Category Archives: Film Festivals

Frameline 2017: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 41st Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival

Dates:
June 15-25

About:
The world’s oldest LGBT film festival presents two dozen documentaries among its more than 60 features. Continue reading

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BAMcinemaFest 2017: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 9th BAMcinemaFest

Dates:
June 14-25

About:
Just under 30 features screen at this acclaimed Brooklyn event, among them seven documentaries. Continue reading

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Los Angeles 2017: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 23rd Los Angeles Film Festival

Dates:
June 14-22

About:
Film Independent’s annual event showcases just over 70 features – among them nearly two dozen documentaries. Continue reading

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AFI Docs 2017 Overview


Festival:
The 15th AFI Docs

Dates:
June 14-18

About:
More than 60 documentary features screen at this Washington DC event. Continue reading

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On DVD: THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS

american-epic-01Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 13:
THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS

Director:
Bernard MacMahon

Premiere:
BFI London 2015

Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hawaii, Göteborg, IDFA

About:
A celebration of early music recording.

I profiled the program before Sundance here.

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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 Overview

Festival:
The 24th Sheffield Doc/Fest

Dates:
June 9-14

About:
More than 100 new and recent documentaries screen at this popular South Yorkshire event, which brought on BRITDOC’s Luke Moody as its new Director of Film Programming late last year. Continue reading

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Human Rights Watch 2017: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 28th Human Rights Watch Film Festival

Dates:
June 9-18

About:
Human rights issues are explored in eighteen new documentary features, as well as a handful of retrospective films. Continue reading

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Sydney 2017: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 64th Sydney Film Festival

Dates:
June 7-18

About:
Approximately 60 new documentaries screen out of a lineup consisting of over 150 features. Continue reading

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Special Screening: CHASING CORAL

Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6:
CHASING CORAL

Director:
Jeff Orlowski

Premiere:
Sundance 2017

Select Festivals:
SXSW, Hot Docs, Sundance London, San Francisco, Boulder, Seattle, Sydney

About:
A race to chronicle the climate change-driven destruction of coral reefs around the world.

I previously profiled the doc before Sundance

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On TV: THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS

american-epic-01Coming to PBS tonight, Friday, June 2:
THE AMERICAN EPIC SESSIONS

Director:
Bernard MacMahon

Premiere:
BFI London 2015

Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hawaii, Göteborg, IDFA

About:
A celebration of early music recording.

I profiled the program before Sundance here.

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