Category Archives: Recommendations

Coming to theatres this Friday, June 9:
NIGHT SCHOOL

Director:
Andrew Cohn

Premiere:
Tribeca 2016

Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Heartland, SXSWedu, St Louis, BendFilm

About:
A profile of three adults seeking to better their lives through education.

I previously wrote about the doc for Nantucket’s program, saying:
Single father Greg dropped out of high school to sell drugs, but now wants to make a better life for his young daughter. After always caring for others, grandmother Melissa sets out to prove that she can accomplish a goal for herself. Shynika dreams of leaving her dead-end minimum-wage job to become a nurse. In this deeply affecting portrait set in urban Indianapolis – a city with one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the United States – they return to school to earn their high school diplomas and to end the cycle of poverty inextricably tied to educational opportunities.

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, June 6:
THE FREEDOM TO MARRY

Director:
Eddie Rosenstein

Premiere:
Frameline 2016

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hawaii, Savannah, Big Sky Doc, Sebastopol Doc, Jewish fests in SF, Boston, Denver, and Philadelphia, LGBT fests in Houston, Austin, Durham, Atlanta, Melbourne, Seoul

About:
A behind-the-scenes look at the fight to legalize same-sex unions in America.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, June 6:
ELIÁN

Directors:
Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden

Premiere:
Tribeca 2017

Select Festivals::
Montclair

About:
A look back at the story of the 6-year-old Cuban boy who became a symbol of US/Cuban relations in 1999-2000.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6:
A GOOD AMERICAN

Director:
Frederich Moser

Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2015

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Palm Springs, Rotterdam, Portland, Sedona, Diagonale, Movies That Matter, Cleveland, RiverRun, DOXA, Docs Against Gravity, Biografilm, Dokufest

About:
The little-known story of how the NSA abandoned an effective intelligence-gathering system before the 9/11 attacks.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6:
JAMES BEARD: AMERICA’S FIRST FOODIE

Director:
Elizabeth Federici

Premiere:
Sonoma 2017

About:
A portrait of the influential food author, instructor, and personality.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, June 6:
JACQUES PÉPIN: THE ART OF CRAFT

Director:
Peter L Stein

Premiere:
American Masters (May 2017)

About:
A celebration of the acclaimed French chef and his impact on American food culture.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to VOD today, Friday, June 2:
ELIÁN

Directors:
Ross McDonnell and Tim Golden

Premiere:
Tribeca 2017

Select Festivals::
Montclair

About:
A look back at the story of the 6-year-old Cuban boy who became a symbol of US/Cuban relations in 1999-2000.

I previously wrote about the doc here.