Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Thursday, September 16:
HER SOCIALIST SMILE
Director:
John Gianvito
World Premiere:
New York Film Festival 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Jeonju, Viennale, Cinema du Reel, Hot Docs, Indielisboa
About:
A meditation on Helen Keller’s outspokenness on behalf of progressive causes.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15:
OUR DEFEATS
Director:
Jean-Gabriel Périot
World Premiere:
Berlin 2019
Select Festivals:
Visions du Reel, CPH:DOX, Jeonju, Istanbul, San Sebastian, Sao Paulo, Guanajuato
About:
A class of teenagers from a school outside Paris reenact scenes of strikes, resistance, and labor disputes from films from the May ‘68 era.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, September 14:
THE HUMAN FACTOR
Director:
Dror Moreh
World Premiere:
Telluride 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hamptons, Chicago, AFI Fest, Philadelphia, Cork, Jerusalem, Woodstock, Savannah
About:
A look back at peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine in 2000 through the memories of American diplomats.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, September 14:
FISH & MEN
Director:
Darby Duffin, Adam R Jones
World Premiere:
New Hampshire 2019
Select Festivals:
Provincetown, Woods Hole, Sebastopol Doc, Newport Beach, St Louis, Virginia, Globe Docs,
About:
A revealing look at how consumer demand for five species of seafood has threatened fishing communities and public health.
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Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15:
WE ARE THE THOUSAND
Director:
Anita Rivaroli
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hot Docs, Melbourne, Docs Against Gravity
About:
An uplifting, inspiring, and emotional music documentary about a seemingly impossible plan to record a song by the Foo Fighters with a thousand musicians.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO Max this Wednesday, August 15:
A LA CALLE
Director:
Nelson G Navarrete, Maxx Caicedo
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Human Rights Watch, Cleveland, Miamia, Movies That Matter, United Nations Association
About:
An on-the-ground account of the extraordinary efforts of ordinary Venezuelans to reclaim their democracy from the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Venezuela’s recent political upheavals are made vivid in Maxx Caicedo and Nelson G Navarrete’s film, whose title translates to “to the street.” Covering multiple perspectives in the tradition of epic documentaries such as THE SQUARE and WINTER ON FIRE, the film captures history unfolding over several years. The filmmakers gain close access to Leopoldo López, whose arrest and imprisonment inspires a national movement against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. This vital chronicle not only helps us understand Venezuela, it also exemplifies a spirit of resistance against corruption that is universally inspiring.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14:
CAN YOU BRING IT: BILL T JONES AND D-MAN IN THE WATERS
Director:
Rosalynde LeBlanc, Tom Hurwitz
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Frameline, Vancouver, Milwaukee, SF Dance, Outshine Miami
About:
The story behind Bill T Jones and Arnie Zane’s titular performance piece on the devastation of AIDS.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to ESPN’s 30 for 30 beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN QUEENS
Director:
Nick Davis
World Premiere:
Rooftop Films (August 2021)
About:
A multi-part profile of one of the most dominating, infamous, and magical teams of all-time: the 1986 Mets.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s American Experience today, Monday, September 13:
SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR: THE FIRST
Director:
Michelle Ferrari
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
The story of the pioneering first woman on the US Supreme Court, who both reflected and shaped an era.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to History this Sunday, September 12:
DESERT ONE
Director:
Barbara Kopple
World Premiere:
Toronto 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, AFI Fest, Double Exposure, Palm Springs, Full Frame, Big Sky Doc
About:
An up-close look at the mission to free American hostages during the 1979 Iranian revolution
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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