French actress Laetitia Casta will receive the 2021 Excellence Award Davide Campari at the Locarno Film Festival The actress has selected two titles from her filmography to be screened during the Festival: Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque) (Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life, 2010) by Joann Sfar and L’homme fidèle (A Faithful Man, 2018) by Louis Garrel.
The new documentary The One and Only Dick Gregory, the directorial debut from producer Andre Gaines (The Lady and The Dale, Bill Nye: Science Guy), unpacks the career of Dick Gregory, the activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader who changed the lives of millions across the world through constant disruption and awareness.
Football documentary My Name Is Francesco Totti (Mi chiamo Francesco Totti) by Alex Infascelli is the winner of the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award for the June festival edition of 2021 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).
IFC Films will release the millennial rom-com Dating & New York, written and directed by Jonah Feingold in his feature directorial debut set to make its World Premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. IFC Films will release the film theatrically, on digital platforms, and Cable VOD in September 2021.
FilmRise released the official trailer for the indie drama Broken Diamonds starring Tony and Grammy-winner Benjamin Platt (Dear Evan Hansen) as a writer who sees his dream put in jeopardy when he has to take care of his mentally ill sister played by Lola Kirke (Mozart In The Jungle). Yvette Nicole Brown and Alphonso McAuley also star in the film.
Searchlight Pictures released the official trailer for the drama film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, starring Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain as televangelist Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film opens in theaters on September 17, 2021
Bleecker Street released the official trailer for The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52, the documentary on the search for the mysterious lonely 52 Hertz whale. Directed by Joshua Zeman, the documentary opens in theaters on July 9th and on digital on July 16th.
Filmmaker Beth B’s documentary film Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over is described as a deep dive into the life and work of the fearless musician and performer Lydia Lunch. The documentary will open on June 30 in New York at IFC Center
AFI DOCS — the American Film Institute’s documentary film festival — announced its DOCS Talks and Industry Forum events for its 19th edition, June 22-27.
Disney+ released the official trailer for Wolfgang, the new documentary on celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck premiering at Tribeca Festival, and streaming June 25 on DisneyPlus.
POV: Points of View is a sci-fi virtual reality experience that educates Black and other at-risk communities about implicit bias in emerging technologies and law enforcement.
Rooftop Films Summer Series returns with more than 40 outdoor screenings featuring new independent feature films, short film programs, from June 17th through mid-September. Keeping with a 25-year long tradition, the Summer Series will open with a collection of new short films on Thursday, June 17th, at Green-Wood Cemetery.