Festival:
The 20th anniversary Docaviv: The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
May 17-26
About:
The Tel Aviv nonfiction event closes out its second decade with approximately 90 new and recent features. Continue reading
Category Archives: Film Festivals
Docaviv 2018 Overview
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New York African 2018: Documentary Overview
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
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EDOC 2018 Overview
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
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On DVD: IT’S NOT YET DARK
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, May 8:
IT’S NOT YET DARK
Director:
Frankie Fenton
Premiere:
Galway 2016
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki Doc, Docs Against Gravity, Sydney, Biografilm
About:
A chronicle of a filmmaker’s determination to complete his first feature, despite a diagnosis of ALS.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Cannes 2018: Documentary Overview
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
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DOXA 2018 Overview
Festival:
The 27th annual DOXA
Dates:
May 3-13
About:
Vancouver’s documentary festival presents more than 40 new and recent features. Continue reading
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Special Screening & In Theatres: RBG
Coming to the JCC Manhattan tomorrow, Tuesday, May 1 and to theatres this Friday, May 4:
RBG
Directors:
Betsy West and Julie Cohen
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Miami, Cleveland, San Francisco, Montclair
About:
A portrait of legendary, outspoken US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Hot Docs 2018 Overview
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
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Art of the Real 2018 Overview
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
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On TV: LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, April 23:
LOOK & SEE: A PORTRAIT OF WENDELL BERRY
Director:
Laura Dunn
Co-Director:
Jef Sewell
Premiere:
SXSW 2016 (earlier version titled THE SEER)
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Nantucket, Hot Docs, Montclair, Berlin, Nashville, RiverRun
About:
A profile of the outspoken author and environmentalist through his immediate surroundings.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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