
Sick Sick Sick (Sem seu sangue) by Brazilian director Alice Furtado will have its World Premiere at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) in Cannes. It is her feature debut as director.

Sick Sick Sick (Sem seu sangue) by Brazilian director Alice Furtado will have its World Premiere at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) in Cannes. It is her feature debut as director.

In Nicolas Brown’s award-winning documentary The Serengeti Rules, five pioneering scientists explores some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, and make surprising discoveries that flip our understanding of nature on its head. The film which had its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, will open in New York City at The Quad Cinema on Friday, May 10, 2019 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center on Friday, May 17, with and additional select markets in the US and Canada following in the spring and summer via Abramorama.

Devilworks dropped the poster and trailer for the UK supernatural horror ‘The Young Cannibals’ from writer/director duo Kris Carr and Sam Fowler.

Martha: A Picture Story, is filmmaker Selina Miles’ vibrant portrait of photographer Martha Cooper, who in 1970s New York, captured the first images of graffiti appearing on the city’s subway carriages, and decades later, realizes she’s become an unusual icon of the street art world. The film, world premiering at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, released the first look – a video clip, which quickly captures the fascination behind the icon Martha Cooper.

The Intercept has released a short documentary by reporter and filmmaker Stephanie Tangkilisan focused on the effects of the “Bronx 120” raid, the largest in New York City history, on the life and prospects of a young man named Kraig Lewis.

Just before its World Premiere on Saturday April 27 at the Tribeca Film, Picture Character, a documentary about emoji released the first look – a fascinating video clip from the film. In the clip, Rayouf Alhumedhi explains why she created the hijab emoji.

Just Say Goodbye from director Matt Walting is the impactful and unforgettable story of a young woman trying to save the life of her suicidal friend. From Leomark Studios, Just Say Goodbye opens in theaters on May 10.

Filmmaker Parisa Dunn who co-produced the award-winning human rights feature DESERT DANCER, starring Freida Pinto, has teamed with NBA All-Star, author and TV personality, Caron Butler, known for his legacy with The Miami Heat and L.A. Lakers as well as his passion for U.S. justice system reform on the new documentary THE GREEN DREAM

A Midnight Screening of The Shining presented by Alfonso Cuarón, the 50th Anniversary of Easy Rider with Peter Fonda in attendance, are among highlights of the lineup of Cannes Classics program at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Other highlights include the 25th anniversary screening of La Cité de la peur, Luis Buñuel in the spotlight with three films, the attendance of Lina Wertmüller, the Grand Prix of 1951 Vittorio De Sica’s Miracle in Milan, a final salute to Milos Forman, and the first Japanese animated film in color, the World Cinema Project.

From director Michael Gallagher comes Funny Story a heartfelt tragicomedy you never saw coming that teaches us about the destructive power of narcissism, the healing power of forgiveness, and the dangers of doing karaoke after drinking enough tequila.

Sheffield Doc/Fest will open the 26th edition on Thursday June 6, with the UK premiere of the much anticipated Diego Maradona, directed by Asif Kapadia, with over 500 hours of footage from Maradona’s personal archive.