Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream will open Sheffield DocFest 2022 on June 23, 2022. Written, directed, edited and produced by Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) the film which premiered in the Midnight Screenings’ section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, presents a genre-defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie.
IFC Films and AMC+ acquired U.S rights to Freegard, the espionage thriller from directors Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn. The film stars James Norton (Little Women), Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man), Shazad Latif (Star Trek Discovery), Marisa Abela (Industry), Edwina Findley (The Wire), Sarah Goldberg (The Dark Knight Rises), Jimmy Akingbola (Ted Lasso), and Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh).
Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli (Baahubali 1 & 2, Eega)’s epic action drama, RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt), will get a “last chance” theatrical re-release in select theaters across the US for one night only on Wednesday, June 1st.
Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel, executive produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by Belgian filmmakers Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier, takes a look at the mythical past and uncertain future of one of the last enclaves of New York bohemia.
Ben Winchell stars in the drama film The Road to Galena as power lawyer Cole Baird, who despite the fact that he has all the trappings of success, he’s crippled by a career he never wanted and a dream left behind.
Directed by Sagar Ballary (“Bheja Fry”), Jungle Cry, the inspirational sports film is based on the inspiring true story of 12 orphan, tribal, underprivileged children from Kalinga Institute (KISS) in Odisha, India, and their triumphant journey to the International Junior Rugby Tournament held in the UK in 2007.
Searchlight Pictures released the official trailer for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, the comedy drama starring Emma Thompson as a retired widow and Daryl McCormack as a young sex worker that she hired for a night of pleasure and self-discovery.
Focus Features debuted the official trailer for Brian and Charles, the buddy comedy starring David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, James Michie and Nina Sosanya, that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Directed by James C. Clayton in his directorial debut, the action-packed film Bullet Proof will be released in the U.S. and Canada this summer, via Grindstone Entertainment Group, a Lionsgate company. IndustryWorks Studios will present the film to the foreign market this year at the world-renowned Marche du Film in Cannes, France.
My Friend Tommy, a seriously comedic feature documentary by filmmaker Nem Stankovic, is set to World Premiere at the Dances With Films (DWF 25) film festival, taking place June 9-19 in person at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
Emily Branham’s first feature documentary Being Bebe roars into Pride Month on June 7th on Video on Demand and will make its Broadcast Premiere on Fuse in the U.S. and OUTtv in Canada on June 21st.
The new true crime tale, American Pain, directed by Emmy® Award-winner Darren Foster traces the rise and fall of Chris and Jeff George, identical twins who are believed to be America’s most prolific opioid kingpins. In just a few short years of operation, the Georges ran a pill mill empire that attracted clients from around the country, and spawned a prescription drug trafficking network with an estimated street value of more than $500M. The film will premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in June, and is currently slated for release in 2023.