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
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
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
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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
Now on Netflix:
HOT GIRLS WANTED: TURNED ON
Directors:
Rashida Jones, Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus, Peter LoGreco, Sandra C Alvarez
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
About:
The online world of porn and its impact on real life is explored in this new Netflix docuseries.
I previously profiled the series before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to VOD today, Friday, April 21:
WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Director:
Marina Zenovich
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Washington DC Environmental
About:
An investigation into the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 22nd annual It’s All True
Dates:
April 20-30 (Rio de Janeiro), April 21-30 (Sao Paulo)
About:
The Brazilian documentary showcase includes more than 30 new and recent docs, including the following: Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Festival:
The 4th annual Art of the Real
Dates:
April 20-May 2
About:
The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s showcase of nonfiction and hybrid presents just over 20 new works: Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Festival:
The 16th annual Tribeca Film Festival
Dates:
April 19-30
About:
Slimmed down slightly since last year’s edition, the NYC event includes just over 50 recent and new documentary features: Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
