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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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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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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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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WILD WILD COUNTRY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
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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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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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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Festival:
The 25th SXSW Film Festival
Dates:
March 9-18
About:
Austin’s signature event celebrates a milestone anniversary for its film component, presenting more than 50 documentaries among its 132 feature offerings. Continue reading
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New to DVD this week:
TROPHY
Directors:
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
SXSW,CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Dallas, Encounters, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Moscow, Sun Valley, Montclair
About:
An exploration of the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Festival:
The 13th Ambulante
Dates:
March 8-May 17
About:
The annual traveling event, founded by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, among others, brings nonfiction to underserved communities in eight Mexican states over the course of three months. Continue reading
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