Coming to theatres this Friday, July 20: THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES
Lauren Greenfield’s portrait of privilege facing the Recession made its premiere at this year’s Sundance, where it won the US Documentary Directing Award. Its gone on to screen at a number of other fests, including Los Angeles, RiverRun, Provincetown, and Karlovy Vary.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to theatres nationwide for one night only* next Wednesday, July 18: SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS
Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s requiem to LCD Soundsystem premiered at Sundance this year. It went on to screen as part of the inaugural Sundance London program, as well as at SXSW, Ambulante, and Hot Docs.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
*Due to high demand, additional screenings have been added in some theatres, including additional playdates in places like NYC’s Landmark Sunshine.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, July 13: THE IMPOSTER
Bart Layton’s stranger than fiction story of an improbable impersonation premiered at Sundance. Its festival circuit has included Seattle, BAMcinemafest, Edinburgh, and Miami, taking a jury prize at the latter.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s AMC 25 this Friday, July 13 with a national release to follow: FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK & WHITE
Julia Ivanova premiered her portrait of a Ukrainian woman and her more than twenty foster children – most biracial in a racist society – at Sundance last year. The film’s festival circuit has included the Hamptons, Vancouver, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Hot Docs, winning an award at the latter.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, July 6: CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
Yung Chang premiered his sports doc/economic commentary at Sundance. It’s gone on to screen at Hot Docs, Sheffield, and Silverdocs, among others. The doc expands to other cities later this month and into August.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films this Thursday, July 5: THE IMPOSTER
Bart Layton’s gripping investigation into a case of assumed identity made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It’s gone on to screen at other notable festivals including Seattle, Edinburgh, BAMcinemafest, and Miami, where it won the grand jury prize.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Premiering on HBO next Monday, July 2: MARINA ABRAMOVIC THE ARTIST IS PRESENT
Matthew Akers premiered his film on the Serbian performance artist’s MoMA retrospective at Sundance this year. The doc went on to pick up an audience award at the Berlinale, and was released theatrically earlier this month.
I profiled the film before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films this Saturday, June 30: CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
Yung Chang’s exploration of China’s economic and societal changes through the microcosm of boxing had its world premiere earlier this year at Sundance. Since then, it’s screened at several other fests, including Hot Docs, Planete Doc, Sheffield, and It’s All True.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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Coming to POV this Thursday, June 28: GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
Pamela Yates’ story of how her previous film on Guatemala helped overthrow a dictator made its world premiere at Sundance last year. It later opened the Human Rights Watch Film Festival and enjoyed a limited theatrical release. For its POV engagement, which includes streaming online following the broadcast, Yates had PBS remove the geoblock that typically limits the stream to US and Canada so that it can be accessed around the world. Recognizing the importance of reaching core audiences in Spanish, the film will be streamed in both English and Spanish, and will also include streaming of the prequel film, WHEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Premiering on HBO this Monday, June 25: ME @THE ZOO_
Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch’s portrait of YouTube celebrity Chris Crocker premiered at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at True/False and Provincetown before its cable broadcast premiere next week.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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