IFC Films has acquired Lakota Nation vs. the United States, the documentary directed by Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli (MLK/FBI). The film chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways America has ignored its debt to Indigenous communities and ponders what might be done today to repair the wrongs of the past.
The “critically-acclaimed, wickedly clever comedy” Turkish film Anatolian Leopard arrives in U.S. cinemas on Friday, November 4th, 2022.
Vertical Entertainment acquired Maybe I Do, the multi-generational romantic comedy by Academy Award-nominee Michael Jacobs in his feature film directorial debut based on his original script. The film stars an incredible, award-winning ensemble including Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, William H. Macy, Emma Roberts, and Luke Bracey.
IFC Midnight and Shudder acquired the supernatural thriller Consecration directed by Christopher Smith (The Banishing, Detour, Severance).
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for The Pay Day, the thriller, “equal parts topical and thrilling”, starring Simon Callow (“The Witcher”, Four Weddings And a Funeral). Also starring in the film are Ellen Thomas, Vincent Jerome, Marcus Onilude, Rae Lim, Farrel Jo Hegarty, Miles Mitchell, Kara-Dee Rai, Jacob Anderton, Rob Shannon, Frankie Clarence, Dominic Ryan, Victoria Evaristo and Nadine Mills
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).