Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s debut feature film Layla will make its European Premiere as the opening film of the 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 13th – 24th, 2024.
Films
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Amrou Al-Kadhi’s ‘Layla’ to Open and Luke Willis’ ‘Lady Like’ will Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment)
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‘The Space Race’ Documentary Explores Race to Put The First Black Man Into Space | Trailer
The Space Race (National Geographic) The National Geographic documentary The Space Race explores the stories of Black astronauts and the race to put the first black man into space.
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Mia Wasikowska Stars in ‘Club Zero’ Provocative Dark Satire Film | Trailer
Club Zero Mia Wasikowska stars in the thriller film Club Zero as a teacher at an elite school who forms a disturbing bond with students, which takes a shocking turn.
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Patricia E. Gillespie’s ‘They Called Him Mostly Harmless’ True Crime Doc on John Doe Mystery Hiker Debuts on Max
They Called Him Mostly Harmless (Max / screenshot) In the new documentary They Called Him Mostly Harmless, filmmaker Patricia E. Gillespie chronicles the mystery surrounding the identity of a John Doe found dead in the swamplands of Florida and the legion of dedicated true crime fans who make it their mission to solve the case.
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Russell Crowe Stars in ‘ Sleeping Dogs’ Crime Thriller as Ex Detective with Memory Loss | Trailer
Sleeping Dogs (The Avenue Film / screenshot) The Avenue debuted the official trailer for Sleeping Dogs, the crime thriller film starring Russell Crowe as an ex-homicide detective with memory loss who is forced to solve a brutal murder he can’t recall.
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Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell Star In ‘Calamity Jane’ Western Film | Trailer
Calamity Jane (Samuel Goldwyn Films / screenshot) Samuel Goldwyn Films revealed the official trailer for Calamity Jane, the western film reuniting Emily Bett Rickards starring as Calamity Jane and Stephen Amell starring as Wild Bill.
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‘Carol Doda Topless at The Condor’ Documentary on Legendary Burlesque Performer Gets Release Date
Carol Doda Topless at the Condor (Max A. Guttierez / San Francisco Chronicle / Polaris) © Picturehouse Picturehouse will release Carol Doda Topless at The Condor, a revealing and fascinating documentary on the legendary San Francisco burlesque performer.
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Sundance Documentary ‘As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial’ to Premiere on Paramount+ | Trailer
As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial (Paramount+ / screenshot) The documentary As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial follows Bronx rap artist Kemba as he explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the criminal-justice system.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Confronts Death in ‘Tuesday’ Fairy Tale Drama | Trailer
Tuesday ( A24 / screenshot) A24 shared the official trailer for Tuesday, the fairy tale drama film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lola Petticrew as a mother and terminally ill daughter who are guided by Death (in the form of a macaw) as they cope with the daughter’s impending death
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Aisling Franciosi Stars in ‘Stopmotion’ Horror Film as a Terrifying Insane Animator – Trailer
Stopmotion (IFC Films / screenshot) IFC Films revealed the official trailer for Stopmotion, the horror film starring Aisling Franciosi as a stop-motion animator whose desire to make something truly special sets off a chain of psychologically disturbed and homicidal events that she can’t stop.
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Anthony Hopkins Stars in ‘One Life’ as Nicholas Winton ‘British Schindler’ Saving Children from the Nazis | Trailer
One Life (Bleecker Street / screenshot) Bleecker Street debuted the official trailer for One Life the biopic drama film starring Anthony Hopkins as British humanitarian Nicholas Winton known as the British Oscar Schindler, who helped save hundreds of Central European children from the Nazis on the eve of World War II.
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Alex Lora Cercos’ “The Masterpiece” Wins Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
Babou Cham and Adam Nourou in The Masterpiece by Alex Lora. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. The Masterpiece, directed and written by Alex Lora Cercos was awarded the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The short film follows a wealthy couple who meets two scrap dealers at a recycle center. Offering them more junk the wealthy couple invites them to their mansion, but the immigrants actually might be the ones with something she wants.