New to DVD this week:
MARIAN ANDERSON: THE WHOLE WORLD IN HER HANDS
Director:
Rita Coburn
World Premiere:
American Masters broadcast (February 2022)
About:
A focus on the life, career, art, and legacy of the African American contralto and civil rights pioneer, in her own words.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Netflix tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4:
MADOFF: THE MONSTER OF WALL STREET
Director:
Joe Berlinger
World Premiere:
Netflix (January 2023)
About:
A docuseries following the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 3:
LOWNDES COUNTY AND THE ROAD TO BLACK POWER
Director:
Geeta Gandbhir, Sam Pollard
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2022
Select Festivals:
Camden, BlackStar, St Louis
About:
The story of the local movement and young Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) organizers who fought not just for voting rights, but for Black Power, in Lowndes County, Alabama.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, January 3:
GROUCHO & CAVETT
Director:
Robert S Bader
World Premiere:
Hamptons 2022
About:
A portrait of the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor, iconic comedian Groucho Marx.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s American Experience tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3:
THE LIE DETECTOR
Director:
Rob Rapley
World Premiere:
American Experience (January 2023)
About:
A recounting of the often dark history of the polygraph machine.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s Independent Lens today, Monday, January 2:
CHILDREN OF LAS BRISAS
Director:
Marianela Maldonado
World Premiere:
Sheffield 2022
Select Festivals:
DMZ Docs, DOC NYC
About:
Nine years in the lives of young Venezuelans whose musical talent offer a chance for them to escape poverty.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3:
SIRENS
Director:
Rita Baghdadi
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
Select Festivals:
True/False, CPH:DOX, Hot Docs, Thessaloniki Doc, BFI Flare, Cleveland, Sun Valley, Florida, BAFICI, Krakow, Guadalajara, Sydney, Frameline, Outfest, BAMcinemaFest
About:
On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery, co-founders and guitarists of the Middle East’s first all-female metal band, wrestle with friendship, sexuality, and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to CNN this Sunday, January 1:
DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER
Director:
Dave Wooley, David Heilbroner
World Premiere:
Toronto 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Montclair, Santa Barbara, Annapolis
About:
In this career-spanning portrait, richly illustrated with vintage musical performances, Dionne Warwick is a marvelous raconteur sharing candid stories behind her hit songs.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to VOD this Sunday, January 1:
MCCURRY: THE PURSUIT OF COLOUR
Director:
Denis Delestrac
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
Select Festivals:
Glasgow, Málaga, Docs Against Gravity
About:
Travel the world through Steve McCurry’s eyes and discover what these journeys can teach us about our place in the universe.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO Max this Friday, December 30:
THIS PLACE RULES
Director:
Andrew Callaghan
World Premiere:
HBO Max (December 2022)
About:
A gonzo style investigation into the undercurrents that led to the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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