Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, July 17:
44 PAGES
Director:
Tony Shaff
Premiere:
SXSW Edu 2017
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Dallas, Sarasota, Cleveland, RiverRun, Nashville, Sidewalk, Indie Memphis, St Louis,
About:
A behind the scenes look at the most popular children’s magazine in the world.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to NYC’s DCTV Presents series tonight, Monday, July 16:
YOURS IN SISTERHOOD
Director:
Irene Lusztig
Premiere:
Berlin 2018
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, AFI Docs, Art of the Real, Documenta Madrid, Docaviv, Inside Out, Frameline
About:
Unpublished letters to Ms. Magazine bridge feminism’s past and present.
Lusztig’s unusually engaging project operates on a very simple but unusually revealing premise: Having found an archive of unpublished letters to the editors of the pioneering feminist magazine, Ms., the filmmaker travels to the towns from which they originated and has present-day women read and comment on them, directly to the camera. Sometimes it seems obvious why a particular woman or girl has been asked to read a specific letter – on the surface, they might share the same job, age, or ethnicity – but it’s when they are asked their thoughts about the content of what they’ve spoken aloud, or about their impressions of the writer, that some interesting ruptures emerge. Not surprisingly, blindspots around race, class, and sexuality that readers sought to bring to the attention of the magazine in the 1970s still reverberate for today’s participants. In addition to presenting a remarkably diverse, complex, and intersectional representation of feminism, Lusztig also elicits a surprisingly emotional reaction from the viewer at times, peppering in several participants who reveal themselves to be the actual writers of the letters, adding a layer of self-reflection to this thought-provoking film.
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photo by Mark Sennet
Director:
Marina Zenovich
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Karlovy Vary, San Francisco, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard
About:
A revealing look at the life and career of the late comedian/actor.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
photo by Mark Sennet
Director:
Marina Zenovich
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Karlovy Vary, San Francisco, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard
About:
A revealing look at the life and career of the late comedian/actor.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 36th Outfest
Dates:
July 12-22
About:
Los Angeles’ LGBT festival presents more than 60 features, including nearly 30 documentaries. Continue reading
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
photo by Eric Phillips-Horst
Director:
Kimberly Reed
Premiere:
Sundance 2018
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Big Sky, Full Frame, AFI Docs, Boulder, Martha’s Vineyard, Florida, Ashland, Cleveland, Freep, Montclair, Dallas, Nashville, Telluride Mountainfilm
About:
Montana serves as a case study for the dangerous impact of Citizens United on politics.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, July 10:
GETTING NAKED: A BURLESQUE STORY
Director:
James Lester
Premiere:
Venice 2017 (Venice Days)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Cleveland, Newport Beach, Berkshire, Greenwich, Florida, SF DocFest
About:
An inside look at the lives of several contemporary burlesque performers.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, July 10:
THE MAN WHO SAW TOO MUCH
Director:
Trisha Ziff
Premiere:
Hot Docs 2016
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Duabi, Raindance, Morelia, AFI Docs, San Francisco Latino, St Louis, Ambulante
About:
An exploration of the work of a noted Mexican crime scene photographer.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
Even as a child, Enrique Metinides was obsessed with images, photographing car accidents in his Mexico City neighborhood and snapping pictures at the local morgue. Tabloids soon started publishing his photos, beginning his three-decade career as a crime photographer. Through Metinides’ compelling work, which often captures not only gruesome scenes of human tragedy but also the curious reactions of onlookers, Trisha Ziff explores our morbid fascination with death and accidents.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, July 10:
SUPERGIRL
Director:
Jessie Auritt
Premiere:
Hamptons 2016
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Big Sky Doc, Cucalorus, Slamdance, Doc Edge, Cleveland, Sarasota, RiverRun, Florida, Montclair, Annapolis, Milwaukee, Woods Hole, Jewish fests in Philadelphia, Palm Beach, Hartford, Seattle, Washington, San Francisco, and London
About:
A portrait of the world’s strongest girl.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to PBS’s POV this coming Monday, July 9:
THE WORKERS CUP
Director:
Adam Sobel
Premiere:
Sundance 2017
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Sheffield, It’s All True, Docs Against Gravity, Vilnius, Doc Edge, Human Rights Watch, Sydney, Zurich, Carthage, Cinema Verité, Palm Springs
About:
Migrant workers building Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure compete in their own soccer tournament.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
