Coming to theatres today, Friday, April 8:
¡VIVA MAESTRO!
Director:
Ted Braun
World Premiere:
US theatrical release (April 2022)
About:
A portrait of world-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he responds to the unexpected and daunting obstacles of social unrest in his homeland of Venezuela with powerful music-making and an innovative and triumphant concert that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix today, Thursday, April 7:
RETURN TO SPACE
Director:
E Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
World Premiere:
Netflix release (April 2022)
About:
Elon Musk and SpaceX engineers embark on a historic mission to return NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Thursday, April 7:
UNCLE HOWARD
Director:
Aaron Brookner
World Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Berlin, New York, Seattle, BAFICI, Jerusalem, Warsaw, San Sebastian, Biografilm, Cleveland
About:
The filmmaker sets out to rediscover his uncle’s pioneering films.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Thursday, April 7:
LA MAMI
Director:
Laura Herrero Garvín
World Premiere:
IDFA 2019
Select Festivals:
Doc Fortnight, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, Zurich, SXSW, Doc Point, Tempo Doc, Malaga, Cleveland, Morelia, Guanajuato
About:
Night after night, La Mami, in charge of the women’s restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul, offers care to the women who work there dancing.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America Reframed tomorrow, Thursday, April 7:
SAPELO
Director:
Nick Brandestini
World Premiere:
Visions du Reel 2020
Select Festivals:
Nashville, BendFilm, Riverrun, Anchorage, St Louis, Bahamas, Portland, Tallgrass, Encounters, Woods Hole, DocEdge, deadCenter, Sarasota, Salem
About:
A portrait of the vanishing Geechee African American community of the titular Georgian barrier island.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Tuesday, April 5:
THE VIRGIN, THE COPTS, AND ME
Director:
Namir Abdel Messeeh
World Premiere:
Berlin 2012
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, EBS Doc, Krakow, Doha, Sydney, Visions du Reel, Istanbul, CPH:DOX, RIDM
About:
The filmmaker sets out to explore his Egyptian family’s Christian Coptic roots.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
A NEW HIGH
Director:
Samuel Miron, Stephen Scott Scarpulla
World Premiere:
Los Angeles 2015
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Seattle, Salem, Twin Cities, Illuminate
About:
A group of Seattle addicts attempt to climb Mt Rainier to conquer their demons.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
THE MEANING OF HITLER
Director:
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Atlanta Jewish, Sofia, Philadelphia
About:
A provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to NYC’s Pure Nonfiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5:
LA MADRINA: THE SAVAGE LIFE OF LORINE PADILLA
Director:
Raquel Cepeda
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Philadelphia Latino, Hot Docs
About:
The “first lady” of the Savage Skulls reflects on the pivotal role of women in the 1970s New York City gang and her later shift to community activism.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Lorine Padilla rose to prominence as the “first lady” of the Savage Skulls gang in 1970s New York City. As the wife of one of its founders, Padilla’s position as surrogate mother led her to push her penchant for organizing into a life of community activism. After settling into her elder years, a tragic incident in the Bronx forces Padilla back into action to take on a new cause.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s AfroPoP series today, Monday, April 4:
EVERYTHING: THE REAL THING STORY
Director:
Simon Sheridan
World Premiere:
UK theatrical release (October 2019)
Select Festivals:
Sound Unseen
About:
The story of The Real Thing, the soul and funk band who were dubbed “The Black Beatles” and broke barriers while navigating discrimination and the pitfalls of stardom.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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