Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 10:
FIRE MUSIC
Director:
Tom Surgal
World Premiere:
New York Film Festival 2018
Select Festivals:
Freep, Cleveland
About:
A showcase of the architects of free jazz, a movement whose radical brand of improvisation pushed harmonic and rhythmic boundaries, and produced landmark albums.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Friday, September 10:
HOOD RIVER
Director:
Steven Cantor, Jonathan Field
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
About:
In a small Oregon community, a high school soccer team struggles to overcome class and racial divide in a quest for team success.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Friday, September 10:
DETAINEE 001
Director:
Greg Barker
World Premiere:
Showtime broadcast (September 2021)
About:
A harrowing exploration of how American grappled with justice in the fog of war following the 9/11 attacks, through the sensationalized capture of John Walker Lindh, a radical mujahideen fighter who became known as “the American Taliban.”
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres this Friday, September 10:
THE ALPINIST
Director:
Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Telluride (unscreened)
About:
A profile of Marc-André Leclerc, a free-spirited 23-year-old climber who makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 10:
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 theatres this Friday, September 10:
FAUCI
Director:
John Hoffman, Janet Tobias
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
About:
A surprisingly emotional biography of the immunologist who has advised every President since Ronald Reagan, America’s most visible public health expert.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema this Friday, September 10:
HERE FOR LIFE
Director:
Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Adrian Jackson
World Premiere:
Locarno 2019
Select Festivals:
Art of the Real, Open City Doc
About:
In a city framed by capital and loss, ten unruly Londoners navigate their wild and wayward way, travelling on their own terms towards a co-existence far stronger than “community.”
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 46th Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 9-18
About:
This Fall cinema mainstay retains its slimmed down lineup for the second year of the pandemic, screening only 20 documentaries, up slightly from 2020’s edition.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Thursday, September 9:
THE WOMEN AND THE MURDERER
Director:
Mona Achache, Patricia Tourancheau
World Premiere:
Netflix (September 2021)
About:
Tracing the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim’s mother.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix this Thursday, September 9:
BLOOD BROTHERS: MALCOLM X & MUHAMMAD ALI
Director:
Marcus A Clarke
World Premiere:
Rooftop Films (August 2021)
About:
From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali’s extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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