Category Archives: Film Festivals

June 28, 2019 · 12:01 PM

Special Screening: MIDNIGHT FAMILY

Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Saturday, June 29:
MIDNIGHT FAMILY

Director:
Luke Lorentzen

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
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

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.

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June 27, 2019 · 12:01 PM

Karlovy Vary 2019: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Dates:
June 28-July 6

About:
Documentaries make up about a third of the new offerings of this A List event in the Czech Republic. Continue reading →

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June 21, 2019 · 3:02 PM

On TV: APOLLO 11

Coming to CNN this Sunday, June 23:
APOLLO 11

Director:
Todd Douglas Miller

Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
SXSW, True/False, Miami

About:
A revisitation of the historic manned space mission to the Moon through exclusive, immersive footage.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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June 20, 2019 · 3:02 PM

Frameline 2019: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 43rd Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Dates:
June 20-30

About:
The world’s longest-running and most influential LGBT festival presents more than 75 features, including approximately 30 documentaries. Continue reading →

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June 20, 2019 · 12:01 PM

In Theatres: TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM

photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 21:
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.

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June 19, 2019 · 3:02 PM

Edinburgh 2019: Documentary Overview

Festival:
The 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival

Dates:
June 19-30

About:
Just under 30 new or recent nonfiction – of approximately 120 features – appears in the lineup of this long-running Scottish event. Continue reading →

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June 19, 2019 · 12:01 PM

In Theatres & On VOD: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY

photo by Orlando Brito

Coming to theatres and to Netflix tonight, Wednesday, June 19:
THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY

Director:
Petra Costa

World Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, CPH:DOX, San Francisco, Montclair, IndieLisboa, Biografilm

About:
A cautionary tale about Brazil’s recent political scandals.

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

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June 18, 2019 · 3:02 PM

On DVD: THE BRINK

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 18:
THE BRINK

Director:
Alison Klayman

Premiere:
Sundance 2019

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Cleveland, Docville

About:
Steve Bannon, post-White House.

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

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June 18, 2019 · 2:12 PM

AFI Docs 2019 Overview

Festival:
The 17th AFI Docs

Dates:
June 19-23

About:
Just over 40 new and recent doc features, plus retrospective programming and shorts, make up the line-up of this respected Washington DC event. Continue reading →

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June 18, 2019 · 12:01 PM

On DVD: HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 18:
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING

Director:
RaMell Ross

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, True/False, New Directors/New Films, Full Frame, Sheffield, Ambulante, Champs-Élysées, Maryland, DOK.fest Munich, Martha’s Vineyard African American, San Francisco, Montclair

Notable Recognition:
The documentary was nominated for the Academy Awards.

About:
An impressionistic portrait of two young African American men in the American South.

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

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