Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 4:
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN
Director:
Alexandre O Philippe
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Karlovy Vary, BAFICI, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Seattle, Munich, Hawaii, Istanbul, Sitges, Taipei Golden Horse
About:
An expansive film essay on the origins of ALIEN.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 4:
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MY MOTHER
Director:
Beniamino Barrese
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Cartagena, DokuFest, Docs Against Gravity, Transilvania, Shanghai, Munich, Biografilm, MakeDox, Taipei, Frameline
About:
The filmmaker films his mother as she plans to leave the modern world behind.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 20th Woodstock Film Festival
Dates:
October 2-6
About:
This Hudson Valley NY event caps off its second decade with just over 50 features, half of them nonfiction. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Festival:
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival
Dates:
October 2-13
About:
Nonfiction makes up about a fifth of this notable UK event’s 200+ lineup. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to DVD and VOD today, Tuesday, October 1:
MAIDEN
Director:
Alex Holmes
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Nantucket, SXSW, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Seattle, Biografilm, DocPoint, Glasgow, Dublin, Sydney
About:
The immersive, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 57th New York Film Festival
Dates:
September 27-October 13
About:
Film at Lincoln Center’s beloved Fall fest showcases 19 works of nonfiction in its slate of 50 features. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
photo by Edward Burtynsky
Directors:
Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Berlin, Cleveland, Washington DC Enviro, Calgary, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Doc10, Docs Against Gravity, Sydney, Sheffield, Revelation Perth, Melbourne Doc, DokuFest
About:
A striking visual chronicle of human impact on the planet.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
