Coming to VOD today, Wednesday, March 1:
DEEP RUN
Director:
Hillevi Loven
Premiere:
Frameline 2015
Seelct Festivals:
DOC NYC, Outfest, San Diego, Indie Grits, RiverRun, Belfast, Woodstock, LGBT fests in Austin, Denver, Stockholm, Atlanta, Miami, Melbourne, Seattle
About:
A portrait of transgender life in the rural South.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Spike TV tonight, Wednesday, March 1:
TIME: THE KALIEF BROWDER STORY
Director:
Jenner Furst
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
About:
A six-part docuseries exploring the consequences of the wrongful incarceration of a 16-year-old.
I profiled the series before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
The 14th edition of the True/False Film Fest takes place this weekend, starting Thursday, March 2 and wrapping on Sunday, March 5. More than 30 new and retrospective features, including several hush-hush “secret screenings,” will be showcased in the welcoming college town of Columbia MO, a line-up of highlights from notable events like Sundance, IDFA, Toronto, and elsewhere, as well as several new titles. While I’m sadly missing the festival this year, here’s a brief look at some of the new or under-the-radar titles I’d be checking out if I were in attendance:
Among these are Chico Pereira’s infectiously charming DONKEYOTE (pictured), which follows the director’s uncle as he sets off on a quixotic trip with his faithful donkey and dog; Viktor Jakovleski’s BRIMSTONE & GLORY, a portrait of a Mexican town known for its fireworks; Shevaun Mizrahi’s DISTANT CONSTELLATION, on life in an Istanbul retirement home; Florent Vassault’s LINDY LOU, JUROR NUMBER 2, which accompanies the titular figure as she revisits a trial that has haunted her for twenty years; Fan Jian’s STILL TOMORROW, a portrait of Chinese woman who experiences unexpected fame; and Lea Glob and Mette Carla Albrechtsen’s VENUS, which surveys 100 women on their sexual history.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 28:
RACHEL CARSON
Director:
Michelle Ferrari
Premiere:
American Experience (January 2017)
About:
A portrait of the woman whose writing popularized the environmental movement.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, March 1:
CONTEMPORARY COLOR
Directors:
Bill Ross and Turner Ross
Premiere:
Tribeca 2016
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hot Docs, New Orleans, San Francisco, Montclair, Seattle, Sydney, Bonnaroo, AFI Docs, Guanajuato, Melbourne, Sidewalk, Camden, Denver, St Louis, Indie Memphis, Sound Unseen
About:
A chronicle of a one-night-only musical collaboration conceived by David Byrne celebrating color guard.
Inspired to showcase color guard – which involves troupes performing synchronized movements incorporating flags and rifles to live or pre-recorded music – Byrne commissioned ten musicians to create original songs/soundtracks to accompany a demonstration of the craft at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The Ross brothers, together with an impressive assemblage of cinematographers, were there to capture the concert, as well as some behind-the-scenes details. The result is a visually vibrant concert doc, one very different from the duo’s past output, and likely best appreciated by music/performance doc fans.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 28:
THE RACE UNDERGROUND
Director:
Michael Rossi
Premiere:
American Experience (January 2017)
About:
The story of America’s first subway.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 28:
MAGNUS
Director:
Benjamin Ree
Premiere:
Tribeca 2016
Select Festivals:
Munich, Traverse City, Moscow, Zurich, Vancouver, Hamptons
About:
A profile of Norwegian chess wunderkind Magnus Carlsen.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, February 28:
BE HERE NOW: THE ANDY WHITFIELD STORY
Director:
Lilibet Foster
Premiere:
Los Angeles 2015
Select Festivals:
Hot Springs Doc, Santa Barbara, Documentary Edge, Sedona
About:
An actor and his family struggle against a devastating cancer diagnosis.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28:
KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE
Director:
Robert Greene
Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Berlin, True/False, Indielisboa, DocAviv, Sydney, BAMcinemaFest, New Zealand, Melbourne, Sydney
About:
An actress researches a particularly challenging role.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28:
SOUND OF REDEMPTION: THE FRANK MORGAN STORY
Director:
NC Heikin
Premiere:
Los Angeles 2014
Select Festivals:
Hot Springs Doc, Palm Springs, Virginia, Vancouver, Atlanta, Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Sound + Vision
About:
A profile of a musician and his struggles with drug addiction and crime.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
