Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 3: EERO SAARINEN: THE ARCHITECT WHO SAW THE FUTURE
Director:
Peter Rosen
Premiere:
NYC’s Architecture & Design Film Festival 2016
Notable Screenings:
American Masters
About:
A profile of the pioneering architect.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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THE GOOD POSTMAN
Tonislav Hristov explores Europe’s refugee crisis through the lens of a Bulgarian village’s mayoral election.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Finland/Bulgaria
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WHOSE STREETS?
Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis present an on-the-ground look at the Ferguson uprising.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3: NEWTOWN
Director:
Kim A Snyder
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, SXSW, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Cleveland, Camden, Melbourne, BAMcinemaFest, Bentonville
About:
A small community reckons with the aftermath of a tragedy.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Marina Zenovich uncovers the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
Special Program:
The New Climate
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Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3: BY SIDNEY LUMET
Director:
Nancy Buirski
Premiere:
Cannes 2015
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Jerusalem, Deauville, Full Frame, Traverse City, Austin, Mumbai, the Hamptons, Jewish fests in Atlanta, Toronto, and Philadelphia
About:
An appreciation of the noted film director.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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UNREST
Jennifer Brea gives viewers a candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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TROPHY
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau explore the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
Special Program:
The New Climate
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STRONG ISLAND
Yance Ford interrogates the 1992 murder of his brother, which went unprosecuted, and its personal aftermath.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, January 2 and to DVD on Tuesday, January 3: BEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Garrett Zevgetis’ coming of age portrait of a young blind woman had its premiere at SXSW this year. Screenings followed at Hot Docs, Camden, Margaret Mead, Mill Valley, Florida, IFFBoston, Dallas, Bentonville, Philadelphia, Denver, and IndieBo.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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