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
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
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
New to DVD this week:
NEVER TOO LATE: THE DOC SEVERINSEN STORY
Director:
Kevin S Bright, Jeff Consiglio
World Premiere:
Cleveland 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Full Frame, Nashville, Milwaukee, Virginia, Guanajuato, Mill Valley, BendFilm, Tallgrass, Portland, Sound Unseen
About:
A portrait of the legendary TONIGHT SHOW bandleader.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to HBO & HBO Max today, Thursday, December 16:
JUICE WRLD: INTO THE ABYSS
Director:
Tommy Oliver
World Premiere:
AFI Fest 2021
About:
An exploration of the life and legacy of the wunderkind rapper, following his quick rise to success and untimely passing soon after.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to OVID.tv this week:
A FIERCE GREEN FIRE
Director:
Mark Kitchell
World Premiere:
Sundance 2012
Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Palm Springs, Wild & Scenic, Margaret Mead, Washington DC’s Environmental, San Francisco Green, Boulder
About:
A look back at pivotal episodes in environmental activism.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to DVD/VOD today, Tuesday, December 14:
MAKING SWEET TEA
Director:
John L Jackson Jr, Nora Gross
World Premiere:
Chicago Reeling 2019
Select Festivals:
BlackStar, NewFest, Out on Film, San Diego Black, Kansas City
About:
Southern-born, Black gay researcher and performer E Patrick Johnson comes to terms with his past.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to The WORLD Channel’s America ReFramed today, Tuesday, December 14:
BROOKLYN INSHALLAH
Director:
Ahmed Mansour
World Premiere:
Telluride Mountainfilm 2019
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Chicago Palestine, Toronto Palestine
About:
A Palestinian American Lutheran pastor campaigns for political office in NYC.
The film previously screened at DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Khader El-Yateem is a Palestinian American, a practicing Lutheran pastor and, he hopes, the first Arab American on the New York City Council. Having grown up amidst conflict before emigrating to the US, Father K works to alleviate the mounting fears of the diverse but marginalized Arab-American community of Bay Ridge following the 2016 presidential election. With the support of political activist Linda Sarsour, he mounts the campaign of a lifetime, taking viewers into the heart of identity politics.
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Coming to HBO and HBO Max today, Monday, December 13:
STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET
Director:
Marilyn Agrelo
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, Seattle, San Francisco
About:
A look back at the origins of the pioneering children’s television powerhouse.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Saturday, December 11:
THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Director:
James Spinney, Peter Middleton
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Camden, Zurich, Hamptons, AFI Fest
About:
The definitive story of cinema’s most iconic figure, from an impoverished childhood in London through a spectacular rise to fame, and onto the Hollywood limelight and a self-imposed exile.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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