Directed, produced and filmed by Jessica Beshir, Faya Dayi is a hypnotic immersion in the world of Harar, Ethiopia, a place where one commodity – khat, a euphoria-inducing plant – holds sway over the rituals and rhythms of everyday life.
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Award-Winning Ethiopian Documentary FAYA DAYI by Jessica Beshir Debuts on POV on PBS | Trailer
Faya Dayi directed by Jessica Beshir
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DRIVE MY CAR to Receive FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2022 for Best Film of the Year at San Sebastian
Drive My Car directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car, directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, has won the FIPRESCI Grand Prix after having been chosen best film of 2022 by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI. The FIPRESCI Grand Prix will be presented at the opening gala of San Sebastian’s 70th Festival and Drive My Car will have a special screening during the event.
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‘Butterfly in the Sky’ and ‘Descendant’ Headline Sidewalk Film Festival 2022 Lineup
LeVar Burton in Butterfly in the Sky by Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb The Birmingham-based Sidewalk Film Festival announced the complete lineup for the 24th edition of the film festival taking place August 22-28.
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HollyShorts Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners – Victor Gabriel’s Hallelujah Wins Gran Prix
Hallelujah by Victor Gabriel Victor Gabriel’s Hallelujah won the Grand Prix for Best Short at the Oscar-qualifying 2022 HollyShorts Film Festival, making the film eligible for Oscar consideration.
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Camden International Film Festival 2022 Announces Film Lineup
Matter Out Of Place by Nikolaus Geyrhalter The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of feature and short films for its 18th edition, which will take place in person from September 15-18 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 15-25 for audiences across North America.
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Brendan Fraser Honored with TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at Toronto Film Festival
Brendan Fraser ( credit: Chad Griffith /A24 Films) Brendan Fraser will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his outstanding performance in The Whale at the TIFF Tribute Awards presented during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
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KING ON SCREEN and LIVING WITH CHUCKY Documentaries Acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures
Living with Chucky directed by Kyra Elise Gardner Two new documentary films, Kyra Elise Gardner’s debut documentary feature Living with Chucky and Daphné Baiwir’s feature documentary King on Screen have been acquired by Yellow Veil Pictures, the boundary-pushing genre cinema sales and distribution company.
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SAFE PLACE and MUSEUM OF THE REVOLUTION Lead Winners of 28th Sarajevo Film Festival Awards
Safe Place by Juraj Lerotić The 28th Sarajevo Film Festival closed with the world premiere of film May Labour Day by Pjer Žalica. Safe Place by Croatian director Juraj Lerotić won the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film along with Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor for Juraj Lerotić. A traumatic event, a sudden suicide attempt, tears the fabric of a family of three in the film inspired by personal experience of the director, Jurja Lerotić, who also won the Best Actor prize for playing the main role in the film.
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SOLOMON KING (1974) Trailer. Restoration of Long-Lost Independent Black Crime Film to Premiere at Fantastic Fest
Solomon King (1974) by Sal Watts. Los Angeles-based arthouse genre label Deaf Crocodile released a new trailer of their restoration of the lost, independently financed Black action crime film Solomon King (1974), from writer/director/actor/producer Sal Watts.
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Neptune Frost, Greenhouse by Joost Win Top Awards at Melbourne Film Festival 2022
Neptune Frost Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) announced the inaugural MIFF Awards recipients with Neptune Frost by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams winning the $140,000 Bright Horizons Award winner and the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award went to Jub Clerc for direction in Sweet As. The MIFF Audience Award Winner was Greenhouse by Joost directed by Bruce Permezel and Rhian Skirving.
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NO BEARS Trailer. Iranian Political Drama by Jafar Panahi to Premiere at Venice, Toronto and NY Film Festivals
No Bears directed by Jafar Panahi Ahead of the world premiere at Venice Film Festival, here is the first trailer for Jafar Panahi’s Iranian political thriller No Bears. Starring in the film are Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiyar Panjei, Mina Kavani and Reza Heydari.
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THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES Trailer. Abigail Disney Criticizes Wealth Disparity in Controversial Sundance Documentary
The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales Here is the official trailer for The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, the controversial documentary co-directed by Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Disney co-founder Roy Disney, that examines the wealth disparity between the rich and the poor in the United States.