Making his feature film directorial debut, writer/director G.S. Foxwood helms ‘Wild Eyed and Wicked,’ a drama/mystery film exploring the theme of generational trauma with elements of fantasy. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Austin Film Festival where it won the Dark Matters Audience Award. It also screened at the 2023 Dances With Films NYC.
From George Nolfi, the writer of ‘Bourne Ultimatum’ and ‘Oceans Twelve, ‘Elevation’ is a post-apocalyptic action/thriller film starring Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, and Maddie Hasson. Mackie stars as a single father who has to survive in a post-apocalyptic world to save his son.
Co-written by and starring comedian Stavros Halkias, ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ is a comedy film about outcasts trying to rebuild their doomsday cult after missing their ritual suicide.
Known for his biographical films on notable figures throughout history with ‘Jackie,’ ‘Spencer,’ and the Oscar-nominated ‘El Conde,’ Pablo Larraín now directs ‘Maria,’ a biographical drama film on one of the most influential opera singer of all time, Maria Callas. The film stars Angelina Jolie in its leading role of Callas.
Marking the second feature film from actor turned director Jesse Eisenberg, ‘A Real Pain’ is a comedy/drama film led by Eisenberg himself and Kieran Culkin (Succession, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World). The film follows the pair as they embark on a holocaust tour in Poland to honor to honor their grandmother.
Based on an original story by Josh O’Connor (La Chimera, Challengers), ‘Bonus Track’ is the feature film directorial debut of Julia Jackman. The coming-of-age romcom follows the story of a teenager with a dream of music stardom as he figures out his future and his identity after a new student enrols at his school.
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin teams up with frequent collaborators Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson on ‘Rumours’ an absurd black comedy film about world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit to talk about an existential global threat facing humanity.
26 years after the SwissAir Flight 111 tragedy, production has commenced in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the drama film ‘111’ written and directed by Mauro Mueller. Starring in the movie are award-winning Canadian actors Kris Holden-Ried (Departure) and Natalie Brown (The Strain), and Swiss actor Ursina Lardi (Lore) alongside an international cast.
Academy Award-winning director of ’12 Years a Slave’ Steve McQueen returns after a six-year narrative film hiatus with ‘Blitz,’ a war drama starring Elliott Heffernan and Saoirse Ronan as mother and son looking for each other in the midst of World War II England.
Following it’s recent screening at the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Briarcliff Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for Ali Abbasi’s (Holy Spider, The Last of Us) biographical film on the controversial US president Donald Trump, ‘The Apprentice‘. The film follows Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) in his early business career including his relationship with lawyer Roy Cohn and his first wife Ivana.
Following his Best Actor Oscar win for ‘Oppenheimer,’ Cillian Murphy now stars in ‘Small Things Like These,’ a period piece drama film based on the 2021 award winning novel by Claire Keegan. Produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, the film is helmed by director Tim Mielants.
Making her feature film directorial debut, award-winning actress Nicki Micheaux helms ‘Summer of Violence’ an independent film set in Denver in 1993, and inspired by the true events where over 70 homicides were committed in the city of Denver.