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A Private War (Opens in NY and LA; Opens Nationwide November 16)
In this world where journalism is under constant assault, watching “A Private War,” the story of legendary war correspondent Marie Colvin, is a stark reminder of why journalists are so vital to our world. Colvin, played by Rosamund Pike in the performance of her life, was an incredibly intense and committed reporter. She ran into wars across the globe, and paid the highest price for it when she was killed in Homs, Syria in 2012. “A Private War” delves into the toll that this type of work took on Colvin’s life. She had extreme and debilitating PTSD. She drank way too much. She was reckless in war zones. But she was also immensely dedicated to telling the brutal truth of the people who were caught in those wars. Colvin’s own brutal truth is what makes “A Private War” such a gripping story of a true modern-day hero. (Melissa Silverstein)
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Narcissister Organ Player (Documentary) – Directed by Narcissister (Two Weeks Only in NY from November 7)
A self-portrait by Narcissister, the Brooklyn-based performance artist whose work explores race, sexuality, and body image with infinite candor and grace. A former dancer, Narcissister’s live shows amuse, shock, confound, and enchant in equal measure. With familial roots that are Moroccan, Jewish, and African-American, she explores the intimacies of her relationship with a mother whose influence and support were critical in shaping the artist she is today. The double-ness of Narcissister’s stage personality — mostly naked, but with her face fully or partially masked — has its origins in the intensity of her identification with her mother. (Press materials)
Read Women and Hollywood’s interview with Narcissister.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms – Written by Ashleigh Powell and Tom McCarthy
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key — a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread, presented to her at Godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key, which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice, and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers, and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara’s key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world. (Press materials)
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Maria By Callas: In Her Own Words (Documentary) (Opens in NY and LA)
 “Maria By Callas”: TIFF “Maria by Callas” is the first film to tell the life story of the legendary Greek-American opera singer completely in her own words. Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters, and unpublished memoirs — nearly all of which have never been shown to the public — the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time. (Press materials)
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Nobody’s Fool
 “Nobody’s Fool” Trying to get back on her feet, wild child Tanya (Tiffany Haddish) looks to her buttoned-up, by the book sister Danica (Tika Sumpter) to help her get back on track. As these polar opposites collide — with hilarious and sometimes disastrous results — Tanya discovers that Danica’s picture-perfect life, including her mysterious boyfriend, may not be what it seems. (Press materials)
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Prospect
A teenage girl (Sophie Thatcher) and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father’s greed-addled judgement, the girl finds she must carve her own path to escape. (Press materials)
Welcome to Mercy – Written by Kristen Ruhlin (Also Available on VOD)
A young woman struggles against the unholy forces that possess her in this terrifying occult thriller. After being stricken with stigmata, single mother Madaline (Kristen Ruhlin) is sent to a remote convent where nothing is what it seems and her friend August (Lily Newmark) is seemingly the only person she can trust. Together, they must confront the demons inside Madaline before she becomes the Antichrist. (Press materials)
The Holiday Calendar (Available on Netflix)
A struggling but talented photographer (Kat Graham) inherits an antique holiday advent calendar, the contents of which seem to predict the future. Will this magical calendar lead her to love this holiday season? (Press materials)
Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Documentary) (Also Available on VOD)
The behind-the-scenes story of how the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders became a controversial pop culture phenomenon at the height of the Sexual Revolution. With unprecedented access to director Suzanne Mitchell, the fiercely loyal “Godmother of modern cheerleading,” this documentary complicates the legend of the most iconic squad of cheerleaders in the world. (Press materials) |
