what (not) to doc

Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, September 21:
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS

Director:
Maya Newell

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Sydney, AFI Docs, Durban, New Zealand, Melbourne, Brisbane, DocsMX, Warsaw

About:
A portrait of a young Aboriginal Australian boy.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to OVID.tv today, Friday, September 18:
LET THE FIRE BURN

Director:
Jason Osder

Premiere:
Tribeca 2013

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Vancouver, London, San Francisco, Philadelphia, AFI Docs

About:
A reckoning with the 1985 stand-off between the black liberation group MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to OVID.tv tomorrow, Friday, September 18:
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NICOLAE CEAUSESCU

Director:
Andrei Ujica

Premiere:
Cannes 2010

Select Festivals:
Toronto, San Sebastian, Transilvania, New York Film Festival

About:
A masterful film essay on Romania’s despotic leader.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

New to DVD this week:
EARTH

Director:
Nikolaus Geyrhalter

World Premiere:
Berlin 2019

Select Festivals:
IDFA, Sheffield, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, Dokufest, BAFICI, Guanajuato, Camden, Hamptons, Diagonale, Moscow, San Francisco Green

About:
An exploration of terrestrial locations impacted by humanity in the Anthropocene.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 15:
CREEM: AMERICA’S ONLY ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MAGAZINE

Director:
Scott Crawford

World Premiere:
SXSW 2019 (under its original title, BOY HOWDY! THE STORY OF CREEM MAGAZINE)

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Freep, Cleveland, Maryland, Asbury Park

About:
The history of the influential Detroit-based rock publication.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to Netflix today, Tuesday, September 15:
HOPE FROZEN

Director:
Pailin Wedel

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Transilvania, Bergen, San Diego Asian, Cucalorus, Zurich, Oxford, Hawaii, Hot Springs, Guangzhou, Cleveland

About:
A family seeks a potential second chance at life for their toddler.

The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
After their two-year-old daughter succumbs to cancer, a Thai couple decides to make her the youngest person to undergo the cryopreservation process, with the hope that she will have another chance at life in the future. When their story becomes national news, the family faces criticism from religious and spiritual groups. Consumed with grief, the family addresses the implications of their choice, sending their teenage son on a journey around the world to discover the scientific possibilities of cryogenic revival.