Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11:
MAXIMA
Director:
Claudia Sparrow
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2019
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Palm Springs, Human Rights Watch, Slamdance
About:
An indigenous Peruvian woman faces off against a mining corporation.
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NOTHING COMPARES
The story of Sinéad O’Connor’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream. Focusing on her prophetic words and deeds from 1987 to 1993, the film reflects on the legacy of this fearless trailblazer through a contemporary feminist lens.
Director:
Kathryn Ferguson
Producers:
Eleanor Emptage, Michael Mallie
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
Ireland/UK
More Info:
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THE MISSION
A revelation of the inner lives of young Mormon missionaries, as they leave their homes for the first time and embark upon the most emotionally, physically, and psychologically challenging period of their life.
Director:
Tania Anderson
Producers:
Isabella Karhu, Juho-Pekka Tanskanen
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
Finland
More Info:
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MIDWIVES
Two midwives—one Buddhist, the other Muslim—work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.
Director:
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
Producers:
Bob Moore, Ulla Lehmann, Mila Aung-Thwin, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
Myanmar
More Info:
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Coming to theatres today, Friday, January 7:
EXPEDITION CONTENT
Director:
Ernst Karel, Veronika Kusumaryat
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
Camden, Art of the Real, Cinema du Reel, Open City Doc
About:
An exploration of ethnography through an audio record of a 1961 encounter with an indigenous people in West New Guinea.
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A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS
In Eastern Ukraine, follow the daily life of children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions.
Director:
Simon Lereng Wilmont
Producers:
Monica Hellström
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
Denmark
More Info:
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CALENDAR GIRLS
A coming-of-golden-age look at Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of “the little old lady,” and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can.
Directors/Producers:
Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
Sweden
More Info:
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ALL THAT BREATHES
Against the darkening backdrop of Delhi’s apocalyptic air and escalating violence, two brothers devote their lives to protect one casualty of the turbulent times: the bird known as the Black Kite.
Director:
Shaunak Sen
Producers:
Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann, Teddy Leifer
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country of Origin:
India/USA/UK
More Info:
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TIKTOK, BOOM.
With TikTok now crowned the world’s most downloaded app, these are the personal stories of a cultural phenomenon, told through an ensemble cast of Gen-Z natives, journalists, and experts alike. Why is an app, best known for people dancing, the target of so much controversy?
Director:
Shalini Kantayya
Producers:
Ross M. Dinerstein, Shalini Kantayya, Danni Mynard
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
More Info:
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JIHAD REHAB
A group of men trained by Al-Qaeda are transferred from Guantanamo to a rehabilitation center for extremists.
Director:
Meg Smaker
Producers:
Meg Smaker, Bryan Storkel
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
More Info:
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