Coming to Netflix today, Thursday, April 7:
RETURN TO SPACE
Director:
E Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
World Premiere:
Netflix release (April 2022)
About:
Elon Musk and SpaceX engineers embark on a historic mission to return NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Thursday, April 7:
UNCLE HOWARD
Director:
Aaron Brookner
World Premiere:
Sundance 2016
Select Festivals:
Berlin, New York, Seattle, BAFICI, Jerusalem, Warsaw, San Sebastian, Biografilm, Cleveland
About:
The filmmaker sets out to rediscover his uncle’s pioneering films.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
A NEW HIGH
Director:
Samuel Miron, Stephen Scott Scarpulla
World Premiere:
Los Angeles 2015
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Seattle, Salem, Twin Cities, Illuminate
About:
A group of Seattle addicts attempt to climb Mt Rainier to conquer their demons.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
THE MEANING OF HITLER
Director:
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Atlanta Jewish, Sofia, Philadelphia
About:
A provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to NYC’s Pure Nonfiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5:
LA MADRINA: THE SAVAGE LIFE OF LORINE PADILLA
Director:
Raquel Cepeda
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Philadelphia Latino, Hot Docs
About:
The “first lady” of the Savage Skulls reflects on the pivotal role of women in the 1970s New York City gang and her later shift to community activism.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Lorine Padilla rose to prominence as the “first lady” of the Savage Skulls gang in 1970s New York City. As the wife of one of its founders, Padilla’s position as surrogate mother led her to push her penchant for organizing into a life of community activism. After settling into her elder years, a tragic incident in the Bronx forces Padilla back into action to take on a new cause.
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Coming to Netflix today, Wednesday, March 30:
TRUST NO ONE: THE HUNT FOR THE CRYPTO KING
Director:
Luke Sewell
World Premiere:
Netflix (March 2022)
About:
When the young founder of a collapsing cryptocurrency exchange dies unexpectedly, irate investors suspect there’s more to his death than meets the eye.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, March 29:
HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC
Director:
David France
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2022
About:
The incredible story of the world’s biggest health science project: the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, March 28:
WRITING WITH FIRE
Director:
Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, RIDM, BlackStar, Guadalajara, DocsMX, Double Exposure, Sydney, Yamagata Doc, Ambulante, Denver, San Diego Asian, Hawaii, Bergen, San Francisco, Krakow, Seattle, Thessaloniki Doc, One World, Shanghai
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
A chronicle of the trailblazing work of India’s only news outlet run by Dalit women–once known as “untouchable.”
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Festival:
The 19th CPH:DOX
Dates:
March 23-April 3
About:
More than 160 new and recent features are included in this first-class Danish nonfiction event.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations
Coming to DVD in re-release tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22:
ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES
Director:
Mark Rappaport
World Premiere:
NYC theatrical release (June 1992)
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Thessaloniki, Busan
About:
A subversive essay film exploring the queer subtext in the oeuvre of the publicly closeted Hollywood icon.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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