Award winning actor, musician, producer, filmmaker, and activist Riz Ahmed will be honored with British Independent Film Awards’ Richard Harris Award, given to an actor or actress who has contributed significantly to British films throughout their career.
POV Shorts, the newest series from American Documentary, continues its fourth season with Episode 3 on Monday, November 29, 2021 on PBS and streaming online at POV.org. Shorts premiering on the series include I’m Free, Now You Are Free directed by Ash Goa Hua, and Seahorse directed by Nele Dehnenkamp.
Here is the official trailer for the A Holiday Chance, the family comedy starring Sharon Leal, Nafessa Williams , Amin Joseph, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Richard Lawson, Tobias Truvillion, and Dorien Wilson. The film directed by Jamal Hill is now playing in movie theaters.
Eleven Arts will release the breathtakingly beautiful and moving feature-length animated film Poupelle of Chimney Town in cinemas nationwide starting December 30, 2021.
The Little Saint (La Santa Piccola) by Silvia Brunelli which was this year’s pre-opening film, won the best Italian Feature Film at the XX edition of the RIFF – Rome Independent Film Festival. The film follows Mario and Lino, two inseparable friends, living day by day in the monotony of neighborhood life in Naples.. Until everything changes: Annaluce, Lino’s little sister, starts to make miracles and becomes the patron saint of the district. For both of them, the unthinkable happens, a door opens to a new world that will lead them to take different paths, risking everything, even the most important thing they have: their fraternal friendship.
Jefferson Moneo’s UFO cult thriller Cosmic Dawn starring Camille Rowe, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Antonia Zegers, Joshua Burge, and Phil Granger, debuts theatrically and on demand on February 11th, 2022.
Mr. Landsbergis (Lithuania, Netherlands) by Sergei Loznitsa won the IDFA Award for Best Film in the International Competition at the 34th edition of International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). In the documentary, Lithuanian politician Vytautas Landsbergis looks back on his country’s independence struggle in this captivating masterclass on the collapse of the Soviet Union by the great chronicler Sergei Loznitsa.
The inspirational film Tyson’s Run featuring Major Dodson (“The Walking Dead,” “American Horror Story,” Left Behind), Rory Cochrane (Argo, “CSI: Miami”), Amy Smart (The Butterfly Effect, Just Friends), Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Philips, Blade Runner 2049) and Reno Wilson (“Mike and Molly,” “The Cosby Show”), will open in select movie theaters nationwide on March 4, 2022.
Oscar and Turner Prize-winning filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen will present Sunshine State, an IFFR-commissioned installation at the 51st edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Art Directions, Cinema Regained and additional film titles further extend the festival program. IFFR 2022 will take place in Rotterdam from January 26 to February 6, 2022.
HBO documentary Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street, is a rare window into the early days of “Sesame Street,” revealing the creators, artists, writers and educators who together established one of the most influential and enduring children’s programs in television history. The documentary focuses on the first two experimental and groundbreaking decades of “Sesame Street,” highlighting this visionary “gang” that audaciously interpreted radical changes in society and engaged children in ways that entertained and educated in new and innovative ways.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will be honored with “The People’s Champion” award at the 2021 “People’s Choice Awards.” 15-time “People’s Choice Awards” nominee and two-time winner, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will be recognized for his contributions to the entertainment industry, entrepreneurial endeavors, and unwavering commitment to supporting children and families in need through multiple philanthropic partnerships. The 2021 “People’s Choice Awards” will air simultaneously on both NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 7 at 9pm ET/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA.
Netflix released the official trailer for Puff: Wonders of the Reef, the amazing documentary follows a baby pufferfish as it travels through a wondrous, microscopic world full of fantastical creatures searching for a home in the Great Barrier Reef. Directed by Nick Robinson, the documentary debuts on the Netflix on December 16,2021.
