Festival:
The 26th SXSW Film Festival
Dates:
March 8-17
About:
The popular Austin event includes approximately 60 new documentary features among its 140-odd feature and episodic presentations this year. Continue reading
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SXSW 2019: Documentary Overview
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On DVD: THE NEW RADICAL
New to DVD this week:
THE NEW RADICAL
Director:
Adam Bhala Lough
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Sidewalk, Philadelphia, Indie Memphis, Stockholm
About:
A profile of two crypto-anarchists as they face off against systems of control.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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One World 2019 Overview
Festival:
The 21st One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
Dates:
March 6-17
About:
Approximately 85 new documentary features screen in Prague and 35 other cities through this notable Czech festival. Continue reading
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Tribeca 2019: Features Lineup Announced
The lineup of 103 features has just been announced for the 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, taking place April 24-May 5. The following list presents the 52 documentary features announced to date, broken down by section: Continue reading
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On DVD: OF FATHERS AND SONS
photo by Kahtan Hasson and Talal Derki
OF FATHERS AND SONS
Director:
Talal Derki
Premiere:
IDFA 2017
Select Festivals:
Sundance, DOC NYC, Hot Docs, ZagrebDox, True/False, One World, Thessaloniki, CPH:DOX, Full Frame, Cleveland, DocumentaMadrid, Sydney, Munich, Melbourne, Camden, El Gouna, Hamptons, Sun Valley, Sarasota
Notable Recognition:
The documentary was nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
An in-depth look at a radical jihadist and his family in Syria.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: FREE SOLO
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, March 5:
FREE SOLO
Directors:
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin
Premiere:
Telluride 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Toronto, Los Angeles
Notable Recognition:
The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
About:
The chronicle of a man’s attempt to be the first person to scale a notorious cliff wall without ropes or safety gear.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Special Screening: THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
Coming to NYC’s Pure Nonfiction screening series tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5:
THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI
Director:
Bill Siegel
Premiere:
Tribeca 2013
Select Festivals:
Seattle, Traverse City, San Francisco Jewish, Melbourne, Montclair
About:
A chronicle of the legendary fighter’s conscientious objection over Vietnam.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Tempo Documentary Festival 2019 Overview
Festival:
The 20th Tempo Documentary Festival
Dates:
March 4-10
About:
Over 40 new and recent features are presented in Sweden’s largest nonfiction event, including a large representation of Swedish productions, like the following. Continue reading
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On TV: LEAVING NEVERLAND
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LEAVING NEVERLAND
Director:
Dan Reed
Premiere:
Sundance 2019
About:
An intimate profile of two of Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse victims.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Miami 2019: Documentary Overview
Festival:
The 36th Miami Film Festival
Dates:
March 1-10
About:
The Florida event plays host to nearly 100 features, with nonfiction making up almost a third of the lineup, which often focuses on Ibero-American work. Continue reading
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