Directed by Sean Cisterna, The Long Rider, the award-winning western documentary on Filipe Masetti Leite’s journey from Canada to Brazil entirely on horseback, will screen at the Dances With Films film festival in L.A on June 16.
Films
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THE LONG RIDER Trailer. Sean Cisterna’s Documentary Follows Filipe Masetti Leite’s Horseback Journey
The Long Rider directed by Sean Cisterna
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Watch Teaser Trailer for FROM THE HOOD TO THE HOLLER, Award-winning Documentary on Charles Booker’s Campaign to Unseat Mitch McConnell
From The Hood To The Holler directed by Pat McGee Following the award-winning premiere at Cleveland International Film Festival, the documentary From The Hood To The Holler directed by Pat McGee will make its New York premiere at the 2022 Brooklyn Film Festival. From The Hood To The Holler won 5 awards including Audience Choice at 2022 Cleveland International Film Festival.
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DONNA, Candid Documentary on Trans Personality Donna Personna Premieres at Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Trailer
Donna directed by Jay Bedwani Donna, a documentary film by award-winning Welsh filmmaker, Jay Bedwani will premiere at Frameline46 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival at the Castro Theater on June 25 at the height of San Francisco’s Pride Week. The film paints an intimate and candid portrait of Bay Area trans activist, artist, performer and personality, Donna Personna, who was 60 when she made her drag debut at the iconic Aunt Charlie’s.
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CIVIL Trailer. Netflix Documentary Follows Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump as he Takes on Cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
Ben Crump in Civil directed by Nadia Hallgren Netflix debuted the official trailer for Civil, a documentary on a year in the life civil rights attorney Ben Crump as he takes on the civil cases for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Andre Hill.
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Showtime Launches New Half-Hour Anthology Series Spotlighting Short Films | Trailer
Pozole by Jessica Mendez Siqueiros A new half-hour anthology series Spotlights: A Showtime Short Film Series will roll out Sunday, June 12 on Showtime featuring the bold works of various emerging filmmakers, with each episode featuring two to three short films that vary in timely subject matter, tone and perspective.
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HAPPY F’K’IN SUNSHINE, Derek Diorio’s Comedy on a Struggling Metal Band Premieres at Dances With Films | Trailer
Happy F’K’IN Sunshine directed by Derek Diorio A foul-mouth comedy about a struggling metal band, Happy F’K’IN Sunshine will have its world premiere at this year’s 25th anniversary edition of Dances With Films film festival in Hollywood.
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Watch Teaser Trailer for WELCOME, VIOLETA!, Brazilian Cult Thriller Premieres at Brooklyn Film Festival
Welcome, Violeta! (Bem-vinda, Violeta!) directed by Fernando Fraiha Set to world premiere at the 2022 Brooklyn Film Festival, here is the teaser trailer for Welcome, Violeta! (Bem-vinda, Violeta!), the psychological thriller from Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Fraiha.
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CHERNOBYL: THE LOST TAPES Trailer. Deep-dive Documentary on the 1986 Nuclear Power Plant Disaster Debuts on HBO
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes directed by James Jones HBO released the official trailer for Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes, the documentary that takes a deep-dive behind the 1986 disaster of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker James Jones (Mosul), Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes debuts Wednesday, June 22 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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FAMILY DINNER Teaser Trailer. Austrian Horror Film by Peter Hengl Premieres at Tribeca Festival
Family Dinner directed by Peter Hengl Here is the teaser trailer for Family Dinner, the new horror/thriller from Austrian filmmaker Peter Hengl, which world premieres at Tribeca Film Festival.
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Kino Lorber to Release FRAMING AGNES, Chase Joynt’s Sundance Winning Documentary on Lived Experiences of Trans People | Trailer
Zachary Drucker in Framing Agnes by Chase Joynt. | photo by Ava Benjamin Shorr. Kino Lorber will release Chase Joynt’s innovative hybrid film Framing Agnes, which explores the lived experiences of trans people past and present through reenactments of transcripts from a UCLA gender study conducted in the 1960s. The film will make its New York premiere at NewFest on June 5, followed by a theatrical release from Kino Lorber in December.
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DC/DOX New Documentary Film Festival Launches in Washington, DC
Sophia directed by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle Founded by industry veterans Jamie Shor and Sky Sitney, DC/DOX a new documentary film festival is coming to the nation’s capital, launching with a special one-night-only on June 15, 2022 at the Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema in Washington, DC. The inaugural festival will take place in June 2023.
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Watch Teaser Clip from LOVELY JACKSON, Matt Waldeck’s True Crime Documentary at American Black Film Festival
Lovely Jackson directed by Matt Waldeck [ image via screenshot | Zodiac Features ] Ahead of its world premiere at the American Black Film Festival on June 17th, here is the first look teaser clip from Zodiac Features’ new biographical true crime docu-thriller, Lovely Jackson, the feature film directorial debut from filmmaker Matt Waldeck, (“I See You”).