Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 9: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS
Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s look at the end of LCD Soundsystem made its world premiere at Sundance. Its festival circuit took it to Sundance London, SXSW, Ambulante, and Hot Docs, among others, and it played around the country in special one or two night engagements this July.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to theatres and VOD this Friday, October 5: ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke’s look at the broken US healthcare system premiered at Sundance at the beginning of the year. Its festival run has included Full Frame, Newport Beach, and Silverdocs, where it’s claimed awards.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 9: THE IMPOSTER
Bart Layton’s gripping exploration of an audacious teen impersonator premiered at Sundance. It went on to screen at Seattle, BAMcinemafest, Edinburgh, and Miami, and has become one of the highest grossing docs in the history of the UK.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival is bigger than usual, drawing audiences to the storied Long Island townships that are home to some of the wealthiest people in the country. Among these are members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences, which the festival has capitalized on – among its many offerings one can usually find some of the eventual frontrunners for the Oscars, viewed by Academy members at the five-day event, which begins this Thursday and runs through next Monday, October 8. Sadly, my schedule prevents me from attending this year, but I wanted to point out some of the highlights below. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 5: THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
Eugene Jarecki’s look at the failure of the war on drugs had its world premiere at Sundance this year, where it claimed a grand jury prize. Since then it has screened at Los Angeles, Melbourne, among others, and begins a theatrical rollout this weekend that continues into next month.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to PBS’s AfroPoP next Monday, October 1 on WORLD and on general PBS stations on Wednesday, October 3: AN AFRICAN ELECTION
Jarreth and Kevin Merz’s gripping look at Ghana’s 2008 presidential election premiered at IDFA in 2010. Its festival circuit included Sundance, Atlanta, and Visions Du Reel.
I profiled the film pre-Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction next Tuesday, October 2: ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke’s exposé of the sad state of US healthcare made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It’s won awards at Full Frame, Newport Beach, and Silverdocs since then, and is still screening widely on the festival circuit.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 28: THE OTHER DREAM TEAM
Marius Markevicius’ look at national pride through sports premiered in competition at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at Dallas, Newport Beach, and Seattle.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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The eighth edition of the Camden International Film Festival takes place this Thursday through Sunday, offering up more than thirty documentaries. With the slogan “small towns, big films,” the doc fest signals its intimate appeal – while I’ve yet to make it out, I’ve heard nothing but glowing reviews from past filmmaker and industry attendees, who enjoy a getaway from city living to catch up on some of the year’s most notable recent docs and to participate in the Points North Documentary Forum that takes place alongside the festival. Continue reading
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The Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates a half century of the New York Film Festival beginning next week. The 50th Anniversary edition of North America’s second oldest film festival runs from September 28 through October 14, and is also notable as Richard Peña’s 25th and final festival as the Film Society’s Program Director and NYFF Selection Committee Chair.
For NYC film lovers, the launch of the NYFF marks the start of the Fall, and its carefully curated programming exposes audiences to some of the world’s best cinema. Among the offerings this year, there are easily more than fifty documentary features, made up of new films, retrospective screenings, experimental essays, and doc/fiction hybrids. While I won’t be able to see the bulk of these what with hundreds of Sundance submissions to watch, the following highlights those in which I’m most interested: Continue reading
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