Chosen to represent Mexico in the 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature category, Sujo is a coming-of-age film telling the journey of the son of a cartel gunman trying to find his identity after his father’s passing.
Films
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‘Sujo’ Trailer – Orphaned Son of Cartel Sicario Struggles after Father’s Death in Mexico’s Oscars Submission
Sujo by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez (screenshot / The Forge)
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‘From Ground Zero’ Trailer – 22 Palestinian Filmmakers Capture their Lives in Gaza in Revealing Anthology Film
From Ground Zero – Sorry Cinema, Ahmed Hassouna (Watermelon Pictures) Selected as the official entry for Palestine for the 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature category, Above Ground Zero is an anthology film made by 22 Palestinian filmmakers telling the story of their homeland and its people during the Israel-Gaza war.
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‘Inheritance’ Trailer – Phoebe Dynevor and Rhys Ifans Star in Neil Burger’s Espionage Thriller
Phoebe Dynevor in Inheritance (screenshot / IFC Films) From Neil Burger, the director of Limitless and Divergent, Inheritance is an espionage thriller film starring Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton, Fair Play) as a woman unraveling the mystery of her father who she finds out to be a former spy.
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‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ Documentary to Make Streaming Debut on HBO/Max
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (courtesy Sundance) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, the award-winning documentary chronicling the inspiring life of celebrated actor, will have its streaming debut on HBO and Max.
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‘The Black Sea’ Trailer – Derrick B. Harden is a Black Man Stuck in a Small European Town in Indie Comedy Film
The Black Sea (Courtesy of Metrograph Pictures) Co-directed by Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack, That One Day) and rapper/filmmaker Derrick B. Harden in his directorial debut, The Black Sea is a comedy/drama film telling the story of a man from Brooklyn who gets stuck in a small town on the Black Sea, where he’s the only black person in the town.
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Movies Released on Friday November 22 – From Animation ‘Flow’ to Documentaries ‘Never Look Away’ ‘Porcelain War’ ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’
Glintz Zilbalodis’ animated awards contender Flow, about animals seeking a new home, leads the lineup of films opening in U.S. theaters on November 22, alongside a slate of compelling documentaries. Lucy Lawless makes her directorial debut with Never Look Away, chronicling the life of CNN war camerawoman Margaret Moth. Porcelain War tells the story of a Ukrainian family who stayed behind to defend their home during the war. Raoul Peck pays tribute to South African photographer Ernest Cole in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, while Steve Pink’s The Last Republican explores the journey of Adam Kinzinger, a Republican Congressman who publicly condemned Donald Trump after January 6th.
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‘Nature of the Crime’ Trailer – Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet’s HBO Documentary Examines the U.S. Parole System
Nature of the Crime (screenshot / HBO) Filmmakers Ricki Stern (HBO’s “Here to Climb” and “My So-Called High School Rank”) and Jesse Sweet (“Killer Robots,” “The Murders Before the Marathon”) examine the U.S. Parole System through the stories of three incarcerated men pursuing release in the documentary “Nature of the Crime.”
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‘Polo’ Trailer – Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix Documentary Goes Behind The Scenes of the Glamorous Sport
Polo (screenshot / Netflix) From executive producers Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, comes the documentary series Polo, an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the fast-paced and glamorous world of Polo.
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Dekanalog Acquires Laurynas Bareiša’s ‘Drowning Dry’ Lithuania’s Oscar Submission, for 2025 Release
Drowning Dry (Dekanalog) Dekanalog has acquired Drowning Dry (Sesės), the sophomore feature film by Lithuanian filmmaker Laurynas Bareiša selected as Lithuania’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards. The haunting family drama celebrated its world premiere at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, where the film won the Best Director prize for Bareiša, and the Best Performance Award was shared by its ensemble cast.
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‘Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story’ Trailer – Peacock Docuseries Investigates Joe Francis’ Notorious Franchise
Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story (screenshot / Peacock) Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story is a new three-part documentary series on Peacock that delves into the infamous adult entertainment franchise Girls Gone Wild and its controversial founder, Joe Francis. The series includes interviews with Francis’s former employees, victims, and his first in-depth, in-person interview in nearly a decade.
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‘The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies, and the FBI’ Trailer – FBI Translator Falls in Love with Rapper Turned ISIS Member in Chris Moukarbel’s Documentary
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI (screenshot / Showtime) The Honey Trap is a true crime documentary from Emmy-nominated filmmaker Chris Mourkarbel that follows the bizarre love story between former Berlin rapper turned ISIS member Denis Cuspert and an FBI translator who went rogue to marry Cuspert.
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‘Parthenope’ Trailer – Gary Oldman and Celeste Dalla Porta Star in Paolo Sorrentino’s Naples Drama
Parthenope (screenshot / A24) Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, The Hand of God) returns with Parthenope, a coming-of-age drama exploring the love life of a young woman set against the picturesque backdrop of Naples. The film premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and also screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the 38th AFI Fest.