New to OVID.tv this week:
A FIERCE GREEN FIRE
Director:
Mark Kitchell
World Premiere:
Sundance 2012
Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Palm Springs, Wild & Scenic, Margaret Mead, Washington DC’s Environmental, San Francisco Green, Boulder
About:
A look back at pivotal episodes in environmental activism.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed today, Tuesday, December 14:
BROOKLYN INSHALLAH
Director:
Ahmed Mansour
World Premiere:
Telluride Mountainfilm 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Chicago Palestine, Toronto Palestine
About:
A Palestinian American Lutheran pastor campaigns for political office in NYC.
The film previously screened at DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Khader El-Yateem is a Palestinian American, a practicing Lutheran pastor and, he hopes, the first Arab American on the New York City Council. Having grown up amidst conflict before emigrating to the US, Father K works to alleviate the mounting fears of the diverse but marginalized Arab-American community of Bay Ridge following the 2016 presidential election. With the support of political activist Linda Sarsour, he mounts the campaign of a lifetime, taking viewers into the heart of identity politics.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max today, Monday, December 13:
STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
Director:
Marilyn Agrelo
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Seattle, San Francisco
About:
A look back at the origins of the pioneering children’s television powerhouse.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
The lineup has been announced for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in-person in Utah and through seven Satellite Screens across the US, as well as online, January 20-30.
Today’s announcement reveals 80 feature films in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids, Special Screenings, and From the Collection sections, as well as 15 projects in New Frontier and 6 projects in the Indie Episodic Program, and may be found here. Shorts will be announced tomorrow, Friday, December 10.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations, Sundance
Coming to Hulu this Sunday, December 5:
THE FIRST WAVE
Director:
Matthew Heineman
World Premiere:
Hamptons 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, BFI London, Busan, Hot Springs Doc, Philadelphia, Montclair, Savannah, AFI Fest
About:
A powerful look at the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” of COVID-19 in New York City from March to June 2020.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, December 3:
FLEE
Director:
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Telluride, Toronto, New York, Karlovy Vary, Visions du Reel, ZagrebDox, Camden, Docs Against Gravity, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Göteborg, Hong Kong, Helsinki, Nordisk Panorama, Zurich, Busan, Reykjavik, El Gouna
About:
The affecting story of a former refugee who must confront the traumas of his past to move forward with his life.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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
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