New to DVD this week: WE COULD BE KING
Judd Ehrlich’s look at a high school football team debuted at Tribeca this Spring. It went on to be broadcast on ESPN.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On DVD: WE COULD BE KING
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Special Screening: ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH
Coming to NYC’s Maysles Cinema as part of the DocWatchers series tonight, Thursday, February 13: ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH
Pratibha Parmar’s profile of the acclaimed activist/author debuted at London’s Women of the World Festival last year. It went on to fests like Seattle, Frameline, Outfest, Chicago, Athena, St Louis, Vancouver, African Diaspora, Bronze Lens, Mill Valley, Inside Out, and Napa Valley, among others.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its broadcast debut here.
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2014 DOC NYC in Focus: Doc-A-Thon Day 6 – Reach Your Audience
Doc-A-Thon, DOC NYC‘s panel series, wraps up with a series of panels on the critical topic of audience engagement. All of the following Day 6 panel sessions take place between 10:30am-5:00pm at the IFC Center on the closing day of the festival, Thursday, November 20: Continue reading
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2014 DOC NYC in Focus: Doc-A-Thon Day 5 – Fund Your Doc
The penultimate day of Doc-A-Thon, DOC NYC‘s panel series, focuses on the current state of nonfiction funding. All of the following Day 5 panel sessions take place between 10:30am-5:00pm at the IFC Center on Wednesday, November 19: Continue reading
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RIDM 2014 Overview
Tonight, Wednesday, November 12 sees the opening of the 17th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival, more familiar as RIDM, with the world premiere of Kim Nguyen’s THE EMPIRE OF SCENTS (LE NEZ), an exploration of the sense of smell, inspired by a sommelier’s book. The fest closes on Sunday, November 23 with Nicolas Wadimoff’s SPARTANS, a profile of a suburban Marseille MMA and the school he runs. Between these two films, RIDM will screen over sixty new and recent nonfiction features, plus shorts and new media projects. While the simultaneous presentation of DOC NYC on the festival calendar makes it impossible for me to attend, here are the titles that caught my attention: Continue reading
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2014 DOC NYC in Focus: POINT + SHOOT
Photography is at the center of the fifth of six DOC NYC shorts programs: Continue reading
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In Theatres: LEVITATED MASS
Coming to NYC theatres this Friday, November 14: LEVITATED MASS
Doug Pray’s charting of the construction of a massive art project premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year. Its fest circuit included DOC NYC, Florida, Cleveland, Napa Valley, Martha’s Vineyard, and Sebastopol Doc, among others. After a theatrical run in Los Angeles this past September, it now opens in NYC.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2014 DOC NYC in Focus: PARTS + LABOR
The fourth of six DOC NYC shorts programs puts work in the spotlight: Continue reading
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On VOD: I AM SANTA CLAUS
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 11: I AM SANTA CLAUS
Tommy Avallone’s 365-day Santa profile premiered at the Hollywood Film Festival last month. After a series of one-night-only screenings last week, the Morgan Spurlock executive produced doc comes to VOD platforms.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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2014 DOC NYC in Focus: Doc-A-Thon Day 4 – Finish Your Doc
DOC NYC‘s daily panel series, Doc-A-Thon, continues with masterclasses focused around postproduction essentials. All of the following Day 4 panel sessions take place between 10:30am-5:00pm at the IFC Center on Tuesday, November 18: Continue reading
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