Telluride Film Festival announced its official program selections of nearly sixty feature films, short films, and revival programs for the 51st edition taking place over Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2024.
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11 International Films Selected for Official Competition at 68th BFI London Film Festival
Under the Volcano directed by Damian Kocur (courtesy BFI London Film Festival) From a gripping Irish portrait of deep-rooted generational rivalry to a stop-motion animated tale of self-discovery; a moving portrait of living with deaf parents in Tokyo to a follow up feature from one of Zambia’s most distinctive voices, 11 international films have been selected for Official Competition at the 68th BFI London Film Festival and contend for the Best Film Award.
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‘Union’ – Brett Story and Stephen Maing Captures Fight for Amazon Workers Rights in Sundance-Winning Documentary | Trailer
Union by Brett Story and Stephen Maing (screenshot) In 2021, worker’s rights activist Chris Smalls created the Amazon Labor Union to fight for the unfair working conditions for Amazon workers. ‘Union,’ the debut feature documentary by filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing provides a look inside ALU and Smalls’ journey towards better workers rights for Amazon employees.
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Netflix Scoops up Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie as Opera Legend | Watch First Clip
Angelina Jolie in Maria by Pablo Larraín (Netflix) Ahead of the world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, a new clip was released for Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic of American opera singer Maria Callas, starring Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie.
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Mati Diop’s ‘Dahomey’ to Open Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Program of 72nd San Sebastian Festival
Dahomey © Les Films du Bal – Fanta Sy Berlinale Golden Bear for Best Film winner Dahomey by Mati Dop will open the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section of the San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition. The section will include the participation of 23 titles from filmmakers such as Leos Carax, Arnaud Desplechin, Elena López Riera, Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias and Jane Schoenbrun competing for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award.
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Restored ‘Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases’ World Premieres at BFI London Film Festival
Sherlock Holmes, The Golden Pince-Nez (BFI National Archive) The restoration of Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases will make its World Premiere as this year’s Archive Special Presentation of the 68th BFI London Film Festival.
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‘Mugaritz’ Documentary and ‘The Platform 2’ Headline Culinary Zinema at 72nd San Sebastian Festival
“Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre” by Paco Plaza (courtesy SSIFF) The documentary “Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre” from Paco Plaza opens the Culinary Zinema section at San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition. In the documentary, the spectator will become the exceptional witness of the reinvention process taking place at Mugaritz, the restaurant run by Andoni Luis Aduriz, one of the most creative and influential chefs in the international scene.
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‘Art Dealers’ – Music Documentary Shines a Light on Rock-n-Roller Low Cut Connie | Trailer
Art Dealers. (Courtesy of Dark Star Pictures) Art Dealers is a music documentary that takes a backstage look at rock and roll artist Low Cut Connie, aka Adan Weiner as he and his band holds a three-night concert production of their newest album ‘Art Dealers’.
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‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ – Jim Broadbent Goes on an Inspiring Journey in Touching Movie | Trailer
Jim Broadbent in ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’. (Courtesy of Quiver Distribution) Returning after a successful run directing the award-winning mini series ‘Normal People’, director Hettie Macdonald comes with ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a feature film, telling the sweet and inspiring journey of an elderly man who sets off on a journey to meet a dying old friend. The film is based on the 2012’s Rachel Joyce novel of the same name.
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Ellen Frankenstein and Atman Mehta’s Documentary ‘Cruise Boom’ Looks at Effects of Tourism on Small Alaskan Town | Watch Clip
Cruise Boom From filmmakers Ellen Frankenstein (Tracing Roots, Eating Alaska) and Atman Mehta, comes Cruise Boom, a documentary telling the story of a small Alaskan town as they face a new challenge of globalization as the cruise tourism industry rebounds after the COVID lockdown. The documentary film focuses on the effects of the changes from the eyes of the town locals.
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‘She Taught Love’ – Darell Britt-Gibson and Arsema Thomas Lead Nate Edwards’ Romantic Drama Film | Trailer
Arsena Thomas and Darell Britt-Gibson in ‘She Taught Love’. (Andscape) A struggling actor meets a career-driven woman facing her mortality in She Taught Love, a new romance drama film from filmmaker Nate Edwards.
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‘Daytime Revolution’ – Documentary Looks Back at Week John Lennon and Yoko Ono Hosted Mike Douglas Show | Trailer
Mike Douglas, Yoko Ono, and John Lennon in Daytime Revolution. (Photo by Michael Leshnov, courtesy Kino Lorber) For one week on 1972, legendary musician John Lennon and partner Yoko Ono took over the co-hosting duties for the Mike Douglas Show, leading into a week of some of the most unforgettable moments in daytime television history. Kino Lorber unveiled the official trailer for a documentary looking back at this eventful week of television history, ‘Daytime Revolution’.