IFC Films released the official trailer for Benedetta, the drama directed by Paul Verhoeven based on the true story of Benedetta Carlini, a 17th-century nun in Tuscany who believed she saw visions of Christ and engaged in a lesbian affair with a fellow sister.
Sony Pictures Classics will release Mothering Sunday directed by Eva Husson in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on February 25, 2022 before expanding to other markets over the following weeks. The film will also receive a one-week qualifying run at The Landmark in Los Angeles starting November 17, 2021, qualifying the film for all potential awards.
Amazon Prime Video released the official trailer for A Man Named Scott, the new documentary on rapper and actor Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi. Directed by Robert Alexander and featuring Kanye West, Timothée Chalamet, Shia LaBeouf, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Lil Yachty, along with Pharrell Williams, the film premieres globally on November 5, 2021 on Prime.
Russia has selected Kira Kovlaneko’s Unclenching the Fists as its Official Submission for Best International Feature Film for the 94th Academy Awards. Unclenching the Fists had its World Premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize in Un Certain Regard.
The chilling creature feature Unwelcome directed by Irish-born Jon Wright (Grabbers, Robot Overlords) spins a tale of what happens to people who come in contact with the violent, bloodthirsty goblins known originally in Irish folklore as the fear dearg or “far darrig,” now often referred to worldwide as the “Redcaps.” The film will open in U.S. theaters from Well Go USA on March 17, 2022.
Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2022 Academy Awards. The animated documentary film will be released in the US on December 3.
Netflix released the official trailer for Prayers for the Stolen (Noche de fuego), the award-winning Mexican drama film on three young girls who take over the houses of those who have fled, dress up as women when no one is watching, and have a hiding place. The film was recently selected as Mexico’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.
YouTube Originals debuted the official trailer for the documentary, Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers, premiering for free globally on November 11 in full 4K resolution only on Tom Petty’s YouTube Channel.
IFC Films will release Official Competition (Competencia oficial), the Spanish comedy film starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas alongside Oscar Martínez and José Luis Gómez. Directed by Mariano Cohn, the film had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival in competition, where it earned glowing reviews. IFC Films will release the film in 2022.
Here is the official trailer for Alpha Rift, the action/fantasy film starring Lance Henriksen, Aaron Dalla Villa, and Rachel Nielsen. In the film, when a magic helmet thrusts Nolan Parthmore into a world of modern-day knights fighting supernatural evil, he’s forced to become the hero he was destined to be.
IFC Midnight debuted the official trailer for The Feast, the Welsh horror film starring Annes Elwy, Lisa Palfrey, and Caroline Berry. Directed by Lee Haven Jones, The Feast premiered at SXSW Film Festival and will open in theaters and on-demand on November 19th, 2021.
IFC Films released the official trailer for Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, a biography of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker Robert Weide, who set out to document it. The documentary plays at DOC NYC from November 11 – 19, 2021 and opens in theaters and on VOD on November 19, 2021.