Category Archives: Film

Coming to Showtime tonight, Friday, May 6:
SHERYL

Director:
Amy Scott

World Premiere:
SXSW 2022

About:
An intimate story of song and sacrifice—musically gifted superstar Sheryl Crow navigates an iconic yet arduous musical career battling sexism, ageism, depression, cancer, and the price of fame, before harnessing the power of her gift.

Coming to Netflix today, Friday, May 6:
LIKE A ROLLING STONE: THE LIFE & TIMES OF BEN FONG-TORRES

Director:
Suzanne Joe Kai

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021

Select Festivals:
Los Angeles Asian Pacific, San Diego Asian, Heartland

About:
An intimate profile of the Rolling Stone writer and editor, who defined the cultural zeitgeist of the 1960s and ’70s.

Coming to VOD today, Friday, May 6:
JANE BY CHARLOTTE

Director:
Charlotte Gainsbourg

World Premiere:
Cannes 2021

Select Festivals:
New York, Deauville, Jerusalem, San Sebastian, Doclisboa, São Paulo, Warsaw, Jihlava, Tallinn Black Nights, Torino, Taipei Golden Horse, Stockholm

About:
The filmmaker makes a portrait of her famed mother Jane Birkin.

New to DVD and VOD this week:
WORKHORSE QUEEN

Director:
Angela Washko

World Premiere:
Slamdance 2021

Select Festivals:
Calgary Underground, San Francisco Doc, DocEdge, Florida, Milwaukee, LGBT fests in Austin, Tel Aviv, Vancouver

About:
After being cast on RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE, 47-year old suburban telemarketer Ed Popil leaves his job to pursue a full-time entertainment industry career as his drag queen alter ego, 1960s era housewife Mrs Kasha Davis. 

Coming to The WORLD Channel’s AfroPoP series tonight, Thursday, May 5:
REVOLUTION FROM AFAR

Director:
Bentley Brown

World Premiere:
Sudan Independent 2020

Select Festivals:
DC Black, Cinemambulante, New York African, Zanzaibar, Hip Hop, Denver

About:
Through performance and conversation, Sudanese-American poets and musicians explore third culture identity and the revolution in Sudan.

Coming to Apple TV+ this Friday, May 6:
THE BIG CONN

Director:
James Lee Hernandez, Brian Lazarte

World Premiere:
SXSW 2022

About:
A docuseries revealing the unbelievable true story of the larger-than-life attorney, Eric C Conn, who stole over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security fraud case in history.

Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America Reframed tomorrow, Thursday, May 5:
DAUGHTER OF A LOST BIRD

Director:
Brooke Pepion Swaney

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021

Select Festivals:
Milwaukee, Atlanta, Seattle, ImagineNative, Big Sky Doc, Human Rights Watch, Cleveland, Heartland, Woodstock, Vancouver

About:
A woman, raised by an adopted white family since she was a baby, discovers her Native identity.