Festival:
The 27th New York Jewish Film Festival
Dates:
January 10-23
About:
Not counting retrospective programming, 16 recent features – among them just nine documentaries or hybrids – make up the lineup of this event copresented by The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Continue reading
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Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 9:
THIS IS BOB HOPE…
Director:
John Scheinfeld
Premiere:
American Masters (Nov 2017, abridged version)
About:
An in-depth look at the life and eight-decade career of the comedian and performer.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Festival Section:
Documentary Premieres
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, January 9:
DINA
Directors:
Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, True/False, Full Frame, SF Jewish, Seattle, Sheffield, Sun Valley, Sarasota
About:
A profile an unforgettable woman as she seeks to realize her desires.
My pre-Sundance look at the doc may be found here.
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Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Bernadett Tuza Ritter
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Hungary
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9:
THE JAZZ LOFT ACCORDING TO W EUGENE SMITH
Director:
Sara Fishko
Premiere:
New Orleans 2015
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Rotterdam, Full Frame, Cleveland, Florida, BAFICI, Copenhagen Jazz Film Festival
About:
An insider look at NYC bohemia in the late 1950s-early 1960s.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Pierre Verdy
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
UK
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Coming to PBS’s American Experience tomorrow, Tuesday, January 9:
INTO THE AMAZON
Director:
John Maggio
Premiere:
American Experience (January 2018)
About:
Former President Teddy Roosevelt faces death during a South American expedition.
In 1913, still stinging from his electoral defeat which would have given him a third term as president, Roosevelt set off on an adventure to re-energize his spirits. Joining with famed Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon and a team of six Americans which included his son, Kermit, Roosevelt was tasked to chart an unexplored Amazon tributary known as the River of Doubt. As detailed in Maggio’s well-executed, if conventional, retelling, the experience turned out far more challenging and treacherous than anyone anticipated, costing the lives of several on the trek, and nearly adding Roosevelt’s to that number.
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Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Gidalya Pictures
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
USA/Jordan
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