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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Margaret Mead 2019 Overview
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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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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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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.
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Hamptons 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 27th Hamptons International Film Festival
Dates:
October 10-14
About:
More than 30 new and recent documentary features screen at this well-regarded event, representing half of the lineup. Continue reading
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On VOD: SEA OF SHADOWS
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, October 8:
SEA OF SHADOWS
Director:
Richard Ladkani
Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, Ambulante, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, Hong Kong
About:
An investigation into efforts to save an endangered whale species caught in the crossfire of a lucrative black market battle.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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In Theatres: MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN
Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 4:
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN
Director:
Alexandre O Philippe
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Karlovy Vary, BAFICI, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Seattle, Munich, Hawaii, Istanbul, Sitges, Taipei Golden Horse
About:
An expansive film essay on the origins of ALIEN.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Woodstock 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 20th Woodstock Film Festival
Dates:
October 2-6
About:
This Hudson Valley NY event caps off its second decade with just over 50 features, half of them nonfiction. Continue reading
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London 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival
Dates:
October 2-13
About:
Nonfiction makes up about a fifth of this notable UK event’s 200+ lineup. Continue reading
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On DVD/VOD: MAIDEN
Coming to DVD and VOD today, Tuesday, October 1:
MAIDEN
Director:
Alex Holmes
World Premiere:
Toronto 2018
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Nantucket, SXSW, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Seattle, Biografilm, DocPoint, Glasgow, Dublin, Sydney
About:
The immersive, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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