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.
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ROCKABUL Documentary on Metal Band in War Torn Afghanistan, to NY Premiere at Brooklyn Film Festival
District Unknown in RocKabul directed by Travis Beard
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Sundance Award Winner ONE CHILD NATION Releases Trailer + Release Date
One Child Nation 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.
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Showtime Releases SHANGRI-LA Trailer, Morgan Neville DocuSeries on Music Producer Rick Rubin
Music Producer Rick Rubin, Shangri-La 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.
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10th SOHO International Film Fest Returns in June, Opens with EMPTY BY DESIGN
Empty By Design starring Chris Pang, Osric Chau, Dante Basco, Madeline Humphries and Rhian Ramos. 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.
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Documentary on Academy Award Winning Actress Olympia Dukakis to Premiere at Los Angeles Greek Film Festival
Olympia from The Whole Theatre 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.
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BEI BEI, MOPE, SAKAWA Among 2nd Toronto True Crime Film Festival Lineup
BEI BEI directed by Rose Rosenblatt and Marion Lipschutz 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.
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Actress Judith Light to Receive Excellence in Acting Award from Provincetown International Film Festival
Judith Light in BEFORE YOU KNOW IT 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.
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A Muslim Reaches Out to the People Who Fear Him in FREE TRIP TO EGYPT
FREE TRIP TO EGYPT 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.
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Stephen Wilkes’ JAY MYSELF Documentary on Photographer Jay Maisel Sets Summer Release Date
JAY MYSELF 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.
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APPLE SEED Kicks Off Lineup for 2019 Dances With Films Festival
Rance Howard and Jennifer Kamstock in Apple Seed 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.
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NY Premiere of Shaina Feinberg’s SENIOR ESCORT SERVICE to Kick off Lower East Side Film Festival
SENIOR ESCORT SERVICE The 9th Lower East Side Film Festival will open on June 6th with the New York Premiere of Shaina Feinberg’s Senior Escort Service written & directed by Shaina Feinberg and starring Chris Manley, Shaina Feinberg, Chris Roberti (High Maintenance, Broad City), Jeff Seal, Mona Chalabi, and Drae Campbell. “After the sudden death of her father, filmmaker Shaina Feinberg goes on a tour of grief in this genre-bending feature film. Blending archival footage with a series of journeys – both real and imagined – Senior Escort Service is a funny and sad meditation on loss.”
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Melbourne International Film Festival Reveals 2019 First Glance and Gala Films
The Australian Dream Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) will open its 2019 festival with the world premiere of the documentary The Australian Dream – written by Walkley award-winning Australian journalist Stan Grant. Grant’s moving work is a powerful exploration of race, identity and belonging as told from the perspective of champion AFL footballer and Indigenous rights activist, Adam Goodes.