Coming to theatres this Friday, September 9: AUTHOR: THE JT LEROY STORY
Jeff Feuerzeig’s chronicle of the true story behind a literary sensation made its bow at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, True/False, Full Frame, San Francisco, DocAviv, Seattle, Sheffield, Sundance London, Provincetown, New Zealand, Sidewalk, and BAMcinemaFest, among other events.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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New to DVD this week: FURSONAS
Dominic Rodriguez’s exposé of power plays within Pittsburgh’s Furries premiered at Slamdance earlier this year, where it won an award. It also screened at Newport Beach, Atlanta, Boston LGBT, Revelation Perth, and DocuWest.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to DVD and VOD today, Tuesday, September 6: THE ROYAL ROAD
Jenni Olson’s essay on memory, history, and butch identity made its bow at Sundance last year. Screenings have also included Minneapolis St Paul, Art of the Real, BAFICI, Nashville, San Francisco, Seattle, Galway, Dokufest Kosovo, Vancouver, Wroclaw’s American, Napa Valley, Goteborg, and LGBT tests all over the world.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, September 6: THE SEVENTH FIRE
Jack Pettibone Riccobono’s candid look at Native American gang life debuted at Berlin last year. Its fest circuit has included New Orleans, Palm Springs, Documenta Madrid, Mar del Plata, Stockholm, Minneapolis-St Paul, Big Sky, Hawaii, Iran’s Cinema Vérité, Ashland, and Hot Springs Doc.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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This week will see the film industry descend on the Toronto International Film Festival, which begins its fifth decade this Thursday, September 8. Once again, the event will turn the spotlight on over 280 new and recent feature films, in addition to shorts, retrospectives, television, and panels. Nearly 60 documentary or hybrid feature films are on offer, including numerous world premieres as well as buzzed about titles just fresh from Venice or Telluride berths. The following offers some highlights of this year’s impressive roster: Continue reading
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 6: BROTHERS OF THE BLACK LIST
Sean Gallagher’s look at a campus civil rights abuse debuted on the campus of SUNY Oneonta in early 2014. Screenings followed at DOC NYC, Dallas, DocuWest, and at several universities around the country.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
In the fall of 1992, despite efforts to recruit minority students, SUNY Oneonta set off a firestorm of controversy that led to the longest litigated civil-rights case in US history. After an attempted rape of an elderly woman off-campus, school administrators released a list of its black male students to the police. Sean Gallagher’s affecting film chronicles how this act of institutionalized racial profiling left an indelible mark on the university, its students, and the larger community.
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6: NUTS!
Penny Lane’s subversive look at an eccentric self-made man premiered at Sundance earlier this year, where it picked up an award. Its festival circuit also included Nantucket, Hot Docs, San Francisco, BAMcinemaFest, Rotterdam, Ashland, Durban, Sarasota, Ashland, Cleveland, BAFICI, Seattle, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Bucheon, New Zealand, and Deauville.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Bronx Documentary Center Women’s Film Series tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6: THE WOLFPACK
Crystal Moselle’s look at a band of unconventional brothers debuted at Sundance last year, claiming the US Documentary Grand Jury Prize. Screenings followed at DOC NYC, Nantucket, Cleveland, Full Frame, Sarasota, Tribeca, San Francisco, and Seattle, among other events.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6: HOCKNEY
Randall Wright’s artist profile premiered at BFI London in 2014. Screenings followed at BAFICI, Doc Aviv, Minneapolis St Paul, Brighton, Vancouver, Palm Springs, and St Louis, among other festivals.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to PBS’s POV this coming Monday, September 5: THE BIRTH OF SAKÉ
Erik Shirai’s exploration of the making of the distinctive Japanese beverage debuted at Tribeca last year. Additional screenings included Seattle, Dokufest Kosovo, San Sebastian, Milan, ZagrebDox, Philadelphia, Chicago, Antenna, Mar del Plata, Sidewalk, Palm Springs, Tallinn Black Nights, and Goteborg, among others.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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