Category Archives: Film Festivals

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, March 5:
OF FATHERS AND SONS

Director:
Talal Derki

Premiere:
IDFA 2017

Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, ZagrebDox, True/False, One World, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Cleveland, DocumentaMadrid, Sydney, Munich, Melbourne, Camden, El Gouna, Hamptons, Sun Valley, Sarasota

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

About:
An in-depth look at a radical jihadist and his family in Syria.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to HBO on Sunday, March 3 and Monday, March 4:
LEAVING NEVERLAND

Director:
Dan Reed

Premiere:
Sundance 2019

About:
An intimate profile of two of Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse victims.

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

Coming exclusively to IMAX theatres beginning today, Friday, March 1, and expanding to other theatres next Friday, March 8:
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.

New to DVD this week:
THE LAST RACE

Director:
Michael Dweck

Premiere:
Sundance 2018

Select Festivals:
Hamptons, Hot Springs Doc, Gold Coast, Florida, Denver, Virginia

About:
An exploration of a once-thriving but now vanishing subculture of stock car racing in Long Island.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.