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Austin Butler, Jeremy Pope, Jeremy Strong Among Honorees for Virtuosos Award at 2023 Santa Barbara Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Austin Butler (Elvis), Kerry Condon (The Banshees Of Inisherin), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Nina Hoss (Tár), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jeremy Pope (The Inspection), Ke Huy Quan, (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Jeremy Strong (Armageddon Time)

Austin Butler (Elvis), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Danielle Deadwyler (Till), Nina Hoss (Tár), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Jeremy Pope (The Inspection), Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), and Jeremy Strong (Armageddon Time) will receive the prestigious Virtuosos Award at the 2023 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The honor was created to recognize a select group of talent whose noteworthy performances in film have elevated them into the national cinematic dialogue.

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NY Actor-Playwright Alaudin Ullah Investigates Pasts of his Immigrant Parents in IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM Documentary | Teaser Trailer

Documentary

In Search of Bengali Harlem

A New York actor and playwright investigates the pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents in the documentary In Search of Bengali Harlem. Directed by Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah, the documentary will make its New York Premiere at DOC NYC in Metropolis Competition.

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THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER Trailer: Tilda Swinton Plays Mother and Daughter in the Haunting Ghost Story by Joanna Hogg

Horror + Scifi, Independent Film

Tilda Swinton in The Eternal Daughter directed by Joanna Hogg

A24 debuted the official trailer for The Eternal Daughter, a haunting ghost story starring Academy-Award winner Tilda Swinton in an iconic dual role. Also starring in the film are Joseph Mydell and Carly-Sophia Davies

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AFTERSUN, ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED, REMEMBER THIS Win Top Montclair Film Festival 2022 Awards

Montclair Film Festival

Remember This directed by Jeff Hutchens and Derek Goldman

Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells was awarded the Fiction Feature Prize at the 2022 Montclair Film Festival (MFF). All the Beauty and the Bloodshed directed by Laura Poitras, was awarded the festival’s Bruce Sinosky Award for the Documentary Feature Competition.

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Exclusive ELLIS Clip: Sascha Just’s Documentary on Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Premieres at DOC NYC

DOC NYC, Documentary

Ellis directed by Sascha Just

Here is an exclusive clip from Ellis, a new documentary on the life and times of pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr., directed by Sascha Just, and premiering at DOC NYC on November 10, 2022.

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WOMEN TALKING Wins Best Feature Film at 2022 Twin Cities Film Fest

Twin Cities Film Fest

(l-r.) Michelle McLeod stars as Mejal, Sheila McCarthy as Greta,Liv McNeil as Neitje, Jessie Buckley as Mariche, Claire Foy as Salome, Kate Hallett as Autje, Rooney Mara as Ona and Judith Ivey as Agata in director Sarah Polley’s film, Women Talking. An Orion Pictures Release [credit: Michael Gibson © 2022 Orion Releasing ]

Sarah Polley’s Women Talking took home the coveted Best Feature Film prize at the 2022 Twin Cities Film Fest. A big-screen adaptation of the Miriam Toews novel, about a group of eight women in an isolated religious community struggling to reconcile with their faith after a series of sexual assaults, Women Talking stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand in critically acclaimed roles. McDormand also served as producer on the film.

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2ND CHANCE, Ramin Bahrani’s Documentary on Richard Davis, Inventor of Bulletproof Vest, Sets Release Date

Documentary

2nd Chance directed by Ramin Bahrani

Showtime is teaming up with Bleecker Street to release 2nd Chance, the documentary from director and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Ramin Bahrani (The White Tiger, 99 Homes, Chop Shop).

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DECIBEL to Open and DECISION TO LEAVE to Close 2022 Asian World Film Festival in LA

Asian World Film Festival (AWFF)

Decibel directed by In-ho Hwang

The 8th Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) will take place November 9 – 18, 2022 in Los Angeles. AWFF kicks off Wednesday, November 9 with the world premiere of the action-thriller Decibel directed by In-ho Hwang and starring Kim Rae Won and Lee Jang Suk. The film is a sound terror action film and revolves around a bomb designer who wants to occupy the city center with a special bomb that explodes when the noise increases and a former naval deputy commander who becomes his target.

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BANTÚ MAMA, Dominican Republic’s Oscar Selection Debuts on Netflix | Teaser Trailer

Foreign Language Films

Bantú Mama directed by Ivan Herrera

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing will release Bantú Mama, the official selection of the Dominican Republic for the 95th Academy Awards on Netflix on November 17, 2022.

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TURN EVERY PAGE – THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB Trailer: Documentary Explores 50 Yr Relationship Between Literary Legends

Documentary

Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb, directed by Lizzie Gottlieb

Sony Pictures Classics unveiled the official trailer for Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb, the documentary exploring the fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb.

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TO THE END Trailer: Sundance Documentary Captures AOC and Women Behind Green New Deal

Documentary

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in To The End (Credit Rachel Lears | Courtesy of Roadside Attractions)

Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for To The End, the documentary following four women and key players in the rise of the Green New Deal.

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Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste Trailer: Netflix Documentary Investigates Controversial Wellness Company

Documentary

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (Netflix | screenshot via Youtube)

Netflix released the official trailer for Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste, the investigative documentary about a sexual wellness company behind a practice called “orgasmic meditation.” In the documentary, a sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of “orgasmic meditation” – until members come forward with disturbing allegations.

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