Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens tonight, Monday, June 28:
THE PEOPLE VS AGENT ORANGE
Director:
Alan Adelson, Kate Taverna
World Premiere:
Life After Oil 2020
Select Festivals:
Global Health, Eugene Environmental, Movies That Matter
About:
Two women, one American and one Vietnamese, fight to hold the chemical industry accountable for a devastating legacy.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, June 25 and to Discovery+ this Sunday, June 27:
REBEL HEARTS
Director:
Pedro Kos
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Miami, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, Milwaukee, Cleveland
About:
The story of an unlikely group of radically progressive nuns.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to CNN this Sunday, June 27:
LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY
Director:
Laura Fairrie
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
An admiring portrait of novelist Jackie Collins’ trailblazing and glamorous life.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Saturday, June 26:
WONDER BOY
Director:
Anissa Bonnefont
World Premiere:
French TV (October 2019)
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Paris Chéries Chéris, Compiegne
About:
French fashion house Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing allows the camera to become his confidante as he embarks on a search for his birth mother.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Rooftop Films this Sunday, June 27:
PLAYING WITH SHARKS
Director:
Sally Aitken
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Doc Edge, Boulder, Washington DC Environmental, EarthX, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard, DocLands, Mountainfilm
About:
A tribute to a pioneering shark conservationist and underwater cinematographer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres and VOD today, Friday, June 25:
KENNY SCHARF: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
Director:
Malia Scharf, Max Basch
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Revelation, Provincetown, Montclair, Atlantic
About:
A portrait of artist Kenny Scharf, whose work fuses popular culture and fine art.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Along with friends Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kenny Scharf grew from a graffiti artist into a major force in the 1980s NYC art scene. Obsessed with garbage, cartoons, and plastic, this playful Peter Pan’s roller coaster career flourished despite the decimation of the AIDS crisis and the fickle tastes of the art world. From street art to museums, Scharf continues to create colorful, complex work that puts him at the forefront of where popular culture meets fine art.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Disney+ tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
WOLFGANG
Director:
David Gelb
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
About:
A mouthwatering portrait of one of the first celebrity chefs and a pioneer in the world of California cuisine, Wolfgang Puck.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
LOURDES
Director:
Alban Teurlai, Thierry Demaiziere
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2019
Select Festivals:
Docville, Hof
About:
A portrait of the French pilgrimage site.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Apple TV+ tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
WHO ARE YOU, CHARLIE BROWN?
Director:
Michael Bonfiglio
World Premiere:
Apple TV+ (June 2021)
About:
Friends, family, cartoonists, and notable fans of the iconic PEANUTS celebrate honor creator Charles Schulz and celebrate the global popularity and long-lasting significance of the comic strip.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres in NYC and LA tomorrow, Friday, June 25:
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Director:
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, True/False, AFI Docs, Provincetown, DocLands, Minneapolis/St Paul, San Francisco Doc
About:
A joyous and thoughtful revisitation of a long overlooked part of Black music history.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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