POV’s 33rd season premieres on PBS this summer with thirteen documentary features that showcase unsung heroes and unforgettable protagonists – from youth activists in Oakland to caregivers in New York state, from organizers in Atlanta to educators in Appalachia.
The indie feature film Long Gone By, directed by Andrew Morgan and starring Erica Muñoz will air on HBO Latino linear channel at 8pm, Friday May 1, 2020.
Starting May 15, the New Orleans documentary Up From The Streets ®: New Orleans: The City of Music will be released online to support the musical artists of New Orleans.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for social distancing, this year’s fourth annual LGBTQ+ Spectrum Film Festival will be held as a “virtual festival” from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3 with six different LGBTQ+ films all available for patrons to watch from the health-safety and security of their own homes.
Netflix and Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions released the trailer for the new documentary “Becoming,” an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Becoming will be available May 6 on Netflix.
In light of widespread cinema closures as result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shudder has rerouted from their planned Spring release for Blood Quantum from writer & director Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls) and in a surprise move the film will roll-out on all Shudder platforms on April 28th at Midnight EST.
Showtime released the official trailer for the upcoming sports documentary film Basketball County: In The Water, executive produced by NBA star Kevin Durant premiering Friday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. Basketball County: In The Water examines how Durant’s hometown of Prince George’s County, Md., has recently produced more elite basketball players than anywhere else in the world.
The gripping thriller The Collini Case follows a young lawyer who stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case. Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner (Summer Storm), the award-winning drama will be released on June 5, 2020.
IFC Midnight will release writer/director Natalie Erika James’ feature debut Relic starring Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin that world premiered at Sundance Film Festival. The film, hailed as “a fresh and terrifying twist on the notorious haunted-house tale” will be released on July 10, 2020 in theaters and on demand / digital rental.
In Asia, the debut narrative feature from director Ruthy Pribar world premiering at the down-sized 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, Shira Haas, star of the Netflix series Shtisel and Unorthodox, plays 17-year-old Vika, daughter of single mother Asia played by Alena Yiv. Vika’s deteriorating health urges Asia to finally find her voice as a mother and to embrace and cherish their time together.
Greenwich Entertainment will release the HISTORY documentary “Desert One” directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA” and “American Dream”) that premiered to rave reviews at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary film recounts the April 24/25, 1980 thrilling attempt to rescue 52 US citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran. Following Greenwich’s theatrical release, “Desert One” will be broadcast on HISTORY.
Things We Dare Not Do (Cosas que no hacemos), the second feature film by Mexican director and cinematographer Bruno Santamaría and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Laura Poitras and Charlotte Cook, will have its world premiere in the World Showcase section at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.