DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Killian Lassablière directs ‘Kukeri’.

An intimate look at a century-old Bulgarian tradition intended to chase away evil spirits.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/kukeri/

• Dancing to Ward Off Evil in “Kukeri” The New Yorker

• Killian Lassablière's short film offers an intimate look into the world of “Kukeri” Short of the Week

• In Killian Lassablière’s Short Film ‘Kukeri,’ a Centuries-Old Bulgarian Tradition Wards Off Evil Spirits Colossal

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FILM

Martin Scorsese directs ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’.

In the 1920s, members of the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County, Oklahoma, are murdered after oil is found on their land, and the FBI decides to investigate.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon/

• ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Teaser: Leonardo DiCaprio Unravels in Scorsese’s Blood-Stained Western IndieWire

• Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio & Robert De Niro On How They Found The Emotional Handle For Their Cannes Epic ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Deadline

• Cannes: Why Martin Scorsese and Backers Declined a Spot in Competition for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Hollywood Reporter

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MUSIC VIDEO

Aus Taylor directs ‘Bullet Man’ for Paris Texas.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/bullet-man-paris-texas/

• Paris Texas’ “Bullet Man” video is a bitterly funny, paranoid gunfight The Fader

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FILM

Savanah Leaf directs ‘Earth Mama’.

An intimate coming of age story of a pregnant single mother who embraces her Bay Area community as she determines the fate of her family.

🔗 directorslibrary.com/earth-mama/

• With Earth Mama, Former Olympian Savanah Leaf Scores Big at Sundance W Magazine

• ‘Earth Mama’ Review: Savanah Leaf’s Feature Debut Offers Tough but Sensitive Look at Single Mother’s Struggle Variety

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Footnotes

15 Years of Vimeo Staff Picks
vimeo.com/generation-vimeo

‘Consensus is boring’: Jury president Ruben Östlund opens Cannes
theguardian.com/cannes-president-ruben-ostlund-opens-festival

Katie Holmes Talks Mentoring Saudi Arabian Female Filmmakers
variety.com/katie-holmes-saudi-female-filmmakers

The Zone of Interest: Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust 'masterpiece'
bbc.com/the-zone-of-interest-review

Cannes 23 Cinematography: Cameras and Lenses Used to Shoot 45 Films
indiewire.com/cannes-2023-cinematography

Barry Keoghan And Franz Rogowski To Star In Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’
deadline.com/andrea-arnold-bird

Lars Von Trier's 'The Idiots' Gets 25th Anniversary Theatrical Release
collider.com/the-idiots-remastered/

Get Endless Inspo at Sydney’s Carriageworks Art and Design Fest
thelatch.com.au/semi-permanent-art-and-design-fair/

‘How To Have Sex’: Molly Manning Walker’s Exceptional Directing Debut
deadline.com/how-to-have-sex-review

Studiocanal Sets Release for David Lynch’s Re-Mastered ‘Inland Empire’
variety.com/studiocanal-david-lynch-inland-empire

A Few Thoughts on Quentin Tarantino's Plan to Retire
newyorker.com/a-few-thoughts-on-tarantinos-plan-to-retire

Launch of Circle’s Fiction Orbit Program for Women Filmmakers
variety.com/circle-fiction-orbit-program

Mike Leigh Underway On New Movie, Plot Detail Revealed
deadline.com/mike-leigh-london-plot-details

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