Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 21:
THE ONE AND ONLY DICK GREGORY
Director:
Andre Gaines
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
AFI Docs
About:
A revealing portrait of comedian/activist Dick Gregory, focusing on his many personal reinventions throughout the decades, from celebrity to civil rights hero and beyond, and how he has inspired others.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 21:
DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL
Director:
Ursula Liang
World Premiere:
True/False 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, New Orleans, Human Rights Watch, BlackStar, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, San Diego Asian, Montclair, Hot Springs Doc, Milwaukee, Ashland,
About:
A death in a Brooklyn housing project sets off a complex fight for justice by two marginalized communities.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
In 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese-American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed Black man named Akai Gurley in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project. In the midst of high racial tension surrounding police conduct, Liang becomes the first NYPD officer to receive a guilty verdict in such a case in over a decade. The highly publicized incident polarizes New York’s Asian and African American communities in this insightful look into the complexities of police reform.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to PBS beginning this Sunday, September 19:
MUHAMMAD ALI
Director:
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
A four-part docuseries providing an in-depth look at the life of the legendary boxer, activist, and philanthropist.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Epix this Sunday, September 19:
FIASCO
Showrunner:
John Marks
World Premiere:
Nantucket 2021
About:
Spanning continents and time zones, this docuseries, based on Leon Neyfakh’s hit podcast, dives into one of the least understood of all political scandals and reveals the true scope of Iran Contra.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Friday, September 17:
THE WONDERFUL: STORIES FROM THE SPACE STATION
Director:
Clare Lewins
World Premiere:
DocEdge 2021
Select Festivals:
Moscow Doc
About:
Drawing on breathtaking archive and interviews with astronauts, cosmonauts, colleagues, and family members, the personal testimonies from the men and women who have been part of the International Space Station.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to NYC’s IFC Center today, Friday, September 17:
CIVIL WAR (OR, WHO DO WE THINK WE ARE)
Director:
Rachel Boynton
World Premiere:
Peacock release (June 2021)
About:
An exploration of how America remembers the Civil War and what the stories we tell reveal about who we are, from President Obama’s final year in office through the present.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 17:
IN BALANCHINE’S CLASSROOM
Director:
Connie Hochman
World Premiere:
FilmFest DC 2021
Select Festivals:
SF Dance, Woodstock
About:
A look back at the glory years of George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet through the remembrances of his former dancers and their quest to fulfill the vision of a genius.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 17:
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
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 17:
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER
Director:
Thomas Hamilton
World Premiere:
theatrical release (September 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life, career, and legacy of William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name, Boris Karloff.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 17:
STORM LAKE
Director:
Jerry Risius, Beth Levison
World Premiere:
Full Frame 2021
Select Festivals:
AFI Docs, Provincetown, Woods Hole, Berkshire, Freep, Woodstock
About:
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa’s Storm Lake Times fight for the survival of their biweekly small-town newspaper and for an informed electorate and functioning democracy.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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