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Rebecca Zlotowski’s “Other People’s Children” Lands at Music Box Film Ahead of U.S. Premiere at Sundance

“Other People’s Children” has secured U.S. distribution ahead of its run at Sundance Film Festival later this month. A press release announced that Music Box Films snagged rights to...

Films

Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret’s Cannes Winner “The Worst Ones” Lands North American Distribution

Kino Lorber has landed worldwide rights in U.S. and anglophone Canada to “The Worst Ones” ahead of its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Lise Akoka and...

Features

Pick of the Day: “Petite Maman”

“Petite Maman” is a triumph. Much smaller in scope than her last film, 2019’s devastatingly romantic and brutally tragic “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” Céline...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Céline Sciamma Is Back with Mother-Daughter Story “Petite Maman”

Céline Sciamma is back with another film that’s sure to break your heart. She’s following up 2019’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” a tragic romance about an artist and...

Films

Over-Parenting Doc “Chasing Childhood” Acquired by Abramorama

Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld’s exploration of contemporary childhood and parenting has found a home. Abramorama acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Chasing Childhood.” A...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” Pays Tribute to the Groundbreaking Show

Marilyn Agrelo is taking us back to “Sunny Days” spent with Elmo, Bert, and Big Bird. The “Mad Hot Ballroom” director’s latest offering, “Street Gang: How We Got...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: Children Navigate Death and Grief in SXSW Winner “Beautiful Something Left Behind”

With “Beautiful Something Left Behind,” director Katrine Philp wanted to explore grief from children’s perspective. “But it is not only a film about grief — it is a film...

Features

Pick of the Day: “Through the Night”

Described by director Loira Limbal as “a love letter to single mothers and caregivers,” “Through the Night” takes us inside a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, NY. The...

Interviews

Dana Nachman on “Celebrating Everything Beautiful About Christmas” in USPS Doc “Dear Santa”

Dana Nachman is an award-winning filmmaker of both fiction and documentary films. The Walt Disney Company hired Nachman to remake her 2018 Slamdance festival documentary “Pick of the...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Chasing Childhood” Explores How U.S. Kids Are Missing Out

“Childhood today is full of stuff that kids have to accomplish,” we’re told in a new trailer for “Chasing Childhood.” Directed by Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld,...

Interviews

DOC NYC 2019 Women Directors: Meet Mo Scarpelli – “Anbessa”

Mo Scarpelli co-directed “Frame by Frame,” which screened at SXSW, Hot Docs, and BFI London Film Festival, among other fests. It has won over a dozen jury and audience awards....

Trailers

Trailer Watch: “Wendy” Goes to Neverland

A new trailer for “Wendy” sees a sidekick taking the starring role in a wildly reimagined take on the beloved “Peter Pan” story. “All children grow up, but some, the...

Trailers

Trailer Watch: A New Doc Explores Whether “To Kid or Not To Kid”

“Why can’t we talk about not having children?” director Maxine Trump asks in a new trailer for “To Kid or Not To Kid.” The documentary explores the cultural pressure and...

Festivals

Cannes & Marché du Film Will Offer Childcare to Industry Attendees With Kids

The Cannes Film Festival just became a lot more welcoming to working parents. The world’s most prestigious fest and its film market, Marché du Film, have launched “Le Ballon Rouge,...

Interviews

Full Frame 2019 Women Directors: Meet Jacqueline Zünd – “Where We Belong”

Jacqueline Zünd was born in Zurich, Switzerland. Her debut film, “Goodnight Nobody,” has been shown at many international film festivals and won numerous awards such as Best Newcomer at...

Interviews

Sundance 2019 Women Directors: Meet Nanfu Wang – “One Child Nation”

Nanfu Wang is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody-winning filmmaker based in New York City. Wang’s feature debut, “Hooligan Sparrow,” premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It was...

Films

Susanne Bier’s “A Second Chance” Secures Theatrical Release in the U.S.

U.S. audiences are finally getting the chance to see “A Second Chance” in theaters. Susanne Bier’s kidnapping drama debuted at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival and was released in...

Films, News, Women Writers

Lupita Nyong’o Will Celebrate Beauty With Children’s Book

Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o is no stranger to using her public platform to share and discuss issues that matter. She has consistently campaigned for more diverse female role models and...

Documentary, News, Women Directors

Child Sex Trafficking Doc “I Am Jane Doe” Gets Digital Release Date

Child sex trafficking is dramatically more common than most people realize. Mary Mazzio’s new documentary, “I Am Jane Doe,” aims to raise awareness about this horrific crime and the fact that...

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