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.
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Festival:
The 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Dates:
March 1-10
About:
More than 160 new documentary features, plus shorts and additional retrospective work, are showcased at this respected Greek event. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 16th True/False Film Fest
Dates:
February 28-March 3
About:
The beloved Columbia MO nonfiction event showcases approximately 35 new and recent documentary features. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 15th ZagrebDox
Dates:
February 24-March 3
About:
Approximately 75 new and recent features are presented in Croatia’s notable nonfiction event. Continue reading
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Festival:
The 14th Ambulante
Dates:
February 21-May 16
About:
Over nearly three months, Mexico’s traveling nonfiction event will present screenings of approximately 30 new and recent feature docs as well as shorts in eight states: Veracruz, Querétaro, Puebla, Coahuila, Jalisco, Chihuahua, Oaxaca, and Mexico City. Continue reading
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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.
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Festival:
The 18th Documentary Fortnight
Dates:
February 21-28
About:
MoMA’s annual nonfiction showcase has slimmed down a bit this year, with just 17 new and recent features in the lineup. Continue reading
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Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, February 18:
MINDING THE GAP
Director:
Bing Liu
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Sheffield, CPH:DOX, DOXA, AFI Docs, Full Frame, Biografilm, Doc 10, Big Sky Doc, San Francisco, Cleveland, Freep, BAMcinemaFest, Sun Valley, San Diego Asian, LA Asian Pacific, CAAMFest, RiverRun, Newport Beach, Docs Against Gravity, Nashville, Guanajuato, Traverse City, Dokufest
Notable Recognition:
The documentary has been nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
Friends from volatile homes, bonded over their love of skateboarding, face the responsibilities and complexities that come with adulthood.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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LORENA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute
Director:
Joshua Rofé
Premiere:
Sundance 2019
About:
An exploration of the notorious case of Lorena and John Wayne Bobbitt
I profiled the doc series before Sundance here.
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Festival:
The 16th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
February 15-24
About:
Nearly 60 new or recent doc features screen as part of Montana’s largest film event. Continue reading
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