Coming to theatres today, Friday, October 1:
SEYRAN ATEŞ: SEX, REVOLUTION AND ISLAM
Director:
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
World Premiere:
CPH:DOX 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Docs, San Francisco
About:
Seyran Ateş – imam, feminist, and advocate of a new sexual revolution – puts her life at risk in the holy name of tolerance.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS and streaming tomorrow, Friday, October 1:
LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS
Director:
Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider
World Premiere:
Woodstock 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Miami, Havana, GlobeDocs, BendFilm, Mill Valley, Ashland
About:
During the thaw in US/Cuban relations, two brothers, both gifted musicians, long separated by borders, reunite for a joint tour through both countries.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, October 1:
KAREN DALTON: IN MY OWN TIME
Director:
Robert Yapkowitz, Richard Peete
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Docaviv, Minneapolis-St Paul, Melbourne
About:
A portrait of the forgotten figure from the 1960s NYC folk music scene.
The film screened as part of DOC NYC, for which our program notes read:
Blues and folk singer Karen Dalton was a prominent figure in 1960s New York. Idolized by Bob Dylan and Nick Cave, Karen discarded the traditional trappings of success and led an unconventional life until her early death. Since most images of Karen have been lost or destroyed, the film uses Karen’s dulcet melodies and interviews with loved ones to build a rich portrait of this singular woman and her hauntingly beautiful voice.
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Coming to MUBI tomorrow, Thursday, September 30:
SWIMMING OUT TILL THE SEA TURNS BLUE
Director:
Jia Zhangke
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
New York, IDFA, Thessaloniki Doc, Docs Against Gravity, Busan, San Diego Asian
About:
Three prominent Chinese authors create a tapestry of testimonies about the drastic changes in Chinese life and culture that began with the social revolution of the 1950s.
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Coming to DVD and VOD today, Tuesday, September 28:
LOURDES
Director:
Alban Teurlai, Thierry Demaiziere
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2019
Select Festivals:
Docville, Hof
About:
A portrait of the French pilgrimage site.
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Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, September 28:
ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
Director:
Morgan Neville
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, AFI Docs
About:
A remarkably constructed portrait of the uncommon life and untimely death of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef.
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Coming to PBS’s American Experience today and tomorrow, Monday, September 27 and Tuesday, September 28:
CITIZEN HEARST
Director:
Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives
World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life and career of the influential media mogul who inspired Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz’s CITIZEN KANE.
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Coming to HBO this Sunday, September 26:
NUCLEAR FAMILY
Director:
Ry Russo-Young
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
About:
A deeply personal docuseries, 20 years in the making, in which the director comes to terms with the emotional tumult of her childhood, when the sperm donor who helped make her, gay civil rights lawyer Tom Steel, sued her lesbian moms for paternity and visitation rights.
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Coming to theatres and to VOD today, Friday, September 24:
ON THESE GROUNDS
Director:
Garrett Zevgetis
World Premiere:
SXSW 2021 (under original title SPRING VALLEY)
Select Festivals:
IFF Boston
About:
After an explosive viral video shows a white policeman throwing a Black teenager from her school desk, a woman uproots her life to help the girl, face the officer, and dismantle the system behind the assault.
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Coming to theatres today, Friday, September 24:
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOY IN THE WORLD
Director:
Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Thessaloniki Doc, Hong Kong, Cleveland, Moscow, Revelation Perth, Melbourne
About:
A revelatory look at the lasting impact of fame and objectification on a young male actor.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
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