Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth To Power, filmmaker Abby Ginsberg’s (Waging Change, Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa) inspiring documentary of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the highest-ranking African American woman in the U.S. Congress will be released in theaters nationwide starting Friday, August 20, 2021.
IFC Films will release Peter Strickland’s latest film, Flux Gourmet which recently wrapped production. IFC Films previously collaborated with Strickland on his explosive English-language debut Berberian Sound Studio (2012) and follow-up feature The Duke of Burgundy (2014), which both earned critical acclaim upon release and have subsequently garnered a fiercely loyal cult following leading up to his most recent film In Fabric (2018).
Vertical Entertainment released the official trailer for the indie drama film She Ball, written, produced, and directed by Nick Cannon. She Ball starring Nick Cannon, Chris Brown, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, DC Young Fly, Cedric the Entertainer, Melody Rae, KD Aubert, Jaliyah Manuel, Marla Gibbs, and Evan Ross will be released in arrives in theaters and on demand on August 6, 2021.
Dominik Moll’s Only the Animals won the ARRI/Osram Award in the CineMasters competition at the 38th Filmfest München (Munich International Film Festival), while the CineVision Award for best international film by an emerging director went to Philippe Lacôte for Night of the Kings, a co-production from Côte d’Ivoire, France, Canada, and Senegal. The FIPRESCI Prize for the best film in the New German Cinema section went to Monday um zehn by Mareille Klein; and the Audience Award went to Trans – I Got Life by Imogen Kimmel and Doris Metz.
Husband-and-wife helicopter news duo Marika Gerrard and Zoey Tur (known then as Bob) famous for capturing some of Los Angeles’ most epic breaking news stories recount the salacious details of their career in the Sundance documentary Whirlybird. Directed by Matt Yoka, the documentary film opens in selects theaters on Friday, August 6th (see below for theater listings).
The official trailer debuted for the new comedy film Ride the Eagle starring Jake Johnson, Susan Sarandon, J.K. Simmons and D’Arcy Carden. Directed by Trent O’Donnell, the film will be released in theaters, on demand and digital on July 30, 2021 via Decal, a new indie distribution label.
RLJE Films has released the trailer for the drama/thriller film No Man of God starring Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, and Robert Patrick. The film is based on actual transcripts of interviews between FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and the incarcerated Ted Bundy,.
Israeli filmmaker Ra’anan Alexandrowicz’s provocative new documentary on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, “The Viewing Booth,” opens at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) on Friday, August 6.
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing is releasing the New Zealand box-office hit Cousins directed by award-winning Māori filmmaking duo Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith. The film debuted theatrically in NYC on July 2nd, and premieres worldwide on Netflix on July 22nd.
Ashley O’Shay’s award-winning documentary Unapologetic is a deep look into the Movement for Black Lives, told through the lens of two fierce leaders Janaé and Bella. The documentary film will be released into theaters starting on August 20 at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago as part of the programming for the re-opening of the theater. It will then open in New York the following week on August 27 and in Los Angeles on September 3, with a nationwide release in theaters and in virtual cinema.
Dark Sky Films released the official trailer for the horror flick Blood Conscious, starring Nick Damici, DeShawn White, Lenny Thomas and Oghenero Gbaje. In the film, a vacationing family turns the tables on a mass shooter who claims to be fighting demonic forces. Directed by Timothy Covell, Blood Conscious will be released in select theaters and Digital/VOD Platforms on August 20th.
Lynn Chen, Jonathan Lipnicki, Dreama Walker, Jordan Carlos and Taryn Manning star in Pooling to Paradise, an indie comedy about a ride share that turns into an unexpected road trip to Paradise, NV. Directed by Roxy Shih, the film will debut on VOD and DVD on August 3, 2021.