HLN series, Death Row Stories narrated by Concetta Tomei returns for season 5 on April 19 with back-to-back episodes at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT.
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Award Winning Documentary SIDNEY & FRIENDS Profiles Sidney, who is Intersex in Kenya, Now on VOD
SIDNEY & FRIENDS After more than 100 screenings in 28 countries, and winning 13 Best Documentary Awards (plus 11 additional nominations) the captivating documentary Sidney & Friends is now available on Amazon Prime Video.
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Israeli LGBTQ Drama 15 YEARS Arrives on VOD/DVD on April 28
15 YEARS The searing, insightful LGBTQ drama 15 Years from writer/director Yuval Hadadi will be released on DVD/VOD on April 28. The film which world premiered at the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival as the Opening Night film, and went on to have a healthy festival life, won the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling 2019 – the 37th Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival.
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Breaking Glass to Release UNION BRIDGE, Gothic Thriller Directed by Brian Levin
Union Bridge Breaking Glass Pictures will release Lynchian southern gothic thriller Union Bridge, the debut feature from writer/director Brian Levin. The film is scheduled to open in Los Angeles on May 15, and arrive on DVD & VOD platforms May 19.
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Canceled 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival Recognizes Films + Filmmakers with Prizes
Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz star in Nine Days by Edson Oda The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF), which had been scheduled to take place in March, but was cancelled due to Covid-19, still awarded numerous prizes and mentorship opportunities to independent filmmakers whose films were either confirmed to screen or were eligible for prizes.
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PBS to Air Documentary THE QUEEN AT WAR Narrated by Downton Abbey’s Phyllis Logan
THE QUEEN AT WAR Narrated by Downton Abbey’s Phyllis Logan The story of how a shy young Princess Elizabeth became a beacon of hope for a nation and ultimately a legendary queen is revealed in the new documentary film The Queen at War set to air on PBS in May.
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12 Documentary Films to Compete in International Competition at Krakow Film Festival 2020
“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin Twelve documentary films from prestigious international film festivals including three Polish films will be competing for a Golden Horn and Silver Horns in the international documentary competition at the 60th Krakow Film Festival which will now take place entirely online due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Italian VR Film VAJONT Selected for 77th Venice International Film Festival
VAJONT The Italian Virtual Reality film Vajont from director Iolanda Di Bonaventura and producer Saverio Trapasso was selected at the close of the fourth edition of the Biennale College Cinema – VR to receive support from La Biennale to cover its production costs.
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Darkly Comical Film BAD EDUCATION Starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney to Premiere on HBO
BAD EDUCATION Starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney The darkly comical film Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney that world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 will debut Saturday, April 25 (8:00-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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THIS IS STAND-UP, Documentary Film on Professional Stand-Up Comedians, Premieres on Sunday on Comedy Central
Jamie Foxx with Jerry Seinfeld in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix Jamie Foxx, Tiffany Haddish, Bob Saget and Maria Bamford are among the featured talent in This Is Stand-Up, a two-hour documentary, which will have its world premiere with limited commercial interruption on Easter Sunday, April 12th at 10pm ET/PT on Comedy Central.
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Watch First Clip from THE LONGEST WAR, Documentary from the Producers of ‘Homeland’
Showtime released the first-look clip for the upcoming feature-length documentary The Longest War, which hails from Emmy(R)-winning director Greg Barker (Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden) and Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, the executive producers of the Emmy(R) and Peabody-winning series Homeland. The Longest War premieres on Showtime on Sunday, April 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following the penultimate episode of Homeland .
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Kino Lorber Offers FREE Streaming of Doc THE AMERICAN NURSE to Honor Nurses on Front Lines of COVID-19
The American Nurse To honor nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, Kino Lorber is offering a free streaming re-release of the acclaimed documentary, The American Nurse (www.americannurseproject.com).