Category Archives: Sundance

Coming to theatres this Friday, September 17:
MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY

Director:
Betsy West, Julie Cohen

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
Full Frame, Sheffield, Doc10, Provincetown, AFI Docs, Outfest

About:
A profile a long unheralded legal pioneer.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema this Friday, September 10:
HERE FOR LIFE

Director:
Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Adrian Jackson

World Premiere:
Locarno 2019

Select Festivals:
Art of the Real, Open City Doc

About:
In a city framed by capital and loss, ten unruly Londoners navigate their wild and wayward way, travelling on their own terms towards a co-existence far stronger than “community.”

Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 3:
FAYA DAYI

Director:
Jessica Beshir

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, BlackStar, True/False, Full Frame, Visions du Reel, Seattle, New Directors/New Films, Rotterdam, Melbourne

About:
A poetic, sensorial journey into the highlands of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, the birthplace of khat.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Saturday, August 28:
SEARCHERS

Director:
Pacho Velez

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Visions du Reel, Minneapolis-St Paul, AFI Docs

About:
An exploration of online dating apps and the need for human connection during a time of enforced isolation.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Paramount+ this Friday, August 20:
BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE

Director:
Lucy Walker

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

About:
A compelling and comprehensive essay exploring the history and causes of wildfires.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to HBO/HBO Max tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18:
IN THE SAME BREATH

Director:
Nanfu Wang

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, SXSW, MoMA’s Documentary Fortnight, Cleveland, San Francisco, Seattle, Human Rights Watch, Full Frame, Provincetown, Thessaloniki Doc, Docaviv, Doc10

About:
An investigation of the dual forces of propaganda and patriotism in the response to the coronavirus outbreaks in both China and the US.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, August 17:
THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS

Director:
Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw

World Premiere:
Sundance 2020

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, New York, San Sebastian, Zurich, Hamptons, Mill Valley, El Gouna, Aspen, Taipei Golden Horse, Thessaloniki Doc, Stockholm, Singapore

Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

About:
Enter the secretive world of the only people–and dogs–who are able to find the elusive white Alba truffle, the most expensive ingredient in the world.

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

Coming to theatres and to Hulu this Thursday, August 12:
HOMEROOM

Director:
Peter Nicks

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, BlackStar, Hot Docs, True/False, Full Frame, San Francisco, IFF Boston, Ashland

About:
An intimate profile of an Oakland high school class in the tumultuous year of COVID and a widespread reckoning of racial injustice.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Wedesday, August 11:
MISHA AND THE WOLVES

Director:
Sam Hobkinson

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Docaviv, Thessaloniki Doc, RiverRun

About:
The fascinating tale of a woman’s self-mythologizing Holocaust survival story.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

Coming to theatres today, Friday, August 6:
BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE

Director:
Lucy Walker

World Premiere:
Sundance 2021

About:
A compelling and comprehensive essay exploring the history and causes of wildfires.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.