Category Archives: Film Festivals

Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens today, Monday, March 22:
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.

Coming to the IFC Center as part of its What’d We Miss? series today, Friday, March 19:
DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD

Director:
Kirsten Johnson

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, Doc10

Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

About:
The filmmaker approaches her father’s mortality with inventiveness and dark humor.

My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.

Coming to NYC’s Quad Cinema tomorrow, Friday, March 19:
CRIP CAMP

Directors:
Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht

Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
Documentary Fortnight, True/False, San Francisco, Human Rights Watch London, ReelAbilities, Miami

Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.

About:
A chronicle of the origins of America’s disability rights movement.

My pre-Sundance doc profile may be found here.

Coming to the IFC Center as part of its What’d We Miss? series tomorrow, Friday, March 19:
BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS

Directors:
Bill Ross, Turner Ross

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, True/False, Big Sky Doc, Calgary Underground

About:
A chronicle of the patrons and staff of a dive bar on what is meant to be its final day.

I profiled the film before Sundance here.

Coming to VOD via MUBI tomorrow, Friday, March 19:
MAX RICHTER’S SLEEP

Director:
Natalie Johns

World Premiere:
IDFA 2019

Select Festivals:
Sundance, CPH:DOX, Docs Against Gravity, Gent, Brisbane

About:
An immersion into the making of an eight-hour piece to be experienced during sleep.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to NYC’s Quad Cinema tomorrow, Friday, March 19:
THE MOLE AGENT

Director:
Maite Alberdi

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, Hot Docs, Full Frame, True/False, San Sebastian, New Directors/NewFilms, Miami, Karlovy Vary, Cleveland

Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.

About:
An 83-year-old man becomes an undercover spy in a Chilean retirement home.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.