IFC Films will release Dear Santa, the fanciful and poignant story of Operation Santa, from Dana Nachman the director of Batkid Begins and Pick of the Litter – on December 4th.
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Watch Trailer for THE HUMAN FACTOR, Behind-the-Scenes Story of Middle East Peace Process Negotiations
THE HUMAN FACTOR directed by Dror Moreh Sony Pictures Classics released the trailer for The Human Factor from director Dror Moreh documenting the behind the scenes story that shaped some of the most intense and tenuous negotiations of the Middle East peace process.
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Whistler Film Festival Rolls Out 2020 Film Lineup. Opens with World Premieres of SUGAR DADDY and IN HER CITY
SUGAR DADDY, written by and starring Kelly McCormack and directed by Wendy Morgan Whistler Film Festival announced the full film lineup of 89 fresh films for its 20th anniversary edition with a hybrid of online and in-theatre offerings.
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HBO Releases Trailer For TRANSHOOD, Documentary Profiling Transgender Teens Debuts November 12
TRANSHOOD, directed by Sharon Liese HBO released the official trailer for their groundbreaking documentary Transhood which debuts today November 12th. Filmed over the course of five years in Kansas City, Transhood is an inspiring chronicle of the lives of four young people and their families as they each navigate growing up transgender in America’s heartland.
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Kenya Submits THE LETTER for Best International Feature Film Competition at 2021 Oscars
The Letter directed by Maia Lekow and Christopher King The Kenya Film Commission selected DOC NYC-bound The Letter as the country’s official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Film. The film commission describes it as ‘filmed with a gentle pace and incredible closeness, The Letter is an intimate family portrait that reveals an indestructible female power.’
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Austin Film Festival 2020 Announces Winners – DAVE NOT COMING BACK, THE BADGER, THE BOOK KEEPERS Win Prizes
Dave Not Coming Back Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the 2020 Film Competition Jury and Audience Award winners alongside the Script Competition winners. Following each screening, audience members cast their votes for the Audience Award, recognizing the audience’s Festival favorites among the 2020 film slate.
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Chilling Documentary ALABAMA SNAKE, on Appalachian Preacher’s Plot to Murder his Wife, Debuts on HBO
Alabama Snake The documentary Alabama Snake, debuting Wednesday, December 9 on HBO, explores the shocking story of Glenn Summerford, a Pentecostal minister and serpent handler who attempted to murder his wife with a rattlesnake.
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THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER, Stylish Investigation Into the Unsolved Mystery of the Plane Hijacker, Debuts on HBO
The Mystery of DB Cooper. The hijacked Northwest Airlines jetliner 727 sits on a runway for refueling at Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington (Nov. 25, 1971). Photo Credit: Courtesy of HBO The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, debuting Wednesday, November 25 on HBO, is an exhilarating dive into the confounding, unsolved case of the elusive “D.B. Cooper,” the unidentified man who in 1971 successfully hijacked and parachuted from a 727 jet with $200,000 – and disappeared without a trace.
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Documentary GHOSTS OF THE REPUBLIQUE – on French Gay Couple’s Journey to Las Vegas to Start a Family via Surrogacy – Sets November Release Date
Ghosts of the République The documentary film Ghosts of the République by Jonathon Narducci will be available on Amazon Prime, iTunes and other platforms starting November 17, 2020.
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SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2020 Award Winners – KUSASA and KILLING ELEANOR Win Top Prizes
Kusasa directed by Shane Vermooten The Savannah College of Art and Design announces the award winners for the 23rd annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival. A key stop on the festival circuit leading up to the Academy Awards, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival screened 153 films, including 21 narrative films, 17 documentary films, and 112 shorts with 14 world premieres. More than 1,700 films were submitted for the festival.
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Canadian Comedy THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Lands in Virtual Cinemas in US in November
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY The Canadian comedy The Twentieth Century from director Matthew Rankin, and starring Daniel Beirne, Sarianne Cormier, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Catherine St-Laurent, Seán Cullen, along with Trevor Anderson will open in Virtual Cinemas on November 20, 2020. The film is a satire of the rise to power of young politician William Lyon Mackenzie King, who would go on to become a long-serving prime minister of Canada.
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Sameh Alaa’s I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE Wins Palme d’or for Short Films at “Cannes 2020 Special”
CANNES, FRANCE – OCTOBER 29: Short film Palme d’Or winner Sameh Alaa attends the Best Short Film Palme D’Or Award Ceremony of the “Special Cannes 2020 : Le Festival Revient Sur La Croisette !” as part of the Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on October 29, 2020 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) The short film I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face directed by Sameh Alaa was named the unanimous winner of the Palme d’or at the three-day “Cannes 2020 Special.”