Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 8:
TROPHY
Directors:
Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
SXSW,CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Dallas, Encounters, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Moscow, Sun Valley, Montclair
About:
An exploration of the complex intersections between wildlife conservation and big game hunting.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 42nd Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 7-17
About:
The annual North American Fall mecca for the film industry has deliberately slimmed down its lineup, offering just over 250 features vs last year’s near 300, with nonfiction accounting for just under 40 slots, compared to last year’s approximately 60 doc or hybrid presentations. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 8:
MOTHERLAND
Director:
Ramona Diaz
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Berlin, Docville, San Francisco, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Montclair, Docaviv, Sheffield, Sydney, Melbourne, Moscow
About:
An immersion into the world’s busiest maternity ward.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres this Friday, September 8:
SCHOOL LIFE
Director:
Neasa Ní Chianáin
Co-Director:
David Rane
Premiere:
IDFA 2016
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Nantucket, Hot Docs, Dublin, Visions du Reel, Guth Gafa, Docville, San Francisco, Sofia
About:
A pair of teachers contemplate retirement after decades at an unforgettable Irish private boarding school.
I previously profiled the doc before Sundance, under its original title, IN LOCO PARENTIS.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 44th Telluride Film Festival
Dates:
September 1-4
About:
The influential Labor Day weekend event, which keeps its lineup a secret until the day before its start, offers up 15 new and recent documentaries among its nearly 40 features this year – nonfiction showing a slight dip in representation relative to last year’s program. Continue reading
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Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Friday, September 1:
RICHARD LINKLATER: DREAM IS DESTINY
Directors:
Louis Black and Karen Bernstein
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
SXSW, Kansas City, Jerusalem, Rio de Janeiro, Poland’s American Film Festival
About:
A profile of the Austin-based director of BOYHOOD and the BEFORE trilogy.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Discovery Impact tomorrow, Thursday, August 31:
RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN
Directors:
Susan Froemke and John Hoffman
Co-director:
Beth Aala
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
Washington DC Environmental, San Francisco Green, Aspen Ideas, Traverse City
About:
A profile of unlikely leaders in conservation efforts.
I previously profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
