Category Archives: Film Festivals

October 22, 2019 · 12:01 PM

NewFest 2019: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 31st NewFest

Dates:
October 23-29

About:
Nonfiction makes up about just under half of the features lineup of New York’s LGBTQ film festival, an event I oversaw between 1996-2008. Continue reading →

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October 21, 2019 · 1:31 PM

On DVD: THE SENTENCE

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 22:
THE SENTENCE

Director:
Rudy Valdez

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, Locarno, Traverse City, Montclair, Sarasota, Urbanworld, Thin Line, Provincetown, LA Latino, Aspen Ideas, SF Jewish, Freep, GlobeDocs

About:
A filmmaker reveals the personal impact of mandatory minimum sentencing laws on his own family.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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October 17, 2019 · 1:31 PM

In Theatres: THE ELEPHANT QUEEN

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 18:
THE ELEPHANT QUEEN

Directors:
Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble

World Premiere:
Toronto 2018

Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Sydney, Montclair

About:
A pachyderm matriarch leads her family through the African savannah.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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October 16, 2019 · 2:12 PM

On VOD: THE GAME CHANGERS

Coming to Netflix today, Wednesday, October 16:
THE GAME CHANGERS

Director:
Louie Psihoyos

World Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
Berlin, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki Doc, Mountainfilm, Boulder, Washington DC Environmental, EarthxFilm

About:
An exploration of the misconceptions and truths about plant-based diets.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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October 16, 2019 · 1:31 PM

Margaret Mead 2019 Overview

Festival:
The 43rd Margaret Mead Film Festival

Dates:
October 17-20

About:
25 documentary features make up the lineup of this long-running program of NYC’s American Museum of Natural History. Continue reading →

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October 15, 2019 · 2:12 PM

On DVD: MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 15:
MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE

Director:
Nick Broomfield

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, CPH:DOX, Docville, Thessaloniki Doc, Sun Valley

About:
The intimate love story between celebrated singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and his muse.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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October 14, 2019 · 1:31 PM

New Orleans 2019: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 30th New Orleans Film Festival

Dates:
October 16-23

About:
Nearly half of this popular Southern event’s 60+ lineup is devoted to nonfiction. Continue reading →

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October 10, 2019 · 2:35 PM

DOC NYC 2019 Lineup Announced

As DOC NYC’s Director of Programming, I’m excited to share the full lineup for this year’s 10th anniversary edition, expanded to ten days this year and running November 6-15.

DOC NYC 2019 includes 136 features, representing 28 world premieres, 7 international premieres, 7 North American premieres, 13 US premieres, and 59 NYC premieres, in addition to short films and our parallel DOC NYC PRO series of industry programming.

Our website has full information here, and ticketing is live now.