This year’s edition marks the 40th anniversary of the Cleveland International Film Festival. Between this Wednesday, March 30 and Sunday, April 10, the event will showcase nearly 200 feature films, including approximately 70 documentaries, a mix of highlights from other notable festivals and several brand new works, many vying for recognition in the fest’s several competitions, noted below: Continue reading
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Cleveland 2016: Documentary Overview
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On DVD: SAM KLEMKE’S TIME MACHINE
Coming to DVD this coming, Monday, March 28: SAM KLEMKE’S TIME MACHINE
Matthew Bate’s portrait of a man’s four decades of documenting his life premiered at Sundance last year. Other fest berths included Rotterdam, Cleveland, Hot Docs, Open City Docs, Docville, and Doc Aviv.
My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.
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In Theatres: BEAVER TRILOGY IV
Coming to Brooklyn’s Videology tomorrow, Friday, March 18 through Sunday, March 20: BEAVER TRILOGY IV
Brad Besser’s exploration of a cult classic film debuted at Sundance last year. Other screenings have included Hot Docs, St Louis, and Oak Cliff. Videology’s exclusive three-day run has been billed Trent Harris Weekend, and includes special midnight screenings of the original BEAVER TRILOGY and RUBIN & ED.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Cinéma du Reél 2016 Overview
Tomorrow, Friday, March 18 sees the opening of Paris’ Cinéma du Reél. Running through Sunday, March 27, the event’s 38th edition includes just under 50 new or recent feature-length selections, joining additional retrospective and tribute sections. Highlights from the former are noted below: Continue reading
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New Directors/New Films 2016: Documentary Overview
Celebrating its 45th edition, New Directors/New Films, a collaboration between the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, begins tomorrow, Wednesday, March 16, and runs through Sunday, March 27. After a disappointing reduction in the number of nonfiction offerings in 2015, this year’s series shows an improvement, with six of its 27 features representing documentary and hybrid work:
Two titles come to NYC after recent, acclaimed debuts at Sundance: US Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner WEINER (pictured), Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s surprisingly candid look inside Anthony Weiner’s ill-fated mayoral run; and CAMERAPERSON, noted cinematographer Kirsten Johnson’s meditation on capturing images.
A deep sense of place links the remaining nonfiction works in this year’s ND/NF: Salomé Lamas’ ELDORADO XXI (pictured) looks at the lives of miners in the remote Peruvian Andes; Zhao Liang’s BEHEMOTH offers a startling view of the impact of industrialization on China’s Inner Mongolia; Tony Stone’s PETER AND THE FARM profiles a man’s self-destruction against the background of his Vermont farm; and Pietro Marcello’s hybrid LOST AND BEAUTIFUL, which is set in the world of a southern Italian shepherd.
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On DVD: CENSORED VOICES
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15: CENSORED VOICES
Mor Loushy’s revealing look back at the Six Day War bowed at Sundance last year. Screenings followed at Berlin, Hot Docs, BFI London, DMZ Docs, DOXA, DocAviv, Documenta Madrid, and Docs Against Gravity, among other events.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2016 Overview
The 18th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival begins tomorrow, Friday, March 11, and will present approximately 140 new and recent nonfiction features by the time it ends on Sunday, March 20. The following overview offers some highlights in many of the thematic sections of the event: Continue reading
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In Theatres: CITY OF GOLD
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, March 11: CITY OF GOLD
Laura Gabbert’s profile of a restaurant critic and his love for Los Angeles made its debut at Sundance last year. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, SXSW, Melbourne, Napa Valley, Vancouver, Traverse City, deadCENTER, Provincetown, Newport Beach, AFI Docs, New Zealand, and Montclair, among other fests.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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SXSW 2016: Documentary Overview
SXSW returns this Friday, March 11, with approximately 140 features screening as part of the event’s film program, running through Saturday, March 19. Among these are nearly 60 documentaries, a slight reduction from last year’s record 68, appearing throughout many of the festival’s sections, highlighted below: Continue reading
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Tribeca 2016: Additional Programming Announced
Following last week’s announcement of the bulk of this year’s programming, the Tribeca Film Festival today revealed the films in its Spotlight, Midnight, Special Events, Special Screenings, and Works In Progress sections, bringing the total of feature documentaries to be presented at this year’s festival to 48, plus two works-in-progress – making up approximately half of the festival’s total lineup. Nonfiction titles unveiled today are noted below: Continue reading
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