Festival:
The 29th Hamptons International Film Festival
Dates:
October 7-13
About:
Nearly half of the 40+ features screening at this Long Island event are nonfiction, including several premieres such as the selections below.
Category Archives: Film Festivals
Hamptons 2021: Documentary Overview
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On TV: RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, October 5:
RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT
Director:
Mariem Pérez Riera
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta, Sarasota, Tribeca, Provincetown
About:
A profile of the pioneering, EGOT-winning star of stage and screen.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
Coming to Amazon Prime Video today, Friday, October 1:
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
Director:
Betsy West, Julie Cohen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Full Frame, Sheffield, Doc10, Provincetown, AFI Docs, Outfest
About:
A profile a long unheralded legal pioneer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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In Theatres: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD
Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 24:
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD
Director:
Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Thessaloniki Doc, Hong Kong, Cleveland, Moscow, Revelation Perth, Melbourne
About:
A revelatory look at the lasting impact of fame and objectification on a young male actor.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
New York Film Festival 2021: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 59th New York Film Festival
Dates:
September 24-October 10
About:
This fall cinephile mainstay returns to an all in-person event this year, presenting more than 50 new and recent features, among them just 13 works of nonfiction, as noted below.
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In Theatres: MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
Coming to theatres this Friday, September 17:
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY
Director:
Betsy West, Julie Cohen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Full Frame, Sheffield, Doc10, Provincetown, AFI Docs, Outfest
About:
A profile a long unheralded legal pioneer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Virtual Release: HERE FOR LIFE
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema this Friday, September 10:
HERE FOR LIFE
Director:
Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Adrian Jackson
World Premiere:
Locarno 2019
Select Festivals:
Art of the Real, Open City Doc
About:
In a city framed by capital and loss, ten unruly Londoners navigate their wild and wayward way, travelling on their own terms towards a co-existence far stronger than “community.”
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Toronto 2021: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 46th Toronto International Film Festival
Dates:
September 9-18
About:
This Fall cinema mainstay retains its slimmed down lineup for the second year of the pandemic, screening only 20 documentaries, up slightly from 2020’s edition.
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DMZ Docs 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 13th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
September 9-16
About:
More than 70 new and recent feature documentaries are presented at this notable South Korean nonfiction event.
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In Theatres: FAYA DAYI
Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 3:
FAYA DAYI
Director:
Jessica Beshir
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, BlackStar, True/False, Full Frame, Visions du Reel, Seattle, New Directors/New Films, Rotterdam, Melbourne
About:
A poetic, sensorial journey into the highlands of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, the birthplace of khat.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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