Coming to theatres this Friday, September 28: THE OTHER DREAM TEAM
Marius Markevicius’ look at national pride through sports premiered in competition at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at Dallas, Newport Beach, and Seattle.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, September 21: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
David France’s affecting look back at a community fighting for their lives made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, Silverdocs, New Directors/New Films, San Francisco, and Outfest, among others.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to DVD and VOD next Tuesday, September 18: SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP
Director Ice-T and co-director Andy Baybutt premiered their star-studded appreciation of hip hop creativity at Sundance. Indomina released the film this summer around the country.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, September 7: DETROPIA
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s meditation on Detroit premiered in January at Sundance, picking up an award for best documentary editing. Its festival circuit has been extensive, screening at True/False, Cleveland, Boston, Hot Docs, DocAviv, Silverdocs, Nantucket, and Traverse City, among others. Ewing and Rachel’s DIY release expands from NYC next week and through November, with additional bookings found here.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Thursday, August 29 and to theatres in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin this Friday, August 31: THE AMBASSADOR
Mads Brügger’s controversial exposé of international corruption premiered at last year’s IDFA. It came stateside at Sundance and went on to screen extensively around the world, making stops at Thessaloniki Documentary, New Directors/New Films, Planete Doc, and Karlovy Vary, among others, before its US VOD release earlier this month.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, August 28: FAMILY AFFAIR
Chico Colvard’s disturbing unearthing of family secrets made its world premiere at Sundance in 2010. Additional festivals included Hot Docs, Full Frame, Silverdocs, Atlanta, and many more, before making its debut on OWN earlier this year.
I previously wrote about the film upon its broadcast premiere here.
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Coming to DVD and VOD this Tuesday, August 21: PAYBACK
Jennifer Baichwal’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s essay on the concept of debt made its premiere at Sundance this year. It has also screened at Newport Beach, Traverse City, Nashville, and Seattle, among other festivals.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films for a free screening next Tuesday, August 14: 5 BROKEN CAMERAS
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi’s document of nonviolent opposition against the Israeli army had its world premiere at last year’s IDFA, where it won two awards. Another award came from its North American debut at Sundance this year, which launched the doc to further exposure on the festival circuit, including New Directors/New Films, Thessaloniki Documentary, and Hot Docs, among others, as well as a limited theatrical release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films this Saturday, August 11: DETROPIA
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s lyrical view of Detroit made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year, where editor Enat Sidi picked up the jury award for best documentary editing. The film has gone on to screen at True/False, Cleveland, Hot Docs, Silverdocs, BAMcinemaFest and Traverse City, among others, as the filmmakers gear up for a DIY theatrical release starting next month.
I wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Cinema Village this Friday, August 10: THE GREEN WAVE
Ali Samadi Ahadi’s exploration of Iran’s 2009 Green Revolution made its world premiere at Hamburg in 2010. Additional festival exposure included IDFA, Sundance, San Francisco, Planete Doc Review, Human Rights Watch, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, and Vancouver, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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