Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, December 7: THE SHEIK & I
Caveh Zahedi’s controversial (and problematic) exploration of censorship in the Middle East made its world premiere at SXSW. It’s played since at San Francisco, Boston, and Rooftop Films. In addition to theatrical screenings in Brooklyn, Chicago, Seattle, and Portland, the doc will be released via Fandor and other digital outlets.
I wrote about the doc out of SXSW here.
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Coming to VOD tomorrow Friday, December 7: THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
Sarah Burns, David McMahon, and Ken Burns’ dissection of the 1989 NYC rape case and its aftermath premiered at Cannes this year. Its festival stops have included Telluride, Toronto, London, and DOC NYC, among others, and it has been in select theatres since late November. It’s among a handful of strong docs whose absence was noted from the Oscar shortlist announced this Monday.
I previously wrote about the doc out of Toronto here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, December 7: ONLY THE YOUNG
Elizabeth Mims and Jason Tippet’s fresh look at adolescence premiered at True/False this year. Its festival circuit has included San Francisco, Hot Docs, and Silverdocs, where it claimed a jury award. Oscilloscope has plans to expand the film to additional theatres through the end of January.
I previously wrote about the film out of Hot Docs here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, December 7: TCHOUPITOULAS
The Ross Brothers’ evocative portrait of a nocturnal journey through New Orleans made its premiere at SXSW this year. It followed with screenings at Hot Docs, BAMcinemaFest, Silverdocs, and CPH:DOX, among others. Oscilloscope will expand the film to other cities through February.
I included the film in my SXSW roundup here.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, December 4: SOUND IT OUT
Jeanie Finlay’s affectionate portrait of the last record store in a small town made its premiere at last year’s SXSW. It went on to screen at Edinburgh, Sheffield, and Silverdocs, among others. FilmBuff is releasing the film on iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and Vudu.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 4: BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Stacy Peralta’s premiered his history of the titular skateboarding team at Sundance this year. Screenings followed at Santa Barbara, Sidewalk, Atlantic, and Tallgrass, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, December 4: AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
Alison Klayman’s profile of the Chinese dissident artist/activist premiered at this year’s Sundance, taking home a special jury prize. Additional festival screenings followed at Berlin, True/False, Miami, Full Frame, Silverdocs, Hot Docs, and Human Rights Watch, among many others.
My pre-Sundance profile may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, December 4: FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK & WHITE
Julia Ivanova’s portrait of a Ukrainian woman and her biracial foster children premiered at last year’s Sundance. It went on to screen at the Hamptons, Vancouver, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Hot Docs, among others.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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Coming to NYC’s Film Forum tomorrow, Friday, November 30: LOVE, MARILYN
Liz Garbus’ unique and star-studded profile of Marilyn Monroe made its premiere this Fall at Telluride and Toronto. The film also opened the Hamptons International Film Festival, and is slated to have its broadcast premiere on HBO.
I included the film in my Toronto roundup here.
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Coming to Brooklyn’s reRun Gastropub Theater this Friday, November 30: DRIVERS WANTED
Joshua Z Weinstein’s portrait of NYC taxi drivers made its premiere at Silverdocs this Summer. Its festival circuit has included DOK.Leipzig, the Southern Circuit Tour, and DOC NYC.
I previously wrote about the film in my coverage of Silverdocs for Indiewire, saying:
Cab drivers are the focus of Joshua Z Weinstein’s featurette, also a world premiere at Silverdocs. In less than an hour, Weinstein offers a glimpse at a Queens taxi service, from the affable owner who recruits drivers as they await their hacker license tests, to a 90-year-old experienced cabbie and a newcomer Asian immigrant trying to make ends meet. While one gets the sense that the story could be expanded, Weinstein succeeds in capturing the workings of a perhaps too-little understood common profession, while also revealing the impact of the Recession in an understated way.
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