September Premieres, Premieres, Premieres
The Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 20213; Camden Kicks Off; A Fall Mixer You Don't Want to Miss
Happy Thursday, friends.
We’re deep into September — and that means a ton of new work to share. But first, let’s kick off the season properly — with a fall fling.
Join us for our fall festival mixer with ARRI Rental — whether you have a film in a festival or not. Next Thursday in Long Island City! RSVP here.
For those who aren’t in New York: we’ll be popping up in cities all along the festival circuit, so stay tuned!
Now: let’s dive in.
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Press, Awards, and Standout Member Work This Week
Premiering This Week: Conspiracies Exposed
“Blow Up My Life.” A disgraced pharmaceutical employee discovers an opioid vape conspiracy, sending him on the run to expose the crime. Abigail Horton and Ryan Dickie, Writers and Directors. After a sold-out NY premiere, the film comes to theaters September 18th.
“The Other Black Girl.” Nella is tired of being the only Black girl at her company, but when Hazel joins, Nella discovers something sinister’s going on. Hulu. Jordan Reddout Wilhoit, Director; Gus Hickey, Co-Showrunner; EmmoLei Sankofa, Composer. Been excited about this Hulu show since our fall preview? Your wait is over.
“Midnight Hustle.” When a dancer is framed for the murder of a mob boss, she must clear her name with both the mafia and the police. Elaine Del Valle, Director. Out now on Tubi!
Streaming Now: Powerful Personalities
“RIDE With Norman Reedus.” Season six is out now! Geoff O’Brien, Executive Producer and Editor, describes the show’s journey better than we ever could. Check out his Portrait post of the week, below. Jon Le Claire, editor; Rob Masterson, supervising producer & writer. AMC.
“Donyale Luna: Supermodel.” The remarkable life and career of Donyale Luna, the first Black model to grace the cover of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Nailah Jefferson, director; Nausheen Dadabhoy, DP; Julia Liu, Robert Kolodny and Vatsala Goel, Additional cinematography; Cecilia Chien, assistant camera. HBO.
In The Pipeline: Upcoming Work + Acquisitions
The Most Anticipated Movies of Fall 2023, according to the New York Times. We loved seeing work from you in NYT’s roundup. Click on the projects below to see Portrait members involved.
DREAM SCENARIO. Nov. 10 in theaters.
THE LADY BIRD DIARIES. Nov. 13 on Hulu.
ANOTHER BODY. Oct. 20 in theaters and on demand.
GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT. Nov. 3 in theaters.
ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY. Nov. 10 in theaters
STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING. Nov. 15 on Netflix.
Netflix Lands “Mountain Queen: The Summits Of Lhakpa Sherpa” Coming Out of TIFF (Deadline). Devin Whetstone, DP; Matthew Irving, 2nd Unit DP; Christopher Newman, Producer; Yaniv Elani, Editor.
Mark Rylance Wraps Ecology Themed Short “Spirit of Place” (Variety). Pip White, DP; Patrick Walsh, Editor.
Kicking It in Maine: Camden Film Festival This Weekend
Check out the Camden Festival Experience in the Portrait App for the full rundown. Congratulations to all the filmmakers, including:
GRASSHOPPER REPUBLIC - Justin Lacob/XTR. IN RESTLESS DREAMS: THE MUSIC OF PAUL SIMON - Julie Gratz, Andrew Grieve. THE LADY BIRD DIARIES - Kimberly Reynolds, Ben Zweig, Christine Mallia, Michelle Ngo. THE LAST YEAR OF DARKNESS, Ben Mullinkosson. MILISUTHANDO Milisuthando Bongela, Marion Isaacs. ONE WITH THE WHALE - M. Watanabe Milmore. Q - Jude Chehab. QUEENDOM. Agniia Galdanova, Igor Myakotin. ORLANDO: MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY - Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Mercy Lam. THE CONTESTANT - Clair Titley. THREE PROMISES - Yousef Srouji, Marielle Olentine, Zein Khleif, Ghiya Rushidat.
Window of Opportunity
Weekly Jobs, Grants, Labs, and More
Closing Soon: September Deadlines
Gotham Awards (9/15 deadline)
Nostos Screenwriting Retreat (9/15 deadline)
Bendfilm BIPOC Women Production Grant (9/15 deadline)
Stowe Story Labs: Feature Campus (9/15 deadline)
Writer-Driven Shorts Fund (9/15 deadline)
The Athena List (9/15 deadline)
AFI Conservatory: Directing Workshop for Women (DWW+) (9/15 deadline)
Voices with Impact Production Grant (9/17 deadline)
Firelight Media Homegrown Grant (9/18 deadline)
Film Independent Spirit Awards (9/19 deadline)
Stage 32 + Catalyst Studios Empowering Women Script Competition (9/20)
Black Public Media Open Call (9/25 deadline)
Proof of Concept Short Film Grant (9/26 deadline)
Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes (9/29 deadline)
South Arts Cross-Sector Impact Grant (10/2 deadline)
JFI Filmmakers in Residence Program (10/6 deadline)
Women in Media: Developing Filmmaker Fellowship (10/15 deadline)
Women Directing Mentorship (10/18 deadline)
Roy W. Dean Fall Grant (10/31 deadline)
Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Creative Producer, Huckberry
Senior Producer, Anthropologie
Associate Creative Director, BBC America
Producer, CBS News
Associate Producer, A+E Networks
Video Editor/Animator, University of Virginia (part-tme)
Producer, NBC News Washington
Producer, NFL
Broadcast Camera Operator, Hearst
Development Producer, A+E Networks
Producer, Social Media, The Met
Videographer/Editor, Miami Heat
Head of Multimedia, BBC America
Senior Editor, Multiplatform, A+E Networks
Senior Director, Development, A+E Networks
End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week
It is becoming very difficult to pick a post of the week, y’all. The party on Portrait is really getting going, from the behind-the-scenes missives, to sweet reviews, to festival notes-from-the-ground. Come say hi!
