Category Archives: Recommendations

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 9:
THE DILEMMA OF DESIRE

Director:
Maria Finitzo

World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hot Docs, AFI Docs, St Louis, Docs Against Gravity, Raindance, Woodstock, Doclands

About:
An exploration of the clash between the external power of gender politics and the equally powerful imperative of female sexual desire.

The film previously screened at DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
In this timely and radical film about female desire, gender politics, and sexuality, director Maria Finitzo invites us to share intimate conversations with women on a mission to reverse a patriarchal legacy that excludes female empowerment through omissions and distortions. Sophia Wallace’s artwork on “cliteracy” acts as a powerful framing device as the film explores such issues as the lack of clitoral details in anatomy books, the need for redesigning toys for female pleasure, and the use of one’s own body as an act of resistance.

Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Saturday, November 6:
ATTICA

Director:
Stanley Nelson, Traci Curry

World Premiere:
Toronto 2021

Select Festivals:
Hot Springs Doc, Montclair

About:
An examination of the largest prison uprising in US history through dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Saturday, November 6:
MOMENTS LIKE THIS NEVER LAST

Director:
Cheryl Dunn

World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020

Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Melbourne

About:
A compelling, immersive portrait of the late artist Dash Snow.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 2:
MISSING IN BROOKS COUNTY

Director:
Lisa Molomot, Jeff Bemiss

World Premiere:
Dallas Docufest 2020

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Double Exposure, United Nations Association, Hot Springs Doc, Rocky Mountain Women’s, Fargo, Salem, Sonoma, Thin Line, Cleveland, Annapolis, Ashland, Sarasota, RiverRun, Mountainfilm

About:
The deadly consequences of America’s immigration policy are revealed in a Texan border town.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 29:
ATTICA

Director:
Stanley Nelson, Traci Curry

World Premiere:
Toronto 2021

Select Festivals:
Hot Springs Doc, Montclair

About:
An examination of the largest prison uprising in US history through dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

New to VOD this week:
THE CAPOTE TAPES

Director:
Ebs Burnough

World Premiere:
Toronto 2019

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hamptons, Rio, Provincetown, Docs Against Gravity, RiverRun

About:
Using audio recordings, animation, and new on-camera interviews with people who knew him, the film explores the impact of Truman Capote’s explosive final, unfinished novel.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

Now on AppleTV:
RED HEAVEN

Director:
Lauren DeFilippo, Katherine Gorringe

World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Hot Docs, Big Sky Doc, Fargo, Thin Line

About:
In this prescient exploration of self-imposed quarantine, six volunteers embark on a one-year mission in a Mars simulation to further research for space exploration.

Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, October 18:
THINGS WE DARE NOT DO

Director:
Bruno Santamaría

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2020

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, DocPoint, DMZ Docs, Lima, FICUNAM, BelDocs, Docs Againat Gravity, DOK.Fest München

About:
An ephemeral profile of a Mexican teenager on the cusp of adulthood, conflicted between the desire to express their true sexuality and the expectations of family.