New Trailer for South African Supernatural Thriller 'The Soul Collector'

"There's something in the yard. Something strange…" Shout has debuted an official US trailer for a South African horror thriller titled The Soul Collector, which originally premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival last year. It also played at the Toronto After Dark, Chicago, & Pan African Film Festivals last fall. Produced...

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Watch: Ben Strang's 'Beast' Short Set on an Island in Chesapeake Bay

"He's gone, okay?" This impressive short film won the Grand Jury Award at the SXSW Film Festival a few years ago, and is now available to watch online. Beast is a short film written and directed by Ben Strang, a Maryland-native filmmaker & photographer. Set on an island in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, "which once hosted...

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Official Trailer for 'Crazyhot' Doc Film About the World of Chile Peppers

"I don't see any reason that peppers won't get hotter." Hotter and hotter and HOTTER! Pick A Winner Ent. has unveiled an official trailer for an indie documentary called Crazyhot, a film about the wide world of chile peppers and chillis and various spicy peppers from all over the world. Join filmmaker Eric Raine as he explores...

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Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller 'Edge of Extinction' Official Trailer

"They will hit you with everything they've got." Hundy Gilbert Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie post-apocalyptic survival thriller titled Edge of Extinction, from writer / director Andrew Gilbert. The film is set 15 years after a nuclear World War III, when civilization is gone and humanity barely hangs on....

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Trailer for Basketball Legend 'Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story' Doc

"Schea's story is important to be told…" 1091 Media has released an official trailer for a sports documentary called Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story, which originally premiered back in 2016 at the Los Angeles Film Festival. This is yet another basketball biopic doc, joining recent films like The Legend of Swee' Pea, A Kids...

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Watch: Training for the Gloucester Cheese Roll Short Film 'Let's Roll'

"You wouldn't last five seconds on that hill. It takes balls to do it!" Let's get ready to rolllllll!! Let's Roll is the latest short film made by talented UK filmmaker Chris Thomas - he also directed the excellent short films Cropped and Land of Steel we've featured in the past. Chris says that in light of this year's "Gloucester...

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Official Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary 'The Painter and the Thief'

"There was no way how I could see the thief in this guy." Neon has unveiled an official trailer for a highly acclaimed documentary titled The Painter and the Thief, made by Norwegian doc filmmaker Benjamin Ree. This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and ended up winning a Jury Award. It also played...

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Anna Camp Heads Home in Terminal Illness Film 'Here Awhile' Trailer

"This is really hard for me… and I need your support." 1091 Media has unveiled the official trailer for an indie drama titled Here Awhile, which is arriving on VOD in June after originally premiering last fall. The film stars actress Anna Camp as Anna, a terminally ill woman who returns to Oregon to reconnect with her estranged...

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Trailer for Comedy '2 Minutes of Fame' with Jay Pharoah & Keke Palmer

"Maybe the time spent there chasing your dreams is better off spent here, chasing a paycheck." Lionsgate has released a trailer for a comedy titled 2 Minutes of Fame, formerly known as #TwoMinutesofFame (oh do I hate hashtag film titles and I'm glad they changed this one). The film is about a wannabe comedian who becomes internet...

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Robert Carradine in Solitary Confinement Horror 'Human Zoo' Trailer

"The whole idea of this show is to test your will to go on." Wild Eye Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for a strange horror called Human Zoo, which is the most generic descriptive name for the film possible. The internet watches live, as reality-show contestants struggle against time to see who will stay in solitary...

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Full Trailer for Marcus Flemmings' Artist Dilemma Drama 'Palindrome'

"Do you know a love story told backwards always has a happy ending?" An official trailer has debuted for an intriguing British drama titled Palindrome, the second feature film from filmmaker Marcus Flemmings (Six Rounds). Palindrome is the story of young black man Fred as he struggles to find freedom in modern Britain. Mirroring...

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Watch: Stunning Microscopic Chemical Reaction Short Film 'As Above'

"As above, so below." How about something a bit different? This short film isn't really a documentary, nor is it a fictional short. It's "real world" short film that is utterly fascinating and entrancing to watch. As Above is made of one single shot filmed on the 8mm2 (0.3 square inch) surface of a chemical reaction. The point,...

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New Official Trailer for South African Western 'Children of the Storm'

"Will they survive?" ITN Movies has debuted an official UK trailer for a South African western drama titled Children of the Storm, which originally premiered at the Silwerskerm Film Festival last year. The film's original title is The Story of Racheltjie De Beer, but that's only in South Africa because outside of that country...

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Heavy Metal Coming-of-Age in Trailer for 'Days of the Bagnold Summer'

"It's not my fault you are the most boring person in the world!" Altitude Films has debuted the UK trailer for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Days of the Bagnold Summer, from actor / director Simon Bird. This premiered at the Locarno Film Festival last year, and also played at the London, Mill Valley, Bath, and Göteborg...

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Review: Hugh Jackman Rocks in Cory Finley's Superb 'Bad Education'

Is there ever any good in vanity? Not really. But we never seem to learn our lesson, doomed to fall prey to the merciless grip of vanity and fame and glory and success. And it always leads us down dark paths towards dead ends, no matter what. Bad Education, directed by Cory Finley, recalls the true story of one tragic downfall...

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Watch: Rob Savage's Zoom Meeting Creepy Attic 2-Min Horror Short

"I don't like it! I don't like it, Rob." This short film has been making its way around social media already, but if you haven't seen it yet, you might as well give it a look. It's only 2 minutes long! And it will definitely get your heart rate up. UK filmmaker Rob Savage is becoming a master of 2-minute horror shorts. His...

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Multiple Fests Announce 'We Are One: A Global Film Festival' in May

Big news! A conglomerate of the biggest & most prestigious film festivals all over the world has announced an online film festival beginning in May. It will be called the We Are One: A Global Film Festival and launches on May 29th running until June 7th. The unprecedented online event hosted by YouTube, and organized by...

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'Floyd Norman: An Animated Life' Documentary Film Trailer from TCM

"He's like the Forrest Gump of animation." This isn't a brand new documentary, but it's still worth watching if you've never seen it. We originally featured the very first trailer for Floyd Norman: An Animated Life back in 2016, after the film premiered at a few film festivals. TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has been offering...

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Official Trailer for L.A Crime Thriller 'Chameleon' from Marcus Mizelle

"Don't you ever think that all of this might come back around…?" Freestyle Digital Media has debuted an official trailer for an indie Los Angeles crime thriller titled Chameleon, the latest feature written / directed by filmmaker Marcus Mizelle. This is dropping on VOD in May without any festival stops before. Chameleon is...

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Watch: Award-Winning Horror Short Film 'Here There Be Monsters'

Time to let the monsters loose. Here There Be Monsters is a new horror short film made by Australian filmmaker Drew Macdonald. The film originally played at 50+ festivals around the world including Sitges, Hollyshorts, Screamfest and many more genre favs, and has won multiple awards along the way. To escape incessant bullying...

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Official Trailer for Spanish Mystery Thriller 'The Silence of the Marsh'

"Nobody wants to see these politicians disappear…" Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a Spanish mystery thriller called The Silence of the Marsh, which is already available to watch on the streaming service this week. The film was developed by RTVE & TV3 in Spain, with Zeta Cinema and Netflix. While researching...

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Mercenaries Stuck in a Never-Ending Stairwell in 'Black Ops' Trailer

"What was our mission?" Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted the official trailer for an indie action horror called Black Ops, which is the new release title – it's also known as The Ascent or Stairs. This originally premiered at Frightfest last year, and will be available to watch in June. Follow a black ops team who find themselves...

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Official Trailer for Historical Epic, Experiential Horror 'Sword of God'

"He wanted to destroy the kingdom I've been building my whole life." Film Movement has released the US trailer for a Polish historical epic titled Sword of God, which originally premiered at a Polish film festival in 2018. It also played at Cinepocalypse, and the Fantastic Film Festival Australia last year. Directed by Academy...

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Watch: Animals Get Revenge in Animated Comedy Short 'Wild Love'

Don't mess with mother nature…! Or it will mess with you back. Wild Love is a hilarious, wacky animated short film made by a group of five filmmakers from the École des Nouvelles Images animation school in Avignon, France. If you enjoyed the short Hors Piste (from last year), this is made the same school and has a fun style...

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New Trailer for Opioids Drama 'Castle in the Ground' with Alex Wolff

"I'm sorry that you got roped into all of this. You seem like a good kid." Gravitas Ventures has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled Castle in the Ground, which first premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year and also at the Vancouver Film Festival. A grieving teenager named Henry befriends his charismatic...

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Official US Trailer for Funky Japanese Film 'We Are Little Zombies'

"We're zombies. We're dead. We're dying. But we're alive. I don't know which… So we might as well do what we want." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted an official US trailer for a funky fun Japanese experimental indie drama titled We Are Little Zombies, a very dark comedy rock musical one-of-a-kind film. This first premiered at...

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The Tale of a Taxidermy Bigfoot in Documentary Film 'Big Fur' Trailer

"Thing that I find most frustrating about it – is that I know the creature is real." 1091 Media has unveiled an official trailer for a wacky true story documentary called Big Fur, which premiered at the Virginia Film Festival last year and also played at the Slamdance Film Festival earlier this year. The film profiles...

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Official Trailer for Queer Feminist Vampires Horror 'Bit' Set in L.A.

"How would you like to hold the keys to the kingdom, for a change?" Provocator Films has debuted the official trailer for an indie horror coming-of-age dark comedy titled Bit, the latest from writer / director Brad Michael Elmore. This premiered at the Frameline Film Festival last year, and will be available to watch on VOD...

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First Trailer for Will Dennis' Comedy 'Vanilla' Starring Kelsea Bauman

"I told you that you weren't the kind of guy who could handle this…" Gravitas Ventures has released the official trailer for an indie romantic comedy called Vanilla, which premiered at the Cinequest, RiverRun, and Lone Star Film Festivals last year. Vanilla marks the feature directorial debut of Will Dennis, who also co-stars...

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Watch: Dogs Roam Wild in French Animated Short Film 'Peripheria'

Woof woof! If you put dogs (or a dog) in your short film, it's an absolute guarantee that I'll watch it. More dogs in cinema, the better! Peripheria is an animated short film (or rather it's an "illustrated" short film) made by French filmmaker David Coquard-Dassault. It originally premiered back in 2015, and won tons of awards...

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65 Years in Secret - Trailer for Netflix's 'A Secret Love' Documentary

"She means everything." Love is love is love! Netflix has released an official trailer for a wonderful new documentary titled A Secret Love, telling the story of two lovers who have remained hidden for nearly 65 years. Two women – Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue – first fell in love in 1947. But they...

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Final Trailer for Cory Finley's Excellent True Story Film 'Bad Education'

"You just put your foot on the gas, real hard, and you accelerate!" HBO has debuted a final 60-sec promo trailer for Cory Finley's film Bad Education, which is premiering on HBO starting this weekend. The film is a fictionalized version of the true story of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in history -...

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Promo Trailer for Gerardo Naranjo's Oaxacan Coast Drama 'Kokoloko'

"The odyssey of a Oaxacan girl…" The Match Factory has debuted the festival promo trailer for a Mexican drama titled Kokoloko, which is the latest feature from acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Gerardo Naranjo. He broke out big with his film Miss Bala (which was later remade by Hollywood) but he hasn't made a film since that premiered...

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Trailer for 'All Day and a Night' with Jeffrey Wright & Ashton Sanders

"What did you do, Jahkor?" Netflix has debuted an official trailer for an indie drama titled All Day and a Night, the second feature film directed by Joe Robert Cole (Amber Lake), also known as one of the co-writers on the Black Panther script. His latest is about a young rapper from Oakland who struggles to deal with the...

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Watch: Old Men Fight in Amusing Animated 'Second to None' Short

How far would you go to make sure you're always on top? This amusing short film titled Second to None explores the themes of ambition and dominance. Frederick Butterfield is determined to be the oldest man alive. The only thing standing in his way is his twin brother Herman, who is older by a mere minute. Their lifelong sibling...

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Lockdown Viewing & Listening Inspiration from Filmmakers on Twitter

Need some recommendations? Not sure what to watch tonight? Start with these! You never know where they might lead you… With everyone around the whole world staying at home during this coronavirus pandemic lockdown / quarantine, many have been spending the time watching / reading / listening to as many movies / books / albums...

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First Trailer for 'Spaceship Earth' Doc About Biosphere 2 Experiment

"How can you prepare yourself for a journey into the unknown?" Neon has debuted an official trailer for Spaceship Earth, a documentary film about the crazy 1990s experiment known as the Biosphere 2. This originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and will be out on VOD next month for everyone to...

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Review: Martha Stephens' Film 'To the Stars' Set in 1960s Oklahoma

Living in a small town is hard for a teenager. It's even harder if you live in rural Oklahoma in the 1960s, and you feel different than all of your peers. Director Martha Stephens captures the atmosphere of this small town (and small-minded people) in her period drama To the Stars, which originally premiered at the...

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Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering's 'On the Record' #MeToo Doc Official Trailer

"He just grabbed me… I was reduced to nothing in that moment…" HBO Max has unveiled an official trailer for the acclaimed documentary On the Record, which originally premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to quite a bit of buzz and positive reviews. Kirby Dick & Amy Ziering's new doc film On the Record...

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First Trailer for 'Shepherd: The Hero Dog' WWII Holocaust Dog Movie

"What would I do with you, Kaleb?" Signature Ent. has released the first official trailer for Shepherd: The Hero Dog, which will be out this summer on VOD. Dog lovers - pay attention! The film's official US title is Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog, adapted from the novel "The Jewish Dog" from Asher Kravitz. When Kaleb,...

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Lauren Lapkus & David Spade in Trailer for Netflix's 'The Wrong Missy'

"Missy is not who I thought she was… She's free, she's fun." Netflix has released the first official trailer for a comedy titled The Wrong Missy, the latest film from comedian / director Tyler Spindel. This is one of those ridiculous Hollywood-esque comedies with a concept that will either make you roll your eyes or laugh...

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Official US Trailer for Submarine Thriller 'Torpedo U 235' from Belgium

"We've got to pilot this ourselves?" Epic Pictures has released an official US trailer for a submarine thriller called Torpedo U 235, which is an amalgamation of two other titles for this: Torpedo (the original Belgian title) and U235 (the sub's name). The film is about a small team of Belgian resistance fighters that kidnap...

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Watch: Extraordinary Space Mystery Sci-Fi Short Film 'The Beacon'

"I've never seen it on any of the charts." This short film is a must watch for sci-fi geeks! The Beacon is a stunning, exciting space travel short film made by filmmaker Chris Staehler, who also works in the VFX / previz industry in additional to directing. When Kara Verne goes missing on an interstellar shipping run, her...

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Full US Trailer for 'Intrigo: Samaria' Featuring Jeff Fahey & Phoebe Fox

"To me, she was a mystery!" Lies and deceit and dark pasts aplenty. Lionsgate has debuted one final trailer for the third film in the Intrigo Anthology, a series of mystery thrillers adapted from novels by Håkan Nesser. This final one is called Intrigo: Samaria, following up Intrigo: Death of an Author and Intrigo: Dear Agnes...

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Seven Girls Start a Cult in 'The Color Rose' Trailer with Kaitlyn Bernard

"All my friends are dying, and it's all my fault…" Rock Salt Releasing has unveiled an official trailer for an indie cult drama titled The Color Rose, marking the directorial debut of Canadian filmmaker Courtney Paige - who also co-stars in the film. Seven girls decide to start a cult where each of them must embody one of...

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Val Kilmer & Jake Busey in Trailer for Western 'A Soldier's Revenge'

"Afer all these years, after everything we've done…!" Saddle up, folks! Well Go USA has revealed an official trailer for a western action thriller titled A Soldier's Revenge, the latest feature from veteran producer / filmmaker Michael Feifer. Formerly known as Soldier's Heart, the film is about a Civil War soldier-turned-bounty-hunter...

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Trailer for NatGeo's Anti-Poaching Doc 'Akashinga: The Brave Ones'

"I will teach you to fight! I will teach you to disappear! I will teach you to use your power!" National Geographic has released an official trailer for a riveting short documentary called Akashinga: The Brave Ones, which is set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and EarthXFilm Festival – both taking place online later...

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One More Trailer for Disney's 'Artemis Fowl' Confirms Streaming Debut

"Your mission – is to steal it." Disney has released one more official trailer for the long-awaited Artemis Fowl movie, an epic adaptation of the fantasy book series by Eoin Colfer. This trailer confirms that the movie will be available streaming on Disney+ on June 12th, skipping theaters entirely (due to the pandemic shutdown)....

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An Imaginary Friend Terrorizes a Family in Trailer for 'Z' Horror Film

"He saw you, too…" Shudder has released an official trailer for an indie horror thriller titled simply Z, the latest from director Brandon Christensen (of 2017's Still/Born previously). This originally premiered at the Overlook Film Festival last year, and is debuting to watch on Shudder this May. A family find themselves...

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Annapurna Sriram in Official Trailer for Andrew Wonder's 'Feral' Film

"I'm figuring it out. It's okay… I got this." 1091 Media has unveiled an official trailer for an indie dramatic thriller titled Feral, marking the feature directorial debut of cinematographer Andrew Wonder. A homeless woman living in the tunnels below New York City, Yasmine who has been stuck there ever since her mother was...

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