Festival:
The 29th SXSW Film Festival
Dates:
March 11-20
About:
This Austin event makes its in-person return with a lineup of more than 100 new features and episodics – with docs making up more than half that number.
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SXSW 2022: Documentary Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Streaming: LAST EXIT: SPACE
Coming to Discovery+ tomorrow, Thursday, March 10:
LAST EXIT: SPACE
Director:
Rudolph Herzog
World Premiere:
Discovery+ (March 2022)
About:
An exploration of mankind’s desire to expand beyond Earth and into space.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
On DVD: QUEEN MIMI
New to DVD this week:
QUEEN MIMI
Director:
Yaniv Rokah
World Premiere:
Vail 2015
Select Festivals:
Sarasota, Haifa, Hot Springs Doc, San Francisco Doc, Bahamas
About:
A portrait of a longterm homeless woman and her unlikely celebrity.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Streaming: THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9:
THE ANDY WARHOL DIARIES
Director:
Andrew Rossi
World Premiere:
Netflix (March 2022)
About:
After he’s shot in 1968, Andy Warhol begins documenting his life and feelings. Those diaries, and this series, reveal the secrets behind his persona.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On TV & Streaming: UNDERCURRENT: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KIM WALL
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8:
UNDERCURRENT: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KIM WALL
Director:
Erin Lee Carr
World Premiere:
HBO/HBO Max (March 2022)
About:
A two-part documentary telling the story of accomplished journalist Kim Wall, who tragically went missing in 2017 after interviewing eccentric entrepreneur Peter Madsen aboard his self-made submarine in Danish waters.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On VOD: CALENDAR GIRL
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8:
CALENDAR GIRL
Director:
Christian D Bruun
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Miami Jewish, LA Fashion Festival, Berkshire
About:
Ruth Finley, the nonagenarian queen of the fashion industry through her pink Fashion Calendar, founded in 1945, faces the end of an era as her iconic publication changes ownership.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Streaming: LUCY AND DESI
Coming to Amazon Prime Video today, Friday, March 4:
LUCY AND DESI
Director:
Amy Poehler
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
About:
Through interviews and archival, a tribute to trailblazing icons in comedy and entertainment, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and the story of their lasting love.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
New to streaming via OVID.tv this week:
ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL
Director:
Pascal Plisson
Premiere:
Champs-Elysées 2013
Select Festivals:
Locarno, COLCOA LA, Athens, Mill Valley, Portland,
About:
Kids from Kenya, Morocco, Argentina, and India walk hours just to go to school.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: ROCK BOTTOM RISER
Coming to theatres today, Friday, March 4:
ROCK BOTTOM RISER
Director:
Fern Silva
World Premiere:
Berlin 2021
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, Cinema du Reel, Thessaloniki Doc, Melbourne, Karlovy Vary, Dokufest
About:
An experimental film playfully teasing out connections between humankind, geology, and the cosmos by way of the native Hawaiian population.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres & On VOD: DEAR MR BRODY
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, March 4:
DEAR MR BRODY
Director:
Keith Maitland
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Telluride, SXSW, San Francisco Doc, Provincetown, Miami
About:
In 1970, eccentric hippie millionaire Michael Brody, Jr decided to give $25 million away to anyone who needed it, sparking a media frenzy and thousands of letters from strangers all requesting his help.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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