If I Go Will They Miss Me won the Best Narrative Feature, and A Life Illuminated won Best Documentary Feature – the top prizes in the George Sidney Independent Film Competition at the 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival,
A Life Illuminated (2025)
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ and ‘A Life Illuminated’ Take Top Wins at 32nd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
If I Go Will They Miss Me by Walter Thompson-Hernandez
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SFFILM Reveals 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup
TOP ROW, L TO R: Cover-Up, photo courtesy of The New York Times/Redux. A LIFE ILLUMINATED, photo courtesy of Sandbox Films.
BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Director Laura Poitras, photo by Jan Stürmann. Director Mark Obenhaus, photo courtesy of Mark Obenhaus. Director Tasha Van Zandt, photo courtesy of Tasha Van Zandt.SFFILM unveiled the lineup of ten features and 12 short films for the 11th Doc Stories film festival taking place at the Vogue Theatre in San Francisco, November 6–9, 2025.
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‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ to Open 26th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup
The Testament of Ann Lee by Mona Fastvold (Searchlight Pictures) The 26th Woodstock Film Festival taking place October 15–19, 2025 will kick off on Opening Night with The Testament of Ann Lee, and Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire headlining on Closing Night film.
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33rd Hamptons International Film Festival to Close with Premiere of Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along directed by Maria Friedman The 33rd Hamptons International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Maria Friedman’s Merrily We Roll Along starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez. .
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Wake Up Dead Man to Open 48th Denver Film Festival Lineup
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. (Netflix) Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will open the 48th annual Denver Film Festival, taking place October 31 – November 9, 2025, with the lineup showcasing 136 feature-length films, documentaries and shorts.
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34th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘Lost Wolves Of Yellowstone’
Lost Wolves Of Yellowstone by Thomas Winston Thomas Winston’s Lost Wolves Of Yellowstone will open the 34th edition of Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival taking place October 10 -18, 2025.