Coming to Rooftop Films tonight, Thursday, June 3 and to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 4:
ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE
Director:
Theo Anthony
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Jeonju, True/False, New Directors/New Films
About:
An interrogation of the idea of objectivity through the shared histories of cameras, weapons, policing, and justice.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
New to Hulu this week:
CHANGING THE GAME
Director:
Michael Barnett
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2019
Select Festivals:
Palm Springs, Mountainfilm, Watch Docs, Sidewalk, Virginia, Nashville, Flyway, Guth Gafa, Salem, Frameline, Outfest, BFI Flare
About:
A profile of several trans high school athletes.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
New to DVD this week:
THE BLINDING OF ISAAC WOODARD
Director:
Jamila Ephron
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (March 2021)
About:
A violent instance of white supremacist police brutality serves as a spark to undo Jim Crow.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Director:
Jen Rainin
Co-Director:
Rivkah Beth Medow
World Premiere:
Frameline 2020
Select Festivals:
NewFest, Outfest, Image+Nation, Athena, Cleveland
About:
A triumphant chronicle of historic lesbian publication Curve Magazine and its trailblazing founder.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to VOD via Netflix this week:
BLACK HOLES: THE EDGE OF ALL WE KNOW
Director:
Peter Galison
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2020
Select Festivals:
Bergen, Jackson Wild
About:
An international assemblage of scientists work together to capture the first image of a black hole.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
New to VOD this week:
THE PENNY BLACK
Director:
Joe Saunders
World Premiere:
Slamdance 2020
Select Festivals:
St Louis, Newport Beach
About:
A man searches for his shady neighbor, who entrusted him with a valuable stamp collection before mysteriously vanishing.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, June 1:
THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
Director:
James Kicklighter
World Premiere:
Macon 2020
Select Festivals:
OutShine, Desperado
About:
A profile of Lucia Lucas at the Tulsa Opera, which marked the first time an openly trans woman performed in a principal role.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, June 1:
JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY
Director:
Susan Sandler
World Premiere:
Nantucket 2020
Select Festivals:
NewFest, Athena, Sebastopol Doc, Austin LGBT
About:
Decades after appearing on bills with Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, trans stand-up comic Julia Scotti returns to the stage.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Discovery+ and OWN in two parts, tonight, Tuesday, June 1 and next Tuesday, June 8:
THE LEGACY OF BLACK WALL STREET
Director:
Deborah Riley Draper
World Premiere:
Discovery+/OWN broadcast (June 2021)
About:
A commemoration of the legacy of Tulsa OK’s Greenwood District which focuses on celebrating the Black pioneers who built Black Wall Street and who have inspired the present-day Black community.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed tomorrow, Tuesday, June 1:
THE FALCONER
Director:
Annie Kaempfer
World Premiere:
Mill Valley 2020
Select Festivals:
Big Sky Doc, BendFilm, Thin Line, Washington DC Environmental, Atlanta
About:
A portrait of one of the few African-American falconers in the United States, as he passes on his love of the sport to the next generation.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
