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The documentary captures an inside look at the frustrations of residents of the historically Black Lawrence Crossley Tract neighborhood, who are cut off from the glitz and glamour of Palm Springs, due to the planting of 60-foot tamarisk trees that overshadow the community and are viewed as a symbol of segregation.

Disney’s “Launchpad” Season 2 is a collection of live-action shorts from a new generation of dynamic filmmakers. This season showcases six writers, five directors and one writer-director from underrepresented backgrounds who were given the opportunity to share their perspectives and creative visions. Watch the video trailer now!

Following a successful premiere at Telluride Film Festival of the upcoming film “If These Walls Could Sing,” Disney Original Documentary announced its next feature project, MADU.

A coalition of nonpartisan organizations, influencers, generational leaders and activists have joined forces to host VOTE WITH US.

Abramorama, Passion Planet and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today they will release Nicolas Brown'saward-winning documentary THE SERENGETI RULES in theaters nationwide this May. The film will open in New York City at the Quad Cinema on Friday, May 10, 2019 and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center on Friday, May 17, with and additional select markets in the US and Canada following in the spring and summer. 

Written by Kim Snyder, Dying to Live, a powerful modern female-driven play that explores the controversial assisted death will receive an invitation-only staged reading on Monday, July 23rd, at 7PM in the Music Hall at the Dramatists Guild Foundation.

Odyssey Impact and its production company Transform Films announced today a series of awards, upcoming films and growth for the Spring into Summer 2018. The national non-profit organization – that has won an unprecedented nine major awards including a 2018 Peabody Award and 2017 Venice International Film Festival Human Rights Award – has a mission to inspire social change through the power of film. Recent and upcoming works are slated to compete and screen at prestigious film festivals throughout the world including this month at Tribeca and The Melbourne International Film Festival in August.

The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, today announced its lineup of 55 diverse and engaging short films in competition, including 29 world premieres. The selected shorts include a cross-section of international and U.S. filmmakers and were curated from a record 4,754 submissions. For the second year running, 40% of the selections are directed by female filmmakers. The short films will be presented in 10 distinct competition programs, which consist of five narrative, three documentary, one animation, and one hybrid program. The program will also include special screenings and the 12th annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival, sponsored by Mohegan Sun. The Shorts Film program, sponsored by Nutella®, runs throughout the Festival, April 18-29.

The New York New Works Theatre Festival introduces the best of today's aspiring new authors to the Broadway community

The New York New Works Theatre Festival introduces the best of today's aspiring new authors to the Broadway community

Oscar fans in Chicago will be first in line to see the actual Oscar statuette to be presented to the Best Actor winner at the 82nd Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 7.

Oscar fans in New York will be first in line to see the actual Oscar statuette to be presented to the Best Actress winner at the 82nd Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 7.

Cynthia Nixon, Christine Ebersole, Tony Kushner and more took part in the Trevor Project's 'A Totally Funny Whatever' on June 22nd