Ten insightful and impactful documentaries have been selected to compete at the 40th anniversary edition of the Durban International Film Festival.
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 to Showcase Films with LGBTQI Focus
This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 presents Films, Live Events and Alternate Realities experiences and installations focusing on LGBTQI+ communities and individuals.
Hulu to Release Sundance Award Winning Documentary JAWLINE
Jawline, directed by first time filmmaker Liza Mandelup, will be released as a Hulu Documentary both theatrically in the US and on Hulu on Friday, August 23.
16 SHOTS – Documentary on Shooting of 17-Year-Old Laquan McDonald – Sets Showtime Air Date
The new documentary 16 SHOTS that examines the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke will premiere on Showtime in June.
THE QUIET ONE on Life & Times of Rolling Stones’ Bill Wyman, Opens on June 21
The Quiet One, documentary on the life and career of Bill Wyman, former founding member of The Rolling Stones will open in New York and Los Angeles on June 21.
Jason DaSilva’s Multiple Sclerosis Documentary WHEN WE WALK to Premiere at Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Disability activist and filmmaker Jason DaSilva will premiere When We Walk the follow-up to his 2013 documentary When I Walk, at the 2019 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York City.
Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg Explores Statue of Liberty in New HBO Documentary
Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is on a quest to explore the story of the iconic Statue of Liberty in the new documentary Liberty: Mother of Exiles.
Beto O’Rourke Documentary RUNNING WITH BETO Sets HBO Air Date
The documentary Running with Beto, a behind-the-scenes look at Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate campaign will make its TV debut on Tuesday, May 28, on HBO.
DocLands Documentary Film Festival Awards $94,500 to Documentary Filmmakers at DocPitch 2019
DocLands Documentary Film Festival hosted its 2019 DocPitch forum and awarded director Chris Temple a $25,000 cash prize for their documentary film currently in development, Five Years North.
World Premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY to Open AFI DOCS 2019
AFI DOCS 2019 will open with the world premiere of HBO’s TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON’S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY,and will close with RAISE HELL: THE LIFE & TIMES OF MOLLY IVINS.
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 Announces Lineup
Sheffield Doc/Fest announces the line-up of 180+ documentary features and shorts for its 26th edition, which runs from 6 to 11 June, 2019, under the tagline “Ways of Seeing”.
FOR SAMA, Waad al-Kateab’s Chronicle of Syrian Crisis, Sets US Release Date + Drops Trailer
Winner of the award for Best Documentary at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival, For Sama documents Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria.
BACK TO THE FATHERLAND, Documentary on Young Israeli Emigrants, Opens in June
Back to the Fatherland from filmmakers Kat Rohrer and Gil Levanon, follows the journey of three families in transition; Israeli grandchildren from the “Third Generation” and their respective grandparents.
BLUE NOTE RECORDS: BEYOND THE NOTE, Documentary on Pioneering Jazz Label Opens in June
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes, is a revelatory journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the most ground-breaking jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Obamas Announce First Slate of Netflix Projects
Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s production company in partnership with Netflix, today announced the company’s initial slate of upcoming projects.
HEAVY WATER, Story of Big Wave Surfer, Drops Into Movie Theaters June 13 Only
Heavy Water follows professional big wave surfer Nathan Fletcher through the evolution of surfing and his relationship with big waves.
Award Winning Science Documentary THE SERENGETI RULES Sets May Release Date
Nicolas Brown’s documentary The Serengeti Rules, which explores some of the most remote and spectacular places on Earth, will open in NYC on May 10 and in LA on May 17.
Watch Video Clip from MARTHA: A PICTURE STORY, Documentary on Iconic Street Art Photographer Martha Cooper
Martha: A Picture Story, is filmmaker Selina Miles’ vibrant portrait of photographer Martha Cooper, who in 1970s New York, who decades later, realizes she’s become an unusual icon of the street art world.
Watch TROUBLE FINDS YOU, The Intercept Short Documentary on Largest Gang Raid in NYC’s History
The Intercept has released a short documentary by reporter and filmmaker Stephanie Tangkilisan focused on the effects of the “Bronx 120” raid, the largest in New York City history.
Watch Clip from PICTURE CHARACTER, Documentary About Emoji, at 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
Just before its World Premiere on Saturday April 27 at the Tribeca Film, Picture Character, a documentary about emoji released the first look – a fascinating video clip from the film.
NBA All-Star Caron Butler and Parisa Dunn to Explore Racial Inequity in Cannabis Industry in THE GREEN DREAM
Filmmaker Parisa Dunn has teamed with NBA All-Star Caron Butler, on the new documentary THE GREEN DREAM, that will take an in-depth look at the racial inequity within the billion $ cannabis industry.
UK Premiere of Documentary DIEGO MARADONA to Open Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield Doc/Fest will open the 26th edition with the UK premiere of Diego Maradona, directed by Asif Kapadia, from over 500 hours of footage from Maradona’s personal archive.
BECOMING NOBODY, Documentary about Ram Dass’ Life and Teachings, Opens in September
Becoming Nobody , the quintessential portal to Ram Dass’ life and teachings, directed by Jamie Catto will open in theaters on September 6.
HBO and Mark Wahlberg to Produce MCMILLIONS, Docu-Series on McDonald’s Monopoly Game Fraud Scandal
HBO along with Mark Wahlberg is in production on MCMILLIONS, a documentary series chronicling the stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-cop turned security auditor who rigged the McDonald’s Monopoly game promotion.