Festival:
The 28th Hot Docs
Dates:
April 29-May 9
About:
North America’s largest nonfiction event presents approximately 150 new and recent doc features, available online throughout Canada.
Category Archives: Film Festivals
Hot Docs 2021 Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
New Directors/New Films 2021: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 50th New Directors/New Films
Dates:
Apr 28-May 8
About:
The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrate a landmark anniversary for this acclaimed annual showcase, this year offering eight documentaries or hybrids among its 27 new feature presentations.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
In Theatres: STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
Coming to theatres today, Friday, April 23:
STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
Director:
Marilyn Agrelo
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Seattle, San Francisco
About:
A look back at the origins of the pioneering children’s television powerhouse.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
CPH:DOX 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 18th CPH:DOX
Dates:
April 21-May 2
About:
This popular Copenhagen nonfiction event presents more than 130 new and recent features and series online this year.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On TV: PHILLY DA
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, April 20:
PHILLY DA
Director:
Ted Passon, Yoni Brook, Nicole Salazar
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Berlin, RiverRun, Philadelphia Jewish
About:
An outspoken district attorney attempts to reform a broken criminal justice system in this docuseries.
I profiled the series before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Visions du Réel 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 52nd Visions du Réel
Dates:
April 15-25
About:
More than 70 new or recent feature docs are included in the lineup of this Nyon, Switzerland event, which will be presented primarily online.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On DVD: SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 13:
SOME KIND OF HEAVEN
Director:
Lance Oppenheim
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Doc Fortnight, Visions du Reel, New Zealand, Florida, Atlanta, Philadelphia
About:
A profile of several residents of America’s largest retirement community.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
It’s All True 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 26th É Tudo Verdade/It’s All True
Dates:
April 8-18
About:
This Brazilian nonfiction event returns with approximately 35 new documentary features.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On DVD: ACASA, MY HOME
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 6:
ACASA, MY HOME
Director:
Radu Ciorniciuc
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Docaviv, DOK.fest Munich, Thessaloniki Doc, Doc Edge, One World, Moscow Doc, Sarajevo, Cartagena, Krakow, Transilvania, Zurich, Cologne, El Gouna
About:
A Roma family is forced to leave their self-sufficient life off the grid for the city.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: CODED BIAS
Coming to Netflix today, Monday, April 5:
CODED BIAS
Director:
Shalini Kantayya
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Human Rights Watch, Hot Docs, Full Frame, SXSW, San Francisco, Hamptons, Provincetown, New Zealand, Melbourne, DokuFest, BlackStar, Docaviv, Warsaw, Mill Valley, Denver
About:
An exploration of the disturbing gender and racial bias prevalent in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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