New to DVD this week: DEEP WEB
Alex Winter’s look at the dark corners of the Internet debuted at SXSW last year. It went on to screen at Full Frame, San Francisco, Hot Docs, and Montclair, among other fests.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Category Archives: Releases
On DVD: DEEP WEB
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On DVD: LUCHA MEXICO
New to DVD this week: LUCHA MEXICO
Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz’s portrait of lucha libre had its world premiere at Guanajuato last year. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, DOXA, and Hola Mexico.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On VOD: MAKING A KILLING: GUNS, GREED, AND THE NRA
New to VOD this week: MAKING A KILLING: GUNS, GREED, AND THE NRA
Robert Greenwald’s case against gun lobbyists premiered theatrically this Summer. Gravitas now makes it available across VOD platforms.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On VOD: CIRCLE OF POISON
Coming to VOD today, Wednesday, November 2: CIRCLE OF POISON
Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s investigation into banned chemicals debuted at DOC NYC last year. Its fest circuit also included Barcelona and Washington DC’s Environmental fests, Salem, and Louisville. It now comes to iTunes and other VOD platforms.
I previously wrote about the film for DOC NYC’s program, saying:
When the federal government bans a chemical, deeming it harmful to the well-being of its citizens, few know that they actively encourage the manufacturer to export it abroad for profit. Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post’s pointed exposé reveals this disturbing practice, focusing on the global trade in banned pesticides, their devastating environmental and health impact, and, perhaps most eye-opening, the border-defying return of these harmful chemicals to the US in the form of residue on imported foods.
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On DVD: MISS SHARON JONES!
New to DVD this week: MISS SHARON JONES!
Barbara Kopple’s portrait of a performer’s battle against cancer had its world premiere at Toronto last year. Screenings followed at DOC NYC, Nantucket, Montclair, Dallas, Sarasota, Sydney, DocPoint, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, New Zealand, SXSW, IDFA, and AFI Docs, among other events. The film will screen later this month as part of DOC NYC’s Short List.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On DVD: GLEASON
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 1: GLEASON
Clay Tweel’s chronicle of a football player’s debilitating disease had its world premiere at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at Nantucket, Hot Docs, SXSW, AFI Docs, Seattle, IFF Boston, Full Frame, and the upcoming DOC NYC as part of the Short List.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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On VOD: TICKLED
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 1: TICKLED
David Farrier and Dylan Reeve’s engrossing investigation into a secretive online subculture premiered at Sundance this year. It went on to screen at Nantucket, True/False, Cleveland, Sarasota, San Francisco, Hot Docs, Montclair, Seattle, Sydney, and Auckland.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 1: MY LOVE, DON’T CROSS THAT RIVER
Jin Mo-young’s tender look at an aging couple debuted at DMZ Docs in 2014. Screenings followed at Hot Docs, Los Angeles, Tempo Doc, Visions du Reel, DocAviv, Sydney, BFI London, RIDM, DOK Leipzig, Moscow, Hamptons, and the New York Asian fests, among other events.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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On DVD: DARWIN
New to DVD this week: DARWIN
Nick Brandestini’s profile of residents in a secluded Death Valley community made its bow at Santa Barbara in 2011. Screenings followed at Big Sky, Documentary Edge, DOXA, DocAviv, Karlovy Vary, Zurich, BFI London, Hot Springs Doc, Bergen, RIDM, and Telluride Mountainfilm, among several others.
I previously included the film in my coverage of Karlovy Vary here.
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On TV: KIVALINA
Coming to PBS’s America ReFramed tonight, Tuesday, November 1: KIVALINA
Gina Abatemarco’s portrait of an Alaskan community threatened by climate change had its world premiere at Berlin earlier this year. It has also screened at Reykjavik, Woods Hole, DOXA, Woodstock, Full Frame, and Poland’s American fest, among other events.
Kivalina, Alaska is a fragile barrier island in the northwest Arctic, home to the Inupiaq people. Filming for over five years, Abatemarco offers a snapshot of life on the island, highlighting traditional hunting and fishing practices, as the community reckons with rising sea levels and government inaction. Debates have been waged for generations about the potential relocation of the village, but there’s no political will. Instead, temporary fixes are implemented, such as a seawall that observers note won’t really protect Kivalina from what is expected. The film is a well-lensed observational ethnography, focusing less on individuals or the climate change issue, and more on the community as a whole.
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