Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, October 23: THE RUSSIAN WINTER
Petter Ringbom’s behind the scenes look at musician John Forté’s Russian tour premiered at Tribeca this year. It screened at the Moscow International Film Festival this Summer, and will also screen in competition next month at IDFA.
I included the film in my Tribeca roundup here.
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Coming to Investigation Discovery for its broadcast premiere tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23: INTO THE ABYSS
Werner Herzog’s exploration of death row debuted last year at Telluride, followed by Toronto. It also screened at DOC NYC, AFI Fest, Human Rights Watch, Hong Kong, Melbourne, and London, among others, while also enjoying a limited theatrical run.
I wrote about the film out of Toronto here.
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Already available on iTunes and coming to DVD and VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23: THE INVISIBLE WAR
Kirby Dick’s exposé on rape in the US military claimed an audience award at its premiere this year at Sundance. Its extensive festival run has included Full Frame, Dallas, Ashland, San Francisco, Human Rights Watch, Los Angeles, and Hot Docs, and it enjoyed a limited theatrical release this Summer.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema via Tugg tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23: 1/2 REVOLUTION
Omar Shargawi and Karim El Hakim’s direct experience of the beginnings of the uprising in Tahrir Square premiered in the Nordisk Panorama last year. It made its stateside debut at Sundance and also screened at Dubai, Thessaloniki Doc, True/False, and the Aljazeera Doc fest.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction series at the IFC Center next Tuesday, October 23: THE ATOMIC STATES OF AMERICA
Don Argott and Sheena M Joyce’s exploration of nuclear power made its world premiere in competition at Sundance at the beginning of the year. Its festival run has included Dallas, the Hamptons, Heartland, and Newport Beach, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 19: SEXY BABY
Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus’ exploration of the consequences of our sex-focused society premiered earlier this year at Tribeca. It’s gone on to screen at Hot Docs, Newport Beach, and Traverse City, picking up an award at the latter.
I included the film in my Tribeca roundup here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Decades before Oprah Winfrey and Arsenio Hall established African Americans as popular talk show hosts, Ellis Haizlip paved the way with his PBS show SOUL!
In 1968, against the backdrop of the radical changes wrought by the Civil Rights movement, Haizlip conceived of and launched SOUL!, which has been referred to as “the Black TONIGHT SHOW,” on a local New York station. By 1969, the hour-long weekly series began being broadcast nationwide on PBS – the only show of its kind, produced by and geared toward African Americans. Lasting five seasons, SOUL! exposed the country to the diversity of African American arts, music, culture, and politics, often presenting the first TV appearances of entertainers who became household names. Directors Sam Pollard and Melissa Haizlip set out to share the story of SOUL!, and, significantly, that of Haizlip – an openly gay, politically active African American man – with a new generation. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 19: WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTAVISTS
Brian Knappenberger’s exploration of the radical Anonymous hacker collective premiered at Slamdance at the beginning of the year. It went on to screen at SXSW, Independent Film Festival Boston, Hot Docs, Seattle, Sheffield, SilverDocs, Traverse City, and Fantasia, picking up an audience award at the latter.
I included the film in my SXSW coverage here.
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Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 19: BROOKLYN CASTLE
Katie Dellamaggiore’s portrait of junior high school chess players won an audience award at its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW. Its festival circuit has included Dallas, Cleveland, Hot Docs, Newport Beach, and Silverdocs.
I included the film in my SXSW coverage here.
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Coming to NYC’s Anthology Film Archives tomorrow, Friday, October 19: BESTIAIRE
Denis Côté’s look at how we view animals made its premiere at Sundance earlier this year. It went on to screen at Berlin, Cinema du Reel, New Horizons, and Toronto, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
