Festival:
The 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival
Dates:
June 19-30
About:
Just under 30 new or recent nonfiction – of approximately 120 features – appears in the lineup of this long-running Scottish event. Continue reading
Category Archives: Documentary
Edinburgh 2019: Documentary Overview
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On DVD: OZONE HOLE: HOW WE SAVED THE PLANET
New to DVD this week:
OZONE HOLE: HOW WE SAVED THE PLANET
Director:
Jamie Lochhead
Premiere:
InScience 2018
About:
A look back at how the world came together to address a potential global catastrophe.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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In Theatres & On VOD: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
photo by Orlando Brito
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
Director:
Petra Costa
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, San Francisco, Montclair, IndieLisboa, Biografilm
About:
A cautionary tale about Brazil’s recent political scandals.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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On DVD: THE BRINK
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 18:
THE BRINK
Director:
Alison Klayman
Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Cleveland, Docville
About:
Steve Bannon, post-White House.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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AFI Docs 2019 Overview
Festival:
The 17th AFI Docs
Dates:
June 19-23
About:
Just over 40 new and recent doc features, plus retrospective programming and shorts, make up the line-up of this respected Washington DC event. Continue reading
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On VOD: MEMORY GAMES
MEMORY GAMES
MEMORY GAMES
Directors:
Janet Tobias and Claus Wehlisch
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2018
Select Festivals:
RiverRun, Docs Against Gravity, DocLands,
About:
A look at the unforgettable world championship of memory athletes.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
You won’t believe your eyes watching this competition of memory athletes. Quickly absorbing complex data, such as random sequences of numbers, through visualization techniques – represented here through creative animated sequences – the competitors repeat it back under high-pressure conditions. The film follows hopefuls from the US, Germany, and Sweden on their way to a world championship.
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On DVD: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 18:
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING
Director:
RaMell Ross
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, True/False, New Directors/New Films, Full Frame, Sheffield, Ambulante, Champs-Élysées, Maryland, DOK.fest Munich, Martha’s Vineyard African American, San Francisco, Montclair
Notable Recognition:
The documentary was nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
An impressionistic portrait of two young African American men in the American South.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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On TV: THE LAVENDER SCARE
Coming to PBS tomorrow, Tuesday, June 17:
THE LAVENDER SCARE
Director:
Josh Howard
World Premiere:
qFLIX Philadelphia 2017
Select Festivals:
Virginia, Sun Valley, Frameline, Inside Out, LGBT fests in Sydney, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, Rochester, Austin, Miami, and Palm Springs
About:
A look back at the Cold War era panic over gays in the government.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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In Theatres: EMANUEL
Coming to theatres tonight, Monday, June 17 and this Wednesday, June 19 only:
EMANUEL
Director:
Brian Ivie
World Premiere:
Bentonville 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC
About:
The aftermath of the church shooting in Charleston.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
On June 17, 2015, national headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers gunned down during prayer service in Charleston, South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, nine African Americans lay dead, leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, Brian Ivie tells a poignant story of justice and faith, love, and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness.
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On TV: ROLL RED ROLL
Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, June 17:
ROLL RED ROLL
Director:
Nancy Schwartzman
Premiere:
Tribeca 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, New Orleans, Hot Docs, Traverse City, Hamptons, Denver, Göteborg, Guanajuato, Globe Docs, Sidewalk, Santa Barbara, Double Exposure, Bend, Tallgrass, Hot Springs Doc, Big Sky Doc, SF Jewish, Human Rights Watch
About:
An exploration of rape and its cover-up in a small town.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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