Coming to VOD this Friday, July 16:
THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52
Director:
Joshua Zeman
World Premiere:
Nantucket 2021
Select Festivals:
Boulder
About:
In this fascinating story about isolation and interconnection, the filmmaker and a team of intrepid scientists set out on a wild quest to find the 52 Hertz Whale, which has spent its entire life calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale.
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Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema tomorrow, Thursday, July 15:
BALLAD OF THE LITTLE SOLDIER
Director:
Werner Herzog, Denis Reichle
World Premiere:
West German TV (November 1984)
About:
A look at Nicaragua’s Miskito people as they use child soldiers to combat their former allies, the Sandinistas, in 1984.
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Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday, July 14:
PRIVATE NETWORK: WHO KILLED MANUEL BUENDÍA?
Director:
Manuel Alcalá
World Premiere:
Netflix (July 2021)
About:
An investigation into the dangerous work and murder of renowned Mexican journalist Manuel Buendía.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD/VOD today, Tuesday, July 13:
THE NEW DEAL FOR ARTISTS
Director:
Wieland Schulz-Keil
World Premiere:
West German TV broadcast (September 1976)
About:
A look back at the Works Progress Administration, FDR’s ambitious government-supported public arts program under the New Deal.
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Coming to Discovery+ today, Tuesday, July 13:
FIN
Director:
Eli Roth
World Premiere:
Discovery+ (July 2021)
About:
Scientists, researchers, and activists sail around the globe to unveil the truth behind the death of millions of sharks, exposing the criminal enterprise that is impacting the extinction of the misunderstood creatures.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, July 13:
WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC
Director:
Gio Arlotta
World Premiere:
Indielisboa 2019
Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Warsaw, Doc’n Roll, One World
About:
An exploration of the history of Zambia’s most popular rock band in the 1970s, WITCH, and the fate of its vocalist, Jagari.
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Coming to ESPN tomorrow, Tuesday, July 13:
BREAKAWAY
Director:
Rudy Valdez
World Premiere:
ESPN 30 for 30 (July 2021)
About:
Maya Moore, one of the best basketball players in the world, steps away from the sport for a remarkable reason: to fight for a man she believes was wrongly imprisoned.
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Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Tuesday, July 13:
NAOMI OSAKA
Director:
Garrett Bradley
World Premiere:
AFI Docs 2021
About:
What does it feel like to be one of the best tennis players in the world?
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Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, July 12:
LANDFALL
Director:
Cecilia Aldarondo
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, New Orleans, BlackStar, IDFA, Florida, Boston Latino, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Philadelphia Latino, Guanajuato, Camden
About:
A poetic look at Puerto Rico as the island faces new challenges in the aftermath of Hurricane María.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
An intimate and lyrical portrait of trauma, resilience, and resistance in Puerto Rico at a time when economic, political, and ecological forces post-Hurricane María have created a breeding ground for new predatory colonial practices. Told through the experiences of a close-knit community of hopeful and politicized people and through the encounters with cryptocurrency traders, luxury real estate developers, and newcomers flooding the island, Cecilia Aldarondo’s film raises vital questions about identity, survival, and recolonization.
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Coming to VOD today, Friday, July 9:
THE LIBRARY THAT DOLLY BUILT
Director:
Nick Geidner
World Premiere:
Facebook Live (December 2020)
About:
A behind-the-scenes look at Dolly Parton’s literacy-focused non-profit, Imagination Library.
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