KOKOMO CITY
Four Black transgender sex workers explore the dichotomy between the Black community and themselves, while confronting issues long avoided.
Director/Producer:
D Smith
Producers:
Harris Doran, Bill Butler
Festival Section:
NEXT
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 10:
BEING THUNDER
Director:
Stéphanie Lamorré
World Premiere:
Inside Out 2021
Select Festivals:
Frameline, American Indian, NewFest
About:
Two-Spirit teenager Sherente lives at the intersections—sometimes clashing, sometimes harmonious—of several identities.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
KING COAL
The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal miner’s daughter exploring the region’s dreams and myths, untangling the pain and beauty, as her community sits on the brink of massive change.
Director/Producer:
Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Producers:
Shane Boris, Diane Becker, Peggy Drexler
Festival Section:
NEXT
More Info:
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KIM’S VIDEO
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.
Directors/Producers:
David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
Producers:
Deborah Smith, Dale Smith, Francesco Galavotti, Rebecca Tabasky
Festival Section:
NEXT
More Info:
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, January 10:
2ND CHANCE
Director:
Ramin Bahrani
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
SXSW, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki Doc, Santa Barbara, Tokyo, Nantucket
About:
An exploration of the rise and fall of Richard Davis, the charming and brash inventor of the modern-day bulletproof vest who shot himself 192 times to prove his product worked.
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TWICE COLONIZED
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But can she both change the world and mend her own wounds?
Director:
Lin Alluna
Producers:
Emile Hertling Péronard, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Bob Moore
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
More Info:
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 10:
THE EXILES
Director:
Ben Klein, Violet Columbus
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
IDFA, San Francisco, Cleveland, Jeonju, Hot Docs, Bergen, Philadelphia, Taipei Golden Horse
About:
Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989.
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SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
Director:
Anna Hints
Producer:
Marianne Ostrat
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
More Info:
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Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, January 9:
I DIDN’T SEE YOU THERE
Director:
Reid Davenport
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
True/False, San Francisco, Hot Docs, Sydney
About:
Spurred by the spectacle of a circus tent that goes up outside his Oakland apartment, a disabled filmmaker launches into an unflinching meditation on freakdom, (in)visibility, and the pursuit of individual agency.
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PIANOFORTE
Young pianists take part in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition. A unique chance of a lifetime, portrayed from backstage and set to Chopin’s music.
Director:
Jakub Piątek
Producer:
Maciej Kubicki
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
More Info:
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