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.
MUBI will release Azor, a slow-burn political thriller from Andreas Fontana, which had its World Premiere at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival and US Premiere at New Directors/New Films. The film will open in New York at IFC Center on September 10th, with a nationwide theatrical rollout to follow.
Vertical released the trailer for the indie drama film Lorelei starring Jena Malone, Pablo Schreiber, Amelia Borgerding, Chancellor Perry, and Parker Pascoe-Sheppard. Directed by Sabrina Doyle, the film opens in select theaters and on demand on July 30th, 2021.
Directed by Patrick Forbes, the documentary The Phantom examines the case of 21 year old Carlos DeLuna who was arrested, and throughout his trial and subsequent imprisonment he protested his innocence, declaring that it was another Carlos who committed the crime. The prosecution insisted that this other Carlos was a “phantom’ and didn’t exist. The documentary which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival opened in theaters on Friday, June 2, 2021.
White as Snow, the French dark comedy film by Anne Fontaine starring Lou de Laâge and Isabelle Huppert, opens in theaters on August 13, 2021. Damien Bonnard, Vincent Macaigne, Benoît Poelvoorde, and Charles Berling also star in the film which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Belle, the animation film by the Japanese director Mamoru Hosoda will world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section. FollowingcWolf Childrenc(2012), The Boy and the Beast (2015), and Mirai (2018), it is the first official Selection for Mamoru Hosoda.
The short documentary film Junior directed by A.J. Wilhelm will play at the 2021 Maine International Film Festival. Featuring Jérôme “Junior” Simeon along with Ajayi Jackson, the film follows the acclaimed Haitian musician as he struggles to keep the beat of his passion alive.