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Claire Simon’s Gynecological Ward Doc “Our Body” Acquired by Cinema Guild
“Our Body” has secured North American distribution following its world premiere at last month’s Berlinale. Cinema Guild scored rights to Claire Simon’s look inside a public...
Trailer Watch: Teyana Taylor Fights to Be in Her Son’s Life in “A Thousand and One”
Teyana Taylor insists that she’s willing to “go to war” for her son in a new trailer for A.V. Rockwell’s “A Thousand and One,” the winner of the Grand Jury Prize...
Melissa Barrera-Starrer “All the World Is Sleeping” Acquired by Gravitas Ventures
Melissa Barrera is switching gears from squaring off against Ghostface to fighting personal demons. The “Scream” actress leads “All the World is Sleeping,” an addiction drama...
Trailer Watch: Noémie Merlant Is a New Mother in Crisis in Bess Wohl’s “Baby Ruby”
Described by writer-director Bess Wohl as “the story of a woman who becomes a mother for the first time and finds herself plunged into a terrifying new world where everything — and everyone...
TIFF 2022 Women Directors: Meet Amy Redford – “Roost”
Amy Redford’s career in the creative arts spans over three decades as a director, producer, and actor in film, television, music videos, and theater. “The Guitar” marked her directorial...
Nikyatu Jusu’s Sundance Winner “Nanny” Acquired by Amazon, Blumhouse
Described as “compassionate and horrifying,” “visually stunning, masterfully acted, [and] impeccably designed from sound to visual effects” by Sundance jurors who crowned it...
Tribeca 2021 Women Directors: Meet Gaysorn Thavat – “The Justice of Bunny King”
Gaysorn Thavat began her film career in 1995 working in the camera department. Starting as a clapper loader, she worked her way up to 1st AC before making the switch to directing with television...
Trailer Watch: Pink Brings Her Family on the Road in “All I Know So Far”
“I want it to be worth it for my family. It’s a concert, it’s a tour, but it’s also the story of our life,” says Pink in a new trailer for her upcoming Amazon Prime...
Nicole Kassell Will Serve as Lead Director on HBO/Sky Dark Comedy “The Baby”
Nicole Kassell will celebrate her “Watchmen” Emmy win by helping HBO deliver another hit. She’s signed on to serve as lead director on “The Baby,” a dark horror comedy...
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...
Trailer Watch: “Through the Night” Goes Inside a 24-Hour Daycare Center
A trailer has arrived for “Thorough the Night,” Loira Limbal’s cinema verité portrait of a 24-hour daycare center. “I see a lot of parents come in and break down. They...
“Charter” Named Sweden’s Pick for Oscars’ International Feature Category
“Charter” is an Oscar hopeful. Sweden has submitted Amanda Kernell’s second feature in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2021 Academy Awards, a press release from...
“Bad Mothers” Is Coming to Sundance Now
While we await the fate of “Big Little Lies” — a third season of the HBO hit has neither been confirmed nor outright denied — another drama about the complicated, intertwining...
Trailer Watch: Sienna Miller’s Daughter Goes Missing in “American Woman”
“This is a mother’s worst nightmare,” says Sienna Miller in a trailer for “American Woman.” The drama sees the Golden Globe nominee playing Deb, a woman whose life falls...
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...
Trailer Watch: Two Mothers Collide in Laura Bispuri’s “Daughter of Mine”
A 10-year-old girl is torn between two mothers in a newly released trailer for “Daughter of Mine,” Laura Bispuri’s follow-up to her award-winning debut, “Sworn...
Quote of the Day: Gabrielle Union Says Women Have To Be Superheroes “Every Day”
Gabrielle Union is tired of women being depicted as damsels in distress. In a candid interview with Vulture, the “Being Mary Jane” actress sounded off about what women “live with...
Trailer Watch: Gabrielle Union Is a Heroic Mom on a Mission in “Breaking In”
Gabrielle Union is a force to be reckoned with in a new trailer for “Breaking In.” The thriller sees the “Being Mary Jane” actress heading to her recently diseased father’s secluded house...
Exclusive: Mother-Daughter Conflict Reaches a Boiling Point in “Beauty Mark” Clip
“You’re living in a dreamworld,” Angie (Auden Thornton, “Elementary”) tells her mother Ruth Ann (Catherine Curtin, “Orange Is the New Black”) in an exclusive clip from “Beauty...
Zoe Saldana Developing American Adaptation of Israeli Reality Show “Mothers”
Zoe Saldana is keeping busy onscreen and off. In addition to starring in multiple blockbuster franchises and other films, the actress is finding time to produce. According to Variety, Zoe, Mariel,...
Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz to Topline “The Widow”
Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz are joining forces. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actresses have signed on to star in “The Widow,” a thriller about a young woman (Moretz) who...
Jacqueline Goldfinger Wins $10K Yale Drama Series Prize
Jacqueline Goldfinger has been awarded the 2017 Yale Drama Prize for her play “Bottle Fly,” a multi-generational family drama. The honor comes with a stipend of $10,000, and “Bottle Fly”...
Trailer Watch: Noomi Rapace Is Abducted & Subjected to Experiments in “Rupture”
An idyllic day quickly transforms into the stuff of nightmares in a newly released trailer for “Rupture.” Renee (Noomi Rapace), a single mom, lovingly says goodbye to her son and drives to meet...
Trailer Watch: Frances McDormand Takes on the Police in “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
“What’s the law on what you can and cannot say on a billboard?” Frances McDormand asks in a newly released Red Band trailer for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” The Oscar...
“I Am Jane Doe” Director Mary Mazzio on the Terrifying Scope of Child Sex Trafficking
Mary Mazzio is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, Olympic athlete, and former law firm partner. She is the Founder and CEO of 50 Eggs, Inc., an independent film production company. Her credits...