Coming to OVID.tv today, Tuesday, April 5:
THE VIRGIN, THE COPTS, AND ME
Director:
Namir Abdel Messeeh
World Premiere:
Berlin 2012
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, EBS Doc, Krakow, Doha, Sydney, Visions du Reel, Istanbul, CPH:DOX, RIDM
About:
The filmmaker sets out to explore his Egyptian family’s Christian Coptic roots.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
A NEW HIGH
Director:
Samuel Miron, Stephen Scott Scarpulla
World Premiere:
Los Angeles 2015
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Seattle, Salem, Twin Cities, Illuminate
About:
A group of Seattle addicts attempt to climb Mt Rainier to conquer their demons.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, April 5:
THE MEANING OF HITLER
Director:
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Atlanta Jewish, Sofia, Philadelphia
About:
A provocative consideration of the lasting influence and draw of Hitler.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to NYC’s Pure Nonfiction series tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5:
LA MADRINA: THE SAVAGE LIFE OF LORINE PADILLA
Director:
Raquel Cepeda
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Tribeca, Philadelphia Latino, Hot Docs
About:
The “first lady” of the Savage Skulls reflects on the pivotal role of women in the 1970s New York City gang and her later shift to community activism.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Lorine Padilla rose to prominence as the “first lady” of the Savage Skulls gang in 1970s New York City. As the wife of one of its founders, Padilla’s position as surrogate mother led her to push her penchant for organizing into a life of community activism. After settling into her elder years, a tragic incident in the Bronx forces Padilla back into action to take on a new cause.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s AfroPoP series today, Monday, April 4:
EVERYTHING: THE REAL THING STORY
Director:
Simon Sheridan
World Premiere:
UK theatrical release (October 2019)
Select Festivals:
Sound Unseen
About:
The story of The Real Thing, the soul and funk band who were dubbed “The Black Beatles” and broke barriers while navigating discrimination and the pitfalls of stardom.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, April 5:
TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF
Director:
Sam Jones
World Premiere:
SXSW 2022
About:
An intimate, revealing, and visceral deep dive into the life of skateboarder Tony Hawk.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, April 1:
THE BUSINESS OF BIRTH CONTROL
Director:
Abby Epstein
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
Select Festivals:
Miami
About:
The team behind THE BUSINESS OF BEING BORN explore the controversial secret history of the birth control pill.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, April 1:
ON THE DIVIDE
Director:
Leah Galant, Maya Cueva
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
New Orleans, Human Rights Watch, Watch Docs, St Louis, Tallgrass, Hot Springs Doc, Heartland, SF Latino, Boston Latino, Woods Hole
About:
A look at the lives of three Latinx people in McAllen TX, whose different beliefs come to a head at the last abortion clinic on the US/Mexico border.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Film Movement Plus today, Friday, April 1:
WALCHENSEE FOREVER
Director:
Janna Ji Wonders
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
Thessaloniki Doc, Biografilm, Tempo Doc, Tallinn Black Nights, Taiwan Doc
About:
A personal exploration of the filmmaker’s family history, from Bavaria to Mexico, San Francisco to India.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, April 1:
WATERMAN
Director:
Isaac Halasima
World Premiere:
Hawaii 2021
About:
A portrait of Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, the trailblazing father of modern-day surfing and five-time Olympic medalist.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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