Name: NINE DAYS Opens, STARDUST and BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION Set for Closing Night of 27th Austin Film Festival
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NINE DAYS Opens, STARDUST and BROTHERS OF DESTRUCTION Set for Closing Night of 27th Austin Film Festival

Austin Film Festival

Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz star in Nine Days by Edson Oda

Austin Film Festival will kick off this year’s 27th edition of the Festival, on October 22, 2020 with Nine Days from writer/director Edson Oda, with cast members Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz on hand for a post-screening Q&A. WWE Network Documentaries will bring the World Premiere of Brothers of Destruction to the festival’s Closing Night slate, which chronicles the legacy of the iconic legends, Undertaker and Kane. AFF’s Centerpiece film is IFC Films’ Farewell Amor, following the story of an Angolan immigrant reuniting with his wife and daughter after 17 years apart. IFC Films will also be bringing Stardust (directed/co-written by Gabriel Range) to the Festival’s Closing Night programming.

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UNCLE FRANK Trailer – Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis and Peter Macdissi Star in Hilarious Road Movie

Independent Film

(L-R) Paul Bettany as “Frank,” Sophia Lillis as “Beth,” and Peter Macdissi as “Wally” in UNCLE FRANK Photo: Brownie Harris/Amazon Studios

Amazon released the official trailer for Alan Ball’s hilarious road movie Uncle Frank, starring Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis and Peter Macdissi which premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Uncle Frank premieres on Amazon Prime Video on November 25th.

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“Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb” Documentary Debuts on Netflix on October 28th

Documentary

Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb

The new docu-feature “Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb” will premiere on Netflix on October 28th and documents the discovery of a “one of a kind” tomb that came to life beneath the sand at the archaeological site Saqqara in Egypt. Directed by James Tovell, the documentary films a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years.

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Kenyan Family Docu-Drama THE LETTER Heads to DOC NYC and other US Fests

DOC NYC, Documentary

The Letter directed by Maia Lekow and Christopher King

Following its world premiere at IDFA and its North American premiere at AFI Docs, the Kenyan family docu-drama The Letter by Maia Lekow and Christopher King heads to DOC NYC 2020 for its East Coast premiere as part of International Perspectives, in addition to five other US festivals.

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Samuel L. Jackson, Tessa Thompson and Steven Yeun Honored at 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival

SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Samuel L. Jackson, Tessa Thompson and Steven Yeun Honored at 23rd SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Samuel L. Jackson, Tessa Thompson and Steven Yeun will be honored at the upcoming 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place as a virtual experience October 24 – October 31. The festival will honor Samuel L. Jackson with the Legend of Cinema Award, Tessa Thompson (Sylvie’s Love) with the Vanguard Award and Steven Yeun (Minari) with the Discovery Award.

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Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2020 Winners – MLK/FBI and OUR OWN Win Top Jury Awards

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

Our Own (Les nôtres) directed by Jeanne Leblanc

Our Own (Les nôtres) directed by Jeanne Leblanc is the winner of the award for Best Narrative Feature at the Santa Fe Independent Film Festival’s 12th edition, and MLK/FBI directed by Sam Pollard won for Best Documentary Feature. The award for Best New Mexico Feature went to Truth or Consequences directed by Hannah Jayanti.

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IFC Midnight to Release COME TRUE, Anthony Scott Burns’ Sleep Paralysis Nightmare Film in 2021

Horror + Scifi, Independent Film

COME TRUE directed by Anthony Scott Burns

IFC Midnight is planning a release in early 2021 for visionary director Anthony Scott Burns’ Come True a sci-fi nightmare based on the real-life horror of sleep paralysis and how it plays tricks on the mind. The film starring Julia Sarah Stone (The Killing, Weirdos, Allure) and Landon Liboiron (Truth or Dare, Frontier, Hemlock Grove) had its world premiere at the 2020 Fantasia Film Festival and its U.S. premiere at the inaugural virtual super-festival NIGHTSTREAM.

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Adam Rehmeier’s DINNER IN AMERICA Wins Audience Award + Winning Shorts Announced at NIGHTSTREAM Film Festival

Boston Underground Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, NIGHTSTREAM, North Bend Film Festival, Overlook Film Festival, Popcorn Frights Film Festival

Dinner in America

NIGHTSTREAM, formed as a banner uniting five US genre festivals – Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights – came to a close with Adam Rehmeier’s DINNER IN AMERICA winning the festival’s Audience Award.

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Rama Rau’s Human Trafficking Thriller HONEY BEE Opens on VOD in November

Independent Film, Thriller

Honey Bee directed by Rama Rau

Honey Bee is a dramatic thriller that shines light on marginalized young girls lured into human trafficking rings. The film directed by award-winning documentarian-turned-narrative filmmaker Rama Rau (“League of Exotique Dancers,” “No Place to Hide,” “The Market”) and starring Julia Sarah Stone (“Allure,” “Wet Bum,” “Weirdos,” “The Killing”) in the title role of “Honey Bee,” for which she won a Leo Award, will be released on all major VOD platforms starting November 10 via Syndicado.

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DOC NYC 2020 Goes Online, Announces Lineup of 200+ Films and Events

DOC NYC, Documentary

ACASA, MY HOME

DOC NYC announced the lineup of over 200 films for its eleventh edition, running online from November 11-19 and available to viewers across the US. Fifty-seven features (53% of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by BIPOC directors (34% of the feature program).

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SYLVIE’S LOVE Trailer: Tessa Thompson and Nnamdi Asomugha Star in Romance Drama Set in 1950’s Jazz Era

Independent Film

Sylvie’s Love directed by Eugene Ashe

Amazon released the trailer for Sylvie’s Love, starring Tessa Thompson, Nnamdi Asomugha, that premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

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Documentary THE SOUL OF AMERICA, Based On Jon Meacham’s Best-Selling Book, Drops Trailer and HBO Premiere Date

Documentary

The Soul of America directed by KD Davison

The Soul of America directed by KD Davison follows writer, journalist, historian and prolific presidential biographer Jon Meacham as he offers his timely and invaluable insights into the United States’ current political and historical moment by examining its past.

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