New to DVD this week:
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Directors:
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2019
Select Festivals:
Provincetown, AFI Docs, Atlantic
About:
A look back at the celebrated pop artist’s career.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD and digital this week:
HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES
Director:
Jim Brown
Premiere:
Mill Valley 2018
About:
The story of the singer-songwriter and how her music fueled decades of activism.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Photo courtesy Library of Congress
Director:
Randall MacLowry
World Premiere:
American Experience (September 2019)
About:
An in-depth look at the legendary conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoys.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
New to DVD this week:
COLLEGE BEHIND BARS
Director:
Lynn Novick
World Premiere:
New York Film Festival 2019
Select Festivals:
Harlem Doc Fest
About:
A four-part chronicle of incarcerated individuals seeking higher eduction degrees while serving time.
I previously wrote about the docuseries here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
This post is a pointer to the second lineup announcement for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, revealing Indie Episodic, Special Events, and Shorts programming, which may be found here.
Earlier lineup announcements include the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Documentary Premieres, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, and Kids sections.
Still to come is information on the New Frontier section.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to OVID.tv today, Tuesday, December 10:
UNDER THE SUN
Director:
Vitaly Mansky
World Premiere:
DOK.Leipzig
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, IDFA, Hot Docs, Tallinn Black Nights, Jihlava, DocPoint, SXSW, DOXA, San Francisco, Seattle
About:
An authorized portrait of a typical North Korean family becomes a subversive look at life in North Korea.
I previously wrote about the film here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11:
MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS
Director:
Irene Taylor Brodsky
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Portland, AFI Docs, Mountainfilm, Martha’s Vineyard, Provincetown
About:
A personal meditation on deafness through the experiences of the filmmaker’s son, her parents, and Beethoven.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10:
BLACK MOTHER
Director:
Khalik Allah
Premiere:
True/False 2018
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Sheffield, New Directors/New Films, Sarasota, Montclair
About:
An essay offering a meditation on Jamaican identity, history, and spirituality.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 10:
WORLDS OF URSULA K LE GUIN
Director:
Arwen Curry
World Premiere:
Sheffield 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Ashland, Mill Valley, BendFilm, Austin, Boston Sci-Fi, Berlin Sci-Fi, Sebastopol Doc, Belfast, Newport Beach
About:
An intimate portrait of the pioneering author.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, December 6:
A GERMAN YOUTH
Director:
Jean-Gabriel Périot
Premiere:
Berlin 2015
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Art of the Real, Cinéma du Réel, Visions du Réel, BAFICI, San Francisco, IndieLisboa, Docaviv, Moscow, Transilvania, Melbourne, Sarajevo, Bergen, Hamptons, New Horizons
About:
A rich portrait of key members of the Red Army Faction, composed entirely through found footage.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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