Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Saturday, June 18:
BEBA
Director:
Rebeca Huntt
World Premiere:
Toronto 2021
Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Miami, Tribeca, Provincetown, Minneapolis-St Paul
About:
A raw, poetic self-portrait in which a young, NYC-born Afro-Latina filmmaker stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations
Coming to Film Movement Plus today, Friday, June 17:
SELFIE
Director:
Agostino Ferrente
World Premiere:
Berlin 2019
Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik, Goteborg, Taiwan Doc
About:
Two 16-year-olds film themselves with a cell phone to tell the story of their friendship, the tragedy of Davide, and their lives in the rough Traiano district of Naples.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 17:
BITTERBRUSH
Director:
Emelie Mahdavian
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Visions du Réel, San Francisco, Sydney
About:
Two women set up camp at a tiny cabin and begin their season of work, to feed their dreams: to own their own livestock, to have true independence, and to start a family.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 17:
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 and virtual cinemas this Friday, June 17:
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 ESPN and ESPN+’s 30 for 30 series today, Wednesday, June 15:
DREAM ON
Director:
Kristen Lappas
World Premiere:
ESPN (June 2022)
About:
A look back at the 1996 USA Women’s Basketball Dream Team and the 14-month odyssey that would forever change the landscape of women’s athletics.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Wednesday, June 15:
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, Sundance
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 14:
PUTIN’S WITNESSES
Director:
Vitaly Mansky
World Premiere:
Karlovy Vary 2018
Select Festivals:
Toronto, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Camden, BFI London, Vancouver, Zurich, Gent, Leeds, Stockholm, Vilnius, Porto/Post/Doc, Docs Against Gravity, Seattle
About:
An examination of the early life of Vladimir Putin and the political machine that brought him to power.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14:
BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD
Director:
Brent Wilson
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
The Beach Boys’ lead songwriter takes a drive around Los Angeles with Rolling Stone editor and longtime friend Jason Fine in this nonlinear cinematic memoir, as vivid and multifaceted as his music.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14:
END OF THE LINE
Director:
Emmett Adler
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
About:
A heartfelt and scrupulous look into NYC’s massive, troubled subway system, this film poses the question: what happens when that life line of the city goes flat?
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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