Sony Pictures Classics released the trailer for The Human Factor from director Dror Moreh documenting the behind the scenes story that shaped some of the most intense and tenuous negotiations of the Middle East peace process.
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Watch Trailer for THE HUMAN FACTOR, Behind-the-Scenes Story of Middle East Peace Process Negotiations
THE HUMAN FACTOR directed by Dror Moreh
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HBO Releases Trailer For TRANSHOOD, Documentary Profiling Transgender Teens Debuts November 12
TRANSHOOD, directed by Sharon Liese HBO released the official trailer for their groundbreaking documentary Transhood which debuts today November 12th. Filmed over the course of five years in Kansas City, Transhood is an inspiring chronicle of the lives of four young people and their families as they each navigate growing up transgender in America’s heartland.
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Kenya Submits THE LETTER for Best International Feature Film Competition at 2021 Oscars
The Letter directed by Maia Lekow and Christopher King The Kenya Film Commission selected DOC NYC-bound The Letter as the country’s official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The film commission describes it as ‘filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is an intimate family portrait that reveals an indestructible female power.’
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Chilling Documentary ALABAMA SNAKE, on Appalachian Preacher’s Plot to Murder his Wife, Debuts on HBO
Alabama Snake The documentary Alabama Snake, debuting Wednesday, December 9 on HBO, explores the shocking story of Glenn Summerford, a Pentecostal minister and serpent handler who attempted to murder his wife with a rattlesnake.
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THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER, Stylish Investigation Into the Unsolved Mystery of the Plane Hijacker, Debuts on HBO
The Mystery of DB Cooper. The hijacked Northwest Airlines jetliner 727 sits on a runway for refueling at Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington (Nov. 25, 1971). Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, debuting Wednesday, November 25 on HBO, is an exhilarating dive into the confounding, unsolved case of the elusive “D.B. Cooper,” the unidentified man who in 1971 successfully hijacked and parachuted from a 727 jet with $200,000 – and disappeared without a trace.
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Documentary GHOSTS OF THE REPUBLIQUE – on French Gay Couple’s Journey to Las Vegas to Start a Family via Surrogacy – Sets November Release Date
Ghosts of the République The documentary film Ghosts of the République by Jonathon Narducci will be available on Amazon Prime, iTunes and other platforms starting November 17, 2020.
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Canadian Comedy THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lands in Virtual Cinemas in US in November
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Canadian comedy The Twentieth Century from director Matthew Rankin, and starring Daniel Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Catherine St-Laurent, Seán Cullen, along with Trevor Anderson will open in Virtual Cinemas on November 20, 2020. The film is a satire of the rise to power of young politician William Lyon Mackenzie King, who would go on to become a long-serving prime minister of Canada.
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Deepa Mehta’s FUNNY BOY to Represent Canada in Best International Feature Film Competition at 2021 Oscars
Funny Boy directed by Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy will represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.
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Showtime Releases Trailer for MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY, Documentary on Timothy Leary, High Priest of LSD
My Psychedelic Love Story Showtime released the trailer for My Psychedelic Love Story, the newest documentary from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris (Wormwood, The Fog of War). The film, which was the Closing Night selection at AFI Fest earlier this month and will screen at DOC NYC next month, is a psychedelic head trip crossed with a possible CIA conspiracy and wrapped in a fascinating love story told by the late Joanna Harcourt-Smith about her time with Timothy Leary.
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Brazilian Dystopian Futuristic Film DIVINE LOVE, Opens in US in November
Divine Love directed by Gabriel Mascaro Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro’s (Neon Bull) Divine Love (Divino Amor) that world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, begins its North American theatrical premiere on Friday, November 13.
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HBO Releases THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Documentary Trailer
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Courtesy HBO. HBO released the trailer for the documentary “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart,” spotlighting the legendary band, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Marshall (“Seabiscuit”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), chronicling the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fame in the 1960s, went on to write over 1,000 songs, including twenty #1 hits throughout their storied career. This film follows the Bee Gee’s meteoric rise as they rode the highs of fame and fortune, negotiated the vagaries of the ever-shifting music business and navigated the complexities of working so intimately alongside family.
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14th Asian Film Awards Winners – PARASITE Wins Best Film
PARASITE (GISAENGCHUNG) Parasite won the Best Film award at the 14th Asian Film Awards (“AFA14”) along with Best Screenplay for co-writers Han Jin Won and the film’s director Bong Joon Ho. The film also won for Best Production Design and Best Editing totaling four awards. “I am grateful to all the people involved with the Asian Film Awards for making it possible that Parasite could become part of AFA’s legacy. I strongly believe that we will meet in person next year at the Asian Film Awards, shake hands, and enjoy talking with one another without masks…I believe that nothing can stop us from continuing to make films,” said Bong