photo by Kahtan Hasson and Talal Derki
Director:
Talal Derki
Premiere:
IDFA 2017
Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, ZagrebDox, True/False, One World, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Cleveland, DocumentaMadrid, Sydney, Munich, Melbourne, Camden, El Gouna, Hamptons, Sun Valley, Sarasota
About:
An in-depth look at a radical jihadist and his family in Syria.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres and to VOD this Friday, November 16:
THE LAST RACE
Director:
Michael Dweck
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Hamptons, Hot Springs Doc, Gold Coast, Florida, Denver, Virginia
About:
An exploration of a once-thriving but now vanishing subculture of stock car racing in Long Island.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 31st IDFA
Dates:
November 14-25
About:
Yesterday’s post on the largest documentary festival in the world covered its competitive sections, while today’s looks at non-competitive programming. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 31st IDFA
Dates:
November 14-25
About:
The world’s largest nonfiction event welcomes new artistic director Orwa Nyrabia with this edition, showcasing nearly 160 new and recent documentary features. Because of the size of the event, this overview is split in two, with today’s post covering the competition sections and tomorrow’s the non-competitive strands. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to HBO tonight, Monday, November 12:
THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
Director:
Nathaniel Kahn
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, CPH:DOX, Provincetown, New Zealand, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Athens, Adelaide
About:
A privileged look into the intersection of high art and commerce.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, November 12:
THE CLEANERS
Directors:
Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Docs Against Gravity, Sydney, Sheffield, Human Rights Watch, DOK.fest Munich, Zurcih, Reykjavik, Adelaide
About:
A revealing look at the hidden figures who police social media.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 9:
CHEF FLYNN
Director:
Cameron Yates
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Berlin, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, SXSW, San Francisco, Cleveland, BAFICI, Docaviv, Sydney, Nashville, Traverse City, DMZ Docs, Film Columbia
About:
A compelling coming of age portrait of a talented young chef.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
