New to DVD this week:
CLERK
Director:
Malcolm Ingram
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021
Select Festivals:
Philadelphia
About:
The life and career of filmmaker Kevin Smith.
Category Archives: Releases
On DVD: CLERK
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: FOR AHKEEM
New to DVD this week:
FOR AHKEEM
Directors:
Jeremy S Levine and Landon Van Soest
Premiere:
Berlin 2017
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Tribeca, Sheffield, AFI Docs, Florida, Montclair, Documentary Edge, DOK.fest Munich, DMZ Docs, Message to Man, Milwaukee, Antenna
About:
An African-American teenage girl strives to graduate from high school.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
On DVD: TRY HARDER!
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, December 28:
TRY HARDER!
Director:
Debbie Lum
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, AFI Docs, Full Frame, CAAMFest, Milwaukee, Provincetown, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Philadelphia, Virginia
About:
The graduating class of a competitive San Francisco High School is followed through its harrowing college application process.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
On TV: UNAPOLOGETIC
Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, December 27:
UNAPOLOGETIC
Director:
Ashley O’Shay
World Premiere:
BlackStar 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, New Orleans, Black Harvest, St Louis, Cucalorus, Big Sky Doc, Athena, Cleveland, Human Rights Watch, Outfest Fusion
About:
Two fierce abolitionist leaders offer a deep look into the movement for Black Lives.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
On VOD: TRY HARDER!
Coming to VOD today, Friday, December 24:
TRY HARDER!
Director:
Debbie Lum
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, AFI Docs, Full Frame, CAAMFest, Milwaukee, Provincetown, Los Angeles Asian Pacific, Philadelphia, Virginia
About:
The graduating class of a competitive San Francisco High School is followed through its harrowing college application process.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Streaming: BEANIE MANIA
Coming to HBO Max today, Thursday, December 23:
BEANIE MANIA
Director:
Yemisi Brookes
World Premiere:
HBO Max (December 2021)
About:
An exploration of the popularity of Beanie Babies, the stuffed toys created by Ty Warner that inspired a collecting craze in the late 1990s.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Streaming: DEAD MAN’S SWITCH: A CRYPTO MYSTERY
Coming to Discovery+ tomorrow, Thursday, December 23:
DEAD MAN’S SWITCH: A CRYPTO MYSTERY
Director:
Sheona McDonald
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021
Select Festivals:
DOXA, Melbourne Doc, Calgary, Rocky Mountain Women’s
About:
A riveting cryptocurrency thriller unraveling the story of a Canadian blockchain wizard who mysteriously died on his honeymoon in India and the fate of his investors’ $200 million.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
In Theatres: THE VELVET QUEEN
Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, December 22:
THE VELVET QUEEN
Director:
Marie Amiguet
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Camden, Zurich, Vancouver
About:
In the heart of the Tibetan highlands, photographer Vincent Munier brings writer Sylvain Tesson on his quest to find the snow leopard.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
On DVD: AMY TAN: UNINTENDED MEMOIR
Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, December 21:
AMY TAN: UNINTENDED MEMOIR
Director:
James Redford
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Cleveland, CAAMFest, DocLands, Seattle
About:
A profile of the life and career of the noted author.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
In Theatres: PRESIDENT
Coming to theatres today, Friday, December 17:
PRESIDENT
Director:
Camilla Nielsson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, AFI Docs, Docaviv, Thessaloniki Doc, Dokufest, Encounters, DMZ Docs, Melbourne, Docville, Zurich, Montclair, Philadelphia
About:
The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party seeks a free and fair election.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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