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Once Upon a River

Website: Film Movement

Synopsis: Based on the best-selling novel by Bonnie Jo Campbell, Once Upon A River is the story of Native American teenager Margo Crane (Kenadi DelaCerna) in 1970s rural Michigan who after enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past.

Release Date: October 2, 2020
Directed by: Haroula Rose
Screenplay by: Haroula Rose
Based on the Novel “Once Upon a River” by Bonnie Jo Campbell
Starring: Kenadi DelaCerna, John Ashton, Tatanka Means, Ajuawak Kapashesit, Sam Straley, Coburn Goss, Lindsay Pulsipher, and Kenn E. Head
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1 hour 32 minutes
Not Rated

The Glorias

Website: The Glorias

Synopsis: Journalist, fighter, and feminist Gloria Steinem is an indelible icon known for her world-shaping activism, guidance of the revolutionary women’s movement, and writing that has impacted generations. In this nontraditional biopic, Julie Taymor crafts a complex tapestry of one of the most inspirational and legendary figures of modern history, based on Steinem’s own biographical book ‘My Life on the Road.’ THE GLORIAS (Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Keira Armstrong) traces Steinem’s influential journey to prominence—from her time in India as a young woman, to the founding of Ms. magazine in New York, to her role in the rise of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s, to the historic 1977 National Women’s Conference and beyond.

Release Date: September 30, 2020
Directed by: Julie Taymor
Screenplay by: Julie Taymor and Sarah Ruhl
Based on the book “My Life on the Road” by Gloria Steinam
Starring: Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Lorraine Toussaint, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kimberly Guerrero, and Timothy Hutton
Distributor: Roadside Attractions, LD Entertainment, and Amazon Prime Video
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Running Time: 2 hours 19 minutes
Rated R