After making his directorial debut in B-Boy Blues (2021), actor/singer/director Jussie Smollet returns to the world of directing with his sophomore feature film, ‘The Lost Holliday’. The independent film tells the story of a man meeting his mother-in-law for the first time after the passing of his husband.
Vertigo Releasing revealed the official trailer for ‘Hoard’, the feature film directorial debut of writer/director Luna Carmoon. The drama/thriller film tells the life of a woman struggling to live under her mother’s obsession with hoarding.
‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
Purdie Distribution revealed the trailer for ‘Tokyo Cowboy‘ an independent drama film that tells the story of a Japanese businessman trying to expand his wagyu beef business to Montana, leading to a journey of self-discovery in a foreign land of America.
Sony Pictures Classics revealed the official trailer for The Outrun, the drama film by German director, Nora Fingscheidt (The Unforgiveable, System Crasher). ‘The Outrun’ stars academy award nominated actress Saoirse Ronan (Little Women, Lady Bird) in the leading role as Rona, a woman returning to her hometown as she recovers from her addiction. The film is based on a 2016 memoir of the same name by writer Amy Liptrot, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Fingscheidt.
‘The Devil’s Bath’ (Des Teufels Bad) directed by filmmaking duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala has been announced by the Film & Music Association of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber as Austria’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at next year’s Academy Awards.
Room 8 Films debuted the trailer for ‘Paradise Is Burning’, a coming of age drama/comedy film on the story of three sisters navigating their life without any parental figures.
Directed by first-time feature film director So Young Shelly Yo, here is the official trailer for ‘Smoking Tigers’ an independent film that tells the story of a young Korean-American girl and her struggle of growing up as she navigates her years of entering adulthood.
Filmmakers Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Good Vibrations, Ordinary Love) Saipan are directing a new new film about the events leading up to Ireland’s controversial 2002 World Cup campaign, which is set to go into production this summer. BAFTA-nominated Cork native Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) will play Ireland football captain Roy Keane, and two-time Oscar nominee Steve Coogan (Philomena, The Reckoning) cast as the Ireland manager Mick McCarthy.
Yellow Veil Pictures debuted the official trailer for ‘The Other Laurens’ (Les Autres Laurens), a neo-noir/comedy film following a private detective as he uncovers the truth behind his brother’s murder after his niece asks him to investigate.
After having its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival to critical acclaim, Netflix debuted the trailer for ‘His Three Daughters’ starring Natasha Leone, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon as three sisters with different personalities, reuniting after their father’s health declines.
Brainstorm Media revealed the official trailer for I’ll Be Right There, an indie comedy/drama film starring Edie Falco (The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie), ‘I’ll Be Right There’. The film tells the story of a divorced mother of two struggling between taking care of her family and her own personal life.