From Confederate statues across the South being taken down, to the removal of teachings of critical race theory, America has long struggled with how to look back on its history. Suzannah Herbert captures this disagreement and confusion and turns it into Natchez, a film about the Mississippi town of the same name, where its citizens are beginning to come to a head on how its past should really be remembered.
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Pascal Bonitzer’s French Art World Drama ‘Auction’ Sets US Release Date | Trailer
Pascal Bonitzer’s latest film, Auction, starring Alex Lutz and Léa Drucker, offers a window on the art dealing world, where a delicate balance often exists between ethics, money, and power.
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Mike P. Nelson’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night” is Dreaming of a Very Bloody Christmas | Trailer
The dark spin on the innocuous Christmas classic “White Christmas” is no joke. The Mike P. Nelson-directed Silent Night, Deadly Night, starring Rohan Campbell and Ruby Modine, aims to give yet another spin to the 1984 holiday horror film of the same name.
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein to Receive Vanguard Tribute at 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards
Frankenstein (Ken Woroner/Netflix) Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will receive the Gotham Vanguard Tribute at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards.
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Canada’s Oscar Entry ‘The Things You Kill’ Sets November Release Date | Trailer
Ahead of its theatrical release slated for mid-November, The Things You Kill was submitted as the Canadian Oscar entry for Best International Film at next year’s Academy Awards.
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Four BFFs Go on a Puerto Rican Road Trip in Roselyn Sánchez’s ‘Diario, Mujer & Café’ | Trailer
“Diario, Mujer & Café” is a Puerto Rican drama directed by Roselyn Sánchez, that follows four lifelong friends, known as the “Tiki Tikis,” who reunite for a road trip across Puerto Rico.
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‘The President’s Cake’ and ‘To the West, in Zapata’ Win Top Prizes at 33rd Hamptons Film Festival
The President’s Cake by Hasan Hadi The President’s Cake directed by Hasan Hadi won the Award for Best Narrative Feature; and To the West, in Zapata directed by David Bim received the Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 33rd edition of Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Landmarks’ Wins Best Film Award at 69th BFI London Film Festival
Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) by Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) has won the Best Film Award at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.
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‘Peter Hujar’s Day’ Starring Ben Winshaw as Famed Photographer Captures the Quiet Brilliance of an Ordinary Life | Trailer
Peter Hujar’s Day, directed by Ira Sachs, is a dramatic retelling of a day in the life of photographer Peter Hujar.
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Premieres of ‘Whistle’ to Open and ‘Ask E. Jean’ to Close 16th DOC NYC Lineup
Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meerpol DOC NYC, the film festival for documentaries in New York City, will close its 16th edition with the NYC premiere of Ivy Meerpol’s Ask E. Jean.
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SFFILM Reveals 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup
TOP ROW, L TO R: Cover-Up, photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux. A LIFE ILLUMINATED, photo courtesy of Sandbox Films.
BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Director Laura Poitras, photo by Jan Stürmann. Director Mark Obenhaus, photo courtesy of Mark Obenhaus. Director Tasha Van Zandt, photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt.SFFILM unveiled the lineup of ten features and 12 short films for the 11th Doc Stories film festival taking place at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, November 6–9, 2025.
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38th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Unveils Competition Lineups
As I Lay Dying by Mohammadreza Farzad, Pegah Ahangarani, Intersecting Memory by Shayma’ Awawdeh, and happiness by Firat Yücel. (courtesy IDFA) The 38th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) taking place in Amsterdam from November 13 to 23, 2025 unveiled the main competition lineups.
