Last Call, a real-time split-screen feature film shot in two true single takes with an original musical score also recorded live to picture, will have its West Coast premiere at Dances with Films at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Tuesday, June 18th at 7:15pm. The film is directed by Gavin Michael Booth (The Scarehouse), written by Gavin Michael Booth and Daved Wilkins (“The Mindy Project”), and starring Sarah Booth (“Law & Order: SVU”) and Daved Wilkins.
The international jury of the 59th Krakow Film Festival awarded prizes to the best documentary, short and animated films with “Advocate”, “Portrait of Suzanne”, “My Country So Beautiful” and “Once Aurora” winning the top awards.
RocKabul directed by Australian filmmaker Travis Beard examines the counter culture campaign that the US government waged in Afghanistan, told through the eyes of a young band in the war torn capital of Kabul, where rock music is forbidden.
Amazon Studios released the new trailer for the documentary One Child Nation from directors Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. One Child Nation which opens in select theaters on August 9, 2019, uncovers the untold history of China’s One-Child policy and the generations of parents and children forever shaped by this social experiment.
Showtime revealed the official poster and trailer for SHANGRI-LA and announced the four-part docu-series, a collaboration from Academy Award(R) and Emmy(R) winner Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor, 20 Feet From Stardom), legendary music producer Rick Rubin, and director Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol) will premiere on Friday, July 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
For the tenth year, the SOHO International Film Festival #SOHO10 returns to NYC at Village East Cinemas (189 2nd Avenue on 12th Street) for an entire seven days of “cinematic magic,” June 20 to 27, 2019.
Director Harry Mavromichalis’ Olympia will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) on June 8, 2019, at 5.45 p.m. at The Rigler Theatre at The Egyptian. The film most recently won the Best Documentary award at Hunter Mountain Film Festival.
The Toronto True Crime Film Festival billed as the only festival completely devoted to the true crime genre of film, unveiled the films selected for its second annual edition this June 14th to 15th, 2018 at their new location, The Revue Cinema in Toronto. The 2019 lineup includes four feature films, seven short films, and three speaking events, with 15% of all pass and ticket sales being donated to charity.
Two-time Tony Award winner, actress Judith Light will receive the Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival on Saturday, June 15 in conversation at Provincetown Town Hall.
Seeking to build a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship, a Canadian-Egyptian entrepreneur of Muslim faith, now living in Switzerland, decides to reach out to the very people who fear him. Traveling across the United States to find Americans concerned about an Islamic threat, he makes them an intriguing offer – a free trip to Egypt.
Filmmaker Stephen Wilkes spotlights the life and work of photographer Jay Maisel in the documentary Jay Myself that world premiered at 2018 Doc NYC. Jay Myself will be released in theaters on July 31 in New York and August 16 in Los Angeles via Oscilloscope.
The “vibrantly” independent film festival Dances With Films announced its 2019 lineup of narrative and documentary features and short films for its 22nd annual edition.