Independent Film

IFC Films to Release Sundance Winner TESLA Starring Ethan Hawk

Ethan Hawke appears in Tesla by Michael Almereyda

IFC Films will release Tesla, directed and written by award-winning filmmaker Michael Almereyda (Marjorie Prime Experimenter, Hamlet) and starring Ethan Hawk. Four-time Academy-Award® nominee and frequent IFC Films collaborator, Ethan Hawke (Boyhood, Blaze) stars in the title role as Nikola Tesla, with Eve Hewson (Behind Her Eyes, The Knick), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet), Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show, Drunk Parents), Donnie Keshawarz (The Wolf of Wall Street, The Adjustment Bureau), Rebecca Dayan (Celeste & Jesse Forever, H.), Josh Hamilton (Eighth Grade, Blaze), and Lucy Walters (Jett, Power) to round out the cast.

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Filmmaker David Midell Tackles Police Violence in Award Winning Film THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN

Frankie Faison (Kenneth Chamberlain) in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is a new film from David Midell that was set to make its Mississippi Premiere at the Oxford Film Festival, before the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dave Franco’s Directorial Debut THE RENTAL Starring Alison Brie Gets a July Release Date

The Rental directed by Dave Franco, starring Alison Brie

IFC Films will release The Rental, Dave Franco’s chilling thriller co-written by Franco and Joe Swanberg day-and-date on July 24th. The film stars Alison Brie (Glow, Horse Girl, Promising Young Woman), Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Call of the Wild), Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) and Sheila Vand (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Snowpiercer).

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Israeli LGBTQ Drama 15 YEARS Arrives on VOD/DVD on April 28

15 YEARS

The searing, insightful LGBTQ drama 15 Years from writer/director Yuval Hadadi will be released on DVD/VOD on April 28. The film which world premiered at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival as the Opening Night film, and went on to have a healthy festival life, won the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling 2019 – the 37th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival.

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Breaking Glass to Release UNION BRIDGE, Gothic Thriller Directed by Brian Levin

Union Bridge

Breaking Glass Pictures will release Lynchian southern gothic thriller Union Bridge, the debut feature from writer/director Brian Levin. The film is scheduled to open in Los Angeles on May 15, and arrive on DVD & VOD platforms May 19.

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Darkly Comical Film BAD EDUCATION Starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney to Premiere on HBO

BAD EDUCATION Starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney

The darkly comical film Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney that world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will debut Saturday, April 25 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.

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FINDING GRACE, Heartwarming Family Film on VOD in April

Finding Grace

Written and directed by Warren Fast, Finding Grace is the charming and loving story of a family who find their way back to one another by embracing faith and kindness. The film will be available to rent and buy for the first time on video-on-demand this April.

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Sundance Award Winning Film THE SHARKS Out on VOD on April 14

The Sharks (Los Tiburones)

The coming-of-age drama The Sharks (Los Tiburones), the directorial debut from Lucía Garibaldi, which world premiered at Sundance, where Garibaldi took home the prestigious Directing Award in World Cinema – Dramatic, will be released on VOD on April 14 and DVD on April 28.

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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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