Coming to theatres in NYC and LA tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Director:
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, True/False, AFI Docs, Provincetown, DocLands, Minneapolis/St Paul, San Francisco Doc
About:
A joyous and thoughtful revisitation of a long overlooked part of Black music history.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to virtual cinemas tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
CHASING CHILDHOOD
Director:
Margaret Munzer Loeb, Eden Wurmfeld
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Portland, San Francisco Doc, Cleveland, Harlem, Annapolis, Sarasota
About:
Reformed helicopter parents and education professionals reveal the benefits of allowing kids to have freedom to play unencumbered by schedules and structure.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Overprotected and overdirected, American children are wilting under the weight of well-meaning parents. In the pursuit of keeping them safe and creating an impressive resumé of extracurricular activities to wow admissions boards, over-parenting smothers children across socioeconomic classes. This thoughtful film follows education professionals and reformed helicopter parents who seek and offer solutions for developing more confident, independent young people while restoring some joy and freedom to childhood.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to select theatres and to Apple TV+ this Friday, June 25:
FATHOM
Director:
Drew Xanthopoulos
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
An immersive and sensorial immersion into the work of researchers attempting to finally decode the communication of humpback whales.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Festival:
The 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
June 24-July 4
About:
This notable Greek nonfiction event returns to theatres following a local online presentation in March.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to theatres this Friday, June 25:
AGAINST THE CURRENT
Director:
Oskar Pall Sveinsson
World Premiere:
Reykjavik 2020
About:
Transgender adventurer Veiga Grétarsdóttir attempts to kayak the 1,300 mile circumference of Iceland, counter-clockwise and against the current, an achievement that has been compared to climbing K2.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Thursday, June 24:
MIRACLE FISHING: KIDNAPPED ABROAD
Director:
Miles Hargrove
Co-Director:
Christopher Birge
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, AFI Docs, Sidewalk, Dallas, Brisbane, Trinidad & Tobago
About:
A kidnapped man’s family and friends are forced to negotiate for his release.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Netflix this Thursday, June 24:
SISTERS ON TRACK
Director:
Corinne van der Borch, Tone Grøttjord-Glenne
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2021
Select Festivals:
Tribeca
About:
Three track star sisters face obstacles in life and in competition as they pursue Olympic dreams.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, June 22:
ECHOES OF THE INVISIBLE
Director:
Steve Elkins
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
GlobeDocs, Environmental Film Festival Australia
About:
Daring explorers embark upon seemingly impossible journeys into the most extreme environments on Earth to find the connective tissue between all things seen and unseen.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO Max this Thursday, June 24:
LFG
Director:
Andrea Nix Fine, Sean Fine
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
An inside look at the US women’s national soccer league and their continuing fight for equal pay in an effort to create real change in women’s sports.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 22:
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts
Director:
Jeffrey Wolf
World Premiere:
Smithsonian American Art Museum (September 2018)
Select Festivals:
Freep, San Francisco DocFest
About:
The biography of a former Black slave turned celebrated self-taught artist.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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