Festival:
The 16th annual EDOC – Encuentros del Otro Cine
Dates:
May 10-21
About:
More than 60 new features screen at Ecuador’s largest nonfiction festival in both Quito and Guayaquil. Continue reading
Category Archives: Film Festivals
EDOC 2017 Overview
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On DVD: HOLY HELL
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, May 9:
HOLY HELL
Director:
Will Allen
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Nashville, Montclair, Minneapolis-St Paul, DocAviv, Martha’s Vineyard, Biografilm
About:
An inside look at life as a cult member.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Special Screening: THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
Coming to NYC’s Q/A/F series tonight, Monday, May 8:
THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
Director:
Göran Hugo Olsson
Premiere:
Sundance 2011
Select Festivals:
Berlin, New Directors/New Films, Full Frame, Miami, Hot Docs, Silverdocs
About:
The Black Power movement, as seen through the lens of Swedish journalists in the 1960s and ’70s.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
On VOD: THE MARS GENERATION
Coming to Netflix today, Friday, May 5:
THE MARS GENERATION
Director:
Michael Barnett
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
About:
A look at the would-be astronauts of the future.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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DOXA 2017 Overview
Festival:
The 16th annual DOXA
Dates:
May 4-14
About:
Approximately 50 new and retrospective features screen at this Vancouver documentary festival. Continue reading
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In Theatres: LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
Coming to theatres today, Wednesday, May 3:
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
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres & On VOD: CASTING JONBENET
Coming to theatres and to VOD via Netflix tomorrow, Friday, April 28:
CASTING JONBENET
Director:
Kitty Green
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Berlin, True/False, San Francisco, Montclair
About:
An exploration of the 1996 murder of child beauty pageant winner JonBenet Ramsey from the perspectives of the local community.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Hot Docs 2017 Overview
Festival:
The 24th annual Hot Docs
Dates:
April 27-May 7
About:
The Toronto event, the largest nonfiction fest in North America, offers nearly 150 new feature docs. Continue reading
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On DVD: WE ARE X
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25:
WE ARE X
Director:
Stephen Kijak
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
SXSW, Vancouver, Seattle, BFI London, Shanghai, Guanajuato, IDFA
About:
A profile of Japanese super band X Japan and its charismatic frontman, Yoshiki X.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Special Screening: TOKYO IDOLS
Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25:
TOKYO IDOLS
Director:
Kyoko Miyake
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Nashville, Docville, Hot Docs, DOXA, Documentary Edge
About:
An examination of sexuality and social media popularity via a distinctly Japanese popular culture phenomenon.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
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