New to DVD this week:
ACCEPTED
Director:
Dan Chen
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
New Orleans, Double Exposure, Hot Springs Doc, Full Frame, Cleveland, San Diego Asian, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Sidewalk, Denver
About:
The ambitious students of the TM Landry Prep School enjoyed a remarkable 100% acceptance rate into the country’s most elite colleges until an explosive New York Times article exposed the controversial teaching methods of its dynamic founder.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix today, Tuesday, July 12:
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
Director:
Alison Ellwood, Lucy Walker
World Premiere:
Netflix (July 2022)
About:
A docuseries following author Michael Pollan as he explores the history and uses of psychedelics, including LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and mescaline.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, July 12:
THE AMERICAN SECTOR
Director:
Courtney Stephens, Pacho Velez
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
Art of the Real, Docaviv, Camden, AFI Fest, RIDM, Maryland
About:
A road trip tracking several of the remnants of the Berlin Wall now held by American collectors and institutions.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID tomorrow, Tuesday, July 12:
ROCÍO
Director:
Dario Guerrero
Select Festivals:
BlackStar, Cine Las Americas, San Diego Latino
About:
After a sudden cancer diagnosis, an undocumented mother of three must choose between seeking treatment in her native Mexico and awaiting certain death in the US.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, July 11:
WUHAN WUHAN
Director:
Yung Chang
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021
Select Festivals:
CAAMFest, DOXA, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Sarasota, Milwaukee, Minnesota-St Paul, DocEdge, Sebastopol Doc
About:
A look at Wuhan, China, at the peak of the pandemic lockdown, revealing the emotions and resilience at the core of our shared humanity.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres and VOD today, Friday, July 8:
DREAMING WALLS: INSIDE THE CHELSEA HOTEL
Director:
Amélie van Elmbt, Maya Duverdier
World Premiere:
Berlin 2022
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Thessaloniki Doc, CPH:DOX, Provincetown
About:
The end of an eight-year upmarket renovation of the legendary Chelsea Hotel is partly longed for and partly dreaded by the artists who still live there.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Film Movement Plus today, Friday, July 8:
ONE MORE JUMP
Director:
Emanuele Gerosa
World Premiere:
Rome 2019
Select Festivals:
DocsMX, Festival dei Popoli, Other Israel, One World
About:
The pain and frustration of young Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are shown through the prism of a parkour team.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Friday, July 8:
THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE
Director:
Andrew Dominik
World Premiere:
Berlin 2022
Select Festivals:
SXSW, CPH:DOX
About:
A portrait of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis’ exceptional creative relationship as they bring to life songs from albums Ghosteen and Carnage.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, July 8:
FAIR PLAY
Director:
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
World Premiere:
theatrical release (July 2022)
About:
A deep look at domestic inequity, making visible the invisible care work historically held by women, and inspiring a more balanced and equitable future.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID tomorrow, Thursday, July 7:
MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE
Director:
Marc Bauder
World Premiere:
Locarno 2013
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Thessaloniki Doc, DOK Leipzig, Zurich, Festival dei Popoli, Moscow, Sydney, Peking, Istanbul, Jerusalem
About:
In economic powerhouse Germany, a top investment banker gives a disturbing insider’s account of his emotions, motivations, and predictions, revealing a parallel universe of extreme income and merciless pressure.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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