Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction next Tuesday, May 7: PANDORA’S PROMISE
Robert Stone’s compelling re-evaluation of nuclear energy made its premiere at Sundance at the beginning of the year. Since then, it has screened at True/False and Full Frame, as well as at a number of universities.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Note: The screening will be followed with a Q&A with director Stone.
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Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival begins this Friday, May 3, and runs through Sunday, May 12. The 12th annual festival presents more than sixty documentary features, in addition to shorts, panels, and special events. Intended to explore the elasticity of nonfiction, the fest aims to expose local audiences to innovative Canadian and international docs. DOXA opens with Canadian doc OCCUPY THE MOVIE, Corey Ogilvie’s overview of the history of the popular movement, which began in Vancouver; presents a “midweek special” centerpiece screening of Ben Lewis’ Sundance-premiering GOOGLE AND THE WORLD BRAIN; and closes with Ryan White’s SXSW alum GOOD OL’ FREDA. Selections from the rest of the lineup follow: Continue reading
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Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens next Monday, May 6: SEEKING ASIAN FEMALE
Debbie Lum’s chronicle of her involvement in the lives of an admitted Asian fetishist and his Chinese bride debuted at SXSW last year. It went on to screen at Silverdocs, LA Asian Pacific American, San Diego Asian, Vancouver, and Hawaii, among other festivals.
I included the film in my Silverdocs roundup here.
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Coming to HBO tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1: MANHUNT: THE SEARCH FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN
Greg Barker’s look at the intelligence community’s long hunt for Al Qaeda’s leader debuted at Sundance earlier this year. It has gone on to screen at True/False, USA, and Full Frame, among others.
I wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 30: THE REVISIONARIES
Scott Thurman’s eye-opening examination of the battle over Texas’ textbooks had its world premiere at Tribeca last year. The doc went on to screen at Hot Docs, Silverdocs, Nashville, and Hot Springs, among others, and to be broadcast on Independent Lens.
I included the film in my Tribeca roundup here.
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Coming to Bravo for its television debut tonight, Monday, April 29: THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Lauren Greenfield’s exploration of the haves facing the Recession debuted at Sundance last year, picking up the US Documentary Directing Award. It went on to screen extensively, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Provincetown, Karlovy Vary, Traverse City, and IDFA. It enjoyed a limited theatrical release and is available on DVD.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Beginning this Thursday, May 2 and running through Saturday, May 11, DocAviv: The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary. More than eighty new documentary features, in addition to shorts and retrospective programming, spotlighting a diverse range of both Israeli and international work, will screen during the event, recognized as one of the key doc festivals in the region. It’s on my list of fests I’d love to attend at some point, but, sadly, this year’s not the year. What follows are some highlights of feature docs appearing there that I’d be most interested in viewing: Continue reading
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30: WALK AWAY RENEE
Jonathan Caouette’s road trip with his mother made its world premiere at Cannes in 2011. Other stops on the fest circuit include BAMcinemaFest, Poland’s New Horizon, Moscow, and Outfest, among others.
I wrote about the film upon its VOD release here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30: VITO
Jeffrey Schwarz’s exploration of the life and legacy of Vito Russo debuted at the New York Film Festival in 2011. It went on to screen at numerous festivals, including Berlin, Big Sky, Dallas, Frameline, and Outfest, among others. The doc also enjoyed a limited theatrical release and was broadcast on HBO.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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Coming to NYC’s Quad Cinema today, Friday, April 26 and to VOD next Tuesday, April 30: ONE NIGHT STAND
Elisabeth Sperling and Trish Dalton’s chronicle of the making of four musicals over the course of just 24 hours debuted at NewFest in 2011, winning the doc audience award. It went on to screen at Austin, Denver, Miami, RiverRun, and Nashville, among others, and previously came to theatres for a one-night-only event this past January. The doc will be available on iTunes next week.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its initial release here.
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