Helmed by investigative journalist Mónica Palomero, 900 Days Without Anabel is a new Netflix true crime documentary series about the longest kidnapping in Spanish history—the abduction of young woman Anabel Segura.
Films
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‘900 Days Without Anabel’ – Netflix True Crime Docuseries Explores Spain’s Longest Kidnapping | Trailer
900 Days Without Anabel (screenshot / Netflix)
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Canadian Rock Sensation Simple Plan Documentary in Production at Prime Video
Simple Plan (courtesy Prime Video) Canadian multi-platinum-selling rock band Simple Plan is teaming up with Prime Video for a documentary that chronicles their successful career as they tour the world in celebration of their 25th anniversary. Lead singer Pierre Bouvier announced the untitled documentary live on stage before thousands of fans at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas. The documentary is set to launch globally on Prime Video in 2025.
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‘Pedro Páramo’ – Manuel García-Rulfo and Tenoch Huerta Star in Rodrigo Prieto’s Adaptation of Classic Mexican Novel | Trailer
Pedro Páramo (Netflix) Making his directorial debut, four-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon, Brokeback Mountain), who has helmed the cinematography for Martin Scorsese’s last four films, presents Pedro Páramo, an adaptation of the groundbreaking 1955 novel by Mexican author Juan Rulfo.
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‘Bread and Roses’ – Afghan Women Fight Back Against the Taliban in Sahra Mani’s Documentary | Trailer
Bread and Roses (Netflix) Following the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan on 30 August 2021, Bread and Roses is a documentary that offers a window into the seismic impact that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods. The documentary film follows three women in real time as they fight to recover their autonomy.
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‘The Lost Children’ – Netflix Documentary Tells Story of Siblings Surviving Tragic Plane Crash in Colombian Jungle | Trailer
The Lost Children (Netflix) The Lost Children (Los niños perdidos) is an amazing survival story of the Mucutuy siblings and the heroic quest to bring them home after surviving a tragic plane crash in the Colombian jungle. The documentary features first-hand testimonies and extraordinary archive material from those who risked their lives to search for them, including the Colombian Army, Indigenous volunteer rescuers, and the children’s family.
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‘Tsunami: Race Against Time’ Documentary Series on 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to Premiere on National Geographic
Tsunami: Race Against Time (screenshot / National Geographic) In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in history, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that took over 225,000 lives, National Geographic will present Tsunami: Race Against Time, a four-part documentary series on the devastating catastrophe.
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‘The Legend of Ochi’ – Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard Star in Isaiah Saxon’s Fantasy Adventure Film | Trailer
The Legend of Ochi (screenshot / A24) Directed by first-time feature filmmaker Isaiah Saxon, best known for his award-winning music videos like Björk’s Wanderlust (2008), The Legend of Ochi is a fantasy adventure film that follows a young girl as she embarks on a journey to help her new adorable forest creature friend.
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European Film Academy Announced 5 Films Nominated for European Short Film
The European Film Academy revealed the five films nominated in the European Short Film category. Vimeo will serve as the exclusive title sponsor of the European Short Film category, now renamed to “European Short Film – Prix Vimeo”.
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‘The Monkey’ – Theo James and Elijah Wood Star in Osgood Perkins’ Stephen King Adaptation | Teaser Trailer
The Monkey directed by Osgood Perkins (screenshot / NEON| Coming off from the critical and commercial success of Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins returns with his second collaboration with NEON in The Monkey. Produced by James Wan and adapted from a 1998 Stephen King short story, the film follows a pair of twin brothers, both played by Theo James, haunted by a string of deaths around them.
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Annie Baker’s A24 Coming of Age Drama ‘Janet Planet’ Sets Streaming Debut on Max
Julianne Nicholson and Zoe Ziegler in Janet Planet. (Courtesy of A24) Janet Planet, the directorial debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 2014’s The Flick, Annie Baker, will make its streaming debut on Max and its broadcast debut on HBO.
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‘Bird’ – Barry Keoghan Stars as a Deadbeat Dad to Nykiya Adams in Andrea Arnold’s Coming of Age Drama | Trailer
Bird by Andrea Arnold Academy Award-winning director Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) helms Bird, the coming of age drama on a young girl, played by newcomer Nykiya Adams, as she navigates her adolescence while dealing with her absent father and an intriguing new friend.
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‘Nocturnes’ – Sundance-Winning Immersive Documentary Explores Moths in the Himalayas | Trailer
Nocturnes (Grasshopper Film) Set in the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, Nocturnes is an immersive documentary following an ecologist on her quest to study moths in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan.