The state of affordable housing in metropolitan cities around the globe – from Barcelona to Berlin to Toronto to New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco – is front and foremost in the award winning film PUSH from director Fredrik Gertten.
IF/Then Shorts announced the finalists for the inaugural North Shorts Program, a fellowship and fund in partnership with Points North Institute, LEF Foundation, and ScreeningRoom.
The award-winning documentary film Love Child is a political love story about Leila, her secret love, Sahand, and their escape from Iran.
Showtime released the trailer for the upcoming docu-series The Comedy Store, which chronicles the evolution of comedy from within the walls of the legendary L.A. club. Directed and executive produced by Mike Binder (The Upside of Anger, Reign Over Me), who started at the Store as a doorman before rising to main stage performer, and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Mike Tollin (The Last Dance), the five-part series premieres on Sunday, October 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
Kornél Mundruczó’s Pieces of a Woman, the first English-language film from the acclaimed Hungarian filmmaker recently premiering in competition at the 2020 Venice Film Festival was acquired by Netflix.
In honor of National Video Game Day, the documentary Console Wars debuted the official trailer, providing a nostalgia-filled first look at the iconic ’90s battle between video game companies Sega and Nintendo.
The 32nd Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany, announced the winners of its National and International Competitions at the awards ceremony in the Schauburg Dresden festival cinema.
Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman released the new trailer for his latest film, the documentary City Hall that looks at Boston’s city government, covering racial justice, housing, climate action, and more. The film, as with all Wiseman’s films, is long, clocking in at over 4 and 1/2 hours. City Hall had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival, followed by North American Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, then US Premiere at New York Film Festival; and will be released in November, 2020.
The new trailer debuted for the documentary feature Belly of the Beast featuring the original song ‘See What You’ve Done’ written and performed by nine-time Grammy winner and two-time Oscar nominated singer-songwriter, Mary J. Blige. Belly of the Beast exposes modern-day eugenics and reproductive injustice in California prisons.
Goldwyn Films released a new trailer for the coming-out/coming-of-age comedy film Dating Amber from director David Freyne, set for digital release on November 13. Set in Ireland during the mid-’90s, Dating Amber stars Fionn O’Shea as Eddie and Lola Petticrew as Amber who decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. The film also stars Sharon Horgan, Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Evan O’Connor, Ian O’Reilly, and Emma Willis.
