Films

Uma Thurman Narrates THE AGE OF NATURE, PBS Nature and Wildlife DocuSeries

The Age of Nature

The Age of Nature, a three-part documentary series, explores how an increased awareness of the natural world is leading to a new chapter in the story of both humanity and the planet. With stunning photography, the series focuses on the resiliency of Earth’s ecosystems through stories of success, as scientists, citizens and governments act to fix past mistakes and restore the environment. With the current pandemic exposing the fragility and vulnerability of humankind, the balance of nature and our relationship with it is more important than ever. Narrated by Uma Thurman, The Age of Nature premieres Wednesdays, October 14-28, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET..

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Watch Trailer for ALIEN ADDICTION, Shae Sterling’s Award-Winning Sci-fi Comedy

Alien Addiction

Gravitas Ventures debuted the official trailer for the award-winning sci-fi comedy Alien Addiction directed by Shae Sterling.

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SOFTIE, First Kenyan Film to Premiere at Sundance, Sets September Release Date

Softie directed by Sam Soko

Written and directed and by Kenyan filmmaker Sam Soko, Softie is the first film from Kenya to ever premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary film which won the Special Jury Award for Editing at the festival will be released in virtual cinemas nationwide starting September 18th.

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Story of Broadway’s First African-American Leading Man in THE BLACK EMPEROR OF BROADWAY, Releases in Fall

The Black Emperor of Broadway

Directed by Arthur Egeli (Murder on the Cape), The Black Emperor of Broadway is the story of the first African-American leading man on Broadway, Charles Gilpin. Gilpin was cast by playwright, Eugene O’Neill to be the lead in his play “The Emperor Jones” in 1920, a time when “blackface” was the norm on stage. O’Neill and Gilpin clashed numerous times over the cultural representation of Gilpin’s Emperor Jones, and while O’Neill’s name became celebrated, Gilpin’s was tragically lost to history.

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ARMY OF LOVERS IN THE HOLY LAND, Doc on Swedish Queer Disco-pop Band, to Premiere in NYC

ARMY OF LOVERS IN THE HOLY LAND

Army of Lovers in the Holy Land, is Asaf Galay’s new award-winning documentary about the Jewish roots of the Swedish queer disco-pop band Army of Lovers and its charismatic singer Jean-Pierre Barda’s extraordinary journey to make aliyah – examining the notions of home, identity and family along the way.

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JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE, Documentary on Late Civil Rights Icon to Air on CNN

President Barack Obama awards the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Congressman John Lewis in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House February 15, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

John Lewis: Good Trouble, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon’s Army), will premiere for television Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:00pm Eastern and Pacific on CNN. The documentary, an official selection of the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, explores the extraordinary life of the legendary civil rights activist and legislator, the now-late Rep. John R. Lewis.

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Watch First Trailer for MANDIBLES, Quentin Dupieux’s Comedy Flick Starring Grégoire Ludig and David Marsais

Mandibles (Mandibules)

Ahead of its world premiere out of competition at Venice Film Festival on Saturday, September 5, the first trailer debuted for Quentin Dupieux’s (Deerskin) comedy Mandibles (Mandibules).

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Watch Trailer for SPIRAL, Queer Horror Film Starring Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

SPIRAL starring Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

In Spiral, directed by Kurtis David Harder (Summerland, Incontrol), a gay couple moves to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life, but nothing is as it seems in their new neighborhood

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Institutional Racism Faced By an Aboriginal Boy in Australia are Confronted in IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS, Premiering on PBS Television Series POV

In My Blood it Runs directed by Maya Newell

Set in Australia’s Northern Territory, In My Blood it Runs follows Dujuan, a young Aborginal boy with a spiritual connection to, and vast knowledge of, his cultural ancestry. At home in Alice Springs, Dujuan is surrounded by his loving family, which includes his mother, his two brothers, and his maternal grandmother Nana Carol, with whom he has a special bond.

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BFI London Film Festival Adds New Strand of XR and Immersive Art

All Kinds of Limbo, National Theatre. Photographer: Simon Sorted

The BFI London Film Festival unveiled LFF Expanded: the Festival’s new strand of XR and Immersive Art, featuring Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and including live immersive performance.

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Tommy Oliver’s 40 YEARS A PRISONER to Premiere at TIFF and Debut on HBO in December

40 Years a Prisoner

Tommy Oliver (“1982”) directs, produces and shoots the documentary 40 Years a Prisoner, chronicling the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades long fight to free his parents.

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Watch First Trailer for Cooper Raiff’s SHITHOUSE, SXSW Grand Jury Prize Winner

Maggie and Alex talk by the baseball field in Shithouse. | Credit: Rachel Klein

IFC Films debuted the first trailer for Shithouse, written, directed, and starring Cooper Raiff, in his feature debut. Shithouse won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the virtual 2020 SXSW Film Festival, where the film made its World Premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition section. Shithouse will open in in theaters and VOD on October 16.

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