My latest round of curation of Hulu documentaries for iW looks at portraits of fascinating individuals – from a self-help guru to a drug-addicted prostitute to a weeping ex-televangelist.
For more information about the selections, see my iW article.
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indieWIRE @ Hulu Docs: Portrait Gallery
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Special Screening: THREE OF HEARTS: A POSTMODERN FAMILY
Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction this coming Tuesday, May 10: THREE OF HEARTS: A POSTMODERN FAMILY
Susan Kaplan’s standout documentary on a very untraditional relationship had its debut at Toronto in 2004 and went on to play scores of festivals. I screened the doc as one of the centerpieces of NewFest 2005, and it picked up the Best Documentary award at Outfest the same summer.
Kaplan, the founder of NYC’s DocuClub, found an incredibly compelling story in the complex threeway relationship between two men, Sam and Steven, and one woman, Samantha. The men meet, and fall in love, first, and then search for years for a woman who could join them in an equal relationship. When Samantha enters their lives, their triad is set, and they eventually start a family, and a successful business together. Kaplan shot their story for eight years, capturing the unexpected break up of the trio when Steven, after thirteen years together, decides to leave the relationship – with a second baby on the way. THREE OF HEARTS offers fascinating insight into love and relationships, the compromises people make for their loved ones, and the self-discovery that comes along the way.
Note: Kaplan will be in attendance at the screening for a Q&A.
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Hot Docs 2011 Overview
I have been horribly remiss in preparing this post previewing the titles in Hot Docs’ lineup that I’m looking forward to checking out. So remiss, in fact, that this “preview” will actually be posted on the third day of the festival, North America’s largest documentary event. Oops. Still, as of this writing, I haven’t yet arrived in Toronto, so putting this together has helped me figure out my schedule if nothing else.
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indieWIRE @ Hulu Docs: Hot Docs Flashback
Hot Docs opened last night, and I’ll be on my way to Toronto tomorrow to cover the largest documentary event in North America for indieWIRE. If you can’t join me there, my latest curated Hulu documentaries for iW offers a selection of past entries at the festival. View all of these docs for free now!
For more information about the selections, see my iW article.
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Special Screenings: The 3rd Annual Wallabout Film Festival
Coming to BAMcinematek this Wednesday evening, April 20 at 6:30pm and 8:30pm: The 3rd Annual Wallabout Film Festival
The undergraduate course I’ve been teaching this semester at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn culminates in the Wallabout Film Festival, a one-night showcase of short student films from around the world, organized by my students. For its third edition this year, the festival “for students, by students” will take place at the venerable BAM Rose Cinemas, and include two separate programs and an after party in the BAMcafé. If you are in Brooklyn this Wednesday, come! Program and ticket information is available in the BAMcinematek link above.
You can find out about my students’ Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to support the festival here. They’re very close to their campaign goal, so if you are able to contribute, you’d have my thanks!
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indieWIRE @ Hulu Docs: Tribeca Flashback
With NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival celebrating its 10th year beginning next week, my latest curated Hulu documentaries for indieWIRE revisits some past non-fiction entries that screened at the festival. View all of these docs for free now!
For more information about the selections, see my iW article.
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Special Screening: THESE AMAZING SHADOWS
Coming to NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction next Thursday, April 21: THESE AMAZING SHADOWS
Earlier this year, prior to its premiere at Sundance, I wrote about this documentary on the National Film Registry here.
There will be a Q&A with directors Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton after the screening.
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indieWIRE @ Hulu Docs: Music Portraits
Closing out the SXSW-inspired month of March for my curated Hulu documentaries for indieWIRE: A selection of docs focused on music and musicians. View all of these docs for free now!
For more information about the selections, see my iW article.
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Tribeca 2011: Documentary Overview
The 10th anniversary Tribeca Film Festival begins in less than a month in New York City. The festival, founded in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has served as an effective launching pad for many films, both fiction and non-fiction.
While I was running NewFest, which took place in early June, it was difficult to find time to attend Tribeca, but in the last couple of years, I’ve regularly checked out their programming, largely focusing, unsurprisingly, on their documentary slate. At this point, I plan on watching as many films as I’m able to again this year, and this post runs down some of the docs I’m most anticipating which are part of the more than forty presented in the 2011 edition.
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Special Screening: RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES
Opening the Spring Season of NYC’s Stranger Than Fiction this coming Tuesday, March 29: RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES
Jon Foy’s debut documentary was among my favorites at this year’s Sundance, where Foy won the jury award for directing. My thoughts on the film could be found here.
Note: There will be a Q&A with director Jon Foy after the screening.
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