Festival:
The 13th DOC NYC
Dates:
November 9-27
About:
More than 100 new and recent features are presented by America’s largest documentary festival.
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DOC NYC 2022 Overview
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IDFA 2022 Overview
Festival:
The 35th IDFA
Dates:
November 9-20
About:
Nearly 150 new and recent documentary features make up the lineup of the largest nonfiction event in the world.
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On DVD: DEAR SANTA
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 8:
DEAR SANTA
Director:
Dana Nachman
World Premiere:
Heartland 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC
About:
Volunteers for the USPS’s Operation Santa answer letters to Santa.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Streaming: KIMJONGILIA
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On VOD: MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 8:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: KIMJONGILIA
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 8:
KIMJONGILIA
Director:
NC Heikin
World Premiere:
Sundance 2009
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Busan, Warsaw, Leeds, Stockholm, Palm Springs, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik
About:
North Korean defectors tell their stories of repression, escape and hope.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 4:
MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM
Director:
Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docaviv, BFI London, IndieLisboa, Sydney, Nashville, San Sebastián, Reykjavik, Athens, Brisbane
About:
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world. Inspired by the book by Lizzy Goodman.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: CALENDAR GIRLS
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, November 4:
CALENDAR GIRLS
Director:
Maria Loohufvud, Love Martinsen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
Thessaloniki Doc, Docs Against Gravity, Cork, Brisbane, Edinburgh, Helsinki
About:
A coming-of-golden-age look at Florida’s most dedicated dance team for women over 60, shaking up the outdated image of “the little old lady,” and calling for everyone to dance their hearts out, while they still can.
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Streaming: LAPÜ
Coming to OVID this Friday, November 4:
LAPÜ
Director:
Juan Pablo Polanco, César Alejandro Jaimes
World Premiere:
Sundance 2019
Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, Thessaloniki Doc, Cartagena, Documenta, San Francisco, Antenna Doc, DMZ Doc
About:
An indigenous Colombian woman goes on a vital spiritual journey.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: MORONI FOR PRESIDENT
Coming to OVID today, Tuesday, November 1:
MORONI FOR PRESIDENT
Directors:
Saila Huusko, Jasper Rischen
World Premiere:
Big Sky Doc 2018
Select Festivals:
Los Angeles, Frameline, Seattle Queer, DocuWest
About:
A gay ex-Mormon campaigns to lead the Navajo Nation.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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