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Trailer Watch: “Totally Under Control” Exposes the United States’ Mishandling of COVID-19
The new trailer for “Totally Under Control” sees clips of the world’s most famous COVID-19 patient stressing that the pandemic is NBD. “It’s, uh, gonna be just...
Premiere Dates Set for Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie” and Tania Cypriano’s “Born to Be”
Documentaries from Alexandra Pelosi and Tania Cypriano have both scored distribution. The former, “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself,” premieres October 23 on Showtime. The latter,...
Women Directors Sweep Main Prizes at Zurich Film Festival
Women-directed films made a major mark at this year’s Zurich Film Festival, taking home all three main prizes. According to Swiss News Channel, Fernanda Valadez won the Golden Eye for best...
Trailer Watch: “I Carry You With Me” Tells a Cross-Border Love Story
“When you dream, it happens so fast. The American dream happens in slow motion. It takes years. I came here to do something. Don’t lose faith in me,” says Iván (Armando Espitia) in...
Weekly Update for October 2: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Opening
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD Once Upon a River – Written and Directed by Haroula Rose “Once Upon a River” Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo...
Trailer Watch: Octavia Spencer Protects Her Grandson from Anne Hathaway and “The Witches”
Octavia Spencer stands between Anne Hathaway and a diabolical plan to transform children into mice in “The Witches,” an upcoming HBO Max pic. A trailer just dropped for the fantasy...
Trailer Watch: Elle Lorraine’s “Bad Hair” Has a Mind of Its Own
“I can’t fault you for doing whatever it takes to get where they keep trying to keep us from getting. In a perfect world, a woman would be able to wear her hair the way she wants...
Pick of the Day: “Dick Johnson Is Dead”
“Dick Johnson Is Dead” sees a filmmaker struggling to come to terms with her father’s mortality the best way she knows how: by making a movie. “Just the idea that I might ever lose this...
Haroula Rose on Telling a Story of Healing and Survival in “Once Upon a River”
Haroula Rose works in both fiction and nonfiction filmmaking. Rose’s pilot “Lost & Found” premiered at Tribeca, and her most recent short film starring Maya Hawke premiered on...
Pick of the Day: “The Great American Lie”
Burnt out educators, activists fighting for minimum wage in the restaurant industry, unemployed factory workers voting against their own best interests, single parents holding down four jobs to get...
Projects About Trailblazing Women, Essential Workers in NYC in Dev at Emergence Films
Emergence Films, a production company dedicated to supporting women and underrepresented filmmakers, has two new projects in development. A press release has announced that “Fearless &...
Apply Now: Screenshot Writer Performer Competition, Olivia Colman & Phoebe Waller-Bridge Involved
Before it went on to win six Emmy Awards and shot series creator, writer, and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge to stardom, “Fleabag” existed as a stage play. A new competition is looking to...
“Modern Persuasion” Lands at Samuel Goldwyn Films
“Modern Persuasion” has secured U.S. distribution. A press release announced that Samuel Goldwyn films acquired rights to the modern-day rom-com based on Jane Austen’s...
October 2020 Film Preview
By Tatiana McInnis and Shayna Maci Warner This month, audiences can be entertained, intrigued, troubled, and inspired by a slate of diverse narratives and documentaries. October features the releases...
Iman Vellani Will Play “Ms. Marvel”
Iman Vellani will lead “Ms. Marvel.” Variety confirmed the news. Vellani’s portrayal of the Pakistani American caped crusader marks the Canadian actress’ on-screen debut. Her...
Karin Gist’s “Our Kind of People” Opens Writers Room at Fox Entertainment
“Our Kind of People” is one step closer to the small screen. Fox Entertainment is opening a writers room for the drama based on Lawrence Otis Graham’s nonfiction book “Our...
All-Female Directing Team Assembled for Peacock’s “Dr. Death”: Maggie Kiley, Jennifer Morrison, & So Yong Kim
Maggie Kiley, Jennifer Morrison, and So Yong Kim are teaming up to tell the story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, better known as “Dr. Death.” The trio comprise the all-female directing...
Trailer Watch: Gretchen Sorin and Ric Burns Explore What “Driving While Black” Means in America
Driving, mobility, travel — these are essential elements of the American identity. But they’re also ones that have historically been denied to Black Americans. “What it means to be...
Christina Sun Kim Named as the 2020 Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellow
Christina Sun Kim has been named as the 10th annual recipient of the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship (KSFEF), created in honor of Karen Schmeer, the editor of “The Fog of War,” “Fast,...
Doc About Human Rights Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh Acquired by Virgil Films, Olivia Colman Narrates
Audiences will soon have the chance to learn more about Nasrin Sotoudeh and the #FreeNasrin movement. “Nasrin,” a documentary following the Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and...
Sam Jay Lines Up Her Own Late Night HBO Show
Sam Jay is following up her first hourlong comedy special, “3 in the Morning,” with her own late-night HBO series. A press release announced Jay will host and executive produce the...
Zendaya in Talks to Topline Ronnie Spector Biopic
It looks like Zendaya is celebrating her historic Emmy win by booking another project. The “Euphoria” star is in talks to topline a biopic of Ronnie Spector, best known for fronting the...
NYFF 2020 Women Directors: Meet Heidi Ewing – “I Carry You With Me”
Heidi Ewing’s documentary credits include “Jesus Camp,” which received an Oscar nomination, “One of Us,” and “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You.” She...
Trailer Watch: A New Generation of Witches Learns the Power of Four in “The Craft: Legacy”
There’s a new coven in town. A trailer for “The Craft: Legacy” introduces the next generation of witches and pays tribute to their foremothers. A sequel to 1996’s “The...
Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission Releases Sexual Misconduct Survey Results, Announces Incident Reporting Tool
The Hollywood Commission, an organization dedicated to ending sexual harassment in show business, has released the results of The Hollywood Survey, an anonymous questionnaire analyzing discrimination...
Aisling Walsh and Lucinda Coxon Team Up for Holocaust Drama “One Life”
After tackling the life of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis, Aisling Walsh is set to tell another tale based on a true story. Deadline reports that the “Maudie” filmmaker is in...
Billie Eilish Doc “The World’s a Little Blurry” in the Works at Apple
After dominating the charts Billie Eilish is ready to dominate the box office. The five-time Grammy winner has a documentary in the works. “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry” will...
Ava DuVernay and ARRAY Will Receive Inaugural Marian MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award
MacDowell, the Peterborough, New Hampshire, artist residency, is the latest organization to honor Ava DuVernay. The Associated Press reports the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will receive the first...
Trailer Watch: A Secret Society Helps Find a Missing Kid in “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting”
A high school freshman finds herself squaring off against monsters and joining a 1,000-year-old secret society in a new trailer for Rachel Talalay’s “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder Take Care of Business in “The Planters”
Martha Plant (Alexandra Kotcheff) buries knick-knacks and tchotchkes in cookie tins and — without fail — the lucky folks who stumble upon this “treasure” leave cash in...
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s “Beginning” Wins Best Film & Other Top Honors at San Sebastian Fest
Dea Kulumbegashvili’s debut feature made a major impression at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival. “Beginning” scored four of the jury’s seven competition prizes: the...
Eva Longoria to Direct and Star in Sony Pictures’ “Spa Day”
Eva Longoria has lined up another high profile directing gig. The “Desperate Housewives” alumna is already signed on to direct “24/7,” a re-imagined version of “9 to...
Talking Taboos: Crowdfunding Picks
What is art for in a fraught time, if not to serve as a template for those difficult conversations that are rarely introduced simply or without fuss at the dinner table? Though the best fiction may...
Weekly Update for September 25: Women Centric, Directed, and Written Films Opening
FILMS ABOUT WOMEN OPENING AND COMING TO STREAMING/VOD The Glorias – Directed by Julie Taymor; Written by Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl Journalist, fighter, and feminist Gloria Steinem is an...
Francesca Sloane Signs Overall Deal with Amazon, Developing Series Based on Anaïs Nin’s Work
Francesca Sloane is heading to Amazon Studios. Deadline reports the writer-producer has inked an overall deal with the company, under which she will “create content to premiere exclusively on...
Marsai Martin Is Hitting the Market with an Unscripted Series About Trailblazing Black Women
Marsai Martin is expanding her producing resume. The “Black-ish” star, who made history as the youngest person ever to executive produce a major studio feature with 2019’s...
Maïwenn’s “DNA” Lands at Netflix
Maïwenn’s latest has found a home. Netflix snagged English-language rights to “DNA” for the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Middle East, TheWrap...
Gina Duncan Named as Sundance Film Festival’s First-Ever Producing Director
Gina Duncan is joining the Sundance Film Festival team. A press release announced that she’ll serve in the newly-created role of Producing Director, reporting to Festival Director Tabitha...
BAFTA Announces Overhaul Designed to “Urgently Address a Lack of Diversity” in Awards
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) is committing to “long-term substantial cultural and organizational change” in the wake of publishing its “in-depth,...
Join the Girls Club for a Conversation with “The Glorias” Director Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor will discuss “The Glorias,” her unconventional biopic of Gloria Steinem, at the next Girls Club event. The conversation will take place Thursday, October 1, at 6 p.m. EST and is open...
Linda Ronstadt Doc “Linda and The Mockingbirds” Gets a Release Date
Another Linda Ronstadt doc is on the way. Following on the heels of 2019’s “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” “Linda and The Mockingbirds” will focus on a...
Amma Asante Will Direct “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” TV Adaptation
Following her stints on “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Mrs. America,” Amma Asante has lined up another television directing job. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the...
Janine Sherman Barrois Developing Family Drama “The Kings of Napa” at OWN
Janine Sherman Barrois is shifting her focus from acrylics to Cabernet Sauvignon. Deadline reports that the “Claws” showrunner and exec producer has a new series in development at OWN,...
ViacomCBS Developing 50 TV Movies by First-Time Women & BIPOC Directors with New Program
ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group has committed to telling “diverse stories through the lens of diverse storytellers” via a new initiative. The Los Angeles Times reports that the...
Trailer Watch: Anya Taylor-Joy Is a Chess Prodigy Battling Addiction in “The Queen’s Gambit”
“Men are going to come along and want to teach you things. Doesn’t make them any smarter,” Anya Taylor-Joy is told in a new trailer for “The Queen’s Gambit.”...
Eva Husson’s “Mothering Sunday” Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
Eva Husson’s latest has secured distribution. A press release announced that Sony Pictures Classics snagged all rights in North America, Latin America, India, Pan Asia (excluding Japan), the...
Demi Moore Will Star in Amazon’s Series Adaptation of “Dirty Diana” Podcast
Demi Moore is returning to the world of “Dirty Diana.” The Hollywood Reporter confirms the “Brave New World” actress will star in Amazon’s television adaptation of the...
Trailer Watch: “Equal” Docuseries Celebrates LGBTQ+ Trailblazers
A four-part docuseries, HBO Max’s “Equal” pays tribute to some of the unsung heroes who helped lead the charge for queer liberation, and revisits the untold events leading up to the...
Trailer Watch: From #MeToo to BLM, Women Are “Not Done” Fighting for Change in MAKERS’ New Doc
“There are some people who think that we are post-civil rights, we are post-feminism, and therefore we’re post-intersectional,” an interviewee says in a new documentary about the...
The Majority of NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Fest’s 2020 Lineup Is Directed by Women & Non-Binary Filmmakers
NewFest has unveiled the lineup for its 32nd edition. A press release from the New York-based LGBTQ+ film and media organization and film fest announced that 63 percent of films set to screen this...
Trailer Watch: Sunita Mani Battles Deadly Pouffes in “Save Yourselves!”
“Prepare yourselves for a new form of extraterrestrial terror,” a new trailer for “Save Yourselves!” announces. The retro spot hints at the “incredible tale of how...