Youth Rebellion Documentary ‘Skál,’ CPH:DOX Competitor, Lands at DR Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Vourlias Gravitas Ventures has acquired all rights in the U.S. and Canada for “The Body Fights Back,” director Marian Võsumets’ documentary about the paradoxes of diet culture, Variety has learned exclusively.

Ed Meza @edmezavarAs a feminist filmmaker, Antonia Kilian was inspired to travel to northern Syria after forces of the Kurdish autonomous region known as Rojava liberated the city of Minbij from ISIS militants.It was in Minbij that Kilian met Hala, a young Arab woman who had fled her conservative family and the prospects of a forced marriage and found safety and emancipation at a Rojavan military academy, where she trained to become a soldier in the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) — part of the

Ed Meza @edmezavarMalian filmmaker Ousmane Samassekou’s “The Last Shelter” won the top prize in Danish doc fest CPH:DOX’s main international competition on Friday, picking up the Dox:Award.A total of 11 films garnered prizes in the festival’s six international competitions, including five special mentions.“The Last Shelter” centers on the House of Migrants, located in the Malian city of Gao, on the edge of the Sahel desert, where the director meets travelers and migrants who find a temporary

Oscar nominee Glenn Close and Mila Kunis star as a mother-and-daughter duo fighting to regain the love and trust that once held them together in the Rodrigo García-directed drama, Four Good Days, in select theaters today via Vertical Entertainment.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGabin Rivoire’s documentary “Laurent Garnier: Off the Record,” which explores the origins and rise of techno music through the eyes of one of its pioneers, is set to world premiere on May 7 in front of a live audience at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen. Anton, which is handling world sales, has released its first official trailer exclusively to Variety.

Ramona Singer says 13 is her lucky number, and lucky for her,  is entering its 13th season.«Who can believe it?» the OG star cracks to ET over video chat from her Manhattan apartment, just before jetting off to film Peacock’s vacation series. «I'm really proud of season 13.

German actor Thomas Kretschmann, best known to audiences for playing Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” has joined the cast of “Indiana Jones 5” in an undisclosed role, TheWrap has exclusively learned.Harrison Ford is set to return to the role of the legendary swashbuckling archaeologist in “Indiana Jones'” fifth installment.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterTracey Ashley is developing a comedy series inspired by her life and stand up at Fox with Wanda Sykes and Tiffany Haddish onboard as executive producers, Variety has learned exclusively.Title “Tracey’s Life Matters,” the single-camera show follows Tracey, a savvy, independent black woman, who moves with her white husband to his hometown in rural Indiana. There she must deal with a challenging career in sales and a mother-in-law who has “Karen-like” tendencies.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDuring lockdown multi-prized film director and historian Mark Cousins found out he had a problem with his eyesight. He decided to turn it into a film in which he imagines “the momentous role that looking has played in his own life and the history of humanity,” as the logline reads.Cousins’ latest film, which is based on his book “The Story of Looking,” is being presented as a work-in-progress at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel festival.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational documentary sales company Reservoir Docs has acquired Danish doc “Dark Blossom” ahead of its upcoming world premiere and international screenings at CPH:DOX and Hot Docs respectively.

Hulu is continuing its documentary push. The streamer has landed the U.S. rights to Homeroom, a feature doc from Peter Nicks and exec produced by Ryan Coogler.

Ed Meza @edmezavarReflecting the big issues examined in this year’s film lineup, the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival’s (CPH:DOX) industry section likewise grapples with such major topics as climate change, biodiversity and the tectonic shifts being felt far and wide in the global political and economic order.The industry sidebar comprises the Forum financing and co-production event; the Conference series; the on-demand Market screening platform; the Lab talent development program; the Hub

Ed Meza @edmezavarClimate protection, the growing threats to ocean life, the FBI’s smear campaign against Martin Luther King Jr.

. The cast is just outside Washington, D.C., staying at a Bethesda, Maryland, house while they're in town to attend marches — and enjoy a little R&R.

Following the news that Phoebe Waller-Bridge had landed the female lead in the next "Indiana Jones" movie, Lucasfilm has found Harrison Ford’s next co-star in Mads Mikkelsen, who is set to join the next installment. James Mangold is taking over directing reins from Steven Spielberg, who still is serving as a producer and is very much involved in various elements of the film.

has been cast alongside megastars Harrison Ford and “Fleabag” actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the fifth installment of the “Indiana Jones” franchise, according to Deadline.While the 55-year-old’s role in “Indiana Jones 5” has yet to be disclosed, fans will get to see him shine on the big screen once again when the film hits theaters on July 29, 2022. The project was first announced back in 2016 but has since been in development hell for about five years.

For many, the idea of “Indiana Jones 5” comes with a bit of hesitation. Harrison Ford is a bit… advanced in age.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the news Phoebe Waller-Bridge had landed the female lead in the next Indiana Jones movie, Lucasfilm has found Harrison Ford’s next co-star as Mads Mikkelsen is set to join the next installment. James Mangold is taking over directing reins from Steven Spielberg, who still is serving as a producer and is very much involved in various elements of the film.