The documentary Black Zombie marks director Maya Annik Bedward’s feature debut. In the film, Bedward examines how the cinematic zombie has its roots in the Haitian Vodou faith, even though the original term refers to a live person enslaved by a sorcerer, and […]

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NEW YORK, NY (November 25, 2024) – Indie Film Site Network (IFSN) has announced Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, and Rachel Szor’s essential, urgent documentary No Other Land as the recipient of the 2024 IFSN Advocate Award. The award […]

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DOC NYC, the United States’ largest documentary film festival, is making its return to NYC from November 13 through December 1 (in-person and online) for its 15th edition. It will screen more than 200 films, 110 of which are feature-length. […]

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DOC NYC, the world’s largest documentary film festival, has announced the lineup for its influential, distinguished Short List section for its 15th edition. This section features 15 titles that are the top documentary contenders, and is known to overlap with […]

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(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s Dahomey movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Director Mati Diop (Atlantics) turns her talents to the documentary realm […]

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After announcing its Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night selections, the New York Film Festival has announced the full Main Slate lineup for its 62nd edition. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s Main Slate sections will screen the […]

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After two weeks of new cinema, the Berlin International Film Festival came to a close with its annual awards ceremony. This year’s festival created buzz with many exciting new titles, among them being Tim Mielants’ opener Small Things Like These […]

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The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled a very exciting lineup for its 2024 edition in the International Competition and Encounters sections. Many of these films come with star power, such as A24’s A Different Man with Sebastian Stan, Alonso […]

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(35 Shots of Rum is being distributed by The Cinema Guild. It screened theatrically at the Film Forum Wednesday September 16th through Tuesday September 29th, 2009, and is now available on DVD. Visit the film’s official website to learn more.) […]

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