The 24th edition Fantasia International Film Festival taking place online from August 20 through September 2, 2020, revealed a selected first wave of film titles.
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Stanley Nelson’s New Documentary ATTICA, on 1971 Prison Rebellion to Premiere on Showtime in 2021
Emmy-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) will direct a new documentary titled Attica, that details the five-day prison rebellion that transpired in the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and still stands as the largest and deadliest the country has ever witnessed. The film is set to premiere on Showtime in 2021, the 50th anniversary of the uprising.
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First Trailer Released for IMAGINING THE INDIAN, Documentary on Move to Eradicate Native American Mascots
Imagining the Indian. Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots in Phoenix, AZ Imagining the Indian, a documentary film currently in production at The Ciesla Foundation about the movement to eradicate Native American names, logos and mascots in the world of sports and beyond, unveiled its trailer and website. The trailer connects the centuries’ old dehumanization of Native Americans to the racism being protested on American streets today.
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Brooklyn Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners. INTO THE STORM Wins Best of Fest
INTO THE STORM directed by Adam Brown INTO THE STORM directed by Adam Brown won the coveted best of fest Grand Chameleon Award at Brooklyn Film Festival’s 23rd edition: TURNING POINT (aka Relearn How to be Human), which due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held online this year.
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AFI DOCS Unveils Diverse Documentary Lineup for 2020 Online Festival
[JIMMY CARTER ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT] Jimmy Carter and Willie Nelson White House Staff Photographer, Courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library The American Film Institute revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival which runs runs June 17–21. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors.
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From Refugee to Olympian, Documentary RUNNER Sets June 19 Release Date
Runner Timed with World Refugee Day – Saturday, June 20, director Bill Gallagher’s award-winning documentary ‘Runner‘ will have its virtual cinema release starting Friday, June 19. Runner follows the incredible story of Guor Marial the South Sudanese Lost Boy who survived slavery and a brutal war that took 8 of his 9 siblings to become an Olympic athlete.
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Krakow Film Festival Announces 2020 Winners. THE SELF PORTRAIT Wins Audience Award
“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin This year’s 60th edition of Krakow Film Festival which was held online due to the COVID19 pandemic ended with the awards gala. The audience award was given to the Norwegian documentary “The Self Portrait” directed by Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset and Espen Wallin. The film also received the Jury Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI).
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MY DARLING VIVIAN, Documentary on Johnny Cash’s First Wife, Gets Virtual Cinema Release
Director Matt Riddlehoover traces the romantic, wrenching, and dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters in the documentary My Darling Vivian. The documentary which had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival will have a virtual cinema release starting Friday, June 19.
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Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2020 Canceled
Due the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Toronto After Dark Film Festival has postponed this year’s 15th Edition by one year, to October 14-22, 2021.
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Australian Drama DISCLOSURE Drops Trailer + Sets June Release Date
Disclosure directed by Michael Bentham Not to be confused with the Netflix documentary of the same name, the Australian drama Disclosure from writer/director Michael Bentham, hammers home the notion that “there are two sides to every story, and then there is the truth.”
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Cannes Film Festival Unveils 2020 Official Selection Films Lineup
THE FRENCH DISPATCH directed by Wes Anderson Cannes Film Festival announced the line-up of the 73rd edition of festival which due to the global pandemic, will not take place this year under its usual conditions.
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First Run Features Releases Andrew James’ Detroit Documentary STREET FIGHTING MEN
Street Fighting Men First Run Features has released Andrew James’ acclaimed documentary ‘Street Fighting Men,’ winner of the Spirit Award at Brooklyn Film Festival. The film follows three Detroit men, who facing dwindling public services, growing inequality and escalating violence, must fight to build something lasting for themselves and future generations in a rapidly changing America.