Independent Film

Lucía Aleñar Iglesias’ TIFF Winner ‘Forastera’ Lands U.S. Release, Debuts First Look Teaser

Following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize, Lucía Aleñar Iglesias’ debut feature Forastera has been acquired by Grasshopper Films for release in US theaters.

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Canada’s Oscar Entry ‘The Things You Kill’ Sets November Release Date | Trailer

Ahead of its theatrical release slated for mid-November, The Things You Kill was submitted as the Canadian Oscar entry for Best International Film at next year’s Academy Awards.

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Four BFFs Go on a Puerto Rican Road Trip in Roselyn Sánchez’s ‘Diario, Mujer & Café’ | Trailer

“Diario, Mujer & Café” is a Puerto Rican drama directed by Roselyn Sánchez, that follows four lifelong friends, known as the “Tiki Tikis,” who reunite for a road trip across Puerto Rico.

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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Starring Ben Winshaw as Famed Photographer Captures the Quiet Brilliance of an Ordinary Life | Trailer

Peter Hujar’s Day, directed by Ira Sachs, is a dramatic retelling of a day in the life of photographer Peter Hujar.

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Jonah Finegold Has Bar Mitzvah For Love in ’31 Candles’ Romantic Comedy | Trailer

Inspired by his own life and experience with his Jewish faith, Jonah Finegold directs and stars in the new romantic comedy film 31 Candles.

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Hailey Gates’ Atropia Acquired by Vertical, Eyes December Release Date

Atropia by Hailey Gates (Vertical)

Hailey Gates’ satire film Atropia starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Jane Levy, Tim Heidecker, Lola Kirke, Zahra Alzubaidi, Chloe East, Jamie McShane and Tony Shawkat has been acquired by Vertical for release in the US.

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Josh O’Connor Bounces Back in Moving Drama ‘Rebuilding’ | Trailer

Josh O’Connor stars in Rebuilding as Dusty, a rancher whose Colorado property is destroyed by wildfire. Displaced, he ends up in a FEMA trailer camp, trying to piece together what remains of his life: family, identity, community.

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Reza Dahya’s Love Letter to Toronto Hip-Hop ‘Boxcutter’ to Open in US Theaters | Trailer

Toronto seems to be slept up as an international hip-hop hub. Director and Toronto native Reza Dahya certainly thinks so, and so he put his love for the city on the big screen with his film Boxcutter.

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Critics Roundup: Albert Birney’s ‘OBEX’ Blurs the Line Between Reality and Technology in a Horror-Adjacent Sci-Fi Odyssey

OBEX by Albert Birney (Oscilloscope Laboratories)

Directed, written, and starred in by Albert Birney, OBEX is a hard hitting science fiction which portrays the terrors of blurring the line between reality and technology.

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John Early’s Comedy Film ‘Maddie’s Secret’ Acquired by Magnolia Pictures

Maddie’s Secret (Magnolia Pictures)

The comedy film Maddie’s Secret, written and directed by comedian, writer, and actor John Early has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures.

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Hamnet Trailer – Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal Star in Chloé Zhao’s Shakespeare-Inspired Tragedy

Haunted by grief and filled with fierce love, Hamnet by Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao reimagines Shakespeare’s heart through a family’s tragedy.

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‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Trailer – Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett Star in Venice Winning Family Drama

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother is a tender, introspective family drama spanning continents and generations. The film follows three interconnected stories of estranged relatives reuniting across New Jersey, Dublin, and Paris.

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