The 2023 highest-grossing film at the Korean box office ‘12.12: The Day’ has been selected as South Korea’s official entry for the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su tells the story of the 12.12 political coup after the assassination of Park Chung Hee, the former president of South Korea in 1979.
Based on the incredible true story of amateur filmmaker and self-made auteur Nasir Sahikh (Yeh Hai Malegaon Ka Superman) ‘Superboys of Malegaon’ follows of an endearing group of friends who pursue their extraordinary dreams.. Directed by Reema Kagti (Talaash: The Answer Lies Within), the comedy drama film is an uplifting story on friendship and the love of cinema.
One of the most influential and controversial figure in the world of professional wrestling and American entertainment, Vince McMahon is getting a six-part documentary series exploring the rise and fall of his career. Directed by Emmy-winning director Chris Smith (Tiger King), ‘Mr.McMahon’ features interviews with some of the biggest stars in pro-wrestling including Dwayne Johnson, Hulk Hogan, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, and current WWE Chief Content Officer ‘Triple H’ Paul Levesque.
Looking back at the aftermath of the 2020 US Presidential election, the HBO documentary ‘Stopping The Steal’ recounts the attempts of former president Donald Trump to discredit the American election. The documentary is directed by Emmy-winning director of ‘Leaving Neverland,’ Dan Reed.
In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Saturday Night Live writer Harper Steele reached out to her old friend and former SNL cast member Will Ferrell to tell him of her decision to live as a woman. The two decided to embark on a road trip adventure together to better understand themselves and its all documented in the Netflix documentary film “Will & Harper.”
Making her directorial debut, Demi Lovato along with Nicola Marsh co-direct ‘Child Star’ a documentary exploring the harsh reality of being child celebrities. The documentary features interviews with former child-stars including Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, JoJo Siwa, and Alyson Stoner.
Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore won the top prize, the Golden Lion for for Best Film at 81st Venice International Film Festival.
The 15th San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) runs October 16 – October 20, 2024 featuring International and locally produced dance films in various San Francisco theaters and streamed online on Marquee TV from October 21 to November 4.
From director Sue Kim (The Speed Cubers) and producer Malala Yousafzai comes ‘The Last of the Sea Women,’ a documentary film on the haenyeo divers of Jeju Island, South Korea. The documentary follows the divers, who are mostly elderly women now, as they fight to keep their traditions alive in the age of social media.
Isotre Films unveiled the first look teaser trailer and image for ‘Stomach It,’ the psychological horror film from director Peter Klausner (Closing). The film stars Jon Lee Richardson (Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F) as a crime scene cleaner struggling to stay sane in his unconventional job.
Following the success of one of Korea’s most successful action blockbusters of all time, ‘Veteran’, director Ryoo Seung-wan returns with ‘Veteran 2: I, The Executioner,’ the sequel to the 2015 hit action film. The film marks the return of Hwang Jung-min as the veteran detective as he tackles a dangerous serial killer case with a rookie detective played by Jung Hae-in.
Oscar-nominated director of ‘Hale County This Morning, This Evening’ RaMell Moss is making his narrative feature directorial debut with ‘Nickel Boys’, an ambitious drama set in the 1962 Jim Crow era. Based on the 2019 Pulitzer-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, the film tells the story of two teenagers trying to survive in an abusive segregated reform school in Talahasee, Florida. The film is shot almost entirely in first-person perspective.