Rebecca Hall on Her Family Connection to Directorial Debut ‘Passing’

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorRebecca Hall’s deft directorial debut “Passing,” which competed for Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize and was acquired by Netflix, and Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature “Titane,” winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or and France’s entry in the International Feature Film Oscar race, have been selected to compete in a section devoted to up-and-coming directors at the 29th edition of EnergaCamerimage, a film festival that focuses on the art of cinematography.

EXCLUSIVE: Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi is launching a U.S. in-theater offering this month letting members see one film a week that it selects at participating cinemas starting in New York City. It said Mubi Go will roll out nationwide in selected markets with LA next in early 2022.

As a scion of two filmmakers, it’s a bit surprising that actress Maggie Gyllenhaal hasn’t turned to film direction sooner. The star of “The Kindergarten Teacher” and HBO‘s “The Deuce” makes her directorial debut with “The Lost Daughter.” The film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews in September.

Selome Hailu editorNetflix has released the first trailer for “The Lost Daughter.”The upcoming drama is based on Elena Ferrante’s novel of the same name and stars Olivia Colman as Leda, a middle-aged woman vacationing alone and having flashbacks to her days as a young wife and mother (with her younger self played by Jessie Buckley).

Pirates.Set in London on New Year’s Eve in 1999, the film follows three 18-year-old aspiring musicians and best mates. Together, they drive through the city in a desperate hunt for tickets for the best millennium party ever, aware that their futures will not stay the same forever.Yates’ core cast comprises of Small Axe actor Elliot Edusah, Gangs Of London‘s Jordan Peters and EastEnders‘ Reda Elazouar.

Ruth Negga and Rebecca Hall are continuing their press tour for their new movie!

Halle Berry is getting back in the ring.

Halle Berry has been an A-List movie star for decades. But for the first time in her career, she’s stepping behind the camera.

Halle Berry‘s directorial debut, Bruised, finally has a trailer!

Ruth Negga is pretty in pink for the premiere of Passing during the 2021 BFI London Film Festival at The Curzon Mayfair on Sunday (October 10) in London, England.

Jessica Kiang An event like the Festival Lumière, with its wide remit that sees classic films and retrospectives rub shoulders with the very latest and chic-est new titles, is always going to boast a thicket of hidden connections and surprising collisions.

Rebecca Hall revealed a personal link to her directorial debut Passing at Deadline’s Contenders Film: London this morning. Joined on stage by stars Ruth Negga and André Holland, she explained why she adapted Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel. “My mother’s from Detroit and her father was African American and passed for white his whole life. When I read the book, it clicked into place: obviously that’s what my grandfather did — for his family, his children’s life.”

K.J. Yossman “Supergirl” actor David Harewood is moving behind the camera with upcoming Fulwell 73 feature “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”Harewood will direct the film, which is about the long-time rivalry between two of Britain’s most celebrated boxers: Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn.

Tessa Thompson smiles in delight as a sparkler is lit to celebrate her birthday at Empire Rooftop on Sunday night (October 3) in New York City.

box office disappointment of “Dear Evan Hansen,” but of course, the Netflix of it all makes gauging the film’s success harder to publicly track.Along with Garfield, the cast of “tick… tick… BOOM!” includes Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Mj Rodriguez, Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter, Judith Light and Vanessa Hudgens.Check out the new trailer for “tick… tick… BOOM!” above, and listen to Garfield’s full performance of the song “30/90” right here.