The war epic film Devotion directed by JD Dillard, and starring Jonathan Majors opens this year’s 26th Urbanworld Film Festival, boasting a strong film slate. Majors will also serve as the festival’s official ambassador.
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DEVOTION Starring Jonathan Majors Opens Urbanworld Film Festival 2022 Slate of Films
Jonathan Majors in Devotion directed by JD Dillard
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THE WONDER Trailer: Florence Pugh Stars as a Nightingale Nurse in the Psychological Drama
The Wonder starring Florence Pugh Netflix unveiled the official trailer for The Wonder, the period drama film starring Florence Pugh and based on the book by Emma Donoghue, writer of Room. The Wonder is the tale of a young Irish girl, Anna O’Donnell, whose Catholic family claim she has eaten nothing since her eleventh birthday… four months ago.
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A RADICAL LIFE Trailer: Ricki Stern’s Documentary Looks at Radicalization of ‘First Lady of ISIS’ Tania Joya
A Radical Life directed by Ricki Stern [ discovery+ | screenshot] Set to world premiere at the 30th Hamptons International Film Festival, here is the trailer for A Radical Life, providing a first look at the documentary that takes an in-depth look at the radicalization and evolution of Tania Joya known as “First Lady of ISIS”. The film will premiere Thursday, October 13th, on discovery+.
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Romantic Comedy LOVE SICK (Enfermo Amor) to Close 14th Hola Mexico Film Festival
Enfermo Amor (Love Sick) The 14th Annual Hola Mexico Film Festival will close with the film Enfermo Amor (Love Sick) directed by Marco Polo Constandse and Rodrigo Nava; starring Camila Sodi, Mónica Huarte, Andrés Palacios, Fernanda Castillo, Adriana Louvier, Maya Zapata and Juan Pablo Medina. and an exciting musical performance by Mexican cumbia star Amandititita.
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MARS ONE, RELATIVE and AND STILL I SING Win Top Prizes at 2022 Nashville Film Festival
Cícero Lucas in Marte Um (Mars One) by Gabriel Martins | photo by Leonardo Feliciano. The Brazilian film Mars One, written and directed by Gabriel Martins, was named Best Narrative Feature, and Tracey Arcabasso Smith’s Relative earned the Best Documentary Feature award at the 53rd Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm).
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AFI Fest 2022 Announces Film Lineup incl. BONES AND ALL, WOMEN TALKING, NANNY, LE PUPILLE
Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher AFI Fest Film Festival 2022 today unveiled the full lineup of 125 films including Bones and All directed by Luca Guadagnino, Le Pupille directed by Alice Rohrwacher, Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu, SR. directed by Chris Smith, and Women Talking by writer and director Sarah Polley, which will all screen in the Special Screenings section. Of the official selections, 53% are directed by women, 32% are directed by BIPOC filmmakers and 11% are directed by LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
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Kenyan Film SAFARI by Bill Afwani to World Premiere at Cinekid Festival in Netherlands
Safari directed by Kenyan Bill Afwani The Kenyan children’s film Safari, directed by Kenyan Bill Afwani will have its world-premiere at The Cinekid Festival in the Netherlands.
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Gary Farmer to be Honored at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Gary Farmer Actor and musician Gary Farmer will receive the 2022 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence, at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN Kicks of 2022 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Lineup
The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh The Savannah College of Art and Design hosts this year’s 25th anniversary edition of SCAD Savannah Film Festival in person, October 22–29, 2022. The SCAD Savannah Film Festival will screen 143 films, including 53 narrative feature films, 20 documentary feature films, and 79 shorts, with eight world premieres and six U.S. premieres.
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FINDING HER BEAT Clip: Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett’s Documentary Spotlights Women in Taiko Drumming
Finding Her Beat directed by Dawn Mikkelson and Keri Pickett Here is a first look exclusive clip for Finding Her Beat, the new documentary on women in Taiko drumming directed by Dawn Mikkelson (Risking Light, The Red Tail), and Keri Pickett (First Daughter and the Black Snake, The Fabulous Ice Age) world premiering at 2022 Mill Valley Film Festival .
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INLAND Trailer: Rory Alexander, Mark Rylance Star in Fridtjof Ryder’s Modern Folktale Debut at London Film Festival
Inland directed by Fridtjof Ryder Ahead of its world premiere at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival, here is the first look trailer for Inland, the debut feature of Fridtjof Ryder starring Rory Alexander and Mark Rylance. The film also starring Alexander Lincoln and Nell Williams is described as a modern folktale that explores the fractured identity of a young man after the mysterious disappearance of his mother.
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MANIFEST WEST Trailer: Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson’s Coming-of-Age Drama in Theaters in November
Manifest West directed by Joe Dietsch and Louie Gibson. Samuel Goldwyn Films revealed the official trailer for Manifest West, a coming of age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they move off the grid. The film stars Lexy Kolker, Annet Mahendru, Milo Gibson, Madison Friedman, Tim Heidecker, and Michael Cudlitz.