Coming to theatres this Friday, November 11:
IN HER HANDS
Director:
Tamana Ayazi, Marcel Mettelsiefen
World Premiere:
Toronto 2022
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Camden, Hamptons
About:
In the months leading up to the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor, Zarifa Ghafari, deals with danger, uncertainty, and personal turmoil.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID tomorrow, Thursday, November 10:
WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST
Director:
Lorna Tucker
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, BAFICI, Docs Against Gravity, Provincetown, Cleveland
About:
A candid profile of the uncompromising British designer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 13th DOC NYC
Dates:
November 9-27
About:
More than 100 new and recent features are presented by America’s largest documentary festival.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Festival:
The 35th IDFA
Dates:
November 9-20
About:
Nearly 150 new and recent documentary features make up the lineup of the largest nonfiction event in the world.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 8:
DEAR SANTA
Director:
Dana Nachman
World Premiere:
Heartland 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC
About:
Volunteers for the USPS’s Operation Santa answer letters to Santa.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8:
SAY HEY, WILLIE MAYS!
Director:
Nelson George
World Premiere:
Urbanworld 2022
About:
A portrait of the baseball legend on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cultural backdrop.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, November 7:
MOVE ME
Director:
Kelsey Peterson, Daniel Klein
World Premiere:
Full Frame 2022
Select Festivals:
ReelAbilities, Minneapolis/St Paul,
About:
A dancer paralyzed with a spinal cord injury tests the limits of her recovery while adapting to life with a disability.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
