American Factory, the first title from President and Mrs. Obama’s Higher Ground Productions’ slate will be released globally on Netflix August 21, 2019.
Films
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Obama’s Higher Ground Productions Sets Release Date for AMERICAN FACTORY
American Factory by Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert
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11-Year Old Boy Secretly Dreams of Being Wonder Woman for Halloween in WONDER
Wonder directed by Javier Molina Wonder, a poignant short film about an 11-year old boy from the hood questioning the traditional gender system, makes its World Premiere at the Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival on Saturday, July 20, at 4:45 pm in House B at TCL Chinese Theater.
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I LOVE YOU, NOW DIE Documentary on Michelle Carter Texting Suicide Case Sets HBO Air Date
I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth Vs. Michelle Carter directed by Erin Lee Carr Two-part documentary “I Love You, Now Die,” that premiered at this year’s 2019 South by Southwest Film Festival, takes a deeper look at the texting suicide case that made national headlines.
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AFI DOCS 2019 Award Winners – CHASING THE MOON and ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN Win Audience Awards
St. Louis Superman CHASING THE MOON, directed by Robert Stone snagged the Audience Award for Best Feature at the AFI DOCS 2019. The Audience Award for Best Short went to ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN, directed by Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan.
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THE SWEET REQUIEM, Film on Tibetan Refugees Living in India, Will Open July 12
The Sweet Requiem (Kyoyang Ngarmo) The Sweet Requiem (Kyoyang Ngarmo), the award-winning film by Tenzing Sonam and Ritu Sarin (a husband and wife filmmaking team) which had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival will open theatrically at IFC Center in New York on July 12. Other cities will follow.
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Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 Winners – THE CHRISTMAS GIFT Wins Best of Fest
The Christmas Gift directed by Bogdan Muresanu The 2019 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its Festival juried award winners with the Romanian film The Christmas Gift, directed by Bogdan Muresanu, winning the Best of Festival Award. The prize for Best International Short went to Guaxuma directed by Nara Normande; and Manila is Full of Men Named Boy directed by Andrew Stephen Lee won for Best U.S. Short.
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IFC Midnight Releases Trailer for TRESPASSERS Starring Janel Parrish
Trespassers directed by Orsin Oblowitz IFC Midnight released the trailer for Trespassers directed by Orson Oblowitz which opens in theaters starting Friday July, 12 in New York at the IFC Center and Los Angeles at the Arena Hollywood, and On Demand.
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Tilman Singer’s Horror Masterpiece LUZ Opens in Theaters on July 19
LUZ directed by Tilman Singer Tilman Singer’s LUZ, starring Luana Velis and Jan Bluthardt, which played at the prestigious Fantasia Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Berlin International Film Festival, and Sitges Film Festival, will open in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, July 19 with a national release to follow.
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Continuance Pictures Reveals Top 25 Script Submissions for 1st Continue Short Film Initiative
Continuance Pictures has selected the Top 25 script submissions for the first Continue Short Film Initiative, which aims to establish a platform for Australian talent and provide opportunities for emerging filmmakers everywhere. Unexpectedly, the Continue initiative proved popular internationally, with filmmakers from all corners of the globe submitting their film and television scripts. A third of submissions came from female screenwriters, and of the top 25 finalists, over a third were written by women.
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Urban Movie Channel Acquires Romantic Comedy HIS, HERS AND THE TRUTH
His, Hers and the Truth Following its world premiere at the 23rd annual American Black Film Festival in Miami, Florida, UMC (Urban Movie Channel) acquired the romantic comedy film His, Hers and the Truth. Written and directed by Coke Daniels, the film will premiere on UMC in December of this year.
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TEL AVIV ON FIRE, Refreshing Comedy on Israeli Palestinian Reality, Opens on August 2nd
Tel Aviv on Fire Tel Aviv on Fire, a refreshing comedy about the Israeli Palestinian reality, from New York based Israeli Director Sameh Zoabi, will open in theaters on August 2nd. The film will open on August 2nd at the Quad and Landmark 57 in New York and Laemmle Royal in LA.
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5 Documentary Film Projects Selected for Sundance Institute’s 2019 Documentary Edit and Story Lab
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Director Tabitha Jackson at the 2016 Documentary Edit and Story Lab. (c) 2016 Sundance Institute | Photo by Jonathan Hickerson. Five boundary-pushing nonfiction film project teams will convene at the Sundance Resort in Utah on June 21, for the Sundance Institute’s 2019 Documentary Edit and Story Lab.