Festival:
The 11th DOC NYC
Dates:
November 11-19
About:
This year, DOC NYC will be available online and nationwide – including US territories – allowing us to reach more nonfiction lovers than ever before. As the Director of Programming of America’s largest documentary festival, I’ll be highlighting our lineup here, over a few posts to try to cover as many titles as possible. First up, a look at the various feature premieres, appearing in different sections throughout the festival.
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Festival:
The 31st New Orleans Film Festival
Dates:
November 6-22
About:
This standout regional festival moves to a hybrid format this year, presenting films either online or in an open-air context, with more than two-thirds of the lineup represented by nonfiction features.
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Coming to virtual cinemas today, Friday, October 30:
US KIDS
Director:
Kim A Snyder
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Doc Edge, Mountainfilm, Full Frame, Miami, Martha’s Vineyard, NewportFilm, Calgary, GlobeDocs, Bergen, Hamptons, Mill Valley
About:
The young survivors of the Parkland school shooting are followed over a transformative year and a half.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to NatGeo tomorrow, Thursday, October 29 and then to Hulu on Friday, October 30:
CITY SO REAL
Director:
Steve James
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, AFI Docs, Denver, Chicago, St Louis, Full Frame
About:
An expansive five-part portrait of modern-day Chicago against the backdrop of a contentious mayoral race and police trial.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Festival:
The 63rd DOK Leipzig
Dates:
October 26-November 1
About:
This notable German nonfiction event has slimmed down for its hybrid edition this year, presenting just shy of 40 new documentary features.
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Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, October 19:
FEELS GOOD MAN
Director:
Arthur Jones
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
True/False, SXSW, Big Sky Doc, Taipei, Fantasia, Sidewalk, Kyiv
About:
An exploration of the unpredictable development of an influential Internet meme.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Festival:
The 32nd NewFest
Dates:
October 16-27
About:
About a third of the features screening at this year’s hybrid online/drive-in edition of New York’s LGBTQ film festival are documentaries.
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Coming to Amazon Prime tomorrow, Friday, October 16:
TIME
Director:
Garrett Bradley
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
New York, London, Hamptons, Miami, Zurich, Camden, Mill Valley
About:
A longitudinal portrait of a marriage and a family separated by incarceration.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, October 12:
SOFTIE
Director:
Sam Soko
Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, BlackStar, Durban, Encounters, Salem, Galway, DOXA, Thin Line
About:
A chronicle of the personal and professional challenges facing an idealistic Kenyan political activist as he decides to run for office.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to select theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 9:
TIME
Director:
Garrett Bradley
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
New York, London, Hamptons, Miami, Zurich, Camden, Mill Valley
About:
A longitudinal portrait of a marriage and a family separated by incarceration.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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