Festival:
The 9th DMZ Docs
Dates:
September 21-28
About:
Held near the Korean Demilitarized Zone, this annual South Korean documentary event presents more than 60 features with the aim to champion dialogue, coexistence, and peace. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 22:
UNREST
Director:
Jennifer Brea
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Sheffield, CPH:DOX, SXSW, RiverRun, Cleveland, Nashville, New Zealand, Melbourne
About:
A personal and candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Already in SF Bay Area theatres, and coming to NYC/LA this Friday, September 22:
THE FORCE
Director:
Peter Nicks
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, True/False, Full Frame, Seattle, Human Rights Watch, BAMcinemaFest, Melbourne, Cleveland, San Francisco, Sarasota
About:
An immersion into the beleaguered Oakland Police Department as it attempts to reform its scandal-ridden image.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Festival:
The 21st Urbanworld Film Festival
Dates:
September 20-24
About:
This NYC event, which showcases film and episodic content by African American and multicultural filmmakers, presents approximately two dozen feature-length presentations, with documentaries consisting of less than half that number. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres and to VOD via Netflix tomorrow, Friday, September 15:
STRONG ISLAND
Director:
Yance Ford
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Berlin, True/False, Thessaloniki Doc, New Directors/NewFilms, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Hot Docs, Montclair, Encounters, Sheffield, AFI Docs
About:
The filmmaker interrogates the 1992 murder of his brother, which went unprosecuted, and its personal aftermath.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 8:
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 42nd Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 7-17
About:
The annual North American Fall mecca for the film industry has deliberately slimmed down its lineup, offering just over 250 features vs last year’s near 300, with nonfiction accounting for just under 40 slots, compared to last year’s approximately 60 doc or hybrid presentations. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 8:
MOTHERLAND
Director:
Ramona Diaz
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Berlin, Docville, San Francisco, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Montclair, Docaviv, Sheffield, Sydney, Melbourne, Moscow
About:
An immersion into the world’s busiest maternity ward.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 8:
SCHOOL LIFE
Director:
Neasa Ní Chianáin
Co-Director:
David Rane
Premiere:
IDFA 2016
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Nantucket, Hot Docs, Dublin, Visions du Reel, Guth Gafa, Docville, San Francisco, Sofia
About:
A pair of teachers contemplate retirement after decades at an unforgettable Irish private boarding school.
I previously profiled the doc before Sundance, under its original title, IN LOCO PARENTIS.
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Festival:
The 44th Telluride Film Festival
Dates:
September 1-4
About:
The influential Labor Day weekend event, which keeps its lineup a secret until the day before its start, offers up 15 new and recent documentaries among its nearly 40 features this year – nonfiction showing a slight dip in representation relative to last year’s program. Continue reading
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