After making his directorial debut in B-Boy Blues (2021), actor/singer/director Jussie Smollet returns to the world of directing with his sophomore feature film, ‘The Lost Holliday’. The independent film tells the story of a man meeting his mother-in-law for the first time after the passing of his husband.
Neon debuted the trailer for ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon‘ a documentary following the search for Renée L’Esperance, a Haitian model whose appearance was used for a 1987 typing computer program ‘Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing’. The documentary film follows Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross (Associate Producer) on their investigation of the mysterious face behind the program.
A 24 debuted the official trailer for Look Into My Eyes, an intimate documentary into the world of New York City psychics and the search for connection, from award-winning filmmaker Lana Wilson (Miss Americana, After Tiller).
Vertigo Releasing revealed the official trailer for ‘Hoard’, the feature film directorial debut of writer/director Luna Carmoon. The drama/thriller film tells the life of a woman struggling to live under her mother’s obsession with hoarding.
We Will Dance Again, the the award-winning documentary film about the October 7th Hamas terror attack on the international Nova Music Festival, will have a two-day theatrical run nationwide via Paramount+ in partnership with Iconic Events Releasing.
Over 19 years after his passing, late stand-up comedian Mitch Hedberg is getting a documentary honoring his life produced by 222-2222 Films, a partnership formed by filmmakers Jeff Siegel and Michael Blieden. Deadline announced the completion of principal photography of the untitled documentary directed by Jeff Siegel (Billy Joel: New York State of Mind, This Is a Robbery).
Uncork’d Entertainment revealed the official trailer for an Italian horror film, ‘The Well’. Embracing gore and practical effects in its filmmaking, the gothic horror film is directed by Italian pop star Federico Zampaglione (Shadow, Tulpa: Demon of Desire, Morrison), and stars Lauren LaVera (Terrifier 2 & 3) as the lead of the film.
‘Girls Will Be Girls‘ the directorial debut film of Indian director Shuchi Talati, explores the life of an Indian teenager struggling with the clash between her cultural background and her own emerging sexual needs.
Purdie Distribution revealed the trailer for ‘Tokyo Cowboy‘ an independent drama film that tells the story of a Japanese businessman trying to expand his wagyu beef business to Montana, leading to a journey of self-discovery in a foreign land of America.
Former Vice host Eddie Huang, novelist Edna O’Brien, US politician Adam Kinzinger, disability rights activist Patrice Jetter, aerial cameraman Joe Jennings, and the haenyeo fisherwomen of South Korea are among the subjects of 21 documentary titles in the 2024 Docs program, presented by A&E IndieFilms, at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024.
Sony Pictures Classics revealed the official trailer for The Outrun, the drama film by German director, Nora Fingscheidt (The Unforgiveable, System Crasher). ‘The Outrun’ stars academy award nominated actress Saoirse Ronan (Little Women, Lady Bird) in the leading role as Rona, a woman returning to her hometown as she recovers from her addiction. The film is based on a 2016 memoir of the same name by writer Amy Liptrot, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Fingscheidt.
Spaceman, the sci-fi short film by writer/director Dan Abramovici (Play It Again, Liminal), not to be confused with the Adam Sandler led Netflix film under the same title also releasing this year, explores the creative artistic journey of an artist losing passion for his crafts.