Category Archives: Recommendations

Coming to VOD today, Monday, July 2:
HOCKNEY

Director:
Randall Wright

Premiere:
BFI London 2014

Select Festivals:
BAFICI, Doc Aviv, Minneapolis St Paul, Brighton, Vancouver, Palm Springs, St Louis

About:
A portrait of the influential British artist.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, July 2:
BRIMSTONE & GLORY

Director:
Viktor Jakovleski

Premiere:
True/False 2017

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Sheffield, Docaviv, AFI Docs, Dokufest, DocuWest, Ambulante, San Francisco, Sarasota, Montclair, Guanajuato, Fantastic Fest, Margaret Mead, Antenna Doc, Philadelphia

About:
An immersion into Tultepec, a Mexican city known for its pyrotechnic festival.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to VOD via Hulu tomorrow, Saturday, June 30:
EUROTRUMP

Directors:
Stephen Robert Morse and Nicholas Hampson

Premiere:
Sheffield 2017

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, CPH:DOX, Watch Docs

About:
A portrait of one of the most divisive figures in Dutch politics.

I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
With his signature coif, extremist views against Islam, and positioning as a populist candidate, politician Geert Wilders has been called the Dutch Donald Trump. With unprecedented access to the controversial figure, who has lived under armed guard for the past dozen years due to death threats against him, this compelling film charts Wilders’ rise to power as he seems poised to become the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Directors Stephen Robert Morse and Nicholas Hampson explore the provocative politician and his undeniable, disturbing influence on Dutch politics.

Coming to theatres today, Friday, June 29:
LOVE, CECIL

Director:
Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Premiere:
Telluride 2017

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hamptons, Palm Springs, Ashland, Sedona, Newport, Docaviv

About:
An affectionate portrait of renowned photographer and aesthete Cecil Beaton.

The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Cecil Beaton was a multi-talented photographer, writer, and painter who also designed sets and costumes for Oscar®-winning films such as MY FAIR LADY and GIGI. Filmmaker Lisa Immordino Vreeland, who has previously directed major biographies of Diana Vreeland (DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL) and Peggy Guggenheim (PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT), demonstrates how Beaton intersected multiple worlds from British royalty to fashion to Hollywood.

Coming to NYC’s Maysles Cinema tonight, Friday, June 29:
THIS IS CONGO

Director:
Daniel McCabe

Premiere:
Venice 2017

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Camden, DocPoint, Big Sky Doc, Palm Springs, Woodstock, Stockholm, Human Rights Watch, Glasgow, Docville

About:
An inside look at the complex forces behind the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing conflicts.

I previously wrote about the doc here.