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IFC Films to Release THE ORIGIN OF EVIL, Stylish French Thriller Starring Laure Calamy in 2023

Foreign Language Films

The Origin of Evil (L’Origine du Mal)

IFC Films acquired The Origin of Evil (L’Origine du Mal), the thriller from writer and director Sébastien Marnier (Faultless, School’s Out) starring Laure Calamy (Cesar winner for My Donkey, My Lover & I and star of Call My Agent), Doria Tillier, Dominique Blanc, Jacques Weber, Suzanne Clément, Céleste Brunnquell, and Véronique Ruggia Saura, for release in the US. The Origin of Evil world premiered at the Venice Film Festival, followed by its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month. IFC Films will release the film in 2023.

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BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER Trailer: Nina Menkes’ Documentary Explores the Sexual Politics of Cinematic Shot Design

Documentary

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power directed by Nina Menkes

Kino Lorber debuted the official trailer Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, a new documentary that explores the sexual politics of cinematic shot design. The documentary is based on director Nina Menkes’ cinematic presentation, ‘Sex and Power, the Visual Language of Cinema’, and uses film clips by A-list directors from 1896 through to the present, to show how sexist shot design contributes to a pervasive environment of sexual harassment and assault, as well as employment discrimination against women, especially in the film industry.

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THE LINCOLN PROJECT Trailer: Documentary Series Follow the Political Group as it Takes on Trump

Documentary

The Lincoln Project [Showtime | screenshot via Youtube]

Showtime released the official trailer for The Lincoln Project, a five-part docuseries following the members of the Lincoln Project over the course of the 2020 election and its aftermath.

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TÁR Trailer: Cate Blanchett Gives Award Winning Performance as Conductor Lydia Tár

Independent Film

Cate Blanchett in Todd Field’s TÁR (Focus Features | screenshot via Youtube)

Focus Features revealed the official trailer for Tár, the psychological drama starring Cate Blanchett as the fictional Lydia Tár, a famous conductor. Also starring in the film are Mark Strong, Nina Hoss, Noémie Merlant, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Allan Corduner, and Sylvia Flote.

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Jazz Documentary MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS to Open 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck | Trailer

Documentary, Nordic Film Days Lübeck (Nordische Filmtage Lübeck)

Music for Black Pigeons directed by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed

The 64th Nordic Film Days Lübeck festival will open with the German premiere of the Danish jazz documentary Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed.

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Patricia Chica’s MONTRÉAL GIRLS is Closing Night Film of Los Angeles Intl Film Festival | Watch Clip

Los Angeles International Film Festival

Montréal Girls directed by Patricia Chica

The LA Premiere of Canadian director Patricia Chica’s directorial debut Montréal Girls is the closing night film of the 2022 Los Angeles International Film Festival. The story follows Ramy, a Middle-Eastern young man’s turbulent journey and his quest for love and enlightenment while discovering his true calling along the way.

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Ali Abbasi’s HOLY SPIDER is Denmark’s Oscar Candidate for Best International Feature Film | Trailer

Awards, Foreign Language Films

Holy Spider directed by Ali Abbasi

Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider has been selected as Denmark’s contender in the International Feature Film category for the 2023 Academy Awards. The film world premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival where Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress award for her performance.

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LA PIETÀ, THE FIVE DEVILS, PIGGY and THE MENU Win Fantastic Fest 2022 Awards

Fantastic Fest

La Pietà directed by Eduardo Casanova

The Spanish black comedy film La Pietà directed by Eduardo Casanova is the winner of the top prize in the Main Competition Feature section at the 2022 Fantastic Fest. The film stars Ángela Molina and Manel Llunell as Libertad and Mateo in a mother-son toxic relationship.

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SPECTOR Trailer: Documentary Series on Music Producer Phil Spector Lands on Showtime in November

Documentary

Spector (Showtime | screenshot via Youtube)

Spector is a four-part documentary series about enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion.

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GAME OF LOVE Trailer: Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo Star in Romantic Drama

Independent Film

Game of Love starring Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo.

Vertical debuted the official trailer for Game of Love, the romantic drama film starring Bella Thorne and Benjamin Mascolo.

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IDFA 2022 Announces Masters and Best of Fests + Premiere of Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s Personality Crisis: One Night Only

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s Personality Crisis: One Night Only

The 35th edition of International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) running from November 9 to 20 in Amsterdam announced its first competition lineups: the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary and the IDFA Competition for Youth Documentary, in addition to the Masters and Best of Fests selections.

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BAD AXE Trailer: Asian-American Family Struggles in Rural America in David Siev’s SXSW Award-Winning Documentary

Documentary

Bad Axe directed by David Siev (IFC Films | screenshot via Youtube)

IFC Films revealed the official trailer for Bad Axe, the award-winning documentary directed by David Siev. The film is a real-time portrait of 2020 and unfolds as an Asian/Mexican-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generational scars from the Cambodian Killing Fields.

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