Coming to The WORLD Channel’s Doc World this Sunday, August 1:
ROAD RUNNERS
Director:
Mike Todd
World Premiere:
Doc World broadcast (August 2021)
About:
Young Montego Bay athletes prepare to compete in Jamaica’s greatest sporting event.
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On TV: ROAD RUNNERS
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In Theatres & On VOD: SABAYA
Coming to theatres and VOD today, Friday, July 30:
SABAYA
Director:
Hogir Hirori
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, CPH:DOX, True/False, Docaviv, Hong Kong, Moscow, Melbourne
About:
An immersion into dangerous efforts to rescue Yazidi women and girls from their horrific fate as ISIS sex slaves.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: PRAY AWAY
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, July 30:
PRAY AWAY
Director:
Kristine Stolakis
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Telluride, Hot Docs, Florida, Doc10, AFI Docs
About:
A powerful exposé on gay conversion programs, revealing the damage inflicted by shame and repression through intimate testimonies from current members and former leaders of the pray the gay away movement.
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In Theatres & On DVD/VOD: FINDING KENDRICK JOHNSON
Coming to theatres and to DVD/VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 30:
FINDING KENDRICK JOHNSON
Director:
Jason Pollock
World Premiere:
DVD/VOD release (July 2021)
About:
An investigation of an apparent coverup in the death of a Black high school student in Georgia, whose body was found rolled up in a gym mattress.
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In Theatres & On VOD: ENEMIES OF THE STATE
Coming to theatres and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 30:
ENEMIES OF THE STATE
Director:
Sonia Kennebeck
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Toronto, CPH:DOX, Calgary, Glasgow
About:
Everything is not as it seems for an American family that flees to Canada to protect their hacker son from US government persecution.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Director Sonia Kennebeck investigates the strange case of Anonymous hacktivist Matt DeHart and his claims of persecution by the US government. He and his parents fled the US seeking asylum in Canada after law enforcement brought charges against him for child pornography. DeHart counters that he’s being framed, targeted for his support of Wikileaks, and that he was tortured in a US prison. Unfolding like an espionage mystery, the film follows a multiyear quest for truth, with unexpected twists and turns until the very end.
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Special Screening: BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE
Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films this Friday, July 30:
BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE
Director:
Lucy Walker
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
About:
A compelling and comprehensive essay exploring the history and causes of wildfires.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: KRABI, 2562
Coming to MUBI this Friday, July 30:
KRABI, 2562
Director:
Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong
World Premiere:
Locarno 2019
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Rotterdam, BFI London, Busan, Vancouver, Hamburg, Vienna, Thessaloniki, Porto/Post/Doc, Singapore, Glasgow, Göteborg, Beijing
About:
In the popular Thai destination town of Krabi, the local folklore and histories are promoted as attractions, while the labor force is hidden from the tourists’ eyes.
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On DVD: KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
New to DVD this week:
KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
Director:
Malia Scharf, Max Basch
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Revelation, Provincetown, Montclair, Atlantic
About:
A portrait of artist Kenny Scharf, whose work fuses popular culture and fine art.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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In Virtual Release: MY BEST FIEND
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema this Thursday, July 29:
MY BEST FIEND
Director:
Werner Herzog
World Premiere:
Cannes 1999
Select Festivals:
Telluride, Edinburgh, Montreal, São Paulo, Chicago, Portland, Singapore, Bergen, Jakarta, Thessaloniki Doc
About:
An exploration of the love-hate relationship between the director and the unforgettable actor of five of his best-known films, Klaus Kinski.
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On VOD: FREEDOM FIELDS
Coming to MUBI today, Tuesday, July 27:
FREEDOM FIELDS
Director:
Naziha Arebi
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, BFI London, Minneapolis-St Paul, Docs Against Gravity, BlackStar
About:
A profile of three women and their soccer team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade.
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