Coming to Logo’s WHAT!? doc series this coming Monday, October 14: BRONIES: THE EXTREMELY UNEXPECTED ADULT FANS OF MY LITTLE PONY
Laurent Malaquais’ exploration of the adult male fanbase for a girls’ cartoon premiered at LA’s Equestria convention last November. It has also screened at Kansas City FilmFest, and has been released on DVD and VOD.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, October 11: BROADWAY IDIOT
Doug Hamilton’s look at the transformation of Green Day’s music into a Broadway show had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. Other screenings have included Newport Beach, Lincoln Center’s Sound + Vision, London, and the CBGB Film Festival. Simultaneous with its theatrical release through Abramorama, FilmBuff releases the film on VOD via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Cable Movies On Demand, Google Play, Xbox, Sony Playstation, CinemaNow and Vudu.
I previously covered the doc out of SXSW here.
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Japan’s Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival is the oldest nonfiction event in Asia, established in 1989. Held biennially, this year marks its 13th edition, which begins today, Thursday, October 10 and runs through next Thursday, October 17. In an area of the world with relatively few such dedicated events, the festival offers a special focus on regional and national documentary filmmaking, with supplementary international and retrospective programming. What follows are some brief highlights where possible, as the fest’s website offers only cursory information on the majority of its programming sections. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 11: GOD LOVES UGANDA
Roger Ross Williams’ provocative exploration of the influence of American evangelicals in Africa debuted at Sundance at the beginning of the year. Its extensive festival run has also included San Francisco, Hot Docs, Cleveland, AFI Docs, Hamptons, Nantucket, BAMcinemaFest, New Orleans, Outfest, Festival do Rio, Sundance London, Sheffield, Ashland, Dallas, and Full Frame, picking up awards at the latter four, among many others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 11: THE INSTITUTE
Spencer McCall’s intriguing look at a labyrinthine citywide game had its world premiere at Slamdance this year. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, Arclight Doc, Atlanta, St Louis, Wisconsin, and San Francisco Doc.
I included the doc in my T/F coverage here.
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Now available on VOD: HERMAN’S HOUSE
Angad Singh Bhalla’s exploration of the relationship between and artist and a prisoner held in solitary confinement debuted at True/False last year. It went on to Full Frame, Hot Docs, Camden, Hamptons, Antenna, New Orleans, RIDM, and SF Doc, among others. Just days after his release from prison after 41 years, the film’s subject, Herman Wallace, passed away last Friday morning.
I wrote about the doc out of Hot Docs here.
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Opening tomorrow, Thursday, October 9, and running through next Sunday, October 20, the BFI London Film Festival, the UK’s largest public cinema event, will present nearly 400 films from 57 countries, appropriately enough for its 57th edition. In the neighborhood of fifty documentary features are included in this impressive figure, showcased in the Documentary Competition as well as in the festival’s various thematic sections. The following offers some of the highlights: Continue reading
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, October 8: THE NETWORK
Eva Orner’s exploration of Afghanistan’s post-Taliban television industry had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. It went on to screen at Antenna, Bermuda, Festival do Rio, and Sheffield. After a limited theatrical release last month, FilmBuff now releases the film on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Xbox Video, Sony Playstation, and Vudu.
I wrote about the doc upon its theatrical release here.
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Closing in on a quarter of a century of bringing films to the Big Easy, the 24th edition of the New Orleans Film Festival kicks off this Thursday, October 10, and runs through next Thursday, October 17. The premier film event in Louisiana, the regional festival has been growing in stature for the past few years, buoyed by a passionate staff, excellent curation, and a perfect destination setting, making it no surprise that more than 200 filmmakers are expected to attend their screenings this year, in addition to industry representatives serving on numerous panels and juries. Continue reading
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, October 8: PING PONG
Hugh Hartford’s profile of the World Over 80s Table Tennis Championships debuted at Hot Docs last year. Its festival circuit also included DOC NYC, Sheffield, Miami, Palm Springs, and Vancouver.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its theatrical release here.
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