Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, September 12:
HAZING
Director:
Byron Hurt
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
About:
A deeply personal exploration of the function, politics, and consequences of pledging rituals.
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On TV: HAZING
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Streaming: FLIGHT/RISK
Coming to Amazon Prime Video today, Friday, September 9:
FLIGHT/RISK
Director:
Karim Amer, Omar Mullick
World Premiere:
Amazon Prime Video (September 2022)
About:
Families, their legal teams, whistleblowers, and Pulitzer-winning Seattle Times journalist Dominic Gates find themselves in the midst of a global tragedy when two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed only five months apart in 2018 and 2019.
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In Theatres: THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 9:
THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
Director:
Mark Cousins
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Chicago, Lumiere, Palm Springs, Taipei Golden Horse, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Biografilm
About:
An examination of the most powerful movie images of the last decade, including the pandemic, to create an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe.
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In Theatres: THE BENGALI
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 9:
THE BENGALI
Director:
Kavery Kaul
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, New Orleans, Rhode Island
About:
Fatima, a New Orleans dwelling descendant of African Americans and Indian immigrants, ventures to Kolkata, India, in search of her long-lost family.
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Streaming: THE ANTHRAX ATTACKS
Coming to Netflix today, Thursday, September 8:
THE ANTHRAX ATTACKS
Director:
Dan Krauss
World Premiere:
Netflix (September 2022)
About:
Days after 9/11, letters containing fatal anthrax spores spark panic and tragedy in the US, and an FBI investigation.
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On VOD: WE ARE AS GODS
New to VOD this week:
WE ARE AS GODS
Director:
Jason Sussberg, David Alvarado
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, SXSW 2021, San Francisco, Hot Docs, Poland’s American Festival
About:
Stewart Brand, legendary pioneer of LSD, cyberspace, futurism, and modern environmentalism, now urges people to use our god-like powers to fight extinction by reviving lost species.
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Streaming: THE DAZZLING LIGHT OF SUNSET
Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, September 7:
THE DAZZLING LIGHT OF SUNSET
Director:
Salomé Jashi
World Premiere:
Visions du Reel 2016
Select Festivals:
ZagrebDox, Thessaloniki Doc, Art of the Real, DOK Leipzig, Jihlava, Sarajevo, DOXA
About:
An ultra-low-budget news team in Georgia covers everything—elections, obituaries, a rare owl, or a fashion show for teenage girls—giving an honest view of the events that shape their environment and in the process revealing a country that has begun a still chaotic transition.
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Streaming: PLEASE HOLD THE LINE
Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, September 7:
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE
Director:
Pavel Cuzuioc
World Premiere:
Sheffield 2020
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Thessaloniki Doc, Guangzhou, Transilvania, One World, BelDocs, Diagonale
About:
A beautifully filmed allegory about communication and connection, told from the perspective of telecom engineers and their customers.
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Toronto 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 47th Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 8-18
About:
This world-class Fall cinema event returns closer to its pre-pandemic numbers, offering 30 feature docs or hybrids among its approximately 200 presentations.
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On DVD: FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 6:
FREDDIE MERCURY: THE FINAL ACT
Director:
James Rogan
World Premiere:
BBC broadcast (November 2021)
About:
Set against a backdrop of relationship highs, personal lows, and the Queen catalogue, the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life.
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