Coming to virtual cinemas this Friday, August 28:
EPICENTRO
Director:
Hubert Sauper
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Dokufest, Vienna
About:
A meditation on postcolonial Cuba.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 22nd Encounters: South African International Documentary Festival
Dates:
August 20-30 (hybrid)
About:
Just under 40 nonfiction features screen online, as well as in select Cape Town and Johanneburg venues, for Africa’s largest documentary event. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to OVID.tv this Friday, August 21:
MARINA ABRAMOVIC THE ARTIST IS PRESENT
Director:
Matthew Akers
World Premiere:
Sundance 2012
Select Festivals:
Berlin, Nantucket, CPH:DOX, BAFICI, DOXA, San Francisco, Silverdocs, Provincetown, New Horizons, Athens, Reykjavik, Valladolid
About:
An intimate look at the acclaimed performance artist’s famed MoMA show.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 9th BlackStar Film Festival
Dates:
August 20-26 (online)
About:
Focused on work by people of the African diaspora and other communities of color, this Philadelphia event presents just over 20 features in this online edition, the vast majority nonfiction. Continue reading
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Friday, August 14:
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY: THE REN & STIMPY STORY
Directors:
Ron Cicero and Kimo Easterwood
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Big Sky Doc, San Francisco, Cleveland
About:
An exploration of the groundbreaking animated series and its controversial creator.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Apple TV+ this Friday, August 14:
BOYS STATE
Directors:
Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
SXSW, New Directors/New Films, AFI Docs, Nantucket, Full Frame, San Francisco
About:
A group of high school boys create a mock government at an annual civics program hosted by the American Legion in Austin.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to select theatres and virtual cinema today, Friday, August 7:
A THOUSAND CUTS
Director:
Ramona Diaz
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, SXSW, AFI Docs, Full Frame, San Francisco, Cleveland
About:
A chilling look at the assault on fundamental democratic freedoms in the Philippines.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 19th DokuFest
Dates:
August 7-25 (online)
About:
More than 60 new and recent features make up the online edition of this noted event based in Prizren, Kosovo. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
photo by Lynn Goldsmith
Director:
Alison Ellwood
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Sheffield
About:
A look back at the history of the 1980s pop phenomenon band.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to select theatres, virtual cinema, and VOD today, Friday, July 31:
REBUILDING PARADISE
Director:
Ron Howard
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, AFI Docs
About:
A chronicle of the fate of a town caught in the November 2018 Camp Fire.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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