CPH:DOX
Tommy Gulliksen’s FACING WAR will have its world premiere tomorrow as the opening film of CPH:DOX. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and former NATO Secretary General and current Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg will discuss the film and the future of the NATO at the Opening Gala after the premiere. Learn more in Variety.
FACING WAR
Directed by Tommy Gulliksen
Produced by Anne Marte Blindheim, Danielle Turkov Wilson
As Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. President Joe Biden persuades Jens Stoltenberg to extend his tenure as NATO Secretary General for one final year. During a visit to Kyiv, Stoltenberg vows that the Alliance will stand by President Zelensky ‘for as long as it takes.’
But as Western support falters and divisions among allies deepen, his promise hangs in the balance. All NATO decisions must be unanimous. Stoltenberg must navigate the conflicts and rally all the member nations behind him.
With unprecedented access to NATO’s inner sanctum, this film takes you inside the high-stakes power struggles between global leaders like Macron, Biden, Zelensky, Erdoğan, and Orbán. The film tells a story about the art of diplomacy in a time where safety and democracy is at risk. Can Stoltenberg keep his word to Zelensky?
Sales: CAT&Docs
Publicity: Freddy Neumann
+ WATCH THE FACING WAR TRAILER
ANTIDOTE, APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS, MISTRESS DISPELLER, VIKTOR and THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT are also screening at CPH:DOX. For more information, visit the CPH:DOX website.
BABY DOE AT SXSW
Jessica Earnshaw’s BABY DOE had a fantastic run at SXSW. See some of the press highlights below:
“Jaw-dropping…an empathetic film that plays like a true crime documentary in which the question is not who did it, but why.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Devastating…Absorbing…with considerable sensitivity and empathy…BABY DOE looks to make sense of what would be an otherwise inexplicable case”
– Variety
“an empathetic, gut-wrenching exploration of pregnancy denial, secrecy, and justice.”
– Austin Chronicle
IP AT SPRING FESTIVALS
Many Impact Partners films will be continuing their festival tours this spring. We hope you can catch them at one of these upcoming festivals.
FULL FRAME
APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS, FOLKTALES, MISTRESS DISPELLER, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR, VIKTOR and THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT will all screen at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, in Durham, NC on April 3rd – 6th. Passes to the festival are on sale now and tickets go on sale March 27th.
Click here for the Full Frame lineup.
VISIONS DU RÉEL
THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR and VIKTOR will each be playing at this year’s Visions du Réel Festival, April 4th – 13th, in the Wide Angle section. Congrats to both film teams!
Click here for the full schedule.
HOT DOCS
ANTIDOTE, APOCALYPSE IN THE TROPICS and MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE were some of the first films announced to screen at this year’s Hot Docs International Film Festival in the Special Presentations section. Tickets are on sale now.
Full Hot Docs Special Presentations Lineup
ANTIDOTE UK BROADCAST
James Jones’ ANTIDOTE will have its UK broadcast premiere on Channel 4 on March 27th, as a two-part series titled Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies. For more details on upcoming screenings of ANTIDOTE, visit the film’s website.