Festival:
The 60th New York Film Festival
Dates:
September 30-October 16
About:
Nearly 60 new features – among them, 15 works of nonfiction or hybrids – are showcased in this major Fall cinema event.
Category Archives: Film Festivals
New York Film Festival 2022: Documentary Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
In Theatres: ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Coming to theatres in re-release today, Tuesday, September 27:
ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL
Director:
Sacha Gervasi
World Premiere:
Sundance 2008
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Chicago, Bergen, Biografilm, Docville, Göteborg, Helsinki, San Francisco Jewish
About:
An influential but obscure Canadian 1980s metal band attempts to mount a comeback and finally get their long-deserved due.
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In Theatres & On VOD: THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, September 23:
THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES
Director:
Abigail E Disney, Kathleen Hughes
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Traverse City
About:
Abigail Disney, using her family’s story to explore how systemic injustice took hold of America’s economy, asks why the American Dream has worked for the wealthy, yet is a nightmare for people born with less.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: NOTHING COMPARES
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, September 23:
NOTHING COMPARES
Director:
Kathryn Ferguson
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Seattle, Hot Docs, San Francisco, Edinburgh, Indielisboa
About:
The story of Sinéad O’Connor’s phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and subsequent exile from the pop mainstream.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: THREE MINUTES — A LENGTHENING
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, September 20:
THREE MINUTES — A LENGTHENING
Director:
Bianca Stigter
World Premiere:
Venice 2021
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Toronto, IDFA, DOC NYC, Philadelphia, Göteborg, Thessaloniki Doc, Provincetown, Sydney, Cleveland, Docs Against Gravity
About:
A home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland – the only moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk before the Holocaust – is examined to unravel the stories hidden in the celluloid.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: MIJA
Coming to Disney+ tomorrow, Friday, September 16:
MIJA
Director:
Isabel Castro
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Los Angeles Latino, Miami, Cleveland, RiverRun, Maryland, San Francisco
About:
When Doris, a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars, loses her biggest client, she hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom “making it” isn’t just a dream: it’s a necessity.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres & On VOD: RIOTSVILLE, USA
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, September 16:
RIOTSVILLE, USA
Director:
Sierra Pettengill
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
New Directors/New Films, True/False, CPH:DOX, Seattle, Freep, San Francisco, Traverse City
About:
Footage shot by the media and government of a fictional town built by the US military explores the militarization of the police and the reaction of a nation to the uprisings of the late 1960s, creating a counter-narrative to a critical moment in American history.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Camden 2022 Overview
Festival:
The 18th Camden International Film Festival
Dates:
September 15-25
About:
This respected Maine nonfiction event showcases just over 30 recent documentaries both in person and online.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Toronto 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 47th Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 8-18
About:
This world-class Fall cinema event returns closer to its pre-pandemic numbers, offering 30 feature docs or hybrids among its approximately 200 presentations.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Telluride 2022: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 49th Telluride Film Festival
Dates:
September 2-5
About:
The US film industry will be flocking to this Colorado cinephile retreat this weekend, where once again nonfiction makes up well over 60% of its new feature presentations.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
