Category Archives: Releases

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 19: WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTAVISTS

Brian Knappenberger’s exploration of the radical Anonymous hacker collective premiered at Slamdance at the beginning of the year. It went on to screen at SXSW, Independent Film Festival Boston, Hot Docs, Seattle, Sheffield, SilverDocs, Traverse City, and Fantasia, picking up an audience award at the latter.

I included the film in my SXSW coverage here.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 19: BROOKLYN CASTLE

Katie Dellamaggiore’s portrait of junior high school chess players won an audience award at its world premiere earlier this year at SXSW. Its festival circuit has included Dallas, Cleveland, Hot Docs, Newport Beach, and Silverdocs.

I included the film in my SXSW coverage here.

Available on DVD beginning this week: HER MASTER’S VOICE

Nina Conti’s surprisingly moving look at her ventriloquism career premiered at SXSW this year, winning an audience award. Its festival circuit included stops at Hot Docs, Atlanta, Woods Hole, and the London doc fest, as well as Rooftop Films.

I included the film in my Hot Docs coverage here.

Coming to theatres this Friday, October 19: THE FLAT

Arnon Goldfinger’s exploration of his Jewish family’s strange connection to Germany’s Nazi past premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival last year, where it won the best documentary director prize. Since then, it has also picked up awards at Tribeca, Traverse City, Documentary Edge, and Krakow, as well as from the Israeli Film Academy, among others.

I included the film in my Tribeca coverage here.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, October 16: CHELY WRIGHT: WISH ME AWAY

Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf’s profile of the musician’s coming out premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival last year. Additional stops on the festival circuit included Frameline, NewFest, Nashville, Palm Springs, and Atlanta’s Out on Film, among others.

I previously wrote about the film here.

Coming to DVD tomorrow, October 16: KATI WITH AN I

Robert Greene’s observational film about a high school senior had its world premiere at True/False in 2010. It went on to screen at DOC NYC, Big Sky, Decatur Docs, and Little Rock, and was also nominated for a Gotham Award.

I previously wrote about the film here.