Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, November 19:
CAPTAINS OF ZAATARI
Director:
Ali El Arabi
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Visions du Reel, DMZ Docs, San Francisco, Seattle, Moscow, Melbourne, El Gouna, Docslisboa
About:
Teenage best friends share soccer dreams while living in the titular Syrian refugee camp.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, November 19:
KURT VONNEGUT: UNSTUCK IN TIME
Director:
Robert B Weide, Don Argott
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
About:
Decades in the making, this biography of Kurt Vonnegut covers his years as a struggling writer to his eventual superstardom.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Thursday, November 18:
THE LAST SEASON
Director:
Sara Dosa
World Premiere:
San Francisco 2014
Select Festivals:
New Orleans, Hot Docs, Mountainfilm, Big Sky, Sebastopol Doc, United Nations Association, Seattle Asian American
About:
A portrait of a mushroom foraging clan.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Thursday, November 18:
JAGGED
Director:
Alison Klayman
World Premiere:
Toronto 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, GlobeDocs, Sound Unseen, Woodstock, Heartland
About:
Alanis Morissette reflects on her 1990s rise to rock stardom.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Wednesday, November 17:
OUR BLOOD IS WINE
Director:
Emily Railsback
Premiere:
Berlin 2018
About:
An appreciation of the ancient winemaking traditions of the Republic of Georgia.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART?
Director:
Frank Marshall
World Premiere:
Miami GEMS 2020
Select Festivals:
Sound Unseen, Newport Beach, Mill Valley
About:
A chronicle of the triumphs and hurdles of the iconic music band the Bee Gees – brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
KAREN DALTON: IN MY OWN TIME
Director:
Robert Yapkowitz, Richard Peete
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Minneapolis-St Paul, Melbourne
About:
A portrait of the forgotten figure from the 1960s NYC folk music scene.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Festival:
The 34th IDFA
Dates:
November 17-28
About:
Amsterdam hosts the premier nonfiction event in the world, presenting approximately 140 new and recent documentary features, in addition to shorts, live performances, and interactive works.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17:
CHILDREN OF THE ENEMY
Director:
Gorki Glaser-Muller
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Bergen, Krakow, Biografilm, Dokufest,
About:
The heart-rending story of a grandfather reclaiming his grandchildren from the neglect and hate that await the children of ISIS members.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 16:
CHOCOLATE ROAD
Director:
Tanya Chuturkova
World Premiere:
Greenwich 2021
About:
An exploration of chocolate, from cacao farmers to high end chocolatiers.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
