Festival:
The 64th DOK Leipzig
Dates:
October 25-November 14
About:
More than 40 new and recent documentary features screen in the hybrid edition of this longstanding German event.
Category Archives: Documentary
DOK Leipzig 2021 Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
In Theatres: LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER: THE RETURN OF MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN
Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 22:
LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER: THE RETURN OF MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN
Director:
Jesse Lauter
World Premiere:
Woodstock 2021
Select Festivals:
Raindance
About:
The Grammy winning music act Tedeschi Trucks Band reforms the Joe Cocker backing band Mad Dogs & Englishmen, with original leader Leon Russell, to perform a one-night tribute concert.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres & On VOD: AT THE READY
Coming to theatres and to VOD today, Friday, October 22:
AT THE READY
Director:
Maisie Crow
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Cleveland, Atlanta, Maryland, Dallas, Milwaukee
About:
Latinx teens in El Paso contemplate careers in border patrol and law enforcement against the backdrop of increasing xenophobia.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: THE TWO SIGHTS
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 22:
THE TWO SIGHTS
Director:
Joshua Bonnetta
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
RIDM, Art of the Real, Viennale
About:
An ability to commune with the dead is seemingly no rarity in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, as explored in this sensual, multi-layered landscape study.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: SAVIOR FOR SALE: DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE?
New to DVD this week:
SAVIOR FOR SALE: DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE?
Director:
Antoine Vitkine
World Premiere:
French release (April 2021)
About:
A journey on the hidden trails of money, power, and deception behind the disputed rediscovered masterpiece.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On VOD: FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO
New to VOD this week:
FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO
Director:
Lynne Sachs
World Premiere:
Slamdance 2020
Select Festivals:
Doc Fortnight, Sheffield, Docaviv, Doclisboa, RIDM, Indie Memphis, Sarasota
About:
The filmmaker attempts to make sense of her wayward father.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: BECOMING COUSTEAU
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 22:
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
In Theatres: A COP MOVIE
Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, October 20:
A COP MOVIE
Director:
Alonso Ruizpalacios
World Premiere:
Berlin 2021
Select Festivals:
San Sebastian, Melbourne, Zurich, Hamptons, BFI London, Sydney, Chicago
About:
Set on the mean streets of Mexico city, fiction and documentary intertwine in this portrayal of the life of a police officer.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: THE FIRST
New to DVD this week:
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: THE FIRST
Director:
Michelle Ferrari
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
The story of the pioneering first woman on the US Supreme Court, who both reflected and shaped an era.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: TOM PETTY: SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE
Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, October 20:
TOM PETTY: SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE
Director:
Mary Wharton
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
Boulder, Melbourne
About:
An intimate view of a musical icon, drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film showing Tom Petty at work on his acclaimed 1994 album WILDFLOWERS.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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