HBO released an official teaser trailer for their two-part documentary TIGER which will premiere in January 2021.
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Documentary JIMMY CARTER, ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT Premieres in January on CNN
[JIMMY CARTER ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT] Jimmy Carter and Willie Nelson White House Staff Photographer, Courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library The documentary Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President will premiere on television on CNN on Sunday, January 3. During his political career and following his presidency, the 39th President of the United States formed lifelong bonds with artists Willie Nelson, the Allman Brothers, Rosanne Cash, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Nile Rodgers, and many, many others. Director Mary Wharton’s engaging film explores how President Carter’s deep love of all forms of music has been both a feature and an asset for his storied life and career.
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HBO Documentary BABY GOD Examines the Fertility Specialist Who Used His Own Sperm To Impregnate Women Without Their Knowledge or Consent
Baby God The documentary “Baby God”, debuting on HBO on Wednesday, December 2 (9:00-10:20 p.m. ET/PT), from first-time director Hannah Olson, is a shocking examination of the work of a Las Vegas fertility specialist and the many women he guided to pregnancy through use of his own sperm, often without their knowledge or consent. The documentary follows his newly-discovered offspring as they grapple with the scope of his misdeeds and the impact that his genes may have on their own identities.
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Women Filmmakers Win Top Awards at 17th Bosnian Herzegovinian Film Festival, TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE Wins Best Feature Film
Ena Sendijarević’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice” Women filmmakers swept the Golden Apple Awards for the 17th annual event Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City with Ena Sendijarević’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice” capturing the BHFF 2020 Jury Award for Best Feature Film.
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Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA Announce Return of Rescheduled 49th New Directors/New Films
The Cloud in Her Room directed by Zheng Lu Xinyuan Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announce the return of the 49th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), rescheduled from March for December 9-20. This year’s festival will introduce 24 features and 10 shorts virtually to audiences nationwide, with films scheduled over the course of 12 days and screening exclusively in the FLC Virtual Cinema.
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Watch Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Anthology Trailer
Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.”
Jamaican proverb.
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Watch Trailer For ASSASSINS, Riveting Documentary on 2017 Murder of Brother of North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong-un
Assassins directed by Ryan White Greenwich Entertainment released the official trailer for the documentary Assassins on the audacious murder of the brother of North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in a crowded Malaysian airport in 2017. Directed by Ryan White, Assassins arrives in theaters December 11th, 2020 and available on PVOD January 15th, 2021.
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Palm Springs International Film Festival Cancels 2021 Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival The 32nd annual Palm Springs International Film Festival which was scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2021 through Monday, March 8, 2021, will not take place and instead shifts to 2022.
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Family and Faith-Themed Drama PASS THE LIGHT Sets December Release Date
Pass The Light The family and faith-themed drama “Pass The Light” will be released digitally through Freestyle Digital Media on December 4th and on DVD on December 8, 2020.
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Watch Trailer For INSIDE PIXAR, Disney+ Docuseries
Inside Pixar Disney+ released the trailer for the new original docuseries “Inside Pixar,” premiering on Friday, November 13. The series consists of four collections with five short stories in each collection, centered around a central theme. The first collection releasing on Friday is “Inspired,” exploring what sparks inspiration and the journey from idea to execution.
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IFC Films to Release KURT VONNEGUT: UNSTUCK IN TIME, Documentary on Iconic Author, in Summer 2021
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time IFC Films acquired Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, the touching, long-in-the-works documentary directed by industry masters Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Don Argott (The Art of the Steal). The film traces the life and career of famed novelist and humorist Kurt Vonnegut, who died in 2007 at age 84. IFC Films is planning a release in Summer 2021.
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30th IFP Gotham Awards Nominations – FIRST COW, NOMADLAND, RELIC Receive Best Feature Noms
First Cow directed by Kelly Reichardt Forty-one films and series are nominated for this year for the 30th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, considered one of the leading awards for independent film and signaling the kick-off to the film awards season. Best Feature nominations went to The Assistant, First Cow, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Nomadland, and Relic, becoming the first time all of the best feature nominees are directed by women. In total, eleven competitive awards will be presented to independent features and series.