Category: documentary
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AWARD-WINNING SHORT SUBJECT DOCUMENTARY & OSCAR CONTENDER NOW STREAMING FROM THE NEW YORKER- “A BROKEN HOUSE”
Director Amar Chebib Joe Buffalo is an Indigenous skateboarding legend. He’s also a survivor of Canada’s notorious Indian residential-school system. Following a traumatic childhood and decades of addiction, Joe must face his inner demons to realize his dream of turning pro. Watch the film now at The New Yorker. WINNER – Audience Award at 2021 SXSW…
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OPENS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 IN LOS ANGELES AT LAEMMLE MONICA FILM CENTER AND MORE CITIES + HOLDING IN NYC AT FILM FORUM
“Karen Dalton: In My Own Time, which takes its title from her second album, is in tune with the haunting poetics of her work.”“The documentary’s…interviews with friends, bandmates, exes and her daughter, Abralyn (Abbe) Baird offer first-person recollections that are vivid and, in their quiet way, emotionally charged… Holds a crucial place in preserving her work…above all…
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Acclaimed documentary North by Current to have national broadcast and streaming debut on PBS television series POV & PBS.org on Monday, Nov. 1
Acclaimed documentary North by Current to have national broadcast and streaming debut on PBS television series POV & PBS.org on Monday, Nov. 1 Angelo Madsen Minax’s Poetic and Richly-Layered Document of Addiction, Trans Identity and Grief; Berlinale Selection and Grand Jury Harrell Award Winner for Best Film at the 2021 Camden International Film Festival WATCH THE TRAILER NOW “It is…
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Award-winning documentary Storm Lake on family’s fight for community, local newspaper, journalism’s future is now in theaters and has its national TV debut on PBS on November 15th.
Featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross “The battle to keep journalism alive.” “Storm Lake is an elegiac heartland portrait…colored by the hope of endurance, both for the newspaper and the community it represents.” STORM LAKE A NEWSPAPER. A FAMILY. A COMMUNITY. Award-Winning Documentary Has Nationwide Theatrical Tour Ahead of November TV & Streaming Release…
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THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52 Available to stream October 12, 2021 on Hulu
Directed by Joshua Zeman (“Sons of Sam,” Cropsey)Written by Joshua Zeman & Lisa SchillerProduced by Joshua Zeman and Jonathan Shukat, co-produced by Caitlin ColfordExecutive Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson, Lucy Sumner, Adrian Grenier, Jim Jacobsen, Maria Bertrand, Gabriel Napora, Yas Taalat, Yipeng Ben Lu, Jeffrey Sobrato, Nicole Shipley, Jeff Rice, Brian Devine, and Evan Krauss. Check out the trailer here!THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52 is a cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz…
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NEEDTOBREATHE’s new album landed the band on the top 10 of the Billboard Top Rock Albums charts for the 7th time and the Billboard Top 10 Current Sales charts
IN OVER 500 MOVIE THEATERS NATIONWIDE INCLUDING THE TOP 60 MARKETS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Documentary Intimately Captures the Band Recording Their Latest Album While Isolated During the PandemicWatch Now: Trailer for ‘Into the Mystery’Greenwich Entertainment The documentary feature NEEDTOBREATHE: INTO THE MYSTERY, directed by Chris Phelps and produced in partnership with Elektra Records and Foundations Music, will…
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THE FAITHFUL powerfully explores fandom, memorabilia and the magnetic appeal of three of the most influential cultural icons of our time…
THE FAITHFUL The King, The Pope, The Princess A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT IMAGES – 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING – FROM ARTIST & DIRECTOR ANNIE BERMAN WEST COAST THEATRICAL RELEASE STARTSFRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 IN LOS ANGELES IN-PERSON SCREENINGS AND Q&A’S TO FOLLOW IN LA, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE AND MORE. WATCH THE TRAILER NOW FOR ‘THE FAITHFUL’ OPENS IN…
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The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival-October 19-24, 2021.
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalAnnouncesSeven Directions Shorts ProgramPLUS In Person Screenings Across CanadaHalifax, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce exciting live in-person and virtual events as part of the 22nd Annual Festival from October 19-24, 2021. imagineNATIVE will present select in person screenings at Cineplex Theatres in Halifax, Montreal, Winnipeg…
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Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine @ TIFF 2021
A “rock n’ roll machine” who split up at the height of their careers during a run from the late 1970s through to the ’80s, the power trio from Toronto consisting of drummer-singer Moore, singer-guitarist Rik Emmett, and bassist-keyboardist Mike Levine defined an era of straight ahead Rock n’ Roll with hits including; ”Rocky Mountain…
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SEYRAN ATES: SEX, REVOLUTION AND ISLAM.Directed by Nefise Özkal LorentzenProduced by Jørgen LorentzenFeaturing the Outspoken and Fierce Seyran AteşOpening October 1st at Laemmle GlendaleWith San Francisco and New York to Follow
She is bold. She is fierce. She is love. Meet Seyran Ateş!Discover the life and work of Muslim feminist and human rights activist Seyran Ateş through the acclaimed film SEYRAN ATES: SEX, REVOLUTION AND ISLAM. The documentary, directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen, opens October 1st at the Laemmle Glendale and other cities including San Francisco and New York to follow. In the 1960s, the hippies…
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SAVIOR FOR SALE: DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE? hit #1 on iTunes/Apple TV documentary chart this weekend!
NOW STREAMING ON DEMAND EVERYWHERE SAVIOR FOR SALE:DA VINCI’S LOST MASTERPIECE? INCL. APPLE TV / ITUNES & AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Thrilling Documentary Examines the Mystery and Controversy Surrounding Salvator MundiNow Accepting Press Screener and Interview Requestswith Director Antoine Vitkine and Film Participants WATCH THE ‘SAVIOR FOR SALE’ TRAILER NOW HEREhttps://youtu.be/bdL40JdeQaI New York, NY – Greenwich Entertainment will release…
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RIVER’S END A Feature Documentary Film by Jacob Morrison
Run time: 81 Minutes (USA) RIVER’S END will be released on VOD in the US, Canada and UK on November 2. VOD Platforms: Apple TV/iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vudu (US, Canada, UK) Cable Platforms: InDemand TVOD (Comcast, Spectrum, Cox), DirectTV/AT&T and more (US) RIVER’S END explores the global water crisis, using California as a microcosm.…
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The Devil’s Driver @TIFF 2021
The Devil’s Drivers has the formula of a Steve McQueen’s chase film as it follows Palestinian smugglers on high-speed trips to help workers cross the border. The film is an intimate portrait of a group of smugglers risking everything on high-speed trips to help Palestinians workers cross the border into Israel every day for work.…
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THE FLEE @ TIFF 2021
TIFF Toronto International Film Festival 2021 #TIFF21 Film THE FLEE by Sally Warburton Events are starting to open up again and one of the main Toronto events is the Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF takes place every year in September. This year the TIFF team planned very creatively to offer a variety of film screening venues…
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Oscar Peterson: Black+White @TIFF 2021
Born in Montreal, Quebec- Oscar Peterson rose to prominence with his influential piano playing. Barry Avrich’s celebration of the musician, Oscar Peterson: Black + White, charts Peterson’s rise to prominence and his legendary musicianship . Interviewing lifelong friends, relatives, and some of his legion of fans — from Quincy Jones to Billy Joel, who was…
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Dionne Warrick-Don’t Make Me Over @ TIFF 2021
Rising up to the top and losing it all, the ups and downs of her life, career and calling her own “shots “! Walk On By,” “Anyone Who Had a Heart,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” — are regarded as definitive. Her activist work for the Black and LGBTQ communities has had…
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TIFF 2021: International Premiere of THE PANTHERS | Created by Tom Hern and Halaifonua Finau | Starring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Lealani Siaosi | Exciting New Series Retells Story of How the Polynesian Panther Party was founded in 1970s Aotearo
* INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE * Created by Showrunners and Executive Producers Tom Hern (The Dark Horse, The Meg), Halaifonua Finau (Jonah, Baby Mama’s Club) Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Lealani Siaosi star alongside Beulah Koale (Thank You for Your Service, “Hawaii Five-O”), Frankie Adams (Mortal Engines, “The Expanse”) and Roy Billing (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, “Underbelly”). 1974, Auckland, New Zealand: Will ‘Ilolahia, the black sheep of his…
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IN NY, LA, PDX THEN EXPANDS – ‘THE CAPOTE TAPES’ documentary from director Ebs Burnough; Premiered at Toronto Intl Film Festival-TIFF
OPENS IN NY, LA, & PORTLAND ON FRIDAY 9/10 PLUS: MANY NEW CITIES & THEATERSJUST ADDED – OPENING 9/17 AND 9/24 ‘THE CAPOTE TAPES’ ACCLAIMED TIFF DOCUMENTARY ON TRUMAN CAPOTE TO BE RELEASED IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE STARTING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WORLD PREMIERE – TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 95% FRESH SYNOPSISAnswered Prayers was meant to be Truman Capote’s greatest masterpiece, an epic portrait of New York’s glittering…
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OPENING SEPTEMBER 17th: Tribeca Audience Award Winner FERGUSON RISES, Directed by Mobolaji Olambiwonnu, Produced by David Oyelowo – A story of a father’s grief and a small town’s defiance that showed the world that Black Lives Matter – Laemmle Royal Theater – Los Angeles
DREAMSEEKER MEDIA In Association with FILMS WITH A PURPOSE YORUBA SAXON and PHILMCO Present THE 2021 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER FERGUSON RISES Directed by Mobolaji OlambiwonnuProduced by David Oyelewo and Jessica Oyelowo Executive Produced by Sandra Evers-Manly, TJ Martin, Gigi Pritzker, Kai Bowe, and RZAOpening September 17th at Laemmle Royal WINNER – Audience Award for Best…
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RIDM 2021: First 5 films revealed RIDM 2021
The RIDM returns for a committed and connected 24th edition: First 5 films revealed The Last Shelter (Le dernier refuge) by Ousmane Samassékou Ahead of the release of the complete line-up for the 24th edition, the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is proud to announce 5 major titles reflecting the great variety of cinematographic works that audiences will enjoy this year. Quebec documentaries…
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