Sony Pictures Classics released the official trailer for the “real-life art thriller” The Lost Leonardo, the documentary film on the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million. Directed by Andreas Koefoed, the documentary which premiered at Tribeca Fest, opens in LA and NYC on Friday, August 13th, 2021.
Choreographer Bill T. Jones’s signature performance ballet “D-Man in the Water” is chronicled in the documentary Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters co-directed by Rosalynde LeBlanc and Tom Hurwitz.
The HBO documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage directed by Garret Price (“Love, Antosha”) tells the story of Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults. The grim outcome earned the event the infamous distinction of “the day the nineties died.”
STXfilms released the official trailer for Queenpins, an outrageous comedy starring Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Also starring in the film are Paul Walter Hauser, Joel McHale, Bebe Rexha and Vince Vaughn.
Under the theme “This is Richmond,” the Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) celebrates its special 10th Year Anniversary edition with more than 150 award-winning films from 20 countries from Monday, September 7th to Sunday, September 12th.
Hulu released the trailer for the documentary series McCartney 3,2,1, a six-episode music series featuring intimate and revealing examinations of musical history from two living legends, Paul McCartney and super producer Rick Rubin. Directed by Emmy® Award-winning Zachary Heinzerling, all six episodes of McCartney 3,2,1 premiere Friday, July 16, on Hulu.
Netflix released the official trailer for their new documentary series “Naomi Osaka” which takes us inside the life of one of the world’s best tennis players. The documentary series spans a pivotal two years for the young tennis superstar, from the 2019 US Open through a tour of each of the Grand Slam tournaments as she not only works on her game, but also explores her roots and finds her voice.
The 20th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) will screen over 60 films, both virtually and in person, to audiences in New York and across the country from August 6 – 22, 2021.
Dark Star Pictures will release the pot-farming drama Freeland. Written and directed by Mario Furloni and Kate McLean in their feature debut, the film stars 2015 SXSW breakout Krisha Fairchild (Krisha, Waves), alongside Lily Gladstone (First Cow, upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon), Frank Mosley (The Carnivores), Cameron James Matthews and Michelle Maxson.
All The Streets Are Silent, Jeremy Elkin’s acclaimed documentary on the collision between two vibrant subcultures- skateboarding and hip hop will open in theaters starting Friday, July 23, 2021.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival., Amazon Studios released the official trailer for the documentary “Val.” Directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo, the documentary is compiled from thousands of hours of footage, including 16mm home movies shooting blockbuster movies like Top Gun and Batman Forever, much of it personally shot by Val Kilmer himself.
The Macaluso Sisters, Italian writer-director Emma Dante’s moving adaptation of her award-winning play of the same name, will open on Friday, August 6 exclusively at New York’s Film Forum and in select theaters nationwide throughout August.