In memory of Jean Ziegler, 1934-2026 JEAN ZIEGLER: THE OPTIMISM OF WILLPOWER (dir. Nicolas Wadimoff) intimately captures Ziegler's battle against poverty for the economic independence of developing countries. Streaming on OVID courtesy @KimStimFilms ovid.tv/videos/jean-ziegler-…

***ANNOUNCEMENT*** Now available to preorder from the @VinegarSyndrome website and shipping at the end of June on Blu-ray from @ocndistro #PartnerLabel @KimStimFilms: #CrimsonGold (2003)! Two master filmmakers, Abba Kiarostami (A Taste of Cherry) and Jafar Panahi (The Circle, Taxi) team up as writer and director, respectively, on Crimson Gold, a subtle tragedy on class conflict in modern Iran. Hussein (Hossain Emadeddin, a real-life pizza delivery man who has schizophrenia) is a lumbering war veteran swollen by cortisone (for war-induced pain) and reduced to delivering pizzas at night. Through his nightly rounds, he bears witness to the rewards and vanities of the city's wealthy. He is humiliated when a jewelry shop owner won't allow him in his store, and under pressure to get married, Hussein awkwardly aspires to higher ground. When an eccentric socialite gives him a taste of luxury, Hussein can no longer accept his lowly status. Kiarostami based the story on an actual newspaper account of a botched robbery attempt at a Tehranian jewelry store by a desperate pizza deliveryman. directed by: Jafar Panahi starring: Hossein Emadeddin, Azita Hajian, Shahla Riahi 2003 / 95 min / 1.66:1 / Farsi DTS-HD MA 2.0 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray New video interview with writer/director/producer Jafar Panahi Booklet with new writing by historian Sheida Dayani English subtitles Trailer: youtu.be/SDADriMrEls vinegarsyndrome.com/collecti… #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #BluRays #BoutiqueBluRay #CultMovies #DiscConnected #VinegarSyndrome #OCNDistribution #KimStim #KimStimFilms #JafarPanahi

We were honored to welcome MANAS filmmaker Marianna Brennand last weekend for two sold-out Q&A shows - don’t miss her searing Brazilian feature debut held over for a second week! buff.ly/ysOuTGh

THE FEVER @KimStimFilms Justino, a 45-year-old Desana native, is a security guard at the Manaus harbour. As his daughter prepares to study medicine in Brasilia, Justino is taken over by a mysterious fever. ▶️ docuseek2.com/ks-ks2165

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH @KimStimFilms A young Japanese woman finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show. ▶️ docuseek2.com/ks-ks2157

"A knockout! Eerie and dreamlike." @FinancialTimes ONLY THE RIVER FLOWS, a neo-noir thriller by Wei Shujun, is now streaming on OVID courtesy @KimStimFilms "A compelling, evocative mystery." @TheFilmStage

“Earnest, heartfelt and genuinely impactful." —@MatthewJJenner, @ICSfilm The Brazilian film MANAS by Marianna Brennand is currently playing at @FilmForumNYC, followed by other U.S. cities. A @KimStimFilms release: filmforum.org/film/manas

Wonderful sold-out 🔥QA /wMANAS' Marianna Brennand & Journalist @sarahl_sax at @FilmForumNYC last night!! Brennand discussed how she brought a decade of doc research into the exploitation of women and girls in the Amazon rainforest to make the powerful film. One more tonight!

MANAS, Marianna Brennand’s searing Venice Days-winning debut, opens today at FF, with Q&As tonight & tmrw. Presented by Sean Penn, Walter Salles & the Dardenne Brothers, a raw, vital testament to cycle-breaking resilience set in the Amazonian rainforest. buff.ly/ysOuTGh

Tonight's QA with human rights researcher and investigative journalist Sarah Sax is SOLD OUT!! Still tickets available for Saturday's QA with environmental communications strategist Rodrigo Brandao. >>filmforum.org/events/event/m…

Vanessa Hope speaks w/filmmaker Marianna Brennand about MANAS, her powerful feature debut rooted in a decade of documentary research into sexual exploitation of women and girls in the Amazon rainforest." Opens tonight @FilmForumNYC youtube.com/watch?v=N0h9k1RP…

We have moderators for post-screening MANAS QAs! 5/22 w/human rights researcher & investigative journalist @sarahl_sax, 5/23 w/social & environmental justice communications Rodrigo @BrandaoNYC. @FilmForumNYC @manasfilme

Here are this week's #CherryPicks #FilmChoices: 5 new movies you can watch in theaters or on streaming this weekend! 🍒🍿 01. I Love Boosters | @iloveboostersmv 02. Saccharine | @indiefilmcom @shudder 03. Ladies First | @netflix 04. Ask E. Jean | @abramorama 05. Manas | @kimstimfilms

MANAS, Marianna Brennand’s vital Venice-winning debut, opens Fri, 5/22, with Q&As w/Brennand on Fri, 5/22 & Sat, 5/23. “Leaves you stunned—for the story it tells, for how it tells it, and for the piercing performances.” – Vittoria Scarpa, Cineuropa buff.ly/ysOuTGh

Matthew Joseph Jenner goes into the Brazilian hinterland in Marianna Brennand's heartfelt MANAS, a film that teaches us that it is worth taking the first difficult step to changing a culture solely for the benefit of future generations #Venezia81 icsfilm.org/festivals/venice…

Great news!! MANAS director MARIANNA BRENNAND in person for opening weekend! @FilmForumNYC. A powerful tale of a young girl who confronts the cycle of abuse threatening the women in her community. EP Sean Penn, Walter Salles, and the Dardenne brothers. 🎟️ filmforum.org/events/event/m…

Wonderful news! I actually prefer this to the original, featuring four of my favorite working actors (Bonnard, Almaric, Colin, Nishijima), and Shibasaki Ko is probably better than all of them

Exclusive: KimStim has acquired North American rights to Kiyoshi Kurosawa's new 'Serpent's Path' for a summer release — thefilmstage.com/kimstim-acq…