Films

Romanian Film I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS will be Released in US

I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians

Big World Pictures will release Radu Jude’s “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” Romania’s official selection for the 2019 Academy Awards (Best Foreign Language Film). “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians” named Best Feature at the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film festival and an official selection at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, will open at IFC Center in New York on July 19 and at Laemmle Monica in Los Angeles on July 26. Other cities will follow.

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Powerful Drama SUCH A FUNNY LIFE Starring Jesse Ray Sheps, Kobi Frumer Hits Theaters in August

Such a Funny Life

Such a Funny Life, a powerful new drama from writer/director Oliver Mann, starring Jesse Ray Sheps, and Kobi Frumer, will open in theaters from August 13, 2019.

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Controversial Muslim Documentary 3 SECONDS DIVORCE is Now Streaming on Neflix

3 Seconds Divorce

Streaming now on Netflix is “3 Seconds Divorce” is a controversial documentary three years in the making by award-winning filmmaker Shazia Javed, that sheds light on the practice that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by saying the word ‘divorce’ three times. Commonly called triple-talaq or triple-divorce, this instant, oral divorce can only be given by men. In India, Muslim women have been fighting to have this practice legally abolished.

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Victor Kosskaovsky’s Fiercely Lyrical, Multi-Sensorial AQUARELA Opens August 16

AQUARELA

Sony Pictures Classics will release Aquarela, the multi-sensorial experience from director Victor Kosskaovsky that premiered at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. Aquarela will open in theaters on August 16, 2019

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HBO Acquires SXSW Documentary ERNIE & JOE

ERNIE & JOE

HBO Documentary Films has acquired Jenifer McShane’s (“Mothers of Bedford”) documentary ERNIE & JOE that follows San Antonio, Texas police officers Ernie Stevens and Joe Smarro, who are diverting people from jail and into mental health treatment.

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DAMN THESE HEELS, Utah’s LGBTQ Film Festival, Announces 2019 Lineup

Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life directed by Tomer Heymann

Damn These Heels, the longest running LGBTQ Film Festival in the Mountain West, will run July 12 to 14, 2019 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Utah.

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Watch Chilling Trailer for Social Media Horror DEADCON Featuring YouTubers Lauren Elizabeth and Claudia Sulewski

DEADCON starring YouTubers Lauren Elizabeth and Claudia Sulewski

ALTER, a new horror brand from global studio Gunpowder & Sky will be a presenting sponsor of this year’s Chicago’s Cinepocalypse Film Festival.

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SFFILM Announces Lineup for Hong Kong Cinema 2019

Tracey directed by Jun Li

SFFILM announced the lineup for the ninth annual Hong Kong Cinema series, taking place July 12 to 14 at New People Cinema and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.

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Sundance Winner BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON Releases Official Trailer

Jillian Bell appears in BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON by Paul Downs Colaizzo | photo by Jon Pack.

Amazon released the new trailer for Brittany Runs a Marathon, winner of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award. Brittany Runs a Marathon is written and directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo; and stars Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street, “Workaholics”), Michaela Watkins (“Casual,” “Trophy Wife”), Tony Award nominee Micah Stock (“Escape at Dannemora,” “Bonding”), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect, “The Mindy Project”), Alice Lee (“Take Two,” Sierra Burgess Is a Loser) and Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Bird Box). The film opens in Theaters on August 23rd, 2019.

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Kamal Ahmed’s THE MARTYR MAKER Starring Tom Sizemore Gets June VOD Release

The Martyr Maker directed by Kamal Ahmed

Indie film maker and former member of the Grammy winning comedy group the Jerky Boys, Kamal Ahmed will release his latest film “The Martyr Maker” starring Golden Globe nominated actor Tom Sizemore (Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down). The Martyr Maker also features a slew of upcoming talented New York actors including Shiek Mahmud -Bey, Cory Duval and Alexander Mercier.

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Hamptons Film Festival Selects 3 Groundbreaking Documentary Films for SummerDocs 2019

Cold Case Hammarskjöld directed by Mads Brügger

This summer, Hamptons International Film Festival SummerDocs 2019 hosted by Alec Baldwin (HIFF Co-Chair) will once again lead conversations with filmmakers and guests, presenting three new and groundbreaking documentary filmmaking and thought-provoking stories to the East End at Guild Hall. Films include Maiden directed by Alex Holmes, Cold Case Hammarskjöld directed by Mads Brügger and Circus Of Books directed by Rachel Mason.

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Eunice Lau Tackles Radicalization in Documentary ACCEPT THE CALL at Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Accept the Call directed by Eunice Lau

In the new documentary film Accept the Call from Eunice Lau, a father seeks to understand why his son is accused of terrorism. Accept the Call will world premiere at 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York.

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