Festival:
The 42nd Cleveland International Film Festival
Dates:
April 4-15
About:
This popular regional event presents more than 200 features, including nearly 80 documentaries. Continue reading
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Cleveland 2018: Documentary Overview
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In Theatres & On TV: KING IN THE WILDERNESS
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KING IN THE WILDERNESS
Director:
Peter Kunhardt
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
About:
An exploration of the final years of Martin Luther King Jr, set against a backdrop of America’s social and political turmoil.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
New to DVD this week:
LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
Director:
Feras Fayyad
Co-Director:
Steen Johannessen
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Sarasota, Movies That Matter, Istanbul, Nashville
Notable Recognition:
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
About:
A chronicle the lives of Aleppo’s White Helmets, the city’s volunteer civil defense team.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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New Directors/New Films 2018: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 47th New Directors/New Films
Dates:
March 28-April 8
About:
This long-running joint program of the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center showcases the work of promising first and second-time directors, and includes only four documentaries among its 25 features. Continue reading
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On TV/DVD/VOD: DOLORES
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens as well as to DVD and VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27:
DOLORES
Director:
Peter Bratt
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Montclair, Athena, Martha’s Vineyard, DOXA, AFI Docs, Cine Las Americas, Nashville, RiverRun, Dallas
About:
A tribute to Dolores Huerta, an unheralded pioneer of the modern labor rights movement.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Cinéma du Reél 2018 Overview
Festival:
The 40th Cinéma du Reél
Dates:
March 23-April 1
About:
Approximately 50 new features screen at this long-running Paris nonfiction event, as well as a considerable retrospective programming slate. Continue reading
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CPH:DOX 2018 Overview
Festival:
The 15th CPH:DOX
Dates:
March 15-25
About:
This distinctive Danish event presents over 160 new feature documentaries in addition to retrospective screenings, installations, and more. Continue reading
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Special Screening & On VOD: WILD WILD COUNTRY
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WILD WILD COUNTRY
Directors:
Chapman Way and Maclain Way
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
About:
An Indian spiritual community attempts to take over a small Oregon town.
I profiled the docuseries before Sundance here.
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Miami 2018: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 35th Miami Film Festival
Dates:
March 9-18
About:
The popular Floridian event presents nearly 100 features, among them 30 documentaries, and offers a distinctive focus on Ibero-American work. Continue reading
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Tribeca 2018: Features Lineup Announced
The Tribeca Film Festival has just announced the feature film line-up for the 17th edition of the event, taking place April 18-29. While 96 features will screen in total, the following list presents the 45 documentary features announced to date, broken down by section: Continue reading
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