Coming to OVID tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6:
CERN
Director:
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2014
Select Festivals:
DocPoint Helsinki
About:
An unprecedented insight into the complex experimental research institution, exploring moments of tension between man and technology.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, July 6:
FIRE OF LOVE
Director:
Sara Dosa
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, True/False, SXSW, New Directors/New Films, Docaviv, Visions du Reel, Docville, Sydney, Seattle, San Francisco, Cleveland, Ashland, RiverRun, Sun Valley, Provincetown
About:
This story of the doomed love triangle between intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft and the volcanoes they captured in their explosive archival footage.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Netflix this Wednesday, July 6:
GIRL IN THE PICTURE
Director:
Skye Borgman
World Premiere:
Netflix (July 2022)
About:
A woman found dying by a road leaves behind a son, a man claiming to be her husband, and a mystery that unfolds like a nightmare.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD/VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, July 5:
STAY PRAYED UP
Director:
DL Anderson, Matt Durning
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Virginia
About:
The gospel trio The Branchettes prepare to record their live album in the modest congregation of their youth, in this passionate yet humble portrait of an artist.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, July 1:
HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG
Director:
Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Venice, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Vienna, Gent, Tribeca
About:
The definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Friday, July 1:
A-HA: THE MOVIE
Director:
Thomas Robsahm
Co-Director:
Aslaug Holm
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
Reykjavik, New Horizons, Doclisboa, Nordisk Panorama, BAFICI, In-Edit, In-Edit
About:
A portrait of the band behind “Take On Me,” following their creative adventures and challenges after reaching global superstardom—all set to their catchiest synth hooks.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 1:
ACCEPTED
Director:
Dan Chen
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
New Orleans, Double Exposure, Hot Springs Doc, Full Frame, Cleveland, San Diego Asian, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Sidewalk, Denver
About:
The ambitious students of the TM Landry Prep School enjoyed a remarkable 100% acceptance rate into the country’s most elite colleges until an explosive New York Times article exposed the controversial teaching methods of its dynamic founder.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Thursday, June 30:
THE SORROW AND THE PITY
Director:
Marcel Ophüls
World Premiere:
West German TV broadcast (1969)
Select Festivals:
New York, San Remo
About:
An in-depth exploration of the collaboration between the French government in Vichy and the Nazis during WWII.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to MUBI today, Wednesday, June 29:
WE (NOUS)
Director:
Alice Diop
World Premiere:
Berlin 2021
Select Festivals:
IDFA, New Directors/New Films, BFI London, Karlovy Vary, Indieslisboa, Bergen, Cinéma du Réel, Taipei, Cairo, Bilbao, DOXA, Visions du Réel
About:
A nuanced, kaleidoscopic portrait of people from largely Black and immigrant communities in the Parisian suburbs.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
HELLO, BOOKSTORE
Director:
AB Zax
World Premiere:
Berkshire 2021
About:
In the shadow of the pandemic, a small town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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