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
Category Archives: Film Festivals
AFI Docs 2019 Overview
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: PARIS IS BURNING
Coming back to theatres in a new restoration beginning today, Friday, June 14:
PARIS IS BURNING
Director:
Jenni Livingston
World Premiere:
Toronto 1990
Select Festivals:
Sundance, Berlin
About:
This seminal doc explores NYC’s drag ball culture.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Human Rights Watch 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 30th Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Dates:
June 13-20
About:
Eleven documentaries and two fiction features about urgent human rights issues make up the slate of this NYC event. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
BAMcinemaFest 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 11th BAMcinemaFest
Dates:
June 12-23
About:
Nearly half of this well-curated Brooklyn event’s lineup consists of docs. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Special Screenings: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY
photo by Orlando Brito
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 Overview
Festival:
The 26th Sheffield Doc/Fest
Dates:
June 6-11
About:
This popular British event presents more than 100 new and recent features, organized into several thematic sections. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Encounters 2019 Overview
Festival:
The 21st Encounters: South African International Documentary Festival
Dates:
June 6-16
About:
Approximately 30 nonfiction features screen in Cape Town and Johannesburg for Africa’s largest documentary event. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Sydney 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 66th Sydney Film Festival
Dates:
June 5-16
About:
More than 70 feature documentaries are included in this long-running Australian event. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
On VOD: THE BRINK
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, June 4:
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.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
