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SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS Trailer – Superb Documentary on Electronic Music’s Women Pioneers

Documentary

Sisters with Transistors

Metrograph Pictures released the official trailer for Sisters with Transistors, a new feature documentary portraying the iconic women who pioneered electronic music, opening nationwide Friday, April 23 exclusively at Metrograph.com, starting with a live screening and panel discussion at 8pm ET on April 23, followed by a limited on-demand window and a series of special events. A national virtual cinema rollout will follow. The film had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, won the Next Wave Award at CPH:DOX, and screened at AFI Fest and Sheffield Doc Fest, among many others.

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‘Playing With Sharks’ ‘Everything in the End’ ‘See You Then’ Among Winners of 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival

Sun Valley Film Festival

Playing with Sharks by Sally Aitken. | photo by Ron & Valerie Taylor.

The 2021 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) announced this year’s award winners with Playing with Sharks and Everything in the End tie for Audience Award. Jury awards went to See You Then for Best Narrative and Searchers for Best Documentary feature films.

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DUTY FREE Trailer – Filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis Documents His Mother’s Journey After Losing Her Job at 75

Documentary

Sian-Pierre Regis and his mother Rebecca Danigelis at Buckingham Palace. As seen in Duty Free, directed by Sian-Pierre Regis. Photo credit: Joey Dwyer. Image courtesy of Duty Free Film

A new trailer debuted today for filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis’ warm personal documentary Duty Free which opens in theaters and virtual theaters on Mother’s Day weekend, May 7th. After his 75 year-old immigrant mother gets fired without cause from her lifelong job as a hotel housekeeper, her son filmmaker Sian-Pierre Regis takes her on a bucket-list adventure to reclaim her life. As she struggles to find work, he documents a journey that uncovers the economic insecurity shaping not only her future, but that of an entire generation

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‘There Is No Evil’ and ‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America’ Win top Awards at Seattle Intl Film Festival 2021

Seattle International Film Festival

There Is No Evil, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof

The 47th Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) announced the winners of the 2021 Golden Space Needle and Audience Awards. There Is No Evil won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Film and Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America won the Golden Space Needle Audience Award – Best Documentary.

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Musical Film ANNETTE Starring Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver will open 74th Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Annette by Leos Carax © CG Cinéma International

The musical film Annette, director Leos Carax’s first film in English, will open the Cannes 74th International Film Festival on Tuesday, July 6th.

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International Film Festival Rotterdam Announces Lineup for 50th Anniversary – June Edition

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)

Amor fati directed by Cláudia Varejão

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will celebrate the close of its 50th edition with a full lineup of programs from June 2 to 6, extending on demand until June 9.

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SEYRAN ATES: SEX, REVOLUTION AND ISLAM – Documentary Film on Bisexual Muslim Feminist and Human Rights Activist at Hot Docs

Documentary, Hot Docs, LGBTQ

Seyran Ateş: Sex, Revolution and Islam

Following its World Premiere at CPH:DOX and a North American Premiere at SFFILM Festival, Nefise Özkal Lorentzen’s documentary film SEYRAN ATEŞ: Sex, Revolution and Islam will have its Canadian premiere at Hot Docs Festival 2021.

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45th Cleveland International Film Festival Announces Winners – ‘Not Going Quietly’ ‘No Ordinary Man’ ‘Youth V Gov’ Win Top Prizes

Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF)

Not Going Quietly directed Nicholas Bruckman

The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF45 Streams) held entirely online April 7 – 20, 2021, held its live Closing Awards Ceremony on Saturday.

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New UNDERGODS Trailer – Dystopian Fantasy Thriller Comes to Theaters and On-Demand in May

Thriller

Undergods directed by Chino Moya

Check out the new trailer for the dystopian fantasy-thriller, Undergods, which will be coming to cinemas and digital download on May 7. The film which had its world premiere at Fantasia last year, went on to celebrate its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival in February. Since then, Undergods has gone on to receive two British Independent Film Award (BIFA) nominations.

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2021 San Francisco International Film Festival Announces Winners, ‘This Is My Desire’ and ‘Writing With Fire’ Win Top Prizes

San Francisco International Film Festival

This Is My Desire directed by twin brothers Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri. (courtesy of SFFILM)

2021 San Francisco International Film Festival announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Award (GGA) competitions and the Audience Awards with the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature going to Chase Palmer for the film Naked Singularity. The Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature was a tie between director Roberto Salinas for the film Cuban Dancer and director Jeremy Workman for Lily Topples the World.

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Indie Coming-of-Age Film ‘Pink Skies Ahead’ Starring Jessica Barden and Mary J. Blige Premieres on MTV and Pop TV

Independent Film

Pink Skies Ahead, written and directed by New York Times best-selling author Kelly Oxford

The coming-of-age film, Pink Skies Ahead, written and directed by New York Times best-selling author Kelly Oxford, will premiere commercial free on Saturday, May 8 at 9:00PM ET/PT on MTV with a simulcast on Pop TV.

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RLJE Films Plans Summer Release for Australian Horror Action Film GREAT WHITE

Horror + Scifi

Great White directed by Martin Wilson

RLJE Films will release the horror/action film, Great White in theaters this summer with Shudder premiering the film on its platform later in the year.

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