discovery+ released the trailer for the upcoming documentary, “My Name is Bulger” set to stream exclusively on the platform beginning June 17. Directed by Brendan J. Byrne, the film follows former Massachusetts political figure William Bulger, younger brother of James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious Boston crime boss.
The Stony Brook Film Festival returns for the 26th edition from July 22-31 at the Staller Center for the Arts with live, in-person screening. The festival will also virtually offer this year’s Festival as another way to watch, streaming August 5-30 via the IndieFlix Festivals app.
Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry will host “The Me You Can’t See: A Path Forward,” a town hall conversation with subjects and experts from their critically acclaimed, multi-part documentary series exploring mental health and emotional well-being, premiering Friday, May 28 for free on Apple TV+.
Frameline unveiled the full program for Frameline45 LGBTQ+ film festival taking place Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 27, 2021. The 17-day festival will feature a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings, along with a series of special screenings at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre and Roxy Theater.
The official trailer dropped today for the Hulu horror film False Positive, starring Ilana Glazer, Justin Theroux, Pierce Brosnan, Sophia Bush, Gretchen Mol, Josh Hamilton, Lucy Walters, Sabina Gadecki, Kelly AuCoin, Taylor Ortega, Francesca Faridany, and Zainab Jah. Directed by John Lee, False Positive will be released on Hulu on June 25, 2021.
Berlin International Film Festival announced the winners of Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus competitions, designed for a young audience.
The 2021 Tribeca Festival will close with the World Premiere of an untitled David Chappelle produced documentary at New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, June 19.
The American Film Institute revealed the full slate of 77 documentary films being presented at the hybrid AFI DOCS 2021 festival. Over half of the films – 52% – directed by women, 40% by BIPOC directors and 18% by LGBTQ directors.
The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival which ran virtually May 6-20 with over 200 films, wrapped with the awards – with “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America” directed by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler taking the Audience Award for Best Feature.
Film at Lincoln Center celebrates the city’s long-awaited return to the cinema with Big Screen Summer: NYFF58 Redux (June 11 – August 26), showcasing 33 titles from from the 58th New York Film Festival.
Onur Tukel’s Scenes from an Empty Church will world premiere as the opening night film of the 2021 Chattanooga Film Festival, set to run again as a fully virtual event from June 24-29th. Jacob Gentry’s SXSW alum, Broadcast Signal Intrusion will close the festival.
Focus Features released the official teaser trailer for the psychological thriller film Last Night In Soho, directed by Edgar Wright, and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Matt Smith, Terence Stamp, Diana Rigg, Rita Tushingham, Michael Ajao, along with Synnøve Karlsen. Last Night In Soho opens in theaters on October 22, 2021.