Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2:
REWIND
Director:
Sasha Joseph Neulinger
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2019
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Traverse City, Palm Springs, Denver, Mill Valley, Nashville, Rome, Heartland, Big Sky Doc, Atlanta Jewish
About:
A filmmaker confronts his traumatic past.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2:
THE INFILTRATORS
Directors:
Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
SXSW, Hot Docs, Miami, NY Latino, Montclair, Calgary, Hawaii
About:
A hybrid docufiction project detailing the mission of undocumented youth to be detained by Border Patrol.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to virtual theatrical today, Friday, May 29:
URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN
Director:
Daniel Traub
World Premiere:
Vancouver 2019
Select Festivals:
Berkshire, Architecture Design Art, Hamptons Doc
About:
A portrait of the noted sculptor.
Ursula von Rydingsvard is known for her monumental sculptures, composed of highly manipulated cedar, with work featured at MoMA, the Met, the Whitney, the Art Institute of Chicago, and numerous other notable institutions, as well as public art projects that encourage viewers’ tactile engagement. Filmmaker Daniel Traub offers audiences an intimate look at von Rydingsvard’s Brooklyn studio and the collaborative process that goes into her work, while also exploring her background as a Polish native born during WWII, who emigrated to a small working class Connecticut town as a child. Though soft-spoken, the artist speaks volumes as she relates the impact of her violent father and schizophrenic husband on her development as an artist, and how this background primed her to move to NYC in the 1970s to focus on art as a career. While somewhat limited by a too-brief running time, Traub’s film succeeds in paying von Rydingsvard her due, while enticing newcomers to her work to seek out more information.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
New to VOD this week:
STREET FIGHTING MEN
Director:
Andrew James
World Premiere:
IFF Boston 2017
Select Festivals:
San Francisco DocFest, Big Sky Doc, Freep, St Louis, Brooklyn, Rhode Island
About:
An observational portrait of three African-American men of different generations living in Detroit.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS
Director:
Nicolas Jack Davies
World Premiere:
London 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Doc’n’Roll, Glastonbury, Thessaloniki Doc
About:
The history of the pioneering label that popularized Jamaican music in the UK and beyond.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Festival:
The 27th Hot Docs
Dates:
May 28-June 6 (some selections until June 24) (online)
About:
North America’s largest documentary event goes online this year, presenting nearly 100 new features to Ontario audiences, including the world premieres noted below. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
New to DVD this week:
ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND
Director:
Daniel Roher
World Premiere:
Toronto 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Boulder, Miami Jewish, Calgary
About:
A candid recounting of the history of the legendary music group.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
photo by Martyna Starosta
Director:
Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
A groundbreaking investigation of sexual assault in the music industry.
My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, May 26:
THE PANAMA PAPERS
Director:
Alex Winter
Premiere:
Hamptons 2018
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Double Exposure
About:
The behind-the-scenes story of the largest data leak in history, which exposed economic corruption on a global scale.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, May 26:
MIDNIGHT FAMILY
Director:
Luke Lorentzen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, New Directors/New Films, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX, Hong Kong, Cartagena, Ambulante, Guadalajara, Docville, Full Frame, San Francisco, Freep, Doc10, Sydney, Krakow
Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
A Mexico City family struggles to make a living as ragtag private paramedics, facing cut-throat competition to respond to patients in need of urgent help.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
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