Category Archives: Releases

August 2, 2022 · 1:31 PM

Special Screening & In Theatres: MIJA

Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Isabel Castro

Coming to NYC’s Rooftop Films tomorrow, Wednesday, August 3 and to theatres this Friday, August 5:
MIJA

Director:
Isabel Castro

World Premiere:
Sundance 2022

Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Los Angeles Latino, Miami, Cleveland, RiverRun, Maryland, San Francisco

About:
When Doris, a young, ambitious music manager whose undocumented family depends on her ability to launch pop stars, loses her biggest client, she hustles to discover new talent and finds Jacks, another daughter of immigrants for whom “making it” isn’t just a dream: it’s a necessity.

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August 1, 2022 · 1:31 PM

On DVD & Streaming: FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK

Coming to DVD and streaming tomorrow, Tuesday, August 2:
FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK

Director:
Bobbi Jo Hart

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, DOXA, Inside Out, Frameline, Outfest, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Santa Barbara, Athena, Cleveland, In-Edit, Hawaii, Doc’n Roll, Woodstock, Florida

About:
Ferocious female rockers Fanny, who shattered glass ceilings in the ’70s, collecting fans like David Bowie before being buried in retro record bins, reunite fifty years later with a new record deal and a chance to rewrite history.

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August 1, 2022 · 12:01 PM

On TV: HE’S MY BROTHER

Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, August 1:
HE’S MY BROTHER

Director:
Cille Hannibal

World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2021

Select Festivals:
DOK.Fest Munich, Thessaloniki Doc, Melbourne, Docs Against Gravity

About:
What does the world feel like with three senses?

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July 29, 2022 · 12:01 PM

In Theatres: BLUE ISLAND

Coming to theatres today, Friday, July 29:
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.

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July 28, 2022 · 1:31 PM

In Theatres & On VOD: MY TREE

Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 29:
MY TREE

Director:
Jason Sherman

World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021

About:
Forty years after receiving a tree for his bar mitzvah, planted in Israel in his name, the filmmaker searches it out, discovering many uncomfortable truths stemming from his gift.

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July 28, 2022 · 12:01 PM

On DVD: THE TORCH

New to DVD this week:
THE TORCH

Director:
Jim Farrell

World Premiere:
Chicago 2019

About:
Guitar icon Buddy Guy reflects on his legacy and passes along the blues lessons he himself received from legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf to a phenom of the next generation.

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July 27, 2022 · 1:31 PM

Streaming: THE MOST HATED MAN ON THE INTERNET

Coming to Netflix today, Wednesday, July 27:
THE MOST HATED MAN ON THE INTERNET

Director:
Rob Miller

World Premiere:
Netflix (July 2022)

About:
Determined to remove her daughter’s photos from a revenge porn website, a persistent mother launches an online crusade to shut down its cruel founder.

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July 27, 2022 · 1:31 PM

In Theatres: ONE MAN DIES A MILLION TIMES

Coming to theatres this Friday, July 29:
ONE MAN DIES A MILLION TIMES

Director:
Jessica Oreck

World Premiere:
SXSW 2019

Select Festivals:
Goteborg, Ashland, Sarasota, Montclair, Maryland, Woods Hole, Vancouver, Milwaukee, Kolkata, Cairo

About:
Part documentary, part legend, the true story of a Russian seed bank and the botanists who worked there throughout the Siege of Leningrad (1941–1944), transposed to a sci-fi-inflected future.

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July 27, 2022 · 12:01 PM

On VOD: BEBA

New to VOD this week:
BEBA

Director:
Rebeca Huntt

World Premiere:
Toronto 2021

Select Festivals:
Berlin, CPH:DOX, Docaviv, Miami, Tribeca, Provincetown, Minneapolis-St Paul

About:
A raw, poetic self-portrait in which a young, NYC-born Afro-Latina filmmaker stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma.

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July 26, 2022 · 1:31 PM

On TV & Streaming: WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY

Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Wednesday, July 27:
WE MET IN VIRTUAL REALITY

Director:
Joe Hunting

World Premiere:
Sundance 2022

Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, Maryland

About:
Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this vérité documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world.

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