Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Friday, November 26:
THE WITCHES OF THE ORIENT
Director:
Julien Faraut
World Premiere:
Rotterdam 2021
Select Festivals:
Documentary Fortnight, Jeonju, Midnight Sun
About:
United by their jobs in a textile factory, a Japanese women’s volleyball team chases absolute perfection—and finds international superstardom—representing postwar Japan on the 1964 Olympic stage.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 26:
LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES
Director:
Suzanne Joe Kai
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
Los Angeles Asian Pacific, San Diego Asian, Heartland
About:
An intimate profile of the Rolling Stone writer and editor, who defined the cultural zeitgeist of the 1960s and ’70s.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Apple TV+ tomorrow, Friday, November 26:
‘TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Director:
Becky Read
World Premiere:
Apple TV+ (November 2021)
About:
The story of a North Idaho neighborhood turned upside down when one man’s obsession with bringing Christmas cheer to all runs afoul of the local home owners’ association.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Thursday, November 25:
DMX: DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
Director:
Christopher Frierson
Co-Director:
Clark Slater
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
About:
Hip-hop icon DMX returns from a recent stint in prison determined to reignite his career, but his comeback proves ill-fated when faced with the mounting pressures of fatherhood, faith, and addiction.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Discovery+ today, Wednesday, November 24:
KEEP SWEET
Director:
Don Argott
World Premiere:
Discovery+ (November 2021)
About:
A decade after the scandalous downfall of their religious leader, his followers attempt to rebuild their community.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Disney+ beginning tomorrow, Thursday, November 25:
THE BEATLES: GET BACK
Director:
Peter Jackson
World Premiere:
Disney+ (November 2021)
About:
This three-part docuseries covers the making of the Beatles’ 1970 album LET IT BE, drawing from never-released footage shot in-studio for the album’s accompanying documentary feature.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Disney+ today, Wednesday, November 24:
BECOMING COUSTEAU
Director:
Liz Garbus
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Hamptons, Camden, BFI London, Mill Valley, Rome
About:
A portrait of the visionary explorer, activist and TV host.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 23:
DEEP BLUES (1991)
Director:
Robert Mugge
Select Festivals:
Sundance
About:
A journey deep into the heart of the North Mississippi Hill Country and Mississippi Delta, exploring the rich musical history and vibrant contemporary performers of the region.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 23:
THE VILLAGE DETECTIVE: A SONG CYCLE
Director:
Bill Morrison
World Premiere:
Moscow 2021
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Telluride, Melbourne, New Horizonz
About:
A Soviet film from 1969 is found in an Icelandic fisherman’s net, and the filmography of its leading actor offers a portal into a history that has endured on celluloid.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 23:
CITIZEN HEARST
Director:
Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life and career of the influential media mogul who inspired Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz’s CITIZEN KANE.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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