Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, March 15:
RIVETED: THE HISTORY OF JEANS
Director:
Anna Lee Strachan, Michael Bicks
World Premiere:
American Experience broadcast (February 2022)
About:
An exploration of the rich history of the iconic garment, the fabric on which the history of American culture and politics are writ large.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max in two parts beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15:
PHOENIX RISING
Director:
Amy Berg
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
About:
Actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood takes her experience as a survivor of domestic violence to pursue justice, heal generational trauma, and reclaim her story in a culture that instinctively blames women. The film intimately charts her journey as she moves toward naming her infamous abuser for the first time.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15:
ENEMIES OF THE STATE
Director:
Sonia Kennebeck
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Toronto, CPH:DOX, Calgary, Glasgow
About:
Everything is not as it seems for an American family that flees to Canada to protect their hacker son from US government persecution.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, March 11:
A SONG FOR CESAR: BEWARE A MOVEMENT THAT SINGS
Director:
Abel Sanchez, Andres Alegria
World Premiere:
Mill Valley 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Boulder, Sedona
About:
A unique and stimulating view of the life and legacy of American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement he spearheaded.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
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
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
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
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
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
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