters and VOD on March 26, 2021.

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  • IFC Films to Release Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM Starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke

    Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM starring Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield
    Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM starring Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield

    IFC Films will release Gia Coppola’s sophomore feature Mainstream, starring Academy Award® nominee and Tony Award® winner Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge, Under the Silver Lake), Maya Hawke (Once Upon A Time In…Hollywood, Stranger Things), Nat Wolff (Palo Alto, The Fault in Our Stars), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass, Bad Grandpa), Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, and Alexa Demie (Euphoria, Waves).

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  • Jacob Gentry’s Conspiracy Thriller BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION to World Premiere at SXSW 2021

    Broadcast Signal Intrusion directed by Jacob Gentry
    Broadcast Signal Intrusion directed by Jacob Gentry

    Broadcast Signal Intrusion, a conspiracy thriller directed by Jacob Gentry, will have its world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival.

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  • Focus Features to Release Ben Sharrock’s LIMBO Starring Amir El-Masry

    LIMBO directed by Ben Sharrock
    LIMBO directed by Ben Sharrock

    Focus Features acquired Limbo, the English-language directorial debut of Ben Sharrock (Pikadero). The film is written and directed by Sharrock, and stars BIFA Nominee Amir El-Masry (Industry, Jack Ryan, The Night Manager).

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  • Watch Trailer For HAPPILY – Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé Star in Indie Dark Comedy

    HAPPILY starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé
    HAPPILY starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé

    Saban Films released the trailer for Happily, an indie dark comedy starring Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé, along with Stephen Root, Paul Scheer, Breckin Meyer, Natalie Zea, Natalie Morales. Happily, the feature directorial debut of writer BenDavid Grabinski, opens in theaters, on digital and on demand on March 19th 2021.

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  • Sizzling Romance MONDAY Starring Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough Sets a Spring Release Date

    MONDAY directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos
    MONDAY directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos

    IFC Films acquired Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ latest feature film, the steamy romantic drama Monday starring Sebastian Stan (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, I Tonya) and Denise Gough (Colette, The Other Lamb). Monday is Argyris Papadimitropoulos’ fourth feature. Monday was an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. IFC Films will release the film on April 16th, 2021 in select theaters and on demand.

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  • IFC Films to Release HOLLER, Nicole Riegel’s Directorial Debut Starring Jessica Barden

    HOLLER directed by Nicole Riegel
    HOLLER directed by Nicole Riegel

    IFC Films has acquired Holler written and directed by Nicole Riegel, one of Variety’s ‘10 Directors to Watch’ in 2020. The film marks Riegel’s directorial debut, and stars a breakout performance from Jessica Barden (The End of the F***ing World), Gus Halper (Sing Street), Pamela Adlon (Better Things, Californication), Becky Ann Baker (Freaks and Geeks, Girls), and Austin Amelio (AMC’s The Walking Dead). Holler was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, and Deauville Film Festival in 2020, and IFC Films will release the film in June 2021.

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  • TYGER TYGER Trailer, Pandemic Fantasy-Thriller Stars Dylan Sprouse

    Tyger Tyger, starring Dylan Sprouse
    Tyger Tyger, starring Dylan Sprouse

    Gravitas Ventures released the trailer for Kerry Mondragon’s stylized indie drama Tyger Tyger, starring Dylan Sprouse, set to be released in select theaters, drive-ins, digital/VOD on February 26, 2021.

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  • SUMMERTIME Trailer – Carlos López Estrada’s Spoken-word Poetry Film

    Raul Herrera, Jason Alvarez, Benet Benton, Amaya Blankenship, Tyris Winter, Gordon Ip, Lydia Ip, Maia Mayor, and Marquesha Babers appear in Summertime by Carlos Lopez Estrada.
    Raul Herrera, Jason Alvarez, Benet Benton, Amaya Blankenship, Tyris Winter, Gordon Ip, Lydia Ip, Maia Mayor, and Marquesha Babers appear in Summertime by Carlos Lopez Estrada.

    Good Deed Entertainment released the new trailer for Summertime, from Blindspotting director Carlos López Estrada, which premiered as one of the opening night films of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Summertime is scheduled to be released in the summer.

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  • Artsploitation to Release PLAYDURIZM, Bizarre Fantasy Romance Drama

    Playdurizm
    Playdurizm

    Artsploitation Films acquired Playdurizm, a neon-colored fantasy/romance/drama directed by Turkish-born, 24-year-old Gem Deger. The independent English-language Czech Film, which world premiered at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival (and won its Jury Prize for Best Picture), blends violence, romance, sex and wry comedy into a story about a young man who awakens to finds himself in an exciting but troubling new reality.

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  • Clint Bentley’s JOCKEY Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance

    Clifton Collins Jr. appears in Jockey by Clint Bently
    Clifton Collins Jr. appears in Jockey by Clint Bently, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Adolpho Veloso.

    Sony Pictures Classics acquired Clint Bentley’s Jockey premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section. Jockey stars Clifton Collins Jr., Molly Parker, and Moises Arias.

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