As the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan continue, effectively ending the 20-year war, award-winning filmmakers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi timely film My Childhood, My Country – 20 Years in Afghanistan will open in theaters on August 27th.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) has updated its 2021/22 season to follow a hybrid format, presenting full festivals, private film previews, pop-up screenings, and its virtual program, ADFF:ONLINE. The Festival has decided not to host public screenings in September and Early October for ADFF:NY and ADFF:LA ; however ADFF:Toronto (November 3-7), ADFF:Vancouver (November 10-13), and ADFF:DC are currently still on as planned for in person events.
Netflix released the official trailer for Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali, the the documentary that tells the story behind the friendship of two icons – Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X.
The American Film Institute (AFI) will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin and Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett.
Greenwich Entertainment will release the documentary Try Harder! directed by Debbie Lum (Seeking Asian Female) that premiered to glowing reviews at Sundance. Greenwich will release Try Harder! this fall on December 3 during the college application season.
After wave one and two of films announcements, Horrible Imaginings Film Festival rounds out their 2021 lineup with the Sundance standout We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, directed by rising trans filmmaker, producer, and editor Jane Schoenburn as “Opening Night” film.
The Romanian film “Dogs” winner of the coveted FIPRESCI Prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, and described as one of the most haunting and gruesome Western to come out of Europe in decades, opens in theaters and virtual cinemas nationwide on Friday, September 10th.
Netflix released the official teaser trailer for The Hand of God (È stata la mano di Dio), the Italian drama film from Academy Award-winning writer and director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) that premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Screen Media released the official trailer for Best Sellers, the comedy-drama film starring Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight, The Prestige), Aubrey Plaza (Safety Not Guaranteed, “Parks and Rec”), Ellen Wong (Scott Pilgrim vs the World, “GLOW”), Scott Speedman (Underworld, The Strangers), and Cary Elwes (“Stranger Things”, The Princess Bride).
The Power of the Dog, directed by Oscar® and Palme d’Or winning filmmaker Jane Campion will receive its UK Premiere as the this year’s American Express Headline Gala of the 65th BFI London Film Festival on Monday October 11, 2021.
New York Film Festival revealed the films in the 2021 Spotlight section showcasing the season’s most anticipated and significant films and a centenary celebration of NYFF co-founder Amos Vogel.
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter which premiered earlier this year at the Venice Film Festival will be released in select theaters on December 17, 2021 and Netflix on December 31, 2021.