Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, November 23:
FAKE IT SO REAL
Director:
Robert Greene
World Premiere:
True/False 2011
Select Festivals:
Sarasota, Camden, Rooftop Films, Maryland, CPH:DOX
About:
A look at the lives of aspiring pro wrestlers.
Category Archives: Film
Streaming: FAKE IT SO REAL
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
On DVD: LOVE, CHARLIE
New to DVD this week:
LOVE, CHARLIE
Director:
Rebecca Halpern
World Premiere:
Chicago 2021
Select Festivals:
Florida, Seattle, San Diego, St Louis
About:
The rise and fall of chef Charlie Trotter, who revolutionized American cuisine and paved the way for today’s celebrity chefs.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: KAEPERNICK & AMERICA
New to DVD this week:
KAEPERNICK & AMERICA
Director:
Tommy Walker, Ross Hockrow
World Premiere:
Seattle 2022
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Traverse City, Montreal Black
About:
An exploration of the political hysteria around the enigmatic quarterback’s fateful decision to protest, putting him at the center of an ever-exploding culture war.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: THE BOOK KEEPERS
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 22:
THE BOOK KEEPERS
Director:
Phil Wall
World Premiere:
Austin 2020
Select Festivals:
Napa Valley, Savannah, Chagrin Doc, DocUtah
About:
A father and son crisscross the country to fulfill a dying wish, ensure a legacy, and find solace after tragic personal loss.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23:
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Director:
Laura Poitras
World Premiere:
Venice 2022
Select Festivals:
New York, Toronto, DOC NYC, Zurich, Athens, London, Hamptons, Bergen, Vienna, Chicago, Montclair, NewFest, Philadelphia, Leeds, Denver, Virginia, Hawaii, Stockholm, Belfast, Cork, Tallinn Black Nights
About:
A profile about photographer Nan Goldin and her battle against the Sackler family pharmaceutical dynasty.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Streaming: GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Coming to Amazon Prime Video tomorrow, Wednesday, November 23:
GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Director:
Ryan White
World Premiere:
Telluride 2022
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Aspen, Vancouver, Rio, Hamptons, Heartland, Bergen, San Diego, St Louis, Philadelphia
About:
A team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory create, launch, and guide Opportunity, a dazzlingly innovative and surprisingly personable Mars robotic explorer on an unprecedented 15-year adventure.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 22:
THE STORY OF FILM: A NEW GENERATION
Director:
Mark Cousins
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Chicago, Lumiere, Palm Springs, Taipei Golden Horse, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Biografilm
About:
An examination of the most powerful movie images of the last decade, including the pandemic, to create an epic and hopeful tale of cinematic innovation from around the globe.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On TV: BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, November 22:
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON
Director:
Madison Thomas
World Premiere:
Toronto 2022
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC
About:
Fierce and fearless, folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie—educator, Oscar winner, activist, and philanthropist—has always been a woman ahead of her time.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On TV: MIDWIVES
Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, November 21:
MIDWIVES
Director:
Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, IDFA, Cleveland, San Francisco, Human Rights Watch, DMZ Docs, Docaviv, Zurich, Brisbane, Bergen, Cork
About:
Two midwives—one Buddhist, the other Muslim—work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On TV: GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN
Coming to CNN this Sunday, November 20:
GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN
Director:
Julie Cohen, Betsy West
World Premiere:
SXSW 2022
Select Festivals:
Minneapolis-St Paul
About:
A gunman ended her skyrocketing political career, but didn’t stop Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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