New to VOD this week:
THE SUPER 8 YEARS
Director:
David Ernaux-Briot, Annie Ernaux
World Premiere:
Cannes 2022
Select Festivals:
New York, IDFA, Busan, Zurich, São Paulo, Rome, Ji.hlava
About:
Super 8 films, shot between 1972 and 1981, reveal not only a family archive but a testimony to the pastimes, lifestyle, and aspirations of a social class in the decade after 1968.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
TAKEN HOSTAGE
Director:
Robert Stone
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (November 2022)
About:
Unfolding like a political thriller, the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were held hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short today. Congratulations to all the filmmakers – especially the Sundance Film Festival alumni represented.
The official lists are below. The final nominees will be announced on January 24.
Documentary Feature:
Documentary Short Subject:
38 at the Garden
American Justice on Trial: People v Newton
Anastasia
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices from a Plantation Prison
As Far as They Can Run
The Elephant Whisperers
The Flagmakers
Happiness Is £4 Million
Haulout
Holding Moses
How Do You Measure a Year?
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Nuisance Bear
Shut Up and Paint
Stranger at the Gate
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Sundance
New to DVD this week:
HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM
Director:
Stanley Nelson
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (October 2022)
About:
A portrait of the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, December 21:
WILDCAT
Director:
Melissa Lesh, Trevor Beck Frost
World Premiere:
Telluride 2022
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Montclair, Heartland, St Louis, Hawai’i, AFI Fest
About:
A British war vet crippled by depression and PTSD attempts to find healing by raising an orphaned baby ocelot to maturity deep in the Peruvian jungle.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, December 20:
BALLETS RUSSES
Director:
Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
World Premiere:
Sundance 2005
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Milwaukee
About:
An intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists who gave birth to modern ballet.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20:
BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER
Director:
Nina Menkes
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, IDFA, Karlovy Vary, Thessaloniki Doc, BFI London, Jeonju, Istanbul, Beldocs, Docaviv, Frameline, Encounters, Bergen, Ambulante
About:
Based on Nina Menkes’ acclaimed talk “Sex & Power: The Visual Language of Cinema,” this is a mesmerizing journey into how shot design intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 20:
BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Director:
Stanley Nelson
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (October 2022)
About:
A profile of one of the most influential voices for democracy in American history, exploring how Frederick Douglass, born into slavery, played a role in securing the right to freedom for African Americans.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, December 16:
THE SUPER 8 YEARS
Director:
David Ernaux-Briot, Annie Ernaux
World Premiere:
Cannes 2022
Select Festivals:
New York, IDFA, Busan, Zurich, São Paulo, Rome, Ji.hlava
About:
Super 8 films, shot between 1972 and 1981, reveal not only a family archive but a testimony to the pastimes, lifestyle, and aspirations of a social class in the decade after 1968.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Disney+ today, Friday, December 16:
IF THESE WALLS COULD SING
Director:
Mary McCartney
World Premiere:
Telluride 2022
Select Festivals:
Chicago, Santa Fe
About:
A personal film of memory and discovery guiding viewers through nine decades to tell the stories of some of Abbey Road Studios’ most iconic recordings — and the people who made them happen.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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