Coming to theatres this Friday, October 18: THE HUMAN SCALE
Andreas M Dalsgaard’s meditation on modern city planning debuted at CPH:DOX last year. Its festival circuit has included DocPoint, Planete+ Doc, Hot Docs, Sydney, Seattle, Al Jazeera, DOXA, Revelation, Dokufest, and Traverse City, among others.
I included the doc in my Hot Docs coverage here.
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The country’s longest-running non-fiction event, the Margaret Mead Film Festival, opens its 37th edition tomorrow, Thursday, October 17, under the theme “See for Yourself.” The festival, known for its ethnographic focus, will present more than two dozen new feature docs, as well as shorts and special events, at its home base, NYC’s American Museum of Natural History, through this Sunday, October 20. Continue reading
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, October 15: THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX
Jeanie Finlay’s engrossing chronicle of how two Scottish lads transformed themselves into would-be Californian hip hop stars debuted at SXSW. It went on to screen at Hot Docs, Sheffield, Edinburgh, and DOXA, picking up an award at the latter. The doc is released exclusively on iTunes in North America today, and expands to other VOD platforms next week.
I included the film in my Hot Docs coverage here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 15: PAT XO
Lisa Lax and Nancy Stern’s profile of Tennessee’s Lady Vols coach debuted at Tribeca earlier this year. Commissioned as part of ESPN’s women focused sports doc series, Nine for IX, it is being released in a boxed set of the entire first season of films.
I previously wrote about the doc out of Tribeca here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 18, with a sneak preview at BAM tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15 : AMERICAN PROMISE
Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s epic chronicle of education and the young African-American male had its world premiere earlier this year at Sundance, where it won a special jury award. Its fest circuit has included the New York Film Festival, Full Frame, and Hot Springs, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15: THE DIPLOMAT
Jennifer Arnold and Senain Kheshgi’s profile of Cold War politics and East German ice-skating debuted at Tribeca earlier this year. It was broadcast on ESPN this Summer, one of the initial titles in the network’s new female-focused 30 for 30 doc series offshoot, Nine for IX. It now joins the other films in that series in a new DVD box set.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its broadcast here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15: LET THEM WEAR TOWELS
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s look at sexism in sports journalism made its world premiere at Tribeca this year. The film was commissioned by ESPN for its women-directed, women in sports doc series, Nine for IX, an offshoot of the network’s popular 30 for 30 doc brand. After its broadcast this Summer, the doc comes to DVD in a boxed set with the other initial Nine for IX films.
I previously wrote about the doc out of Tribeca here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 15: THE MARCH
John Akomfrah’s chronicle of 1963’s March on Washington premiered on PBS this Summer, during the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights action.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its broadcast here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 15: DIRTY WARS
Richard Rowley’s Jeremy Scahill-led investigation into America’s secret wars made its world premiere at Sundance this year, winning the documentary cinematography award. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, IFF Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Traverse City, Melbourne, and New Zealand, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, October 11: BROADWAY IDIOT
Doug Hamilton’s look at the transformation of Green Day’s music into a Broadway show had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. Other screenings have included Newport Beach, Lincoln Center’s Sound + Vision, London, and the CBGB Film Festival. Simultaneous with its theatrical release through Abramorama, FilmBuff releases the film on VOD via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Cable Movies On Demand, Google Play, Xbox, Sony Playstation, CinemaNow and Vudu.
I previously covered the doc out of SXSW here.
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