Category Archives: Film Festivals

Coming to theatres beginning tomorrow, Thursday, January 31 and available for download beginning this Friday, February 1: SOUND CITY

The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl premiered his ode to the titular recording studio earlier this month at Sundance. Capitalizing on the exposure there, in addition to his large fanbase, he releases the film in more than fifty theatres in the US, Canada, and Australia for a one night only event, then expands to other venues through February and into March. Simultaneously, the doc is being offered for DRM-free download via the website listed above.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 29: BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*

Fredrik Gertten’s behind-the-scenes look at the controversy generated by his previous film premiered at IDFA in 2011. It went on to screen at Sundance, DocPoint, Hot Docs, Planete, and Sheffield, among others fests.

My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday January 29: TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA

Gayle Ferraro’s look at the work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist made its world premiere at Sundance in 2010. It went on to screen at CPH:DOX and Miami, among other fests, and to over 200 theatres in the US.

I previously wrote about the film upon its theatrical release here.

Coming to NYC’s Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center for a week run starting this Friday, January 18: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE, 5 BROKEN CAMERAS, and THE INVISIBLE WAR

In recognition of last week’s Academy Award nominations announcement, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is re-presenting three of the five films up for this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, all of which previously played as part of FSLC programming – PLAGUE and CAMERAS screened as part of New Directors/New Films, while WAR was part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. If you’re in NYC, this will be another chance to catch all three on the big screen before the winner is announced on Sunday, February 24.

I previously wrote about all three prior to their debuts at Sundance a year ago:
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
THE INVISIBLE WAR