To help celebrate Pride Month, the 13th Annual QFest St. Louis — presented by Cinema St. Louis (CSL) — will take place from June 19-28. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, CSL will offer all programs virtually, protecting the health of patrons.
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Netflix Documentary DISCLOSURE, a Look at Transgender Lives on Screen, Premieres in June, Pride Month
DISCLOSURE, directed by Sam Feder and executive produced by Laverne Cox Just in time for Pride Month, Netflix will premiere the documentary Disclosure that looks at how the fabled stories of Hollywood deeply influence how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people are taught to feel about themselves. Directed by Sam Feder and executive produced by Laverne Cox, the film world-premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was also a selection of the Tribeca, CPH:DOX and Hot Docs festivals; and will launch globally on Netflix on Friday, June 19.
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Stony Brook Film Festival 2020 Postponed Due to COVID19
2019 Stony Brook Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Priya Ramasubban, Director, Chuskit with Stony Brook Film Festival and Staller Center for the Arts Director, Alan Inkles. (photo: Nick Koridis) Over continued concerns surrounding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), the Staller Center for the Arts has postponed the Stony Brook Film Festival which was initially scheduled for July 16-25, 2020.
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Together for Mind, Sight & Music featuring LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE At-Home Movie Night with BrightFocus Foundation
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice. Linda Ronstadt at her home in Malibu, January 1968. Moment captured by Henry Diltz. BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization funding scientific research and promoting public awareness to end diseases of mind and sight, will host a special free-to-the-public virtual presentation of the award-winning documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice on June 4-10. The at-home movie night will feature an introduction from producer James Keach, and interviews with key scientists discussing their current research.
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Showtime Releases First-Look Clip from LSD Pioneer Timothy Leary Documentary
Joanna Harcourt-Smith in clip in documentary on Timothy Leary from Errol Morris Showtime released the first-look clip from the new feature documentary about Timothy Leary, from Oscar winning director Errol Morris (Wormwood, The Fog of War), that will premiere on the network later this year.
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Anchorage International Film Festival will Screen THE WILD Documentary
The Wild directed by Mark Titus Anchorage International Film Festival (AFF) will host the screening of the award-winning documentary The Wild directed by Mark Titus, as a “Live” Virtual Screening on Friday, June 5th at 6 pm AKDT.
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Dark Sky Films to Release Pandemic Thriller BEFORE THE FIRE
Before the Fire, directed by Charlie Buhler Dark Sky Films has acquired the timely new pandemic thriller Before the Fire, the debut feature from director Charlie Buhler and written by and starring Jenna Lyng Adams of The Kominsky Method. Dark Sky plans to release the film in theaters and on digital platforms by mid-summer 2020.
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Co-Curated by 21 International Film Festivals
Ricky Powell: The Individualist The We Are One: A Global Film Festival, co-curated by 21 prolific festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival, will feature over 100 films, in addition to talks, VR content and musical performances. The festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will run exclusively May 29 – June 7 on YouTube.
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Watch Trailer for SPELLING THE DREAM, Netflix Documentary on Indian Americans Dominating the Spelling Bee
Spelling the Dream directed by Sam Rega Netflix released the official trailer for the documentary Spelling the Dream directed by Sam Rega, that explores the trend of Indian Americans ruling the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Slamdance Indie Thriller THIS TEACHER Starring Hafsia Herzi Gets June Release Date
This Teacher Starring Hafsia Herzi Breaking Glass Pictures will release the indie thriller This Teacher, from multi-award-winning director Mark Jackson (“Without”, “War Story”, which premiered as the Closing Night film at Slamdance Film Festival. This Teacher stars Hafsia Herzi as a French Muslim woman who travels to New York City to visit her childhood best friend but when their reunion turns disastrous, she escapes to a cabin upstate. However, she soon finds she is not alone, and her peaceful getaway devolves into a nightmare.
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‘Ode to a dive bar’ BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS Drops Trailer and Release Date
Bill and Turner Ross’s Bloody Nose, Empty Pocket Ahead of the film’s release in July, Utopia dropped the teaser trailer for award-winning filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross’s Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, an official selection of this year’s Sundance Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival.
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Watch Trailer for MISS JUNETEENTH, Indie Drama Starring Nicole Beharie
Miss Juneteenth Vertical Entertainment released the trailer for writer-director Channing Godfrey Peoples’ Miss Juneteenth, which world premiered earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won the Louis Black “Lone Star” Award at the SXSW in March.