Amid the Covid pandemic, filmmaker Michel Franco obtains a special permit to travel to Italy with his cast and premiere his film New Order at the Venice Film Festival. This documentary captures the challenges and triumphs of that extraordinary journey.
Michel Franco
Diego Boneta
Fernando Cuautle
Naian González Norvind
Nailea Norvind
Mónica del Carmen
Dario Yazbek Bernal
Amid the Covid pandemic, filmmaker Michel Franco obtains a special permit to travel to Italy with his cast and premiere his film New Order at the Venice Film Festival. This documentary captures the challenges and triumphs of that extraordinary journey.
This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow leads the cast and crew as they create new heroes and villains that live alongside new incarnations of beloved Star Wars characters, and an epic story that dramatically bridges the saga films.
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.
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