The mixed reality experience created by May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy and narrated by Tilda Swinton world premiered in the 2024 Venice Immersive Program at the 81st Venice International Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival announced Saturday that Impulse: Playing with Reality, directed by May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy, created and produced by Anagram, supported by Meta VR for Good and co-produced by Floréal & France Télévisions, has been awarded the prize for Achievement as part of the 2024 Venice Immersive Program.
Impulse: Playing with Reality is an interactive mixed reality documentary that explores ADHD and how you make sense of the world around you, told through the stories of four people coming to terms with the decisions which have chartered their lives. Continue reading →
“Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” is from the creative team behind Hulu’s “Sasquatch”.
The Hulu Original docu-series is set to premiere with all episodes on September 24th on Hulu.
There’s the official synopsis:
Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” takes you inside eight true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world – through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews, and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot. These in-depth investigations transport us to towns and cities across North America where we speak to individuals with eyewitness accounts and first-person details about the extraordinary, supernatural events that changed their lives forever.
A six-year-old boy in the Smoky Mountains disappears forever after being snatched by a mysterious ape-like beast. A UFO crash in Long Island sparks an assassination attempt and illuminates a massive political conspiracy. An occult coven of Satanic witches is implicated in a decades-old New Jersey murder. Lonely ghosts in San Francisco’s Chinatown threaten to steal the lives of the unmarried. In these stories and more, “Out There” tracks down fresh leads and uncovers new evidence amid a labyrinth of twists and turns. At the end of the road, the investigations unearth new truths – about the power of mythology, the allure of the paranormal, and the monsters among us.
“Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions and Number 19, with Mark Duplass, Mel Eslyn, Jay Duplass, Joshua Rofé, Steven Berger, Zach Cregger, and Alexandra Orton serving as executive producers. Shuli Harel also serves as a co-executive producer, and M. Elizabeth Hughes serves as Producer.
The trailer for one of the year’s most anticipated movies has been released. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is the upcoming new documentary from Warner Bros, about Christopher Reeve.
Directed by BAFTA Award-nominated filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui (McQueen), it features interviews with Reeve’s three children, close friends actors Susan Sarandon and Glenn Close, and Reeve’s wife, Dana, who died in 2006 of lung cancer.
This astonishing new documentary charts Reeve’s rise to stardom and his journey to becoming a real–life hero. After a near–fatal horse–riding accident in 1995 left him paralyzed from the neck down, Reeve became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and care—all while continuing his career in cinema in front of and behind the camera and dedicating himself to his beloved family.
The documentary premiered earlier this year to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is only available in theaters September 21 and September 25.
Thomas Essig’s new documentary feature Something Divine has been named an official selection of Lonely Seal Film Festival, scheduled from August 20-25, 2024 in Arlington, MA. The film will be screened on Wednesday, August 21st during the Midweek Music Movies and More themed evening.
In the film, Ray Cappo, the lead singer of the straight edge hardcore band Youth of Today, who at the height of its growing popularity, leaves the band and travels to India. Ray goes from punk artist and becomes the Monk Raghunath. What follows is the confluence of two opposites, hardcore punk and spirituality. The film follows a pilgrimage guided by Raghunath through the holy cities of India, chronicling a spiritual journey of transformation.
In 2017, Essig first went on pilgrimage to India with Monk Raghunath. What he believed was to be a yoga trip, was in fact a journey into yogic philosophy and transformation of oneself – the catalyst that forever changed his life. Continue reading →
Netflix has revealed a new trailer for its nature documentary series Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough.
As Attenborough says in the show, “the natural world is filled with sound, but so far we’ve been hearing only part of it,” and the Netflix series showcases those sounds.
In the documentary, advanced audio tech reveals never-before-heard animal behaviors: caiman chirping in eggs, lions and hyenas nocturnal skirmishes, puzzling fish humming, avian mimicry precision.
Here’s the two trailers for Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough:
Gravitas Ventures is set to release Jon Nix’s documentary Don’t Fall In Love With Yourself” about musician and artist Justin Pearson and the San Diego punk scene.
Leading independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company Company, has announced they’ve acquired US and Canadian distribution rights to Jon Nix’s documentary Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself, which explores the life of enigmatic musician and artist Justin Pearson. Gravitas will release the film through their hybrid distribution system composed of Comcast, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Spectrum, Apple TV, Dish, Google Play, DirecTV, and more on August 20th.
Produced by Jamie Overstreet and executive produced by Matthew Chojnacki, Don’t Fall in Love With Yourself tracks Pearson’s unique journey – from childhood tragedy through his roots in the San Diego punk scene as a key member of several bands and music projects (Swing Kids, The Locust, Dead Cross, and Retox, among them), as an actor opposite Asia Argento, an infamous appearance on The Jerry Springer Show, and impact on other artists through the creation and ahead-of-its-time promotion of his record label, Three One G Records – all culminating in his ultimate rise to cult celebrity status. An in-depth look at an unexpected and influential career made out of blood, sweat and spit. Continue reading →
The world premiere of the moving and insightful new feature documentary SATISFIED – directed by Chris Bolan (Secret Love) and Melissa Haizlip (Mr. SOUL!) will take place on June 15, 2024 at the Beacon Theater in New York as a special spotlight screening in the Tribeca Film Festival 2024.
SATISFIED is an emotional and intimate look at Tony Award and Grammy Award winning performer Renée Elise Goldsberry and her journey as she grapples with the desire to have and nurture a family while balancing her impressive growing career, set against the backdrop of the hit musical Hamilton. With Goldsberry’s personal vlog interwoven with never-before-seen footage of the making of Hamilton and exclusive interviews with Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda among others, audiences are given a front-row seat to the personal sacrifices and battles Goldsberry navigated on her way to motherhood and stardom.
Tickets are on sale now for the June 15 world premiere screening of SATISFIED, which will be immediately followed by a one-night-only concert event featuring Goldsberry alongside special guests Sara Bareilles, Ariana DeBose, Leslie Odom Jr., Kelli O’Hara and Billy Porter. The evening will feature original songs written by Goldsberry plus favorites from the Broadway and pop catalog. Tickets for the entire evening, located at the historic Beacon Theatre (2124 Broadway), can be purchased here.
Emmy Award Winner Mandy Patinkin will executive produce the first documentary feature film from Ivan Cash, The Ever Curious Man, alongside Executive Producer, actor and writer Kathryn Grody and producer Jake Ewald. Best known for his roles in Homeland, Criminal Minds and The Princess Bride as well as being a Broadway veteran, Patinkin brings a particular understanding of art to the film alongside Cash, who is coming off of the World Premiere of his short film, Sea Lion Cow in the Tribeca Festival.
“I admire Ivan’s push to share this deeply personal story in this format,” said Executive Producer, Mandy Patinkin. “He’s turned this portrait of an artist into so much more; a captivating tableau of success and disappointment — resentment and reconciliation.”
The Ever Curious Man focuses on the artistic legacy of a compulsive 80-year old artist. The film explores the staggering beauty and sobering cost of being an artist, through the lens of glass sculptor Sydney Cash. The film will boast cinematography from Jamal Solomon, and editing from Elise Ahrens. Continue reading →
The untold story of legendary motorsports pioneer Mary McGee a.k.a. MOTORCYCLE MARY will come to the big screen at the 2024 Tribeca Festival in New York where it will make its world premiere in the shorts competition on Friday, June 7th (with additional screenings June 13 and 15).
ESPN Films recently announced it has acquired the film. MOTORCYCLE MARY will become part of ESPN’s 30 for 30 Shorts catalog. Per the network (via Deadline), its premiere on ESPN will be announced at a later date. The film’s trailer was just released today and may be viewed here.
The 22-minute documentary short MOTORCYCLE MARY, directed by Haley Watson and produced by Rachel Greenwald and executive produced by two-time Oscar® winner Ben Proudfoot and seven-time Formula One World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, brings McGee’s life to the big screen with stunning never-before-seen archival footage and photographs. McGee’s racing career spanned thirty years and saw Mary shatter gender norms while mastering multiple racing disciplines. The film is Watson’s directorial debut.
Icon Film Distribution has announced the release of “Heart of an Oak” this summer. The documentary follows a year in the life of a majestic, 210-year-old oak tree and its many inhabitants, exploring the immensely rich universe thriving beneath its branches.
Featuring a unique cast including squirrels, birds, ants and mice, and packed with humour, joy and heart-in-your-mouth action.
The film will be available exclusively in the UK on the Icon Film Channel from 10th June, in UK Cinemas from 12th July and then on Digital Download from 12th August.
Commenting on the film, directors Laurent Charbonnier & Michel Seydoux said; “Considered the king of trees, the oak symbolizes power and durability: it is the largest and most majestic tree of our forests in the Northern Hemisphere. For many, it is synonymous with hope in a life for future generations. The stories in “Heart of an Oak” illustrate a spectacle of savage beauty, in a unique reading of the secrets of our biodiversity. More than a living plant, it is a habitat.
