Coming to POV for an encore broadcast next Thursday, September 13: KINGS OF PASTRY
Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker’s look at the most important pastry competition in the world has screened extensively at festivals, including Berlin, Full Frame, Hot Docs, Dox Box, New Orleans, Philadelphia, RIDM, Big Sky, and Los Angeles, among others. It also enjoyed an extensive theatrical release.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, September 7: DETROPIA
Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s meditation on Detroit premiered in January at Sundance, picking up an award for best documentary editing. Its festival circuit has been extensive, screening at True/False, Cleveland, Boston, Hot Docs, DocAviv, Silverdocs, Nantucket, and Traverse City, among others. Ewing and Rachel’s DIY release expands from NYC next week and through November, with additional bookings found here.
I wrote about the film before Sundance here.
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Coming back to POV for an encore presentation this Thursday, September 6: WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM
Heather Courtney’s profile of young veterans and their families premiered at last year’s SXSW. It’s gone out to screen at Full Frame, Los Angeles Philadelphia, Traverse City, Silverdocs, and Denver, among others, and enjoyed a limited theatrical release.
I wrote about the film out of SXSW here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center next Wednesday, September 5: GIRL MODEL
Ashley Sabin and David Redmon’s disturbing look at international modeling premiered at last year’s Toronto. Its extensive festival run has included Camden, Abu Dhabi, Rome, CPH: DOX, IDFA, SXSW, Cleveland, Full Frame, and Planete Doc Review, among others.
I wrote about the film out of SXSW here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, September 4: BALLPLAYER: PELOTERO
Ross Finkel, Trevor Martin, and Jonathan Paley’s controversial look at Dominican baseball premiered at the Hamptons last year. Since then, it’s screened at festivals including Miami and Cleveland, and enjoyed a limited theatrical and VOD release.
I previously wrote about the film here.
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Coming to POV for an encore screening this Thursday, August 30: BETTER THIS WORLD
Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega’s exploration of a case of supposed domestic terrorism stemming from the 2008 Republican National Convention premiered at last year’s SXSW. Screenings followed at numerous festivals since then, including Full Frame, Hot Docs, Silverdocs, San Francisco, and many more.
I wrote about the film out of SXSW here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Thursday, August 29 and to theatres in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin this Friday, August 31: THE AMBASSADOR
Mads Brügger’s controversial exposé of international corruption premiered at last year’s IDFA. It came stateside at Sundance and went on to screen extensively around the world, making stops at Thessaloniki Documentary, New Directors/New Films, Planete Doc, and Karlovy Vary, among others, before its US VOD release earlier this month.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, August 28: FAMILY AFFAIR
Chico Colvard’s disturbing unearthing of family secrets made its world premiere at Sundance in 2010. Additional festivals included Hot Docs, Full Frame, Silverdocs, Atlanta, and many more, before making its debut on OWN earlier this year.
I previously wrote about the film upon its broadcast premiere here.
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Coming to NYC’S IFC Center this Friday, August 24: SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Linda Goldstein Knowlton’s profile of cross-cultural adoption premiered at Hot Docs last year, picking up an audience award. Additional screenings included Vancouver, Aspen, Portland, and Los Angeles Film Festival.
My take on the film out of Hot Docs is included here.
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Coming to DVD and VOD this Tuesday, August 21: PAYBACK
Jennifer Baichwal’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s essay on the concept of debt made its premiere at Sundance this year. It has also screened at Newport Beach, Traverse City, Nashville, and Seattle, among other festivals.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
