Bleecker Street debuted the official trailer for Breaking (originally titled 892), the thriller starring John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, Selenis Leyva that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast in the U.S. Dramatic Competition.
A24 debuted the official trailer for Funny Pages, the comedic directorial debut from Owen Kline, produced by Josh and Benny Safdie, and starring Daniel Zolghadri. Also starring in the film are Matthew Maher, Miles Emanuel, Maria Dizzia, and Josh Pais.
Dark Star Pictures released the official trailer for Henrika Kull’s Bliss (Glück), an unconventional LGBTQ love story set in the world of sex workers. Katharina Behrens, Ian Hansen, and Maria Mägdefrau star in this beautiful romantic drama out of Germany.
Swedish director Ruben Östlund will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award at the 28th Sarajevo Film Festival and his latest film Triangle of Sadness, winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes festival, will open the festival.
Kino Lorber will release Private Desert (Deserto Particular), the latest feature from Brazilian director Aly Muritiba (Rust, To My Beloved). Described as “a triumphant affirmation of queer love”, the drama opens Friday, August 26 at the Quad Cinema in New York City and on Friday, September 9 at the Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles, followed by other select cities nationwide.
Vertical debuted the official trailer for Collide, the thriller starring Ryan Phillippe, Kat Graham, Jim Gaffigan, Drea de Matteo, Aisha Dee, Dylan Flashner, David Cade, David James Elliot, Paul Ben-Victor.
Filmmaker Aik Karapetian’s dark fairy tale Squeal (previously titled Samuel’s Travels (Sema Celojumi)) stars Kevin Janssens, Laura Siliņa, Aigars Vilims, Normunds Griestiņš, Juris Bartkevičs, and Guntis Pilsums.
Here is the official trailer for Gigi & Nate, the inspirational drama starring Marcia Gay Harden, Charlie Rowe, Josephine Langford, Hannah Riley, Zoe Colletti with Jim Belushi and Diane Ladd.
The Woman King, the action drama starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, Hero Fiennes Tiffin and John Boyega, will have its World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
The 12th Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF) announced the winning films awarding Best of Fest – Prix D’or to Bacon N’ Laces directed by Stephen Michael Simon; and Best Feature Film prize to I am Gen Z directed by Liz Smith.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Ed Perkins (“Black Sheep” “Tell Me Who I Am”), the documentary film The Princess is an intimate and immersive look at the life of Princess Diana, and produced by Lightbox, Academy Award®-winning Simon Chinn (“Man on Wire” “Searching for Sugar Man”) and Emmy®-winning Jonathan Chinn (“LA92” HBO’s “Tina”).
Vertical released an official clip for Gone in the Night, the thriller starring Winona Ryder, John Gallagher Jr., along with Owen Teague, Brianne Tju, and Dermot Mulroney.