New to the Criterion Channel 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
Coming to MUBI today, Wednesday, October 13:
CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Director:
Jonathan Perel
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
IDFA, IndieLisboa, Art of the Real, BAFICI, Sheffield, Cinema du Reel, Havana, FIDM, Jihlava,
About:
Excerpts from a 2015 report demonstrating corporate responsibility during Argentina’s repressive dictatorship are related in front of several of the culpable companies’ factories.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres and virtual cinemas today, Wednesday, October 13:
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
New to DVD this week:
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
Director:
Morgan Neville
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, AFI Docs
About:
A remarkably constructed portrait of the uncommon life and untimely death of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, October 13 and to Apple TV+ this Friday, October 15:
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
Director:
Todd Haynes
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
Select Festivals:
New York Film Festival, Telluride, San Sebastian, Zurich, BFI London, Chicago
About:
An exploration of how The Velvet Underground became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 12:
THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD
Director:
Yael Bridge
World Premiere:
Mill Valley 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hot Docs, AFI Fest, Big Sky Doc, Cleveland, Wisconsin, Mountainfilm, DOXA, Thessaloniki Doc, Melbourne Doc
About:
A comprehensive exploration of the ideology of socialism, increasingly attracting both supporters and detractors in a polarized America.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Tuesday, October 12:
CONVERGENCE: COURAGE IN A CRISIS
Director:
Orlando von Einsiedel
Co-Director:
Hassan Akkad, Amber Fares, Alexander “Lali” Houghton, Guillermo Galdos, Juhi Sharma, Lieven Corthouts, Mauricio Montiero Filho, Mohammad Reza Eyni, Sara Khaki, and Wenhua Lin
World Premiere:
Theatrical release (October 2021)
About:
While COVID-19 exacerbates vulnerabilities across the world, unsung heroes in all levels of society help the tide turn toward a brighter future.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 12:
WITKIN & WITKIN
Director:
Trisha Ziff
World Premiere:
Morelia 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Los Cabos, San Francisco DocFest, Hot Docs, AFI Docs
About:
Gifted twin brothers—photographer Joel-Peter Witkin and painter Jerome Witkin—reunite for a joint show.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Independent Lens today, Monday, October 11:
CURED
Director:
Bennett Singer, Patrick Sammon
World Premiere:
Outfest 2020
Select Festivals:
NewFest, Frameline, BFI Flare, Cleveland, Vancouver, Image+Nation
About:
The David-versus-Goliath struggle that led the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from its manual of mental illnesses in 1973.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Showtime this Sunday, October 10:
BURIED
Director:
Yotam Guendelman, Ari Pines
World Premiere:
Showtime (October 2021)
About:
A docuseries about Eileen Franklin, whose repressed memory of witnessing the rape and murder of her childhood best friend led to a re-opening of a case that had gone unsolved for nearly 20 years, while raising questions about the reliability of memory.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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