Coming to OVID today, Thursday, November 17:
RONNIE’S
Director:
Oliver Murray
World Premiere:
UK theatrical release (October 2020)
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, RiverRun
About:
The story of the legendary London night club and the musician for whom it was named.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
New to OVID this week:
THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET
Director:
Jeremy Workman
World Premiere:
SXSW 2018
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Denver, IFF Boston, Nashville, RiverRun, Newport Beach, deadCENTER, Heartland, Bergen, Woodstock, Hot Springs Doc
About:
A man explores NYC by walking every single one of its streets.
I previously wrote about the film here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Thursday, November 17:
I AM VANESSA GUILLEN
Director:
Christy Wegener
World Premiere:
Netflix (November 2022)
About:
Vanessa Guillen was 20 years old when she was found murdered at a US Army base. Rather than submit to silence, her family fought for justice and change.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Thursday, November 17:
PEPSI, WHERE’S MY JET?
Director:
Andrew Renzi
World Premiere:
Netflix (November 2022)
About:
When a 20-year-old attempts to win a fighter jet in a Pepsi sweepstakes, he sets the stage for a David versus Goliath court battle for the history books.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16:
IN HER HANDS
Director:
Tamana Ayazi, Marcel Mettelsiefen
World Premiere:
Toronto 2022
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Camden, Hamptons
About:
In the months leading up to the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor, Zarifa Ghafari, deals with danger, uncertainty, and personal turmoil.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16:
MASTER OF LIGHT
Director:
Rosa Ruth Boesten
World Premiere:
SXSW 2022
Select Festivals:
San Francisco, DOC NYC
About:
George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison, travels to his hometown to paint his family members, forcing him to face his past in a quest to rewrite the script of his life.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 15:
WHEN CLAUDE GOT SHOT
Director:
Brad Lichtenstein
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
Milwaukee, Hot Springs Doc, St Louis, Portland
About:
Three strangers’ lives become inextricably entwined by a weekend of gun violence.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 15:
KADDISH
Director:
Steve Brand
World Premiere:
New Directors/New Films 1984
Select Festivals:
Sundance, New York Jewish
About:
A candid portrait of Yossi Klein Halevi, a young Jewish man who would go on to become a noted writer and activist, as he comes to terms with his father’s traumatic history as a Holocaust survivor.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD and VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15:
MOONAGE DAYDREAM
Director:
Brett Morgen
World Premiere:
Cannes 2022
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Karlovy Vary, Deauville, Jerusalem
About:
An artful and life-affirming journey through David Bowie’s creative life, grappling with spirituality, transience, isolation, creativity, and time to reveal the celebrated icon in his own voice.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Netflix today, Monday, November 14:
STUTZ
Director:
Jonah Hill
World Premiere:
Theatrical release (November 2022)
About:
In candid conversations with actor Jonah Hill, leading psychiatrist Phil Stutz explores his early life experiences and unique, visual model of therapy.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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