Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, March 29:
HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC
Director:
David France
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2022
About:
The incredible story of the world’s biggest health science project: the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Category Archives: Releases
On TV & Streaming: HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC
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On TV: WRITING WITH FIRE
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens this coming Monday, March 28:
WRITING WITH FIRE
Director:
Rintu Thomas, Sushmit Ghosh
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, IDFA, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, RIDM, BlackStar, Guadalajara, DocsMX, Double Exposure, Sydney, Yamagata Doc, Ambulante, Denver, San Diego Asian, Hawaii, Bergen, San Francisco, Krakow, Seattle, Thessaloniki Doc, One World, Shanghai
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
A chronicle of the trailblazing work of India’s only news outlet run by Dalit women–once known as “untouchable.”
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE
New to DVD this week:
THE MONOPOLY OF VIOLENCE
Director:
David Dufresne
World Premiere:
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
New York, Sheffield, Brussels, Toronto, Melbourne
About:
This exploration of police violence in contemporary France examines the ways in which a government justifies brutal acts against its own citizens, enacting totalitarian methods to keep the populace under its control.
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On DVD: ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES
Coming to DVD in re-release tomorrow, Tuesday, March 22:
ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES
Director:
Mark Rappaport
World Premiere:
NYC theatrical release (June 1992)
Select Festivals:
Toronto, Thessaloniki, Busan
About:
A subversive essay film exploring the queer subtext in the oeuvre of the publicly closeted Hollywood icon.
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Streaming: MORE THAN ROBOTS
Coming to Disney+ today, Friday, March 18:
MORE THAN ROBOTS
Director:
Gillian Jacobs
World Premiere:
SXSW 2022
About:
Four teams of teenagers from around the world prepare for the 2020 First Robotics Competition, but in a year like no other, the kids learn that there is more to the competition than just robots.
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On VOD: MAU
Coming to VOD today, Friday, March 18:
MAU
Director:
Benji Bergmann, Jono Bergmann
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Tallinn Black Nights
About:
The unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau and his ever-optimistic push for massive change.
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In Theatres: JANE BY CHARLOTTE
Coming to theatres today, Friday, March 18:
JANE BY CHARLOTTE
Director:
Charlotte Gainsbourg
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
Select Festivals:
New York, Deauville, Jerusalem, San Sebastian, Doclisboa, São Paulo, Warsaw, Jihlava, Tallinn Black Nights, Torino, Taipei Golden Horse, Stockholm
About:
The filmmaker makes a portrait of her famed mother Jane Birkin.
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On VOD: THE LAST TOURIST
New to VOD this week:
THE LAST TOURIST
Director:
Tyson Sadler
World Premiere:
Vancouver 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Santa Barbara, Edmonton
About:
On the downsides of tourism on local communities, animals, and the environment, and what can be done to make it more ethical and sustainable.
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In Theatres & On VOD: THE TORCH
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, March 18:
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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Streaming: EL MAR LA MAR
Coming to OVID.tv tomorrow, Thursday, March 17:
EL MAR LA MAR
Directors:
Joshua Bonnetta and JP Sniadecki
World Premiere:
Berlin 2017
Select Festivals:
New York, London, IDFA, Indielisboa, Dokfest Munich, Docaviv, Docs Against Gravity, AFI Docs, Camden, Chicago, Vienna, AFI Fest, San Francisco, Hong Kong
About:
An immersive exploration of life and death in a desert along the US/Mexico border.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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