Christina Zorich and her late mother, the Academy Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, will receive the Mother/Daughter Women of Excellence Award for their documentary The New Abolitionists at the Richmond International Film Festival.
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Late Olympia Dukakis and Daughter Christina Zorich to Receive Award at Richmond Film Festival
Olympia Dukakis: Mother, Actress and Executive Producer of The New Abolitionists (Posthumous); Christina Zorich: Daughter, Actress and Director/Producer of The New Abolitionists
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‘The Forgiven’ and Julia Child Documentary Added to Toronto International Film Festival Lineup
The Forgiven directed by John Michael McDonagh (Courtesy of TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival announced new additions to the 2021 Official Selection as well as details of its five-day Industry Conference, taking place September 9–13, 2021. Added to the lineup are The Forgiven directed by John Michael McDonagh and the Julia Child documentary titled Julia from Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
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Michael McGowan’s ALL MY PUNY SORROWS will Open Calgary International Film Festival
All My Puny Sorrows directed by Michael McGowan All My Puny Sorrows, the latest film by Michael McGowan (Score: A Hockey Musical) will open the 22nd Calgary International Film Festival, taking place from September 23 to October 3, 2021.
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BURIED. Docu-Series on First Criminal Case Based on a Recovered Memory Debuts on Showtime [Trailer]
Buried written and directed by Yotam Guendelman and Ari Pines (Showtime) Buried, a four-part documentary series, about how one woman’s long-repressed memory of her childhood best friend’s murder sparked a national debate about the power and limitations of memory in the court of law will air on Showtime.
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WILD INDIAN Trailer. Sundance Indie Drama Stars Michael Greyeyes, Kate Bosworth
Michael Greyeyes appears in Wild Indian by Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. | photo by Eli Born. Vertical released the official trailer for Wild Indian, the indie drama starring Michael Greyeyes, Chaske Spencer, Jesse Eisenberg, Kate Bosworth, Lisa Cromarty, Hilario Garcia III that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
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‘Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’ Wins Grand Prize at Locarno Film Festival
Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Indonesian director Edwin was awarded the Pardo d’oro, Grand Prize of the Festival of the City of Locarno to the best film at the 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival. Based on the novel by Indonesian writer Eka Kurniawan, the film starring Marthino Lio and Ladya Cheryl follows a fighter who fears nothing, but is driven by a secret: his impotence. When he crosses paths with a tough female fighter named Iteung, he falls head over heels in love.
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INTRODUCING, SELMA BLAIR Trailer – With Wit and Humor, the Actress Documents her Experience with M.S.
Introducing, Selma Blair (Credit: Joseph Yakob) Director Rachel Fleit’s follows actress Selma Blair as she reckons with the next chapter of her life after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the documentary film Introducing, Selma Blair.
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THE FIRST WAVE, Matthew Heineman’s COVID-19 Documentary to Open Hamptons International Film Festival
THE FIRST WAVE. directed by Matthew Heineman. New York, NY – New York City at dusk. (Credit: National Geographic) The 29th edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival will open on Thursday, October 7, 2021, with the World Premiere of Academy Award-nominated director Matthew Heineman’s The First Wave, a documentary film spotlighting the everyday heroes inside one of the country’s hardest hit hospitals at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered.
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DETAINEE 001 Trailer. Showtime Documentary Unpacks ‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh Mystery
Detainee 001 directed by Greg Barker (via Youtube screenshot) Showtime released the trailer for the new documentary film Detainee 001, directed by Emmy®-winner Greg Barker (The Final Year, Sergio, Manhunt, Legion of Brothers). The film unpacks the mysteries surrounding the young American man, John Walker Lindh, found on the battlefield in Afghanistan alongside the people who were supposed to be his enemy. The story reveals how society views the “enemy from within” and the shifting allegiances during the war on terror.
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THE MADNESS INSIDE ME. Matthew Berkowitz’s Psychological Thriller Opens in Theaters in Fall
The Madness Inside Me directed by award-winning filmmaker Matthew Berkowitz Directed by award-winning filmmaker Matthew Berkowitz, Gravitas Ventures will release the psychological thriller film The Madness Inside Me in select theaters and on digital platforms on September 3, 2021.
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Rachel Boynton’s CIVIL WAR Documentary, Exec Prod by Brad Pitt, Sam Pollard Opens in Theaters in September
Civil War: (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) Directed by Rachel Boynton (Big Men, Our Brand is Crisis), the documentary Civil War: (Or, Who Do We Think We Are), looks at how Americans tell the story of their Civil War and its legacy of slavery and racism. The documentary film will open in select theaters nationwide (including the IFC Center in NYC and Laemmle Santa Monica in LA) on Friday, September 17
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San Sebastian Festival Defends Donostia Award for Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (dp) San Sebastian Festival is defending its decision this week to honor actor Johnny Depp with the Donostia Award, the festival’s highest honorary award at the upcoming festival. The festival while reiterating its “commitment to fighting inequality, the abuse of power and violence against women”also emphasized the “the presumption of innocence” noting that “Johnny Depp has not been arrested, charged nor convicted of any form of assault or violence against any woman.”