“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.”
Jamaican proverb.
Independent Film
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Watch Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Anthology Trailer
Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe”
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Family and Faith-Themed Drama PASS THE LIGHT Sets December Release Date
Pass The Light The family and faith-themed drama “Pass The Light” will be released digitally through Freestyle Digital Media on December 4th and on DVD on December 8, 2020.
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30th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – FIRST COW, NOMADLAND, RELIC Receive Best Feature Noms
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Forty-one films and series are nominated for this year for the 30th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, considered one of the leading awards for independent film and signaling the kick-off to the film awards season. Best Feature nominations went to The Assistant, First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, and Relic, becoming the first time all of the best feature nominees are directed by women. In total, eleven competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series.
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Canadian Comedy THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lands in Virtual Cinemas in US in November
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Canadian comedy The Twentieth Century from director Matthew Rankin, and starring Daniel Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Catherine St-Laurent, Seán Cullen, along with Trevor Anderson will open in Virtual Cinemas on November 20, 2020. The film is a satire of the rise to power of young politician William Lyon Mackenzie King, who would go on to become a long-serving prime minister of Canada.
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David Bowie Glam-Rock Biopic STARDUST Drops Trailer + Release Date
Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn IFC Films today released the official trailer for the David Bowie glam-rock, road-trip film Stardust, starring award-winning actor and musician Johnny Flynn (EMMA.; Clouds of Sils Maria) as the legendary music icon.
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Deepa Mehta’s FUNNY BOY Acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing
Deepa Mehta, courtesy Janick Laurent (CNW Group/Hamilton-Mehta Productions Inc.) Oscar nominee Deepa Mehta’s latest film Funny Boy was acquired by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing. Widely known for her trilogy films, Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005), Mehta’s latest is based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai. ARRAY will release Funny Boy in select cities and on Netflix beginning Thursday, December 10.
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Watch Trailer for FAREWELL AMOR, Ekwa Msangi’s Immigrant Drama Inspired by Family Story
Farewell Amor directed by Ekwa Msangi IFC Films released the trailer for writer/director Ekwa Msangi’s intimate immigrant story Farewell Amor, an Official Selection of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. The film starring Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Chi”), Zainab Jah (False Positive), Jayme Lawson (The Batman) will open on Friday, December 11, 2020 in theatres and on Digital and VOD.
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LGBTQ+ Romantic Comedy HAPPIEST SEASON Starring Kristen Stewart to Premiere on Hulu
Happiest Season starring Kristen Stewart Clea DuVall’s LGBTQ+ holiday romantic comedy, Happiest Season will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on Wednesday, November 25. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley, Victor Garber and Mary Steenburgen.
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Isaac Ezba’s Sci-Fi Thriller PARALLEL Gets a December Release Date
Parallel directed by Isaac Ezban Vertical Entertainment will release the sci-fi thriller Parallel from director Isaac Ezban in theaters and on demand on December 11, 2020.
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Watch THE LIFE AHEAD Trailer, Italian Drama Starring Sophia Loren
“The Life Ahead” (La vita davanti a sé) Netflix released the trailer for the Italian drama “The Life Ahead” (La vita davanti a sé) from director Edoardo Ponti and starring Academy Award® winner Sophia Loren, along with Ibrahima Gueye. In the film set in seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor Madame Rosa (Loren), takes in 12-year-old street kid Momo (Gueye), who recently robbed her. The two become each other’s protectors, anchoring an unconventional family.
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Michael Covino’s THE CLIMB Gets New Release Date of November 13th
Left to Right: Kyle Marvin as Kyle, Michael Angelo Covino as Mike in The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin(Photo by Zach Kuperstein. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.) Sony Pictures Classics will finally release The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino in select theaters nationwide on November 13, 2020.
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THE WORLD WITHOUT YOU Trailer – Emotionally-Charged Drama Stars Radha Mitchell and Perrey Reeves
The World Without You starring Radha Mitchell and Perrey Reeves The powerful indie drama The World Without You starring Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black) and Perrey Reeves (Entourage) released the new trailer ahead of the VOD release on November 1, 2020.