Category Archives: Releases

Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 28:
IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?

Director:
Elvis Mitchell

World Premiere:
New York Film Festival 2022

Select Festivals:
Montclair, AFI Fest, Indie Memphis

About:
A definitive narrative of the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism.

Coming to Apple TV+ today, Friday, October 28:
LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK & BLUES

Director:
Sacha Jenkins

World Premiere:
Toronto 2022

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Aspen, Heartland, Rome, São Paulo

About:
Drawing on Louis Armstrong’s audio diaries, a revisitation of the music and reappraisal of the politics of the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 28:
AFGHAN DREAMERS

Director:
David Greenwald

World Premiere:
Galway 2022

Select Festivals:
Montclair, Heartland, Woodstock, GlobeDocs

About:
Members of an Afghan all-girl high school robotics team struggle to succeed in international competitions while combating their male-dominated culture and the threat of Taliban rule.

Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, October 26:
GALLANT INDIES

Director:
Philippe Béziat

World Premiere:
Bordeaux 2020

Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Hot Docs, FIPADOC, Doclisboa, Transilvania, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Havana, Shanghai

About:
A young filmmaker works with an acclaimed choreographer to stage a baroque masterpiece at Opéra national de Paris, combining urban dance such as hip-hop, krump, break, and voguing with classical music to challenge the cultural expectations of this venerable, four-century-old institution.

Coming to HBO and HBO Max today, Wednesday, October 26:
A TREE OF LIFE: THE PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING

Director:
Trish Adlesic

World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021

About:
Survivors of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue recount the harrowing experience and detail how their lives have fundamentally changed after the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 25:
BLUE ISLAND

Director:
Chan Tze Woon

World Premiere:
Rotterdam 2022

Select Festivals:
New Directors/New Films, Hot Docs, Taiwan Doc

About:
A docufiction exploring Hong Kong’s protest movement and ensuing crackdown in the context of its history of rebellion.

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 25:
A DECENT HOME

Director:
Sara Terry

World Premiere:
Denver 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Big Sky Doc, Fargo, IFF Boston, RiverRun, United Nations Association, Heartland, Hot Springs Doc

About:
A look at the changing economy of mobile home parks being bought by private equity firms, closing out one of the last affordable housing options in America.