Author Archives: basiltsiokos

Now on VOD: DEAR MANDELA

Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza’s chronicle of South African housing activists debuted at Durban in 2011. It went on to screen at Camden, One World, Brooklyn, and Zanzibar, as well as university and community screenings around the world. It now comes to iTunes, Amazon, Playstation, Vudu, Xbox, Google Play, and SundanceNow via Sundance Artist Services, having been supported by the Sundance Institute.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to VOD next Tuesday, January 21: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI

Bill Siegel’s look at “The Greatest’s” conscientious objection to serving in Vietnam premiered at Tribeca last year. The doc also screened at Seattle, Traverse City, San Francisco Jewish, Melbourne, and Montclair, among other festivals before a limited theatrical release last Summer. FilmBuff now releases the doc on iTunes, Movies on Demand, Amazon, Google, Sony PlayStation, Xbox, Cinemanow, and Vudu.

I previously wrote about the film out of Tribeca here.

Coming to WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed series tonight, Tuesday, January 14: MY BROOKLYN

Kelly Anderson and Allison Lirish Dean’s look at gentrification debuted at the 2012 Brooklyn Film Festival, winning the audience award. It has screened at numerous Brooklyn-focused community and grassroots events, as well as the Red Hook and Lund, Sweden’s International Architecture fests, before enjoying a limited theatrical release. It will screen on WORLD with Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran’s FATE OF A SALESMAN.

I previously wrote about the doc upon its theatrical release here.