Category: documentary
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Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew and For Real@ Hot Docs 2022
HANDLE WITH CARE: THE LEGEND OF THE NOTIC STREETBALL CREW (Hidden Histories) is a feature documentary that follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of a diverse, youth streetball team who caught a lot of attention during an NBA-sponsored outdoor tournament in 2001. Driven by a twenty-year quest to finish their mixtape trilogy, this doc charts how the group of…
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STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 @ HOTDOCS 2022 Documentary Featuring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin & Dabney Coleman.
Still Working 9 to 5 explores why workplace inequality is no laughing matter in the 40 years since the seminal comedy, 9 to 5, was released in 1980. Introducing New Duet of Original Theme Song 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton & Kelly Clarkson. The film 9 to 5 has taken its place in American…
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MIDWIVES a film written, directed and edited by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
Midwivesa film by Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing Canadian Premiere at Hot DocsA still from the film MidwivesShowtimes at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival:Sunday, May 1 – 8:15pm – Isabel Bader Theatre, TorontoThursday May 5 – 11:45am – Varsity 8, TorontoCanada-wide Online Streaming – begins Monday May 5, 9AM – for 5 days Tickets and More Info Here Midwives…
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Save The Date – UCLA’s Open Mind Film Festival on 4/28
Thursday, April 28 at 5:00PM PTHosted by singer/songwriter Grace GaustadGenerously sponsored byThe Friars Charitable FoundationJoin us for short films on mental healthproduced by high school students anda conversation with Liz Laugeson, PhDDesired RealityWinston VerdultSt. Margaret’s Episcopal SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, CADressesNayan SarmaFlintridge Preparatory SchoolLa Canada Flintridge, CAEverything ChangesGrace RynersonViewpoint High SchoolWoodland Hills, CAI’m Right HereStella FifeGeffen AcademyLos…
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The Art Of Silencea film by Maurizius Staerkle Drux International Premiere at Hot Docs
The Art Of Silencea film by Maurizius Staerkle Drux International Premiere at Hot DocsMarcel Marceau from the film The Art of SilenceShowtimes at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival:Monday, May 2 – 2:45pm – Cineplex Varsity 8, TorontoSunday, May 8 – 8:30pm – TIFF Bell Lightbox, TorontoFor 5 days beginning Tuesday, May 3, 9AM – Canada-wide Online Streaming Tickets…
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An Ode To End-Of-Life -Objects In SCRAP
SCRAPa film by Stacey Tenenbaum WORLD PREMIERE at HOT DOCSSunday, May 1 – 2:00pm – Isabel Bader Theatre, TorontoWednesday, May 4 – 11:00am – Cineplex Varsity 8, TorontoMonday, May 2 – Saturday, May 7 – Canada-wide Online StreamingTickets and More Info Here The journey of junk ends in some surprising destinations. Must a disposable society throw out its memories along…
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In The Eye Of The Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis Premiering at Hot Docs on April 30th
In The Eye Of The Storm: The Political Odyssey of Yanis Varoufakis follows Yanis’ personal journey from Academic to Politician to Whistleblower to Movement Builder. For a link to the series for editorial consideration, please respond to this email. I’ll ————————————————————–The Political Odyssey of Yanis VaroufakisSynopsis In the Eye of the Storm is a six-part documentary series…
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AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR AMY BENCH’S ACCLAIMED ANIMATED SHORT DOCUMENTARY MORE THAN I REMEMBER TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS 2022 THIS MONTH IN TORONTO
WATCH THE TRAILER NOWhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QaH5lxRpU8 WORLD PREMIERE & AWARD WINNER AT 2022 SXSW FILM IN THE TEXAS SHORTS COMPETITION Praise for the Film “Disarmingly bold and breathtaking.” “Emotionally insightful.”“The film’s florid depiction of Mugeni’s escape arouses all the senses as if survival depended on it, placing one in her shoes as she flees.” – Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest “Stunning.” “Shows the…
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VINCENT KELNER’S A TASTE OF WHALE TO BE RELEASED IN THEATERS & ON AMAZON & APPLE TV ON MAY 27
WATCH THE TRAILER NOW – JUST RELEASEDFirst seen on Variety. Los Angeles, CA – Greenwich Entertainment will release A Taste of Whale directed by Vincent Kelner (World Medicine) in North American theaters and on Amazon and Apple TV on Friday, May 27, 2022. The Warboys documentary will premiere at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen on March 29, 31 and April 3, before hitting the spring festival circuit. Every year,…
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A new documentary by Joséphine Bacon and Sarah Fortin
NITASSINAN in production Montreal, Tuesday, March 8, 2022 – Terre Innue and K-Films Amérique are thrilled to announce the start of production of the feature documentary Nitassinan directed by Joséphine Bacon andSarah Fortin (Nouveau-Québec), which will continue until the fall of 2022. Filmed across four seasons, the first images were shot last December. More than an attachment to our territory, the Innu live a filial relationship…
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Oscar nominated documentary about Black Deaf High School athletes for your consideration (Canadian filmmaker)
Audible is a cinematic and immersive coming of age documentary following Maryland School for the Deaf high school athlete Amaree McKenstry and his gay best friend as they face the pressures of senior year and grappling with the realities of venturing off into the hearing world. Amaree and his teammates take out their frustrations on the…
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JAPANESE POP SENSATION “ARASHI” RELEASES FINAL CONCERT FILM ANNIVERSARY TOUR 5×20 FILM ‘RECORD OF MEMORIES’ EXCLUSIVELY IN AMC THEATRES ACROSS THE US FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY MARCH 22 – THROUGH PICTUREHOUSE and GAGA CORPORATION
JAPANESE POP SENSATION “ARASHI” RELEASES FINAL CONCERT FILMANNIVERSARY TOUR 5×20 FILM ‘RECORD OF MEMORIES’EXCLUSIVELY IN AMC THEATRES ACROSS THE US FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY MARCH 22 THROUGH PICTUREHOUSE and GAGA CORPORATION FEBRUARY 23, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) Picturehouse is set to release the pre-hiatus final concert film of the wildly popular Japanese pop sensation, ARASHI, exclusively…
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Never Whisper Justice, Old Spice, and Stride, Inc. Team Up to Provide a Free Digital Learning Course to More Than 200,000 Students, 400+ School Districts, and 7,000+ Teachers Nationwide through the Award Winning Documentary BLACK BOYS
Never Whisper Justice and Old Spice Partner on BLACK BOYS Film Featured At Brand Storytelling 2022A Sanctioned Event of Sundance Film Festival Partnership Extends Beyond Documentary And Will Provide Free Digital Learning Course To 200K+ students, 400+ school districts, and 7,000+ Teachers Nationwide LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Never Whisper Justice, Old Spice, and Stride, Inc. are teaming…
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Sundance Short HALLELUJAH and World Premiere of Short FIVE—Digital Screening Available Nationwide In celebration of Black History Month
“” HALLELUJAH Continues Festival Campaign After World Premiere at Sundance and FIVE World PremieresWHAT:HALLELUJAH screens at TBFF after its impressive debut at Sundance. Billed as a “traumedy,” HALLELUJAH is a deft, beguiling clash between darkness and light. After being stuck with the guardianship of their annoying, bookworm nephew, two brothers in Compton, California, must decide if…
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“CaribbeanTales Rolls Out ” “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project
ROLLS OUT “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio AccessProject” CaribbeanTales Inc., founded by award winning filmmaker and Academy member, Frances-Anne Solomon, announces the launch of the “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project” (CTBISAP). This new project is a production and knowledge-based incubator designed to build capacity in the Black Canadian Film industry and provide an opportunity for Black Canadian filmmakers to acquire skill sets and…
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THEATRICAL RELEASE – “AMERICAN RECKONING” A FILM BY YORUBA RICHEN AND BRAD LICHTENSTEIN – LOS ANGELES LAEMMLE THEATRES – FEB 11; FRONTLINE PBS FEB 15; STREAMING PBS.ORG FEB 16
THEATRICAL RELEASE – Beginning February 11, 2022 – for one week exclusive engagement in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center.WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE – February 15, 2022 – FRONTLINE/PBS – 10PM/9PM CTSTREAMING PREMIERE – Beginning February 15, 2022 – pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video AppAMERICAN RECKONING is an extraordinary look at the civil rights era – the violence and resistance – through rare…
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Invitation to special Q and A event hosted by Rainn Wilson: SALT IN MY SOUL (Feb 8)
A very special Q and A event below on behalf of powerful documentary SALT IN MY SOUL, hosted by Rainn Wilson (The Office).The trailer gives you a great sense of the film here: https://youtu.be/tSnu6k5emhA SALT IN MY SOUL has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics calling it “a powerful film” and “profound, unflinching and genuinely poignant.”…
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Imagining the Indian to Have World Premiere at California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival
Feature Documentary Film details the past, present, and futureof insidious Native American-themed mascots and imagery,including the Washington Football Team Washington, D.C. – The timely documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting will make its world premiere at California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival. The festival highlights the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers,…
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JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE,EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOTFOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOT FOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALLhttps://watch.eventive.org/thequeenofbasketball/play/61f2d3a77c16810029b2947a LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! ABOUT THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL is a New York Times Op-Doc/Breakwater Films…
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SUNDANCE 2022 – Jewish Film Institute Presents Filmmaker Conversations and Funding Opportunities at 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Jewish Film Institute Presents Filmmaker Conversations and Funding Opportunities at 2022 Sundance Film Festival Applications Open for Third Round of JFI Completion Grants JFI and Jewish Story Partners Present Inaugural JFI/JSP Momentum Award to Pratibha Parmar (Queen Sugar) for My Name is Andrea Ondi Timoner (Last Flight Home, Sundance ‘22) and Ran Tal (1341 Frames of Love and…
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