Category Archives: Releases

Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Thursday, November 18:
JAGGED

Director:
Alison Klayman

World Premiere:
Toronto 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, IDFA, GlobeDocs, Sound Unseen, Woodstock, Heartland

About:
Alanis Morissette reflects on her 1990s rise to rock stardom.

Coming to OVID.tv today, Wednesday, November 17:
OUR BLOOD IS WINE

Director:
Emily Railsback

Premiere:
Berlin 2018

About:
An appreciation of the ancient winemaking traditions of the Republic of Georgia.

I previously wrote about the doc here.

New to DVD this week:
THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART?

Director:
Frank Marshall

World Premiere:
Miami GEMS 2020

Select Festivals:
Sound Unseen, Newport Beach, Mill Valley

About:
A chronicle of the triumphs and hurdles of the iconic music band the Bee Gees – brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17:
CHILDREN OF THE ENEMY

Director:
Gorki Glaser-Muller

World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Bergen, Krakow, Biografilm, Dokufest,

About:
The heart-rending story of a grandfather reclaiming his grandchildren from the neglect and hate that await the children of ISIS members.

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 16:
CHOCOLATE ROAD

Director:
Tanya Chuturkova

World Premiere:
Greenwich 2021

About:
An exploration of chocolate, from cacao farmers to high end chocolatiers.

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 16:
LITTLE GIRL

Director:
Sébastien Lifshitz

World Premiere:
Berlin 2020

Select Festivals:
Karlovy Vary, Docs Against Gravity, Chicago, Ghent, Tokyo, Seville, MIX Brasil, Thessaloniki, Jerusalem, Seattle, Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

About:
A portrait of an eight-year-old who wants to express her true gender identity.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 16:
THE LOST LEONARDO

Director:
Andreas Koefoed

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021

Notable Festivals:
AFI Docs

About:
The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.

Coming to Paramount+ today, Monday, November 15:
ASCENSION

Director:
Jessica Kingdon

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Docaviv, DMZ Docs, Camden, Zurich, Warsaw, Hamptons

About:
An absorbing exploration of the pursuit of the “Chinese Dream,” which prioritizes productivity and innovation above all.

Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, November 16:
SIMPLE AS WATER

Director:
Megan Mylan

World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)

Select Festivals:
Montclair, AFI Fest

About:
A meditation on the elemental bonds of family told through portraits of four Syrian families in the aftermath of war.