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
Festival:
The 13th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
September 9-16
About:
More than 70 new and recent feature documentaries are presented at this notable South Korean nonfiction event.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to Vice tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8:
TOO SOON: COMEDY AFTER 9/11
Director:
Nick Fituri Scown, Julie Seabaugh
World Premiere:
Vice broadcast (September 2021)
About:
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today, stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators, and other entertainers have used often-controversial jokes to unite and heal in the face of tragedy.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to MSNBC and Peacock this Wednesday, September 8:
MEMORY BOX: ECHOES OF 9/11
Director:
David Belton, Bjørn Johnson
World Premiere:
Broadcast/streaming (September 8)
Select Festivals:
Toronto
About:
The story of September 11, 2001, through a retrospective consideration of eyewitness testimonies recorded in a small plywood booth in the months following the attacks.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix’s UNTOLD series tomorrow, Tuesday, September 7:
BREAKING POINT
Director:
Chapman Way, Maclain Way
World Premiere:
Netflix (September 2021)
About:
Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faces mental health challenges that change his life on and off the court.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September7:
APOCALYPSE ’45
Director:
Erik Nelson
World Premiere:
USS Intrepid/Pearl Harbor screenings (August 2020)
About:
Two dozen veterans recount the last months of combat in the Pacific theater of World War II.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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