HBO Max debuted the official trailer for the documentary “Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests,” set to premiere on March 4, 2021. Directed by Tim Travers Hawkins (“XY Chelsea”), the documentary explores the origins of America’s obsession with personality testing.
The horror-comedy Hawk and Rev: Vampire Slayers directed by Ryan Barton-Grimley will be released on digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms and DVD on March 16, 2021 through Freestyle Digital Media.
Netflix released the teaser trailer for the new documentary Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, that delves in the college admissions scandal that dominated the headlines. The documentary directed by Chris Smith, the filmmaker behind Fyre scandal documentary, will be released on March 17, 2021.
Russian distributor Central Partnership kicks off 2021 with a bunch of brand-new films presented at EFM. These films include “The World Champion”, “December”, “The Pilot. A Battle for Survival” which have not been announced at the global market yet, as well as “The Ice Demon”, “Row 19”, “White Snow”, “Zoya” and the high-budget blockbusters “Chernobyl” and “Fire”.
“Film business in Russia is coming back to life, despite the pandemic-related restrictions. Most of the productions have resumed and we are boosting our international sales and digital distribution. At EFM we announce new films based on high-quality genre storytelling: powerful female characters, real-life events, thrillers and more… This year it’s still our main focus to bring national productions to the global audiences”, says Central Partnership’s CEO Vadim Vereschagin.
Through personal stories, Olga Lvoff’s award-winning documentary Busy Inside delves deeply into Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) – formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, a condition that fascinates and puzzles modern psychiatry.
In the psychological thriller Rose Plays Julie starring Ann Skelly, Orla Brady and Aidan Gillen, an adoptee’s search for identity leads to a dark turn of events. Written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, the film nominated for “Best Film” at the London Film Festival, will open in virtual cinema, VOD and digital on March 19, 2021.
Here is the first trailer for Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, ACLU lawyer Jeffery Robinson’s groundbreaking look at the history of U.S. anti-Black racism set to premiere at SXSW 2021 in the Documentary Spotlight program.
IFC Films released the trailer for Paolo Pilladi’s indie comedy Last Call starring Jeremy Piven, Bruce Dern, Taryn Manning, Jamie Kennedy, Cathy Moriarty, and Cheri Oteri. The film opens in theaters, on digital and on demand March 19th, 2021.
Super LTD, the boutique label from NEON, will release Jasmila Žbanić’s Quo Vadis, Aida?, starring Jasna Djuricic which made its World Premiere to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival, where it received three Awards including the Brian Award, Signis Award and Premio Unimed. The film, which is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Official Entry for the Academy Awards® and was recently shortlisted, went on to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best International Feature.
Utopia released the first trailer for Shiva Baby, the indie comedy starring Rachel Sennott as Danielle, a young bisexual Jewish woman who attends a shiva with her family and runs into her ex-girlfriend and her sugar daddy.
Ahead of its world premiere at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, RLJE Films acquired the horror film, Jakob’s Wife, for release in theaters and on Demand on April 16, 2021. Shudder will premiere the film on its platform later in the year.
Check out the first teaser trailer for Alexy Noyer’s slasher horror film Sound of Violence, world premiering at SXSW Film Festival. Gravitas Ventures will release the film in theaters and on demand on May 21, 2021.