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.
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Watch First Trailer for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, Groundbreaking Look at the History of U.S. Anti-Black Racism Premiering at SXSW
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. Jeffery Robinson with civil rights activist and lawyer Faya Ora Rose Touré and Senator Henry “Hank” Sanders on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. | Credit: Emily Kunstler)
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Watch Trailer For LAST CALL, Indie Comedy Starring Jeremy Piven, Bruce Dern
Last Call starring Jeremy Piven, Bruce Dern, and Taryn Manning 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.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Oscar Entry QUO VADIS, AIDA? Acquired by Super LTD for Release in US
Quo Vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Žbanić 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.
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Watch First Trailer for SHIVA BABY, Witty Indie Comedy Starring Rachel Sennott as Bisexual Jewish Woman
Shiva Baby directed by Emma Seligman 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.
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Horror Film JAKOB’S WIFE Sets April Release Date Following SXSW Premiere
Anne Fedder (Barbara Crampton) in JAKOB’S WIFE | Credit: Amp Films International 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.
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Watch First Look Trailer for SOUND OF VIOLENCE, Alex Noyer’s Slasher Horror Premiering at SXSW
Sound Of Violence. Alexis (Jasmin Savoy Brown) experiencing synesthesia. | Credit: You Know Films/No Office Films) 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.
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Watch Trailer For COME TRUE, Sleep Paralysis Horror Film Starring Julia Sarah Stone
Come True, directed by Anthony Scott Burns IFC Midnight released the trailer for the haunting sleep paralysis horror film Come True from writer/director Anthony Scott Burns, and starring Julia Sarah Stone (Allure, Every Thing Will Be Fine) along with Landon Liboiron (Truth or Dare, Burning Bodhi, Girl in Progress). Come True opens in theaters, digital and cable VOD on Friday March 12th.
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REBEL DYKES and FIREBIRD World Premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
REBEL DYKES (UK, directed by Harri Shanahan and Sian A. Williams) Two new gay and lesbian films – Rebel Dykes, a brilliant and refreshing documentary history of UK post-punk dyke culture in 1980’s London; and Firebird, a sweeping love story about freedom and love against all odds set in the Soviet Air Force at the height of the Cold War will world premiere at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival.
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World War II Drama THE GOOD TRAITOR Starring Ulrich Thomsen Sets March Release Date
“The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”) directed by Christina Rosendahl Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Christina Rosendahl’s World War II drama “The Good Traitor” (“Vores mand i Amerika”), starring Ulrich Thomsen (HBO’s The New Pope, Academy Award winner In A Better World, Festen) in theaters and VOD on March 26, 2021.
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IFC Films to Release Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM Starring Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke
Gia Coppola’s MAINSTREAM starring Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield IFC Films will release Gia Coppola’s sophomore feature Mainstream, starring Academy Award® nominee and Tony Award® winner Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge, Under the Silver Lake), Maya Hawke (Once Upon A Time In…Hollywood, Stranger Things), Nat Wolff (Palo Alto, The Fault in Our Stars), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass, Bad Grandpa), Jason Schwartzman (Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, and Alexa Demie (Euphoria, Waves).
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BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL Trailer – Netflix Revealing Documentary on Rapper Notorious B.I.G Debuts in March
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (Netflix) Netflix released the trailer for Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell, a rare behind-the-scenes footage of the late rapper and hip hop icon Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., featuring the testimonies of the closest friends and family. The documentary premieres on Netflix on March 1, 2021.
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Docu Series GRETA THUNBERG: A YEAR TO CHANGE THE WORLD Premieres on PBS on Earth Day
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World PBS will air a new three-part documentary series following teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg as she seeks to raise awareness of the accelerating climate change. The documentary titled Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World (w.t.) premieres in its entirety as a special presentation on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 at 8:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. Encore airings of all three episodes air Wednesdays, April 28 – May 12, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).