Films

Morgan Neville to Direct Documentary on Late Anthony Bourdain

CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are partnering for a documentary film about the uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef, Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom). Focus Features will first release the documentary exclusively in theaters worldwide before the film premieres on television on CNN and streams via HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max will executive produce the film. Neville’s Tremolo Productions will produce the film.

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Watch Trailer for Showtime Sports Doc PARIAH: THE LIVES AND DEATHS OF SONNY LISTON

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Showtime Sports released the official trailer for the upcoming documentary film Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston, premiering Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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Watch New MIDNIGHT FAMILY Trailer. In Theaters in December

Midnight Family directed by Luke Lorentzen

Here is the new trailer for the multi-award winning documentary Midnight Family directed by Luke Lorentzen. The documentary which won at Sundance Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest and recently nominated for 2019 International Documentary Association Award for Best Feature opens on December 6 through 1091 Media.

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Sundance Award Winning Enviro-Thriller SEA OF SHADOWS Premieres Commercial Free on National Geographic

Sea of Shadows directed by Richard Ladkani

“It required great courage to make this film: Richard Ladkani and Andrea Crosta, both good friends of mine, risked their lives tracking down and investigating both the Chinese and Mexican cartels involved. We must try to save the vaquita, because every species matters. I hope this film can inspire real action, before it is too late.”
Jane Goodall

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IDFA Unveils Main Competition Lineup, + World Premiere of SUNLESS SHADOWS

Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei)

The world premiere of Sunless Shadows (Mehrdad Oskouei) will kick off the 32nd edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Filmed in a small juvenile detention center, Sunless Shadows steps into the enclosed world of five young Iranian women, all accomplices in the murder of their abusive husbands, fathers, or brothers-in-law. Through breathtaking monologues and whip-smart interactions, the beauty, humor, and tragedy of the characters’ daily lives confirms that a murder story is never simple.

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Laura Naylor’s Winemaking Vérité Documentary VAS-Y COUPE! to World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019

Film subjects picking grapes in Vas-y Coupe!, directed by Laura Naylor. Courtesy of By and By Productions

New York filmmaker Laura Naylor’s VAS-Y COUPE!, a beautifully observed portrait of seasonal labor at a family-owned vineyard in France’s Champagne region, will World Premiere at DOC NYC 2019.

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29th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – THE FAREWEll, UNCUT GEMS and More

The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) announced the thirty-three films and series receiving nominations for the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards along with Gotham Tributes for actors Laura Dern and Sam Rockwell, director Ava DuVernay, and the Gotham Industry Tribute to Glen Basner.

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Cinema Guild to Release Kazik Radwanski’s ANNE AT 13,000 FT

ANNE AT 13,000 FT directed by Kazik Radwanski

Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft., which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and received an honorable mention from the Platform Prize jury, was acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S. in 2020.

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Watch New Trailer for THE AERONAUTS Starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones

THE AERONAUTS directed by Tom Harper

Amazon Studios release a new trailer for The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper, and starring Eddie Redmayne along with Felicity Jones. The Aeronauts opens in Theaters on December 6, and on Prime Video on December 20.

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Eerie And Mystical Short Film THE CUNNING MAN Gets Latin American Premiere

The Cunning Man directed by Zoë Dobson

The mystical award-winning short film The Cunning Man, created, written and produced by Ali Cook and directed by Zoë Dobson will celebrate its Latin-American premiere at the renowned genre film festival Morbido. The award-winning film stars Simon Armstrong and Ali Cook.

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Film at Lincoln Center to Spotlight Films of Director Patricia Mazuy

Paul Sanchez Is Back! (Paul Sanchez est revenu!) directed by Patricia Mazuy

Film at Lincoln Center will present Rebel Spirit: The Films of Patricia Mazuy, the first American retrospective of the versatile French filmmaker’s work, November 15–17.

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35th IDA Documentary Awards Nominees Announced, FOR SAMA, LEAVING NEVERLAND and More

FOR SAMA. Sama pictured in September 2016, in the bombarded east of the city with a placard in response to US presidential candidate Gary Johnson’s infamous gaffe “What’s Aleppo” – Courtesy of Channel 4, Copyright Waad al-Kateab.

The International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the 35th Annual IDA Documentary Awards Nominees along with the Courage Under Fire Award honoree Waad Al-Kataeb, director and producer of For Sama. For the first time, the IDA will present an award for Best Director and, notably, all of the nominated films have female directors.

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