James Franco made a rare public appearance, popping up in Hollywood for his new play -- "Desert Films" -- and his fans hardly ...

From a solitary photographer capturing desert rock formations to abandoned movie theaters housing unexpected evils, Joshua Erkman’s directorial debut “A Desert” is consistently preoccupied with images ...

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Global award-winning filmmaker and Desert Rose Films founder Nancy Paton today issued the following statement honoring the life, artistry, and c ...

"Am I pretty?" Kani Releasing has debuted an official US trailer for a Japanese indie film titled Desert of Namibia, the second feature made by young Japanese filmmaker Yoko Yamanaka. This first ...

A new filmmaker-founded film fest comes to desert communities this weekend. 29 Queer Film Festival runs from Sept. 20 - 22 at venues around Twentynine Palms, a city with no movie theater. Festivities ...

Cinephiles, our favorite time of year in the desert is coming to a close. Today marks the beginning of the end for the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which closes Monday after a series of ...

The 29 Queer Film Festival is set to make its debut in the high desert town of Twentynine Palms on Sept. 20-22 at Theatre 29. Bringing together queer filmmakers, this inaugural event will showcase an ...

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Joshua Erkman tells IndieWire about how his decades of film restoration and preservation work led to his directorial debut about the people who give everything to the craft of image-making. The film, ...