Festival:
The 22nd Tempo Documentary Festival
Dates:
March 8-14
About:
Approximately two dozen new and recent features are presented in Sweden’s largest nonfiction event, which is presented online this year.
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Tempo Documentary Festival 2021 Overview
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In Theatres: WELCOME TO CHECHNYA
Coming to the newly re-opened IFC Center as part of its What’d We Miss? series tomorrow, Saturday, March 6:
WELCOME TO CHECHNYA
Director:
David France
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Berlin, True/False, One World, Miami, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki Doc, Sheffield, Human Rights Watch
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An exposé of Chechnya’s state-sanctioned policy to rid Chechnya of LGBTQ+ individuals.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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In Theatres (Redux): COLLECTIVE
Coming to the newly re-opened IFC Center as part of its What’d We Miss? series today, Friday, March 5:
COLLECTIVE
Director:
Alexander Nanau
World Premiere:
Venice 2019
Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Toronto, IDFA, Zurich, Goteborg, Thessaloniki Doc, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, Docville, Moscow, Hamptons, Montclair
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An investigation reveals disturbing corruption in Romanian state agencies following a fatal nightclub fire in Bucharest.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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In Theatres: THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS
Coming to select theatres tomorrow, Friday, March 5:
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS
Director:
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, New York, San Sebastian, Zurich, Hamptons, Mill Valley, El Gouna, Aspen, Taipei Golden Horse, Thessaloniki Doc, Stockholm, Singapore
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
Enter the secretive world of the only people–and dogs–who are able to find the elusive white Alba truffle, the most expensive ingredient in the world.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Miami 2021: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 38th Miami Film Festival
Dates:
March 5-14
About:
This popular Florida event adopts a hybrid online and in-person model this year, and screens just over a dozen doc features or series among its approximately 50 features.
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Thessaloniki Doc 2021 Overview
Festival:
The 23rd Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
March 4-14 (online)
About:
Greece’s respected nonfiction event will take part in two phases this year: March’s presentation of approximately 50 films – new and retrospective features as well as shorts – is exclusive to Greece and presented online, with a hybrid component taking place June 24-July 4 featuring several competition sections and a Greek panorama.
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Berlin 2021: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 71st Berlinale
Dates:
March 1-5 (industry)
About:
Germany’s world-class film event presents its scaled-down line-up of approximately 100 features – docs or hybrids making up a third – for industry online over the next few days, with in-person screenings of these selections planned for the public this June.
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In Virtual Release: UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE
Coming to virtual cinemas via Metrograph beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 26:
UNTITLED PIZZA MOVIE
Director:
David Shapiro
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
The filmmaker revisits a long-unfinished project to make sense of the passing of his friend and collaborator.
My pre-Sundance profile of the docuseries may be found here.
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On VOD: WINTER NOMADS
Coming to OVID.tv tomorrow, Thursday, February 25:
WINTER NOMADS
Director:
Manuel von Stürler
World Premiere:
Berlin 2012
Select Festivals:
IDFA, San Francisco, Thessaloniki Doc, ZagrebDox, Flahertiana, Reykjavik, Goteborg, Guth Gafa
About:
A grizzled veteran shepherd and a newcomer lead their flock all over the Swiss countryside to fatten them up before slaughter.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On DVD: COLLECTIVE
Coming to DVD today, February 23:
COLLECTIVE
Director:
Alexander Nanau
World Premiere:
Venice 2019
Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Toronto, IDFA, Zurich, Goteborg, Thessaloniki Doc, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, Docville, Moscow, Hamptons, Montclair
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An investigation reveals disturbing corruption in Romanian state agencies following a fatal nightclub fire in Bucharest.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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