Singer-songwriter and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has signed on as executive producer on filmmaker Rishi Pelham’s debut feature documentary, “Freedom Theatre.” Described as “an immersive and sensory character study,” the film follows resistance fighter turned artist Ahmed Tobasi into the creative heart of the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, where he fights to keep
Netia McCray stands outside the Museum of Science, where she runs a STEM educational program for teens, in Boston, Mass. McCray has been suffering from long COVID since 2020. Lucy Lu for NPR hide caption toggle caption Lucy Lu for NPR Netia McCray recalls how excited she was to join the federal advisory committee on
“Michael” star Larenz Tate is expanding his influence behind the camera by joining the team behind Vault, a new streaming and distribution platform focused on empowering indie filmmakers. Tate has teamed up with Kenneth Gifford, founder of the Newark International Film Festival, for the project, along with his brothers and business partners Larron and Lahmard
RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis‘ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch. De Angelis, a native Neapolitan, broke out on the festival circuit at Venice in 2016 with the Naples-set conjoined twins drama “Indivisible” and subsequently opened the festival in 2023 with
David Hackl (“Saw V,” “Dangerous”) is set to direct the neo-noir action thriller “Solar Storm” for Pelican Pictures, from a script by Joe Rabl. Jack Hudson (“The Devil’s Train”) stars and produces opposite Lorena Andrea (“Warrior Nun”). Unfolding over a single catastrophic day, “Solar Storm” follows Joe (Hudson), an ex-convict fighting to leave his past
Mexico’s Madrefoca Cine has boarded “Isabel Hernández,” Italian filmmaker Giorgio Giampà’s feature debut, joining Zoe Films, LaDoc and Fiasco on the Italy-Mexico co-production. The project is among the 15 titles selected for the 2026 Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Its San Sebastián berth comes as Zoe Films builds a growing
