Indie Film Release Guide: October 1st [An ONTD Original]

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While Evan Hansen did not endear himself to the box office last week, it looks like Venom will have much better luck. Venom: Let There Be Carnage is set to have the biggest opening this weekend by far, with The Many Saints of Newark and its day-and-date release on HBO Max trailing far behind.

The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Six” - Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Studios, Universal, Columbia/Sony and Disney. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: September 24th, September 17th, and September 10th.

Titane

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Stars: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh
Writer: Julia Ducournau, Jacques Akchoti, Simonetta Greggio, Jean-Christophe Bouzy
Director: Julia Ducournau
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Plot: Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane : A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.
What you should know: Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2021. It’s in French.
Where to watch: In theaters



Black As Night

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Stars: Asjha Cooper, Keith David, Kenneisha Thompson, Mason Beauchamp
Writer: Sherman Payne
Director: Maritte Lee Go
Genre: Horror
Plot: A teenage girl with self-esteem issues finds confidence in the most unlikely way, by spending her summer battling vampires that prey on New Orleans' disenfranchised with the help of her best friend, the boy she's always pined for, and a peculiar rich girl.
What you should know: This is director Maritte Lee Go’s first feature film.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

Mayday

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Stars: Grace van Patten, Mia Goth, Soko, Havana Rose Liu
Writer/Director: Karen Cinorre
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Plot: Ana is transported to a dreamlike and dangerous land where she joins an army of girls engaged in a never-ending war. Though she finds strength in this exhilarating world, she realizes that she's not the killer they want her to be.
What you should know: This is writer/director Karen Cinorre’s first feature film.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD

Old Henry

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Stars: Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis, Stephen Dorff
Writer/Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Genre: Western
Plot: A farmer takes in an injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse comes for the money, he must decide who to trust. Defending a siege, he reveals a gunslinging talent calling his true identity into question.
What you should know: Trace Adkins, the country singer, has a part in this film, and has appeared many other projects over the last twenty years.
Where to watch: In theaters

No One Gets Out Alive

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Stars: Cristina Rodlo, Joana Borja, Marc Menchaca, David Figlioli
Writer: Jon Croker, Fernanda Coppel
Director: Santiago Menghini
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Plot: An immigrant in search of the American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can't escape.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Adam Nevill
Where to watch: Netflix

Witch Hunt

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Stars: Gideon Adlon, Abigail Cowan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Echo Campbell
Writer/Director: Elle Callahan
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Plot: In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.
What you should know: Premiered at SXSW 2020.
Where to watch: In theatres

Coming Home in the Dark

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Stars: Daniel Gillies, Erik Thompson, Miriama McDowell, Matthias Luafutu
Writer: James Ashcroft, Eli Kent
Director: James Ashcroft
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Plot: A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.
What you should know: Based on the short story by Owen Marshall.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD

Stop and Go

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Stars: Whitney Call, Mallory Everton, Julia Jolley, Stephen Meek
Writer: Whitney Call, Mallory Everton
Director: Mallory Everton, Stephen Meek
Genre: Drama
Plot: Two directionless sisters brave a cross-country road trip to rescue their grandmother from a COVID outbreak at her nursing home.
What you should know: This is actor/writer/director Mallory Everton’s feature directorial debut.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD

Bingo Hell

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Stars: Adriana Barraza, L. Scott Caldwell, Bertila Damas, Richard Brake
Writer: Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Perry Blackshear
Director: Gigi Saul Guerrero
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Plot: In the Barrio of Oak Springs live a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Their leader, Lupita, keeps them together as a community, a family. But little did they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
What you should know: Gigi Saul Guerrero has directed many shorts, but this is her first feature film as a director.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

Falling for Figaro

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Stars: Danielle Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, Joanna Lumley, Shazad Latif
Writer: Ben Lewin, Allen Palmer
Director: Ben Lewin
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Plot: A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer in the Scottish Highlands.
What you should know: Director Ben Lewin’s most recent film was 2018’s The Catcher Was a Spy.
Where to watch: In theaters

Also Opening

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Trailer)
The Many Saints of Newark (Trailer)
The Addams Family 2 (Trailer)
Runt (Trailer)
What Breaks the Ice (Trailer)
The Jesus Music (Trailer)

New on Streaming

The Guilty (Trailer) on Netflix
My Name is Pauli Murray (Trailer) on Amazon Prime
Edge of the World (Trailer) on Hulu

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