New to DVD this week:
FORGET ME NOT
Director:
Olivier Bernier
World Premiere:
Human Rights Watch 2021
Select Festivals:
New Orleans, Slamdance
About:
The director and his wife fight to include their child with disabilities in integrated classes in NYC’s public school system.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO Max tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19:
YEAR ONE: A POLITICAL ODYSSEY
Director:
John Maggio
World Premiere:
HBO Max (October 2022)
About:
A look at the Biden administration’s tense first year, marked by security threats both at home and abroad, bookended by Inauguration Day 2021 and the State of the Union speech of March 2022.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 18:
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER
Director:
Thomas Hamilton
World Premiere:
theatrical release (September 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life, career, and legacy of William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name, Boris Karloff.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Peacock tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19:
THE REBELLIOUS LIFE OF MRS ROSA PARKS
Director:
Yoruba Richen, Johanna Hamilton
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
About:
A comprehensive dive into the life of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks, shedding light on her extensive organizing, radical politics, and lifelong dedication to activism.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, October 18:
ECHOES OF THE INVISIBLE
Director:
Steve Elkins
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
GlobeDocs, Environmental Film Festival Australia
About:
Daring explorers embark upon seemingly impossible journeys into the most extreme environments on Earth to find the connective tissue between all things seen and unseen.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to FUSE tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18:
WHITE COAT REBELS
Director:
Greg Barker
World Premiere:
AFI Docs 2021
Select Festivals:
Cleveland
About:
This probing look inside the medical profession examines the outsized influence of Big Pharma and the courageous insiders who are pushing back against the powers that be.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18:
THE BOOK KEEPERS
Director:
Phil Wall
World Premiere:
Austin 2020
Select Festivals:
Napa Valley, Savannah, Chagrin Doc, DocUtah
About:
A father and son crisscross the country to fulfill a dying wish, ensure a legacy, and find solace after tragic personal loss.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18:
MAMA’S BOY
Director:
Laurent Bouzereau
World Premiere:
NewFest 2022
About:
Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black explores his upbringing and pays tribute to his mother, who became the inspiration for his activism.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, Oct 17:
AN ACT OF WORSHIP
Director:
Nausheen Dadabhoy
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
Select Festivals:
Portland, New Hampshire
About:
A lyrical portrait of the last 20 years of Muslim life in America as told through the lens of Muslims living in the United States.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 14:
SOPHIA
Director:
Crystal Moselle, Jon Kasbe
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
Select Festivals:
Mill Valley
About:
A look at the spirited pursuits of David Hanson, a restless inventor aiming to perfect the world’s most life-like AI.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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