New to VOD on Netflix this week: THE LAND OF THE ENLIGHTENED
Director:
Pieter-Jan De Pue
Premiere:
Sundance 2016, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Best Cinematography
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, True/False, Karlovy Vary, Hong Kong, Hot Docs, Docs Against Gravity, Biografilm, Sydney, New Zealand, Melbourne, Munich, Camden
About:
A hybrid exploring the wild, wild west of Afghanistan.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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LAST MEN IN ALEPPO
Director Feras Fayyad and co-director Steen Johannessen chronicle the lives of Aleppo’s White Helmets, the city’s volunteer civil defense team.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Denmark/Syria
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JOSHUA: TEENAGER VS SUPERPOWER
Joe Piscatella reveals how an unassuming 14-year-old boy defended Hong Kong’s sovereignty from China.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
USA (about Hong Kong)
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IT’S NOT YET DARK
Frankie Fenton chronicles a filmmaker’s determination to complete his first feature, despite a diagnosis of ALS.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Ireland
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IN LOCO PARENTIS
Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane introduce viewers to a singular elementary prep school.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Ireland/Spain
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THE GOOD POSTMAN
Tonislav Hristov explores Europe’s refugee crisis through the lens of a Bulgarian village’s mayoral election.
Festival Section:
World Cinema Documentary Competition
Country:
Finland/Bulgaria
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WHOSE STREETS?
Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis present an on-the-ground look at the Ferguson uprising.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3: NEWTOWN
Director:
Kim A Snyder
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, SXSW, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Cleveland, Camden, Melbourne, BAMcinemaFest, Bentonville
About:
A small community reckons with the aftermath of a tragedy.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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WATER & POWER: A CALIFORNIA HEIST
Marina Zenovich uncovers the long-standing battle that’s being waged for control of the most precious of natural resources.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
Special Program:
The New Climate
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UNREST
Jennifer Brea gives viewers a candid look at life with a debilitating and widely misunderstood medical condition.
Festival Section:
US Documentary Competition
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