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Sundance Documentary CODED BIAS Gets Virtual Cinema Release in November

Documentary

MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini in Coded Bias

Director Shalini Kantayya’s feature documentary, Coded Bias, that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately. As part of a national Science on Screen initiative, Coded Bias will have a virtual cinema release starting at Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) in Queens, New York (Two week run opening Wednesday 11/11) and Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA (Two week run opening Friday 11/18).

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EPIX Docuseries “Enslaved” with Actor Samuel L. Jackson Premieres in Fall 2020

Documentary

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor Samuel L. Jackson will headline the new six-part docuseries Enslaved set to premiere September 14, 2020 at 10 P.M. ET/PT on EPIX. Enslaved sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. Based on a DNA test identifying his ancestral tribe, the series traces Jackson’s personal journey from the U.S. to Gabon for his induction into the Benga tribe, with rare and unprecedented access to secret ceremonies and local customs. Following its launch on EPIX, Enslaved will also premiere on CBC in Canada on Sunday, October 18 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT).

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Mumbai Film Festival Postpones 2020 Edition

Jio MAMI Mumbai film festival

Due to the continuing global coronavirus crisis, and uncertainty over the reopening of cinemas in Mumbai, the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) has pushed the 22nd Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival to 2021. The festival will, however, be releasing its official selection of Indian films for the year later in August.

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Actress Sigourney Weaver to Narrate National Geographic Docuseries “Secrets of the Whales,”

Documentary

Sigourney Weaver

Award-winning actress Sigourney Weaver (“Alien,” “Avatar,” “Gorillas in the Mist”) will narrate the National Geographic docuseries Secrets of the Whales, which chronicles the whale way of life and their challenges and triumphs in an ever-changing ocean with renowned filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large James Cameron serving as executive producer. Secrets of the Whales will premiere globally on National Geographic on Earth Day 2021 in 172 countries and 43 languages.

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Watch Trailer for Sebastian Junger’s “Blood on the Wall” Set to Premiere on National Geographic in September

Documentary

‘Blood on the Wall’. Sinaloa man cleans guns. (Nick Quested)

The new feature documentary, Blood on the Wall, from Academy Award nominee and best-selling author, journalist and filmmaker Sebastian Junger and Emmy-winning filmmaker Nick Quested, will premiere Wednesday, September 30, at 9/8c on National Geographic.

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Award Winning Documentary MR. SOUL! Sets Late August Release Date

Documentary

On the set of SOUL!, Host Ellils Haizlip (middle) is surrounded by members of the J.C. WHITE SINGERS after their moving performance

Before Oprah – before Arsenio – there was Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip made television broadcast history with SOUL!, America’s first “black Tonight Show.” The documentary titled Mr. SOUL! which brilliantly profiles Haizlip is right on time given the subject with Black Lives Matter and the current state of our country and our communities addressing racism in a meaningful manner – Haizlip’s story and his inspiration is now even more important. Mr. SOUL! comes to theaters and cinemas across the nation through the virtual cinema platform starting August 28, 2020.

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Philippines-Set Thriller WATCH LIST Gets Late Summer Release Date

Thriller

Watch List directed by Ben Rekhi

The powerful, timely thriller Watch List, from Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment, arrives in virtual theaters on August 21 before an On Demand release on September 1.

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Supernatural Thriller WIDOW’S POINT Drops Trailer + Release Date

Thriller

Widow’s Point

Widow’s Point, Gregory Lamberson’s award-winning adaptation of the book of the same name, premieres on DVD and Digital in the USA and Canada September 1 via 101 Films.

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11 Films to Compete for New Directors Award at 68th San Sebastian Festival

San Sebastian International Film Festival

Memory House (Casa de Antiguidades) directed by João Paulo Miranda

Eleven films from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 68th San Sebastian Festival, taking place from September 18 to 26.

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Chicago International Film Festival’s Industry Days Goes Virtual for 2020

Chicago International Film Festival, Filmmaking, Industry

The Chicago International Film Festival announced this year’s Industry Days will be held virtually for a global audience, from October 12-18, 2020.

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Steve James’ Chicago Docu Series CITY SO REAL to Debut on National Geographic in Fall

Documentary

Amara Enyia at a rally in Chicago in “City So Real” (courtesy Participant Media)

From twice Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James (America to Me, Hoop Dreams) and his longtime producing partner Zak Piper (Life Itself, The Interrupters), City So Real, an official Indie Episodic selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, will premiere on the National Geographic network this fall. The fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election.

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Watch Trailer for “Get Duked!” Award Winning Black Comedy

Independent Film

Boyz In The Wood

Amazon released the trailer for the award winning satire film Get Duked! (originally titled Boyz in the Wood) written and directed by Ninian Doff that is set to debut on Amazon Prime Video on August 28.

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