Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Saturday, November 14: LISTEN TO ME MARLON
Stevan Riley’s meticulously crafted portrait of Marlon Brandon debuted at Sundance this year. Further festival screenings followed at Nantucket, San Francisco, New Directors/New Films, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, Sydney, Seattle, Provincetown, and Ashland, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 13: SONG OF LAHORE
Andy Schocken and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s portrait of a Pakistani jazz band debuted at Tribeca this Spring. It has gone on to screen at Sydney, Melbourne, Hamptons, and the upcoming Dubai fests.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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This year’s DOC NYC preview concludes with the Short LIst, our re-presentation of some of this year’s most notable nonfiction, fifteen films likely to receive serious consideration during Awards Season. Continue reading
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Montreal’s premier nonfiction event, RIDM, celebrates its 18th edition this year beginning tonight, Thursday, November 12, and wraps up next Sunday, November 22 with the debut of Pascal Sanchez’s LES VAILLANTS, an observational film set in a local public housing development. Approximately 70 new feature docs will screen over the course of the eleven-day festival, with highlights noted below: Continue reading
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DOC NYC looks back to the past in returning section Docs Redux. Continue reading
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Friday, November 13: KURT COBAIN: MONTAGE OF HECK
Brett Morgen’s revelatory profile of the Nirvana frontman had its world premiere at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at Berlin, Miami, Dublin, Full Frame, and Hot Docs, among others, and the film appears as part of DOC NYC’s Short List this month.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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DOC NYC PRO’s Insider Conference comes to a close on Thursday, November 19 with Breaking In, New Road Maps, a day focused on expanding the nonfiction space to diverse and emerging voices, Copresented by The City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and creative partner Chicken & Egg Pictures. All of the Insiders Conference DOC NYC PRO sessions include access to the new PRO Lounge, begin with morning bagels and coffee from 9:15-10:00am, and conclude with Happy Hours from 5:00-6:00pm. Continue reading
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center for Midnight shows this Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14: HOT SUGAR’S COLD WORLD
Adam Bhala Lough portrait of and Internet-famous music producer had its premiere at SXSW this year. Fest screenings have followed at Hot Docs, London, Philadelphia, and San Francisco Jewish, among others.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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This year, we’ve expanded our shorts programming at DOC NYC, including more Shorts Programs, shorts screening before feature presentations, and our new DOC NYC U initiative. Continue reading
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New to DVD this week: MALA MALA
Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s look at transgender Puerto Ricans and drag queens premiered at Tribeca last year. It also screened at Provincetown, Austin LGBT, Sydney’s Queer Screen, and Miami LGBT, among other events.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its theatrical release here.
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