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.
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On TV & Streaming: HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC
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On TV: WRITING WITH FIRE
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.
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CPH:DOX 2022 Overview
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.
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On DVD: ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES
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.
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Streaming: MORE THAN ROBOTS
Coming to Disney+ today, Friday, March 18:
MORE THAN ROBOTS
Director:
Gillian Jacobs
World Premiere:
SXSW 2022
About:
Four teams of teenagers from around the world prepare for the 2020 First Robotics Competition, but in a year like no other, the kids learn that there is more to the competition than just robots.
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On VOD: MAU
Coming to VOD today, Friday, March 18:
MAU
Director:
Benji Bergmann, Jono Bergmann
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Tallinn Black Nights
About:
The unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change.
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Streaming: EL MAR LA MAR
Coming to OVID.tv tomorrow, Thursday, March 17:
EL MAR LA MAR
Directors:
Joshua Bonnetta and JP Sniadecki
World Premiere:
Berlin 2017
Select Festivals:
New York, London, IDFA, Indielisboa, Dokfest Munich, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, AFI Docs, Camden, Chicago, Vienna, AFI Fest, San Francisco, Hong Kong
About:
An immersive exploration of life and death in a desert along the US/Mexico border.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Streaming: STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Coming to OVID.tv today, Tuesday, March 15:
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
Director:
Paul Lacoste
World Premiere:
Berlin 2012
Select Festivals:
Seattle, Silverdocs, San Francisco
About:
Following the slow passing of the torch of a three-Michelin-star restaurant from father to son.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On TV & Streaming: PHOENIX RISING
Coming to HBO and HBO Max in two parts beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15:
PHOENIX RISING
Director:
Amy Berg
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
About:
Actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood takes her experience as a survivor of domestic violence to pursue justice, heal generational trauma, and reclaim her story in a culture that instinctively blames women. The film intimately charts her journey as she moves toward naming her infamous abuser for the first time.
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On DVD: ENEMIES OF THE STATE
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 15:
ENEMIES OF THE STATE
Director:
Sonia Kennebeck
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Toronto, CPH:DOX, Calgary, Glasgow
About:
Everything is not as it seems for an American family that flees to Canada to protect their hacker son from US government persecution.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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