British and international artists, filmmakers and creative teams, such as Shirin Neshat, Tania de Montaigne, Bjarne Melgaard, Karen Palmer, Darren Emerson and Anagram, are featured on the line-up for LFF Expanded program of Immersive Art and Extended Realities, at the 67th BFI London Film Festival.
Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss (“Boys State”), the new documentary The Mission explores the 2018 death of American missionary John Chau, who was killed while attempting to make contact with one of the world’s most isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island.
The world premiere of the Argentine series Nothing (Nada) directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, will open the Culinary Zinema section of 2023 San Sebastian Festival, and The Pot au Feu (La passion de Dodin Bouffant) by Tran Anh Hung, winner of Best Director in Cannes, will bring it to a close.
From Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel, a new four-hour docuseries explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. Gospel reunites acclaimed Harvard scholar and documentarian Gates with directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris after recently teaming up on Making Black America: Through The Grapevine.
The 67th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) taking place October 4 – 15, unveiled the full program line-up featuring films from filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sally El Hosaini, Jonathan Glazer, Steve McQueen, Quentin Dupieux and more.
Netflix shared an exclusive clip from Nyad, the inspiring biopic film starring Annette Bening as sixty-four-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida and Jodie Foster as her best friend and coach.
HBO revealed the official trailer for Donyale Luna: Supermodel, a documentary chronicling the remarkable life and career of Donyale Luna, the first Black model to grace the cover of both Harper’s Bazaar (1965) and Vogue (1966).
Well Go USA Entertainment debuted the official trailer for Mercy Road, the thriller film starring Luke Bracey, Toby Jones, Alex Malone, Martha Kate Morgan, Huw Higginson, and Susie Porter.
Janus Films unveiled the official trailer for Anselm (Anselm – Das Rauschen der Zeit), Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary film on German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer.
Cineverse revelaed the official trailer for On Fire, the survival action thriller film following a family forced to fight for their lives when a wildfire breaks out in their small town. The film starring Peter Facinelli, Fiona Dourif, Asher Angel, Lance Henriksen, Glenn Morshower, Ross McCal is based on true events that transpired during one of California’s wildfires.
ABS-CBN shared the official trailer for A Very Good Girl, the Filipino melodrama film starring Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award nominee Dolly de Leon (A Triangle of Sadness, Verdict, Historya ni Ha) and Filipino superstar Kathryn Bernardo (Hello, Love, Goodbye and Barcelona: A Love Untold).
European Film Academy has selected 14 feature-length documentary films to comprise the Documentary Film Selection for the European Film Awards 2023. The European Film Awards, honorring the greatest achievements in European cinema, will be presented on December 9 in Berlin.