Category Archives: Film Festivals

Coming to select theatres tomorrow, Friday, July 31:
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.

Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, July 27:
ADVOCATE

Directors:
Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaïche

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Docaviv, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Sheffield, Thessaloniki Doc, Krakow, Human Rights Watch, Doc Edge, Philadelphia, Other Israel, United Nations Association, Antenna, UK Jewish, San Francisco Jewish

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

About:
An exploration of the Israeli justice system through a passionate Israeli attorney working for Palestinian defendants.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Hulu tomorrow, Friday, July 17:
WE ARE FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME

Director:
Andrew Fried

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

About:
A chronicle of the development of the improv hip-hop performance group.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Netflix today, Wednesday, July 8:
MUCHO MUCHO AMOR

Directors:
Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
True/False, Hot Docs, SXSW, Full Frame, Miami

About:
A loving profile of long-missing and once world-famous Latinx television personality Walter Mercado.

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

Coming to virtual release, first as a special one-day only benefit, today, Tuesday, July 7, and then expanding this Friday, July 10:
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 HBO tomorrow, Tuesday, June 30:
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

About:
An exposé of Chechnya’s state-sanctioned policy to rid Chechnya of LGBTQ+ individuals.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23:
TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

Director:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Miami, Cleveland, Montclair, Wisconsin

About:
An intimate profile of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning literary icon.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Netflix today, Friday, June 19:
DISCLOSURE

Director:
Sam Feder

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Tribeca

About:
An exploration of the representation of transgender lives in film and television.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.