Coming to Disney+ tomorrow, Friday, December 3:
THE RESCUE
Director:
Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Mill Valley, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Hot Springs Doc, Hamptons
About:
The harrowing tale of the rescue attempts of a group of 12 teenage athletes and their coach, who became stranded deep underground, as rapidly rising water filled a labyrinthine network of caves they were exploring
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv tomorrow, Friday, December 3:
KOSHIEN: JAPAN’S FIELD OF DREAMS
Director:
Ema Ryan Yamazaki
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2019
Select Festivals:
DMZ Docs
About:
An inside look at Japan’s popular national high school baseball championship.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO & HBO Max tomorrow, Thursday, December 2:
LISTENING TO KENNY G
Director:
Penny Lane
World Premiere:
Toronto 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, Camden, Hamptons, Philadelphia, Montclair
About:
A witty and provocative profile of Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G that also asks a bigger question: what makes music good or bad?
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres this Friday, December 3:
TRY HARDER!
Director:
Debbie Lum
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, AFI Docs, Full Frame, CAAMFest, Milwaukee, Provincetown, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Philadelphia, Virginia
About:
The graduating class of a competitive San Francisco High School is followed through its harrowing college application process.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres this Thursday, December 2:
SO LATE SO SOON
Director:
Daniel Hymanson
World Premiere:
True/False 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Cleveland, Big Sky Doc, Indie Memphis
About:
An exploration of the artistic process and life of a long-married couple.
The film screened at DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
An intimate portrait of the energetic and beautifully eccentric Chicago-based artists Jackie Seiden and Don Seiden, married for five decades. Director Daniel Hymanson follows the couple over time while they face their impending fragility with raw honesty and eerie elegance. Graciously shot, the documentary offers a privileged window into their art making, domesticity, frictions, and the ultimate project of aging and caring for each other.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1:
ADRIENNE
Director:
Andy Ostroy
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
About:
The death of acclaimed actress-filmmaker-screenwriter Adrienne Shelly sends her husband on a search for answers.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Showtime today, Friday, November 26:
CUSP
Director:
Parker Hill, Isabel Bethencourt
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Camden, AFI Docs, Stockholm
About:
An intimate chronicle of the lives of three teenage girls in a Texas military town.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres and VOD today, Friday, November 26:
LADY BUDS
Director:
Chris J Russo
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Outfest, Mill Valley, Seattle Queer, Denver, Docs Mx
About:
From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California’s newly legal cannabis trade, but struggle as aggressive regulations upend the market.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, November 26:
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
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
Coming to Disney+ today, Wednesday, November 24:
BECOMING COUSTEAU
Director:
Liz Garbus
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Hamptons, Camden, BFI London, Mill Valley, Rome
About:
A portrait of the visionary explorer, activist and TV host.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
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