#Animals
Exclusive: “Living with Lions” Doc in the Works at Curiosity, Erica Rugabandana & Muneera Sallies Directing
Tanzanian filmmaker, cinematographer, and conservationist Erica Rugabandana and South African writer and director Muneera Sallies are teaming up to pay tribute to the kings and queens of the jungle....
Trailer Watch: Andrea Arnold Introduces Luma in “Cow”
A trailer has arrived for Andrea Arnold’s first documentary, “Cow,” an immersive portrait of a dairy cow named Luma. The film made its world premiere at last year’s edition of Cannes Film...
Andrea Arnold’s “Cow” Lands at IFC Films
“Cow” has secured North American distribution following its premiere at Cannes Film Festival. IFC films snagged rights to Andrea Arnold’s documentary, Deadline reports. Shot over...
Pick of the Day: “Playing with Sharks”
I’d never heard of Valerie Taylor before “Playing with Sharks,” but Sally Aitken’s loving tribute makes a compelling case for why the pioneer in underwater filmmaking and...
Marie Amiguet Snow Leopard Doc “The Velvet Queen” Acquired by Oscilloscope Following Cannes Premiere
Marie Amiguet’s search for snow leopards is coming to theaters. Oscilloscope snagged U.S. rights to “The Velvet Queen” (“La Panthere des neiges”), a documentary that sees Amiguet...
Trailer Watch: Trailblazer Valerie Taylor Welcomes Us into the Underwater World in “Playing with Sharks”
“Every dive has the potential to be a great adventure. I would slide into the water into another world,” says Valerie Taylor in a new trailer for “Playing with Sharks.” From...
Elizabeth Banks to Direct “Cocaine Bear”
Elizabeth Banks is moving on from ass-kicking Angels to a headline-making black bear. The “Charlie’s Angels” helmer is set to direct “Cocaine Bear” for Universal, The...
Sundance 2021 Women Directors: Meet Sally Aitken – “Playing with Sharks”
Sally Aitken is an Emmy-nominated director and writer, and showrunner of multiple international series. Her award-winning work includes the Camera d’Or-nominated feature documentary “A...
Elizabeth Lo’s Hot Docs Winner “Stray” Acquired by Magnolia Pictures
Magnolia Pictures has landed North American rights to “Stray,” an award-winning documentary about stray dogs in Istanbul. Elizabeth Lo made her directorial debut with the film, which was...
Hot Docs 2020 Women Directors: Meet Pippa Ehrlich – “My Octopus Teacher”
Pippa Ehrlich is a natural history filmmaker and award-winning environmental journalist, specializing in the field of marine science and conservation. Ehrlich has worked with some of the world’s...
Trailer Watch: Reese Witherspoon Offers a New Take on the Animal Kingdom in “Fierce Queens”
“Why do they call it the animal kingdom when it’s clearly run by queens?” asks Reese Witherspoon in a new trailer for Quibi’s “Fierce Queens.” Set to Nelly...
Trailer Watch: Cindy Meehl Turns the Camera on a Polarizing “Dog Doc”
Dismissed as a “charlatan” and “snake oil salesman” by some and celebrated as a “maverick” and “miracle worker” by others, Dr. Marty Goldstein is a...
“The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” Lands Distribution
“The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” is heading to theaters. Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber snagged U.S. rights to Alison Reid’s documentary about Canadian zoologist,...
Trailer Watch: “The Elephant Queen” Embarks on an Epic Journey
An inspirational leader takes her loved ones on a dangerous journey into the unknown in “The Elephant Queen.” “There is an animal in Africa that truly reflects our sense of...
Trailer Watch: Alia Shawkat and Holliday Grainger Are “Animals” in Sophie Hyde’s Latest
Alia Shawkat’s not ready for the party to end in a new UK trailer for “Animals.” An adaptation of Emma Jane Unsworth’s novel of the same name, the dramedy tells the story of...
Hot Docs 2019 Women Directors: Meet Heddy Honigmann – “Buddy”
Heddy Honigmann is a director and writer who is best known for “Forever,” “The Underground Orchestra,” and “Metal and Melancholy.” “Buddy” premiered at...
Sundance 2019 Women Directors: Meet Sophie Hyde – “Animals”
Sophie Hyde’s debut fiction film “52 Tuesdays” won the directing award in the World Cinema Dramatic section at Sundance and the Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film...
Trailer Watch: “A Whale of a Tale” Revisits “The Cove”
“The Cove” made a major splash upon its 2009 release. The animal rights documentary won an Academy Award, took in over a million dollars at the box office, and sparked an international...
Watch: Jane Goodall Observes a Supportive Mother Chimp in This “Jane” Clip
Prepare for your heart to melt. A clip from “Jane,” the Jane Goodall documentary that opens today, has been released and it shows the most adorable baby chimp you’ve ever seen. As the...
Trailer Watch: Jane Goodall Enters the Field and History Books in “Jane”
“Day after day, in the sun and the rain and the wind, I climbed into the hills,” recalls Jane Goodall in the first trailer for “Jane.” “This is where I was meant to be. The more I learned,...
Lynn Nottage’s New Play “Mlima’s Tale” to Premiere Off Broadway in 2018
Lynn Nottage’s follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated play “Sweat” will bow in 2018. Per the New York Times, “Mlima’s Tale” will premiere Off Broadway at the Public...
Trailer Watch: A Little Girl Fights to Rescue Her GMO Friend in “Okja”
“We needed a miracle. And then we got one,” says Tilda Swinton in the first trailer for “Okja.” The Oscar-winning actress plays the CEO of a corporation that endeavors to revolutionize the...
Hot Docs 2017 Women Directors: Meet Ashley Sabin — “Do Donkeys Act?”
Ashley Sabin’s documentaries have screened internationally in festivals and on television worldwide. Her vast body of work includes four recent “animal ethnography” films based in the world...
A Conversation with “The Zookeeper’s Wife” Director Niki Caro
We have been anxiously awaiting “The Zookeeper’s Wife” ever since Jessica Chastain’s 2015 guest feature for The Hollywood Reporter. Long before its release, Niki Caro’s film was labeled a...
Trailer Watch: Jessica Chastain Joins the Resistance in “The Zookeeper’s Wife”
The shoot for Niki Caro’s “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” starring Jessica Chastain, was an anomaly in how inclusive it was for women on set. Now the film’s first trailer has hit, detailing the...
Sundance 2016 Women Directors: Meet Chris Hegedus — ‘Unlocking the Cage’
Chris Hegedus has been making films as a director, cinematographer and editor for 40 years. She received the 2001 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for “Startup.com.” With her...