LAST THINGS
Evolution and extinction from the point of view of rocks. A humid take on minerals, where sci-fi meets sci-fact. The geo-biosphere is a place of evolutionary possibility, where humans disappear but life endures.
Director/Producer:
Deborah Stratman
Producer:
Anže Peržin, Gaëlle Boucand
Festival Section:
New Frontier
More Info:
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Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
Coming to MGM+ this Sunday, January 15:
MURF THE SURF: JEWELS, JESUS AND MAYHEM IN THE USA
Director:
RJ Cutler
World Premiere:
MGM+ (January 2023)
About:
A docuseries on one of the most complicated and notorious American crime figures ever, Jack Roland Murphy, who became America’s very first true crime television superstar in 1964.
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A COMMON SEQUENCE
An interconnected look at tradition, colonialism, property, faith, and science, as seen through labor practices that link an endangered salamander, mass-produced apples, and the evolving fields of genomics and machine learning.
Directors/Producers:
Mary Helena Clark, Mike Gibisser
Producer:
Graciela Guerrero-Reyes
Festival Section:
New Frontier
More Info:
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Coming to VOD today, Friday, January 13:
LOUDMOUTH
Director:
Josh Alexander
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
About:
A disruptive spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton – the pastoral prodigy turned political firebrand turned media establishment figure.
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STILL: A MICHAEL J FOX MOVIE
The improbable tale of a short kid from a Canadian army base who became the darling of 1980s Hollywood — only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?
Director/Producer:
Davis Guggenheim
Producers:
Annetta Marion, Jonathan King, Will Cohen
Festival Section:
Premieres
More Info:
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PRETTY BABY: BROOKE SHIELDS
A galvanizing look at actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from sexualized young girl to a woman discovering her power. Holding a mirror up to a society that objectifies women and girls, her story shows the perils and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.
Director:
Lana Wilson
Producers:
Christine O’Malley, Jack Turner
Festival Section:
Premieres
More Info:
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PLAN C
A hidden grassroots organization doggedly fights to expand access to abortion pills across the United States keeping hope alive during a global pandemic and the fall of Roe v Wade.
Director/Producer:
Tracy Droz Tragos
Festival Section:
Premieres
More Info:
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Coming to OVID tomorrow, Friday, January 13:
FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG
Director:
Mark Rappaport
World Premiere:
Toronto 1995
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Thessaloniki, Karlovy Vary, Cleveland
About:
Ill-fated actress Jean Seberg – portrayed by Mary Beth Hurt – reflects on her life as illustrated through her work in this creative exploration of film history and women’s place within it.
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MURDER IN BIG HORN
The deaths of a group of Native American women in rural Montana are the focus as Native families, journalists, and local law enforcement reveal a violent crisis set in motion almost 200 years ago.
Director/Producer:
Razelle Benally
Director:
Matthew Galkin
Producers:
Ivan Macdonald, Ivy Macdonald
Festival Section:
Premieres
More Info:
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Coming to OVID tomorrow, Friday, January 13:
ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES
Director:
Mark Rappaport
World Premiere:
NYC theatrical release (June 1992)
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Thessaloniki, Busan
About:
A subversive essay film exploring the queer subtext in the oeuvre of the publicly closeted Hollywood icon.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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