Independent Film

OVID AND THE ART OF LOVE Starring Corbin Bleu of High School Musical Sets May VOD Release Date

OVID AND THE ART OF LOVE (credit: Glenna Lang)

Corbin Bleu of High School Musical fame stars in the indie drama Ovid and the Art of Love, based on the life of the famous Roman poet Ovid along with John Savage (“The Deer Hunter”), Tara Summers (“Boston Legal”) and Tamara Feldman (“Gossip Girl”). The classic story gets a modern twist from filmmaker Esmé von Hoffman in a mash-up world of contemporary Detroit. and ancient Rome. Ovid and the Art of Love which won the award for for Best Director for Esmé von Hoffman at Festival of Cinema NYC 2019 will be released on all major streaming and VOD platforms on May 19, 2020 via Level 33 Entertainment.

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Inspiring Indie Drama ABOUT A TEACHER Debuts on VOD on April 7

About a Teacher

About a Teacher, an intimate and inspiring drama that candidly takes us through the personal journey of a new inner-city public high school film teacher – written, produced and directed by Hanan Harchol, and executive produced by Sara Bloom – will be available on Amazon Prime starting April 7th, 2020.

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Watch Trailer for THE LOST HUSBAND, Indie RomCom Starring Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb

Leslie Bibb and Josh Duhamel in THE LOST HUSBAND

The romantic comedy The Lost Husband starring Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb and Nora Dunn which is set for release on April 10 via Quiver Distribution released the official trailer.

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Watch Official Trailer For DUTCH, Urban Lit Cult Classic By Teri Woods, Starring Lance Gross

DUTCH starring Lance Gross

The first official trailer dropped today for the urban lit cult classic DUTCH, based on the first book of an epic trilogy by Teri Woods starring Lance Gross (“Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne”), James Hyde (“Monarca”), Tyrin Turner (“Meet The Blacks”), Isabella Ferreira (“Orange Is The New Black”), Melissa Williams (“Tyler Perry’s The Oval”), Macy Gray (“For Colored Girls”) and Jeremy Meeks, (“True to the Game 2”) with appearances by Michael Blackson (“Nobody’s Fool”), O.T. Genasis and Renny. DUTCH opens in select theaters Fall 2020.

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Annie Silverstein’s Cannes Drama BULL Moves to a VOD Release Date of May 1

Bull directed by Annie Silverstein

Annie Silverstein’s Cannes drama BULL has been postponed and will now be released on VOD/digital on May 1, 2020. The film starring Rob Morgan (JUST MERCY, MUDBOUND, Stranger Things), Yolonda Ross (WHITNEY, The Chi) and Amber Havard screened in the Un Certain Regard section of 2019 Cannes Film Festival, earning rave reviews.

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Watch Trailer for TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG Starring Russell Crowe

True History of the Kelly Gang

IFC Films released the trailer for the film True History of the Kelly Gang on the infamous 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, starring Russell Crowe and Nicholas Hoult, which world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019.

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Release of KOKO-DI KOKO-DA and THE CLIMB Postponed, Theaters Close Due to Coronavirus

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.)

Due to the shutdown of NY and LA theaters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the release date for THE CLIMB and KOKO-DI KOKO-DA has been postponed.

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SXSW Drama SOUTH MOUNTAIN Starring Talia Balsam Sets Spring Release Date

Porch Girls – Talia Balsam, Nain Gonzalez Norvind, Violet Rea, Andrus Nichols in South Mountain

Breaking Glass Pictures will release the powerful SXSW drama South Mountain in theaters in the Spring, opening in New York at Cinema Village on April 3.

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Watch Outrageous New BUTT BOY Trailer, Indie Comedy-Thriller in Theaters on April 3

Butt Boy directed by Tyler Cornack

Epic Pictures today dropped an outrageous new trailer for Butt Boy ahead of US release in theaters April 3rd and VOD April 14th.

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Watch Trailer for Lynn Chen’s I WILL MAKE YOU MINE Premiering at SXSW

I Will Make You Mine

Lynn Chen’s (“Saving Face”) I Will Make You Mine, part of the Surrogate Valentine trilogy, release the official trailer ahead of its world premiere at 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Following SXSW premiere, Gravitas Ventures will release the film on demand starting May 26.

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Epic Pictures to Release Comedy-Thriller BUTT BOY

Butt Boy directed by Tyler Cornack

EFM: Epic Pictures Group has acquired the Fantastic Fest breakout comedy-thriller Butt Boy from director and co-writer Tyler Cornack. The film is set to release April 3rd with support from Alamo Drafthouses nationwide.

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INSIDE THE RAIN, Aaron Fisher’s Drama on Dealing with Bi-Polar, Sets March Release Date

Rosie Perez stars as a tough love shrink in INSIDE THE RAIN

Inside the Rain, written and directed by and starring Aaron Fisher, is a film that encapsulates the struggles and challenges faced by young people with bi-polar illness. The film also starring Ellen Toland, Eric Roberts, Paul Schulze with Catherine Curtin and Rosie Perez opens in select theaters starting March 13, 2020

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