In celebration of the music festival’s 20th anniversary, YouTube Originals is partnering with Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for a feature-length documentary “Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert” set to premiere March 31.
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Watch Teaser Trailer for ‘Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert’ – Music Fest Documentary from YouTube Originals
Bassnectar Live at Coachella
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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE Leads Nominations for GALECA LGBTQ Critics’ 11th Dorian Awards
Portrait of a Lady On Fire (PORTRAIT DE LA JEUNE FILLE EN FEU) Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Parasite led the film nominations for GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics’ 11th Dorian Awards given for the best in film and television of 2019. Portrait of a Lady on Fire and was nominated for Film of the Year, Foreign Language Film of the Year and LGBT Film of the Year.
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Watch New Trailer for ADVOCATE – Oscar Shortlisted Documentary on Controversial Israeli Lawyer Lea Tsemel
Advocate by Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche Film Movement released a new trailer for the award winning documentary Advocate, a powerful portrait of the controversial Israeli defense attorney Lea Tsemel, directed by Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche. The documentary opened in theaters on Friday, January 3, 2020 in New York at Quad Cinema and Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal.
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Watch Trailer for A WHITE, WHITE DAY – Award Winning Icelandic Film Starring Ingvar Sigurdsson
The new trailer was released for the Icelandic film A White, White Day (Hvítur Hvítur Dagur), the second feature from Hlynur Palmason (Winter Brothers). A White, White Day starring Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Ingi Hilmarsson and Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir premiered in 2020 Cannes Critics Week (La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes) where Ingvar Sigurdsson won Best Actor. Film Movement will release Palmason’s A White, White Day in select theaters on February 28th, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for THE CLIMB – Cannes Winning Buddy Dramedy Set for Sundance 2020
Left to Right: Kyle Marvin as Kyle, Michael Angelo Covino as Mike in The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin(Photo by Zach Kuperstein. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.) Sony Pictures Classics released a new trailer for Michael Angelo Covino’s debut The Climb, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard section and won the Jury Coup de Couer Prize. The film starring Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Gayle Rankin, Judith Godréche, George Wendt, Talia Balsam follows best buddies Kyle and Mike who share a close bond until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancée.
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Watch Trailer for Indie Comedy ELSEWHERE Starring Ken Jeong, Parker Posey, Beau Bridges
ELSEWHERE starring Ken Jeong, Parker Posey, Beau Bridges The indie comedy Elsewhere from Costa Rican filmmaker Hernan Jimenez, and starring Ken Jeong, Parker Posey, Jackie Tohn, Beau Bridges, Kathleen Munroe, Aden Young, along with Jacki Weaver released the first official trailer. Elsewhere which premiered at the Napa Valley Film Festival will be released in select US theaters and on VOD starting January 24th, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for JOHN HENRY Starring Terry Crews and Ludacris
JOHN HENRY starring Terry Crews and Ludacris Saban Films released the trailer for Will Forbes’ directorial debut, John Henry starring Terry Crews (Deadpool 2, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) and Ludacris (The Fast and Furious franchise, Show Dogs).
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Obama Reveals Favorite Movies of 2019: American Factory, Booksmart, Parasite
Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with American Factory directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar Former president Barack Obama shared his list of favorite movies of 2019 which included American Factory, a film from his own production company, Higher Ground, that was recently shortlisted for an Oscar. The list features primarily some of the most critically acclaimed indie films and documentaries of 2019 including Amazing Grace, Apollo 11, Ash Is Purest White and The Last Black Man in San Francisco.
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Nino Aldi’s Comedy Short Film TRIBES to Premiere at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Nino Aldi’s role-reversal comedy Tribes, starring DeStorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Daytime Emmy-winning producer/actor Jake Hunter (Class Act). Self-identity is a bitch
Tribes
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XR Experience PERSUASION MACHINES to World Premiere at Sundance 2020
A still from Persuasion Machines by Karim Amer and Guvenc Ozel, an official selection of the New Frontier Exhibitions program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. From the team behind the Oscar shortlisted documentary feature The Great Hack, Persuasion Machines’ Extended Reality (XR) experience will World Premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in New Frontiers.
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[Trailer] ArtMattan Films Acquires Shola Amoo’s THE LAST TREE from Sundance 2019
The Last Tree directed by Shola Amoo ArtMattan Films, the film distribution arm of ArtMattan Productions acquired the award winning coming-of-age drama The Last Tree by Shola Amoo which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival as the World Cinema – Dramatic Opening Night film. The Last Tree is Shola Amoo second feature length film after A Moving Image (2017).
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Watch Trailer for THE TRUTH – Starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke
La vérité (The Truth), directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu and starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke IFC Films released the official US trailer for The Truth (La vérité) the latest film from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) that world premiered at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. The film starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Ludivine Sagnier, and Roger Van Hool, will open in select US theaters on March 20th, 2020