Category Archives: Releases

April 11, 2022 · 12:01 PM

In Theatres: NAVALNY

Coming to theatres for a limited engagement today, Monday, April 11 and tomorrow, Tuesday, April 12:
NAVALNY

Director:
Daniel Roher

World Premiere:
Sundance 2022

Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Docville, Cleveland, Hot Docs, San Francisco, Seattle, Sun Valley, Full Frame

About:
After Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a nerve agent implicated in attacks on other opponents of the Russian government, he partners with journalists and international news organizations to investigate his attempted assassination and find proof of the Kremlin’s involvement.

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April 8, 2022 · 1:31 PM

In Theatres & On VOD: COW

Coming to theatres and to VOD today, Friday, April 8:
COW

Director:
Andrea Arnold

World Premiere:
Cannes 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Telluride, IDFA, Busan, BFI London, Melbourne, Jerusalem, Beijing, Hamburg, Hamptons, Reykjavik, Mill Valley, Chicago, Jihlava, AFI Fest, Tokyo, Rio

About:
A close-up portrait of the daily lives of two cows.

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April 8, 2022 · 12:01 PM

In Theatres: ¡VIVA MAESTRO!

Coming to theatres today, Friday, April 8:
¡VIVA MAESTRO!

Director:
Ted Braun

World Premiere:
US theatrical release (April 2022)

About:
A portrait of world-renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel as he responds to the unexpected and daunting obstacles of social unrest in his homeland of Venezuela with powerful music-making and an innovative and triumphant concert that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite.

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April 7, 2022 · 1:31 PM

Streaming: RETURN TO SPACE

Coming to Netflix today, Thursday, April 7:
RETURN TO SPACE

Director:
E Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

World Premiere:
Netflix release (April 2022)

About:
Elon Musk and SpaceX engineers embark on a historic mission to return NASA astronauts to the International Space Station and revolutionize space travel.

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April 7, 2022 · 12:01 PM

Streaming: UNCLE HOWARD

Coming to OVID.tv today, Thursday, April 7:
UNCLE HOWARD

Director:
Aaron Brookner

World Premiere:
Sundance 2016

Select Festivals:
Berlin, New York, Seattle, BAFICI, Jerusalem, Warsaw, San Sebastian, Biografilm, Cleveland

About:
The filmmaker sets out to rediscover his uncle’s pioneering films.

I profiled the doc before Sundance here.

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April 6, 2022 · 1:31 PM

In Theatres: LA MAMI

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Thursday, April 7:
LA MAMI

Director:
Laura Herrero Garvín

World Premiere:
IDFA 2019

Select Festivals:
Doc Fortnight, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, Zurich, SXSW, Doc Point, Tempo Doc, Malaga, Cleveland, Morelia, Guanajuato

About:
Night after night, La Mami, in charge of the women’s restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul, offers care to the women who work there dancing.

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April 6, 2022 · 12:01 PM

On TV: SAPELO

Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America Reframed tomorrow, Thursday, April 7:
SAPELO

Director:
Nick Brandestini

World Premiere:
Visions du Reel 2020

Select Festivals:
Nashville, BendFilm, Riverrun, Anchorage, St Louis, Bahamas, Portland, Tallgrass, Encounters, Woods Hole, DocEdge, deadCenter, Sarasota, Salem

About:
A portrait of the vanishing Geechee African American community of the titular Georgian barrier island.