Category Archives: Releases

Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, September 7:
THE DAZZLING LIGHT OF SUNSET

Director:
Salomé Jashi

World Premiere:
Visions du Reel 2016

Select Festivals:
ZagrebDox, Thessaloniki Doc, Art of the Real, DOK Leipzig, Jihlava, Sarajevo, DOXA

About:
An ultra-low-budget news team in Georgia covers everything—elections, obituaries, a rare owl, or a fashion show for teenage girls—giving an honest view of the events that shape their environment and in the process revealing a country that has begun a still chaotic transition.

Coming to OVID today, Wednesday, September 7:
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE

Director:
Pavel Cuzuioc

World Premiere:
Sheffield 2020

Select Festivals:
IDFA, Thessaloniki Doc, Guangzhou, Transilvania, One World, BelDocs, Diagonale

About:
A beautifully filmed allegory about communication and connection, told from the perspective of telecom engineers and their customers. 

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, September 6:
OUR AMERICAN FAMILY

Director:
Hallee Adelman, Sean King O’Grady

World Premiere:
Woodstock 2021

Select Festivals:
Philadelphia

About:
An honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse.

Coming to Netflix’s UNTOLD series tomorrow, Tuesday, September 6:
THE RACE OF THE CENTURY

Director:
Chapman Way, Maclain Way

World Premiere:
Netflix (September 2022)

About:
The Australia II yacht crew looks back on the motivation, dedication, and innovation that led to their historic victory at the 1983 America’s Cup.

Coming to CNN tonight, Monday, September 5:
NO ORDINARY LIFE

Director:
Heather O’Neill

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021

Select Festivals:
Hamptons DocFest

About:
A spotlight on the esteemed careers of five courageous camera women who thrust themselves into dangerous circumstances—wars, calamities, and uprisings—to bear witness and give a platform to the most vulnerable.

Coming to HBO Max this Sunday, September 4:
PRIMERA

Director:
Vee Bravo

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021

Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, OneWorld, SANFIC, Valparaiso

About:
An exploration of how a rising resistance movement—led by student protesters, activists, street artists, and community leaders—fought back against the Chilean government’s oppressive policies and militaristic implementation of force.

Coming to Showtime on Demand today, Friday, September 2 and to Showtime this Sunday, September 4:
MCENROE

Director:
Barney Douglas

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022

About:
Legendary “bad boy of tennis” John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court.

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Friday, September 2:
KAEPERNICK & AMERICA

Director:
Tommy Walker, Ross Hockrow

World Premiere:
Seattle 2022

Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Traverse City, Montreal Black

About:
An exploration of the political hysteria around the enigmatic quarterback’s fateful decision to protest, putting him at the center of an ever-exploding culture war.