Coming to ESPN in two parts, this Sunday, May 24 and next Sunday, May 31:
LANCE
Director:
Marina Zenovich
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Category Archives: Film Festivals
On TV: LANCE
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Virtual Release & On VOD: THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
Coming to virtual theatrical and VOD this Friday, May 22:
THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
Director:
Benjamin Ree
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Full Frame, One World, San Francisco
About:
A dual portrait of an artist and the thief who stole her art but becomes her friend.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Virtual Release & On VOD: SPACESHIP EARTH
photo by Phillipe Plailly Science Photo Library
SPACESHIP EARTH
Director:
Matt Wolf
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
The strange but true – and uncannily topical – story of the ill-fated Biosphere 2 project.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On TV: NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND
Coming to HBO tonight, Tuesday, May 5:
NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND
Director:
Laurent Bouzereau
World Premiere:
Sundance 2020
About:
A revisitation of the life and career of the three-time Oscar-nominated actress.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Virtual Release: THE INFILTRATORS
Coming to virtual theatrical this Friday, May 1, partially benefitting the Museum of the Moving Image, among other theatres:
THE INFILTRATORS
Directors:
Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
SXSW, Hot Docs, Miami, NY Latino, Montclair, Calgary, Hawaii
About:
A hybrid docufiction project detailing the mission of undocumented youth to be detained by Border Patrol.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Virtual Release: PAHOKEE
Coming to virtual theatrical today, Friday, April 24:
PAHOKEE
Directors:
Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, SXSW, San Francisco, DokuFest, Sarasota, Denver, Maryland, Hamptons, Visions du Reel, Miami, Encounters, Sidewalk, Montclair, Los Angeles Latino, Bentonville, IFF Boston, Ashland
About:
Four teenagers are followed through their senior year of high school in the Florida Everglades.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Visions du Réel 2020 Overview
Festival:
The 51st Cinéma du Réel
Dates:
April 17-May 2 (online)
About:
This well-respected Swiss nonfiction event remarkably has been able to respond quickly to the COVID-19 crisis, transitioning to a robust online edition, most of which is available worldwide for free. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On TV: BEDLAM
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, April 13:
BEDLAM
Director:
Kenneth Paul Rosenberg
Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Double Exposure, Hot Springs, Martha’s Vineyard, Pan African, Boston Jewish, ReelAbilities
About:
An exposé of America’s failure to properly care for the mentally ill.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: MIDNIGHT FAMILY
Now on VOD:
MIDNIGHT FAMILY
Director:
Luke Lorentzen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, New Directors/New Films, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX, Hong Kong, Cartagena, Ambulante, Guadalajara, Docville, Full Frame, San Francisco, Freep, Doc10, Sydney, Krakow
Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
A Mexico City family struggles to make a living as ragtag private paramedics, facing cut-throat competition to respond to patients in need of urgent help.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
On TV: ONE CHILD NATION
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, March 30:
ONE CHILD NATION
Directors:
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, True/False, Tribeca, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Sheffield, Full Frame, AFI Docs, DOXA, San Francisco, Seattle, Doc10, Docville, Florida, Sarasota, Sydney, New Zealand, Montclair, Biografilm, Human Rights Watch
Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
An expose of the unseen consequences of China’s one-child policy.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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