Finding The Money is a new documentary on deficit spending, the national debt and the controversial Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) featuring economist, NY Times Bestselling author, Professor Dr. Stephanie Kelto.
Films
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Finding The Money – Economists Upend Theories on National Debt in Maren Poitras’ Controversial Documentary | Trailer
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Three Promises – Palestinian Filmmaker Yousef Srouji Shares His Mother’s Secret Recording of Second Intifada in Emotional Documentary | Trailer
Three Promises (Tikkun Olam Productions / screenshot) A mother films her family’s life while sheltering from Israel’s attacks during the Second Intifada in the West Bank in the documentary Three Promises. In 2017, almost 20 years later, her son filmmaker Yousef Srouji discovered her archive of home footage.
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Jenna Kanell Stars in ‘Faceless After Dark’ Horror Film | Trailer
Faceless After Dark (Dark Sky Films) Dark Sky Films debuted the official trailer for Faceless After Dark, the horror film written by and starring Jenna Kanell from the Terrifier franchise.
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‘New Life’ – Hayley Erin and Sonya Walger Star in Dark Horror Thriller Film | Trailer
New Life (Brainstorm Media) Brainstorm Media shared the trailer for New Life, the horror thriller starring Hayley Erin as a mysterious woman on the run, and Sonya Walger as the fixer assigned to bring her in.
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Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter’s FÁR Wins Eva Maria Daniels Prize at Stockfish Film & Industry Festival
FÁR producer Rúnar Ingi, director Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter and producer Sara Nassim with their awards (© Ingrida Milko) Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter was awarded the Eva Maria Daniels Award for Vital Filmmaking for her narrative short film FÁR at the Stockfish Film & Industry Festival (SFIF). The prestigious prize came with 1.5 million Icelandic Króna for the filmmaker to put towards their next project. The ceremony took place at the 25th annual Edda Awards, presented by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy.
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Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Woods Star in ‘Backspot’ Queer Cheerleader Drama | Trailer
Backspot (XYZ Films / screenshot) XYZ Films shared the official trailer for Backspot, the drama film starring Devery Jacob as a queer cheerleader navigating the world of professional cheerleading.
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Flipside – Filmmaker Chris Wilcha Reflects on Disappointments and Failures in Inpsiring Documentary | Trailer
Flipside (Oscilloscope) Oscilloscope Laboratories debuted the official trailer for Flipside, the documentary follows filmmaker Chris Wilcha as he reflects on opportunities lost and gained while trying to save the New Jersey record store where he worked as a teenage clerk.
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First Look Images – ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’ Hulu Documentary Film
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu) Hulu shared the first look images from “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge,” the new documentary on the iconic fashion designer set to world premiere as the opening night selection at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, and launches on June 25 on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ internationally.
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Banel & Adama – Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s Senegalese Love Story and Oscar Entry Opens in US Cinemas | Trailer
Banel & Adama (courtesy IFFR) Kino Lorber shared the official trailer for Banel & Adama, the Senegalese romantic drama film starring Khady Mane as Banel and Mamadou Diallo as Adama, young adults who fall in love and decide to live separately from their families in a remote village in northern Senegal, and find their relationship tested by pressures from the community.
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İlker Çatak’s ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Wins LUX European Audience Film Award 2024
The Teachers’ Lounge co-writer Johannes Duncker with European Parliament Vice-President Evelyn Regner (left) and MEP Sabine Verheyen. (© European Union 2024, Photo: Philippe Buissin) The Teachers’ Lounge by German director İlker Çatak is the winner of the LUX European Audience Film Award voted on by the European public and the members of the European Parliament. Johannes Duncker who co-wrote the screenplay with İlker Çatak, accepted the Award at a ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.
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Restoration of Napoléon by Abel Gance to Open Cannes Classics at Cannes Film Festival
Napoléon by Abel Gance © La Cinémathèque française After taking more than sixteen years to bring Abel Gance’s masterwork back to life, the restored Napoléon (1st period) will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere as the opening film of Cannes Classics at the 77th Festival de Cannes
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Sarah Polley on Board as Executive Producer of ‘Beethoven’s Nine: Ode To Humanity’ Documentary | Trailer
Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity, the new feature documentary from Emmy-winning and Oscar®-nominated Canadian filmmaker Larry Weinstein will have its World Premiere at Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival on April 28.