A previous post at the end of last week ran down the first half of this year’s Toronto docs I managed to see: INTO THE ABYSS, URBANIZED, THE PATRON SAINTS, DARK GIRLS, and ARIRANG.
The remaining titles include: Continue reading
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Toronto 2011: Docs in Brief, Part Two
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Toronto 2011: Docs in Brief, Part One
I returned from the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday after just five nights, and while I didn’t see nearly as many of the fest’s 38 feature docs as I’d hoped to, I saw enough to fill a couple of posts here. I hope to see a few films I missed at the New York Film Festival, including PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY (since it will feature the new ending), CRAZY HORSE (I liked the hour I managed to see, though a conflict meant I couldn’t view the whole film), PINA (which I’ve now missed at multiple fests), and THIS IS NOT A FILM. Others, I hope to catch up at other events like DOC NYC, Stranger Than Fiction, or various other fests over the next several months, especially GIRL MODEL (I’ve seen many cuts, but never the final version), LAST CALL AT THE OASIS, THE ISLAND PRESIDENT, and PINK RIBBONS INC. That said, among the docs I viewed are: Continue reading
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In Theatres: CONNECTED
Coming to Northern California theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 16: CONNECTED
Tiffany Schlain premiered her documentary feature debut at Sundance this year. Since January, she’s taken her film – a declaration of interdependence – to other notable fests, including Cleveland, Nashville, Ashland, and Jerusalem.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be located here.
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indieWIRE @ Hulu Docs: Toronto Inspired
I just spent the past week in Canada attending the Toronto International Film Festival. I’ll be posting brief thoughts on a number of the fest’s docs later this week, but, in the meantime, I decided to look to this year’s TIFF line-up for inspiration. This week’s indieWIRE-curated Hulu documentaries share some common topics or themes with the newest non-fiction offerings at the festival. View all of these docs for free now!
For more information about the selections, see my iW article.
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In Theatres: GRANITO
Coming to NYC’s IFC Center today, Wednesday, September 14: GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
Pamela Yates returned to Sundance earlier this year to premiere her newest film, which demonstrates the impact her earlier film, WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE, had on Guatemala.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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In Theatres: SHUT UP LITTLE MAN!
Coming to theatres this Friday, September 16: SHUT UP LITTLE MAN! AN AUDIO MISADVENTURE
Matthew Bate’s probe into a stranger than fiction pre-Internet viral phenomenon began its festival circuit at Sundance earlier this year. Tribeca Film has already released the film on demand and began bringing it to select theatres last month.
I wrote about the doc prior to its Sundance premiere here.
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On TV: IF A TREE FALLS
Coming to POV tonight, Tuesday, September 13: IF A TREE FALLS: A STORY OF THE EARTH LIBERATION FRONT
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman’s eye-opening exploration of the controversial radical environmental group took home the Best Documentary Editing jury prize at its premiere at Sundance. It picked up four more awards during its festival tour and had a limited theatrical run this summer.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Toronto 2011: Documentary Overview
Together with what usually seems the entirety of the film industry, I’ll be headed up to Canada later this week for the Toronto International Film Festival, the event that, for me, marks the start of the new festival year (sadly I’ve never been to Telluride or Venice). For quite some time now, TIFF has been the pre-eminent North American launching pad for critically and commercially successful films, setting off awards buzz. Many of the titles premiering at the festival will be making their way to theatres before the end of the year, but industry and public audiences get an early, taste-making look at eventual Oscar nominees.
Of course, while trying to catch some of these hopefuls, my focus is on the festival’s non-fiction programming. This year, by my count, there are 38 feature-length documentaries, with the majority represented in the festival’s Real to Reel section, programmed by Thom Powers. Twelve additional docs are spread out among seven other sections. I’m going to do my best to see as many of these as possible within the six days I’m attending, and hope to catch ones I miss if they’re programmed at Powers’ DOC NYC and Stranger Than Fiction series.
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In Theatres: WE WERE HERE
Coming to NYC’s Angelika this Friday, September 9 and to LA on Friday, September 16: WE WERE HERE
THE COCKETTES’ David Weissman and Bill Weber premiered their elegiac and inspiring look at the early days of AIDS at Sundance this year before taking it to Berlin and numerous LGBT film fests.
I profiled the film before its Sundance debut here.
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In Theatres/On VOD: THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
Coming to theatres next Friday, September 9 and on VOD Wednesday, September 14: THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975
Göran Hugo Olsson’s provocative re-presentation of period Swedish footage of Black Power leaders had its premiere earlier this year at Sundance. Sundance Selects picked up the film for select theatrical engagements and VOD beginning next week.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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