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Coming to HBO and HBO Max today, Monday, June 20:
MIND OVER MURDER

Director:
Nanfu Wang

World Premiere:
HBO (June 2022)

About:
A docuseries chronicling the bizarre and psychologically complex story of the “Beatrice Six,” convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska, but later exonerated by DNA evidence, dividing the rural town.

Coming to PBS’s POV tonight, Monday, June 20:
WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN?

Director:
Christine Choy, Renee Tajima-Peña

World Premiere:
New Directors/New Films 1987

Notable Recognition:
The film was was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

About:
An in-depth investigation into the racially motivated murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American, murdered by two white men, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, in Detroit, Michigan on June 19, 1982, and a chronicle of how the case brought together disparate Asian American communities into a national movement. Re-presented in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Chin’s murder.

Coming to Film Movement Plus today, Friday, June 17:
SELFIE

Director:
Agostino Ferrente

World Premiere:
Berlin 2019

Select Festivals:
Sheffield, Cinéma du Réel, BAFICI, Thessaloniki Doc, Reykjavik, Goteborg, Taiwan Doc

About:
Two 16-year-olds film themselves with a cell phone to tell the story of their friendship, the tragedy of Davide, and their lives in the rough Traiano district of Naples.

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 17:
BITTERBRUSH

Director:
Emelie Mahdavian

World Premiere:
Telluride 2021

Select Festivals:
Visions du Réel, San Francisco, Sydney

About:
Two women set up camp at a tiny cabin and begin their season of work, to feed their dreams: to own their own livestock, to have true independence, and to start a family. 

Coming to theatres tomorrow, Friday, June 17:
STAY PRAYED UP

Director:
DL Anderson, Matt Durning

World Premiere:
Telluride 2021

Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Virginia

About:
The gospel trio The Branchettes prepare to record their live album in the modest congregation of their youth, in this passionate yet humble portrait of an artist. 

Coming to theatres and virtual cinemas this Friday, June 17:
THE BOOK KEEPERS

Director:
Phil Wall

World Premiere:
Austin 2020

Select Festivals:
Napa Valley, Savannah, Chagrin Doc, DocUtah

About:
A father and son crisscross the country to fulfill a dying wish, ensure a legacy, and find solace after tragic personal loss.

Coming to ESPN and ESPN+’s 30 for 30 series today, Wednesday, June 15:
DREAM ON

Director:
Kristen Lappas

World Premiere:
ESPN (June 2022)

About:
A look back at the 1996 USA Women’s Basketball Dream Team and the 14-month odyssey that would forever change the landscape of women’s athletics.