Coming to MUBI this Friday, July 30:
KRABI, 2562
Director:
Ben Rivers, Anocha Suwichakornpong
World Premiere:
Locarno 2019
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Rotterdam, BFI London, Busan, Vancouver, Hamburg, Vienna, Thessaloniki, Porto/Post/Doc, Singapore, Glasgow, Göteborg, Beijing
About:
In the popular Thai destination town of Krabi, the local folklore and histories are promoted as attractions, while the labor force is hidden from the tourists’ eyes.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
Director:
Malia Scharf, Max Basch
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Revelation, Provincetown, Montclair, Atlantic
About:
A portrait of artist Kenny Scharf, whose work fuses popular culture and fine art.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema this Thursday, July 29:
MY BEST FIEND
Director:
Werner Herzog
World Premiere:
Cannes 1999
Select Festivals:
Telluride, Edinburgh, Montreal, São Paulo, Chicago, Portland, Singapore, Bergen, Jakarta, Thessaloniki Doc
About:
An exploration of the love-hate relationship between the director and the unforgettable actor of five of his best-known films, Klaus Kinski.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to MUBI today, Tuesday, July 27:
FREEDOM FIELDS
Director:
Naziha Arebi
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, BFI London, Minneapolis-St Paul, Docs Against Gravity, BlackStar
About:
A profile of three women and their soccer team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Apple TV+ today, Tuesday, July 27:
FOR MADMEN ONLY
Director:
Heather Ross
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Chicago, Cleveland, Portland, RiverRun, Boulder, Calgary
About:
Del Close, the hidden architect of modern comedy, reveals his creative process by writing an autobiographical comic book.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27:
BUDDY GUY: THE BLUES CHASE THE BLUES AWAY
Director:
Devin Amar, Matt Mitchener, Charles Todd
World Premiere:
American Masters PBS broadcast (July 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life and career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema today, Monday, July 26:
LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY
Director:
Werner Herzog
World Premiere:
Telluride 1997
Select Festivals:
IDFA, San Francisco, Portland
About:
German-born Dieter Dengler relates his service as a US naval pilot in the Vietnam War, when he was shot down and taken prisoner by the Pathet Lao during his first mission.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, July 26:
MAYOR
Director:
David Osit
World Premiere:
True/False 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, CPH:DOX, IDFA, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Camden, Maryland, DokuFest
About:
A portrait of the Christian mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Disney+ today, Friday, July 23:
PLAYING WITH SHARKS
Director:
Sally Aitken
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Doc Edge, Boulder, Washington DC Environmental, EarthX, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard, DocLands, Mountainfilm
About:
A tribute to a pioneering shark conservationist and underwater cinematographer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres today, Friday, July 23:
VAL
Director:
Ting Poo, Leo Scott
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
About:
A portrait of Val Kilmer, constructed from more than 40 years of the actor’s self-documentation.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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