Category Archives: Overviews

Festival:
The 25th New York African Film Festival

Dates:
May 16-22

About:
This long-running series celebrates African and African diaspora cinema, and includes four documentaries among its 13 new feature offerings. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 17th annual EDOC – Encuentros del Otro Cine

Dates:
May 9-20

About:
Approximately 80 new or recent documentary features screen in multiple cities in this Ecuadorian festival. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival

Dates:
May 8-19

About:
The world’s most esteemed cinema event presents a dozen nonfiction features among its 60 offerings, while its autonomous sidebars, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week, include but one documentary each. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 27th annual DOXA

Dates:
May 3-13

About:
Vancouver’s documentary festival presents more than 40 new and recent features. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 25th annual Hot Docs

Dates:
April 26-May 6

About:
North America’s largest nonfiction festival will present well over 150 new doc features for its anniversary edition. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 5th annual Art of the Real

Dates:
April 26-May 6

About:
Twenty new features are included in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual showcase of innovative documentary and hybrid storytelling. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 17th Tribeca Film Festival

Dates:
April 18-29

About:
The popular NYC event includes just over 50 new nonfiction features and series, nearly half of the lineup, including its bookends: Lisa D’Apolito’s intimate biography of Gilda Radner, LOVE, GILDA, opens the festival; while Liz Garbus’ docuseries, THE FOURTH ESTATE, an inside look at The New York Times‘ coverage of the Trump administration, is the fest’s closing night screening. I’ll be serving on the jury for the 2018 Albert Maysles Award (Best New Documentary Director Award), and am looking forward to watching all the films in my category over the next week. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 23rd É Tudo Verdade/It’s All True

Dates:
April 12-22

About:
This documentary event showcases approximately 30 new and recent features to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro audiences. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 21st Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Dates:
April 5-8

About:
This respected Durham NC nonfiction event showcases more than 50 new documentary features. Continue reading →

Festival:
The 61st San Francisco International Film Festival

Dates:
April 4-17

About:
The long-running Bay Area event includes approximately 100 features, among them 40 documentaries. Continue reading →