The new documentary, “Trapped: Cash Bail in America” explores the growing movement to end the inherent economic and racial inequalities of cash bail while highlighting victims impacted by an unjust system, the tireless campaigners fighting for criminal justice reform, and a bail industry lobbying to maintain the status quo. The documentary is available to stream for free on the Real Stories YouTube Channel.
The pandemic-set, isolation horror/thriller Darkness in Tenement 45 from writer/director Nicole Groton (“The Melting Family”) will debut on all digital VOD platforms November 3.
The new trailer is here for Call Me Brother, an offbeat indie comedy starring Saturday Night Live’s Andrew Dismukes.
Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings has been chosen as the Ivory Coast submission for the 93rd Academy Awards. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival. Night of the Kings will be released by NEON, with plans to be announced at a later date.
NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film festival revealed the 2020 lineup of Special Events and Panels as well as the juries.
Showtime Sports announced the new short feature series, “Shut Up and Dribble”, voiced by journalist Jemele Hill set to be released on the Showtime Basketball YouTube Channel and air interstitially on Showtime over the next two weeks.
Visar Morina’s Exile (Exil) which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival will represent Kosovo in the International Feature Film category of the 93rd Academy Awards. Exile also screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sarajevo Film Festival where the film won the top prize, the Heart of Sarajevo award.
Murder on Middle Beach, a four-part documentary series directed by first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg, presents Hamburg’s complicated journey as a young man determined to solve an unspeakable crime and absolve the people he loves, while looking for answers within his fractured family and community. Murder on Middle Beach debuts on November 15 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
The European Film Academy announced the six nominees for the European Discovery 2020 – Prix FIPRESCI, an award presented annually as part of the European Film Awards to a director for a first full-length feature film.
“Night Rain,” the indie thriller from Jeanne Marie Spicuzza, Seasons & a Muse and the award-winning producers of “The Scarapist,” will make its festival debut at the 16th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival on Thursday, October 15th.
