In The Burial Of Kojo filmmaker Blitz Bazawule weaves African mythology and social political issues into a stunning tapestry punctuated by both drama and dreams. The film won the 2018 Urbanworld Film Festival Best Narrative Feature and was also an official selection of the 2019 Pan African Film Festival (PAFF).
Director Penny Lane’s provocative Sundance-sensation Hail Satan? opens this year’s 2019 Boston Underground Film Festival with its inspirational and entertaining chronicle of the extraordinary rise of one of America’s most colorful and controversial religious movements, The Satanic Temple (TST). A damning commentary on the role of organized religion in our purportedly secular society, Hail Satan? challenges preconceived notions about the objectives of the nontheistic, Salem-based, political activist movement and offers “a timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has empowered thousands of people around the world.” Filmmaker Lane and TST co-founder & spokesperson Lucien Greaves will be present for a post-screening Q&A.
The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today unveiled its feature film lineup of 103 films from 124 filmmakers. The films selected in the three competition sections consist of 50% women directed films. The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 24 – May 5.
The new inspiring and rousing documentary TIME FOR ILHAN, chronicles newly elected Congresswoman, and first ever Somali Muslim legislator, Ilhan Omar, as she seeks to redefine politics in America. TIME FOR ILHAN, which was recently nominated for Outstanding Documentary at the 2019 NAACP Image Awards, will be released on March 8, 2019 to coincide with International Women’s Day.
Never before released in the US, Franco Rosso’s BABYLON follows a young reggae DJ in Thatcher-era Brixton as he pursues his musical ambitions, while battling fiercely against the racism and xenophobia of employers, neighbors, police, and the National Front. Babylon will open on March 8, 2019 in New York at BAM; and on March 15, 2019 in Los Angeles a Laemmle Glendale.
Gunpowder & Sky released the official trailer for Her Smell starring Elisabeth Moss as Becky Something, a ’90s rock superstar. Her Smell also stars Cara Delevingne, Dan Stevens, Agyness Deyn, Amber Heard, Gayle Rankin, Ashley Benson, Dylan Gelula, Virginia Madsen and Eric Stoltz; and will be released on April 12th in NY and April 19th in LA.
A24 released the first trailer forThe Souvenir, a mysterious and mesmerizing chronicle of first love from acclaimed filmmaker Joanna Hogg. The Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner features profoundly layered breakout performances by Honor Swinton Byrne and Tom Burke alongside Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton in an enrapturing and personal portrait of the artist as a young woman. The Souvenir will be released in theaters on May 17, 2019.
Sophie Lorain edgy hilarious comedy Slut in a Good Way, from the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival released a new raunchy clip. The film starring Marguerite Bouchard, Romane Denis, Rose Adam, and Alex Godbout, will open in theaters starting March 29th – in New York City at Village East Cineman, in Brooklyn at Alamo Drafthouse; and Los Angeles at Laemmle Glendale, Laemmle’s Playhouse and Laemmle Royal.
The 2019 Suncoast Credit Union Gasparilla Int’l Film Festival taking place from March 19th – 24th in Tampa Bay, Florida, announced the 31 films on the Feature Film Competition Lineup. The festival will kick-off its 13th year with The Hummingbird Project starring Alexander Skarsgård, Jesse Eisenberg, Salma Hayek; and close with Family starring Taylor Schilling, Bryn Vale, Brian Tyree Henry.
The 2019 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will open with a tribute and moderated discussion with legendary Indian actress Tabu, paired with a screening of her latest film ANDHADHUN directed by IFFLA alum Sriram Raghavan. Tabu is regarded as one of the most talented Indian actors of her generation, having been honored with two National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards and notably, the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2011.
Over 11 days, the 2019 Atlanta Film Festival (ATLFF) will present 31 feature length films plus forthcoming Marquee screenings, 98 short films and 36 creative media presentations, including an array of music videos, virtual reality and episodic pilots. The 43rd edition of the festival will take place from Thursday, April 4 to Sunday, April 14, 2019.
The inspirational, star-studded drama We Are Boats follows a young woman, Francesca (beautifully portrayed by “Westworld” alum Angela Sarafyan) as she navigates through the living world, encountering strangers at the exact moment she needs to, sending their lives on either a better course towards happiness or setting the wheels in motion towards a tragic end.