October is Disability Awareness Month, inspiring the theme for my latest curated selections for Hulu’s Documentaries page. Watch these docs featuring disabled subjects now for free!
For more information about the selections, see my Indiewire article.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, Tuesday, October 15: LET THEM WEAR TOWELS
Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg’s look at sexism in sports journalism made its world premiere at Tribeca this year. The film was commissioned by ESPN for its women-directed, women in sports doc series, Nine for IX, an offshoot of the network’s popular 30 for 30 doc brand. After its broadcast this Summer, the doc comes to DVD in a boxed set with the other initial Nine for IX films.
I previously wrote about the doc out of Tribeca here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 15: THE MARCH
John Akomfrah’s chronicle of 1963’s March on Washington premiered on PBS this Summer, during the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights action.
I previously wrote about the doc upon its broadcast here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, October 15: DIRTY WARS
Richard Rowley’s Jeremy Scahill-led investigation into America’s secret wars made its world premiere at Sundance this year, winning the documentary cinematography award. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, IFF Boston, Seattle, Dallas, Traverse City, Melbourne, and New Zealand, among others, and to enjoy a limited theatrical release.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to Logo’s WHAT!? doc series this coming Monday, October 14: BRONIES: THE EXTREMELY UNEXPECTED ADULT FANS OF MY LITTLE PONY
Laurent Malaquais’ exploration of the adult male fanbase for a girls’ cartoon premiered at LA’s Equestria convention last November. It has also screened at Kansas City FilmFest, and has been released on DVD and VOD.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
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Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, October 11: BROADWAY IDIOT
Doug Hamilton’s look at the transformation of Green Day’s music into a Broadway show had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year. Other screenings have included Newport Beach, Lincoln Center’s Sound + Vision, London, and the CBGB Film Festival. Simultaneous with its theatrical release through Abramorama, FilmBuff releases the film on VOD via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Cable Movies On Demand, Google Play, Xbox, Sony Playstation, CinemaNow and Vudu.
I previously covered the doc out of SXSW here.
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Japan’s Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival is the oldest nonfiction event in Asia, established in 1989. Held biennially, this year marks its 13th edition, which begins today, Thursday, October 10 and runs through next Thursday, October 17. In an area of the world with relatively few such dedicated events, the festival offers a special focus on regional and national documentary filmmaking, with supplementary international and retrospective programming. What follows are some brief highlights where possible, as the fest’s website offers only cursory information on the majority of its programming sections. Continue reading
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 11: GOD LOVES UGANDA
Roger Ross Williams’ provocative exploration of the influence of American evangelicals in Africa debuted at Sundance at the beginning of the year. Its extensive festival run has also included San Francisco, Hot Docs, Cleveland, AFI Docs, Hamptons, Nantucket, BAMcinemaFest, New Orleans, Outfest, Festival do Rio, Sundance London, Sheffield, Ashland, Dallas, and Full Frame, picking up awards at the latter four, among many others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to theatres this Friday, October 11: THE INSTITUTE
Spencer McCall’s intriguing look at a labyrinthine citywide game had its world premiere at Slamdance this year. It’s gone on to screen at True/False, Arclight Doc, Atlanta, St Louis, Wisconsin, and San Francisco Doc.
I included the doc in my T/F coverage here.
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Now available on VOD: HERMAN’S HOUSE
Angad Singh Bhalla’s exploration of the relationship between and artist and a prisoner held in solitary confinement debuted at True/False last year. It went on to Full Frame, Hot Docs, Camden, Hamptons, Antenna, New Orleans, RIDM, and SF Doc, among others. Just days after his release from prison after 41 years, the film’s subject, Herman Wallace, passed away last Friday morning.
I wrote about the doc out of Hot Docs here.
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