Coming to theatres and to VOD today, Friday, October 22:
AT THE READY
Director:
Maisie Crow
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Cleveland, Atlanta, Maryland, Dallas, Milwaukee
About:
Latinx teens in El Paso contemplate careers in border patrol and law enforcement against the backdrop of increasing xenophobia.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 22:
THE TWO SIGHTS
Director:
Joshua Bonnetta
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
RIDM, Art of the Real, Viennale
About:
An ability to commune with the dead is seemingly no rarity in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, as explored in this sensual, multi-layered landscape study.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
SAVIOR FOR SALE: DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE?
Director:
Antoine Vitkine
World Premiere:
French release (April 2021)
About:
A journey on the hidden trails of money, power, and deception behind the disputed rediscovered masterpiece.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to VOD this week:
FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO
Director:
Lynne Sachs
World Premiere:
Slamdance 2020
Select Festivals:
Doc Fortnight, Sheffield, Docaviv, Doclisboa, RIDM, Indie Memphis, Sarasota
About:
The filmmaker attempts to make sense of her wayward father.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 22:
BECOMING COUSTEAU
Director:
Liz Garbus
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Hamptons, Camden, BFI London, Mill Valley, Rome
About:
A portrait of the visionary explorer, activist and TV host.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, October 20:
A COP MOVIE
Director:
Alonso Ruizpalacios
World Premiere:
Berlin 2021
Select Festivals:
San Sebastian, Melbourne, Zurich, Hamptons, BFI London, Sydney, Chicago
About:
Set on the mean streets of Mexico city, fiction and documentary intertwine in this portrayal of the life of a police officer.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: THE FIRST
Director:
Michelle Ferrari
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
The story of the pioneering first woman on the US Supreme Court, who both reflected and shaped an era.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, October 20:
TOM PETTY: SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE
Director:
Mary Wharton
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
Boulder, Melbourne
About:
An intimate view of a musical icon, drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film showing Tom Petty at work on his acclaimed 1994 album WILDFLOWERS.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Discovery+ tomorrow, Thursday, October 21:
INTRODUCING, SELMA BLAIR
Director:
Rachel Fleit
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
Hamptons
About:
In a quest to take control of her personal health after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, actor Selma Blair adapts to new ways of living while pursuing an experimental medical procedure.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO Max today, Tuesday, October 19:
THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
Director:
Judd Ehrlich
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
A deep dive into American gun culture and the increasing force of political influence played by the NRA to challenge gun control legislation.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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