Hot Docs Festival announced the 15 films in the 2021 Special Presentations program, showcasing high-profile premieres, award winners, and works by master filmmakers or featuring star subjects.
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Hot Docs Festival 2021 Announces Special Presentations Program Lineup
All Light, Everywhere by Theo Anthony | photo by Corey Hughes.
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Watch First Teaser Trailer for THE SPINE OF NIGHT, Animation Horror Film Premiering at SXSW
Joe Manganiello as Mongrel in THE SPINE OF NIGHT Here is the first teaser trailer for “The Spine of Night” an ultra-violent, hand-rotoscoped epic fantasy inspired by the cult classic works of animators Ralph Bakshi and Frank Franzetta. The fantasy/animation/horror film Spine of Night directed by Philip Gelatt and Morgan Galen King will have its World Premiere at SXSW on March 18, 2021.
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Watch Clip from Mari Walker’s SEE YOU THEN World Premiering at SXSW
“See You Then” directed by Mari Walker Check out a new clip from the indie drama “See You Then” directed by Mari Walker and world premiering at 2021 SXSW. See You Then stars Pooya Mohseni, Lynn Chen, Nican Robinson and Danny Jacobson.
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Watch Official Trailer for EMBRYO, Patricio Valladares’ Terrifying Horror Film
“Embryo’ directed by Patricio Valladares Uncork’d Entertainment released the trailer for Patricio Valladares’ terrifying Embryo, which premiered at Frightest 2020, and set for released on Digital on April 6, 2021.
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Canadian Drama Film KUESSIPAN Gets Virtual Theatrical Release in March
Kuessipan ArtMattan Films will release the award-winning Canadian drama film Kuessipan by Myriam Verreault, adapted from the acclaimed novel Kuessipan and co-written with the novel’s First Nation Canadian author Naomi Fontaine. Kuessipan means “your turn” in the Innu language, a title chosen to mark the notion that it is the Innu people’s turn to tell their story.
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IFC Films Eyes Summer Release for ENEMIES OF THE STATE, Documentary on Bizarre Case of Anonymous Hacker
Enemies of the State IFC Films acquired Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary thriller Enemies of the State, which investigates the complicated and bizarre case of alleged Wikileaks courier and Anonymous hacker Matt DeHart. IFC Films will release the film this summer.
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Watch Trailer For THIS IS A ROBBERY: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ART HEIST, Netflix Documentary on Unsolved Art Mystery
An empty frame remains where The Storm on the Sea of Galilee was once displayed. Picture provided by the FBI showing the empty frames for missing paintings after the theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” Netflix released the official trailer for “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” the new documentary series on the unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. The documentary launches on Netflix on April 7th.
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Watch Official Trailer for TINA, Documentary on Life and Career of Music Icon Tina Turner
Tina (HBO) HBO released the official trailer for the documentary titled TINA, billed as an unvarnished and dynamic account of the life and career of music icon Tina Turner featuring a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos, and new interviews, including with the singer herself.
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Watch Official Trailer For MOFFIE, Gay Drama Set in 1980s South Africa
MOFFIE directed by Oliver Hermanus IFCFilms released the trailer for the film Moffie from South African director Oliver Hermanus exploring life of a closeted young boy serving his mandatory military service during Apartheid in 1980s South Africa.
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Watch Trailer for Q: INTO THE STORM, HBO Documentary Series Exploring the Origins of QAnon
HBO released the official trailer for “Q: Into The Storm” a six-part documentary series directed by Cullen Hoback (“Terms and Conditions May Apply”). The HBO documentary series debuts with two back-to-back episodes Sunday, March 21 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), with new episodes airing back-to-back subsequent Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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Watch Trailer for LFG – Megan Rapinoe and U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Fight for Equal Pay in HBO Max Documentary
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LFG [“Let’s F—ing Go!”] documentary In celebration of International Women’s Day, HBO Max released the trailer for the upcoming documentary film LFG, [“Let’s F—ing Go!”], a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. The film is directed by Academy Award(R)-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine.
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Marley Morrison’s SWEETHEART Wins Audience Award at Glasgow Film Festival 2021
Sweetheart directed by Marley Morrison The coming-out drama film Sweetheart directed by Marley Morrison was voted the Audience Award winner of the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival. Sweetheart is a sharply observed coming-of-age story that charts the relationship between two young women, during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. The Audience Award is the only award given by GFF and is voted for by the audience.