Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, November 7:
MOVE ME
Director:
Kelsey Peterson, Daniel Klein
World Premiere:
Full Frame 2022
Select Festivals:
ReelAbilities, Minneapolis/St Paul,
About:
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury tests the limits of her recovery while adapting to life with a disability.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Saturday, November 5:
ORGASM INC: THE STORY OF ONETASTE
Director:
Sarah Gibson, Sloane Klevin
World Premiere:
Netflix (November 2022)
About:
A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers for its practice of “orgasmic meditation” — until members come forward with disturbing allegations.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 4:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 4:
SALVATORE: SHOEMAKER OF DREAMS
Director:
Luca Guadagnino
World Premiere:
Venice 2020
Select Festivals:
Telluride, Provincetown, Taipei Golden Horse, Hot Springs Doc
About:
The mystery and fascination of an important, multifaceted and complex figure as Salvatore Ferragamo has led to a human, artistic and entrepreneurial story being told from different points of view.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 4:
STUTZ
Director:
Jonah Hill
World Premiere:
Theatrical release (November 2022)
About:
In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 4:
CALENDAR GIRLS
Director:
Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
Thessaloniki Doc, Docs Against Gravity, Cork, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Helsinki
About:
A coming-of-golden-age look at Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of “the little old lady,” and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Showtime streaming tomorrow, Friday, November 4 and to TV on Sunday, November 6:
SPECTOR
Director:
Sheena M Joyce, Don Argott
World Premiere:
Showtime (November 2022)
About:
A docuseries exploring the enigmatic, legendary music producer Phil Spector and what happened on the fateful night of February 3, 2003 when actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead in his mansion.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres this Friday, November 4:
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Director:
Ryan White
World Premiere:
Telluride 2022
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Aspen, Vancouver, Rio, Hamptons, Heartland, Bergen, San Diego, St Louis, Philadelphia
About:
A team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory create, launch, and guide Opportunity, a dazzlingly innovative and surprisingly personable Mars robotic explorer on an unprecedented 15-year adventure.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID this Friday, November 4:
LAPÜ
Director:
Juan Pablo Polanco, César Alejandro Jaimes
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, Thessaloniki Doc, Cartagena, Documenta, San Francisco, Antenna Doc, DMZ Doc
About:
An indigenous Colombian woman goes on a vital spiritual journey.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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