The 3rd DC/DOX documentary film festival taking place June 12-15, 2025 in Washington, DC announced its full slate of films, including 59 features and 35 shorts from 25 countries.
Documentary
Snapshot – ‘Bad Shabbos’ and ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ in Theaters, ‘Ocean With David Attenborough’ docu debuts on National Geographic
[] Ocean With David Attenborough documentary debuts on National Geographic
[] Tailiah Breon’s romantic comedy The Final Play sets release date of May 27th
[] Film at Lincoln Center to present “Monica Vitti: La Modernista” retrospective
[] Bad Shabbos’ starring Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man in theaters on May 30
[] Jane Austen Wrecked My Life opens in Bay Area theaters on May 23
California Film Institute’s DocPitch and Black Public Media’s PitchBLACK Announce 2025 Award Winners
Black Public Media selected a documentary and two science fiction immersive projects as winners of the 2025 PitchBLACK Awards; and California Film Institute selected five documentary projects as winners of DocPitch 2025.
‘SALLY’ Trailer – Sundance Winning Documentary Chronicles Life of Sally Ride, First American Woman to Travel to Space
Watch the official trailer for SALLY, a documentary film on the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space from Emmy-winning director Cristina Costantini.
Daughters, ‘Will & Harper’, Black Box Diaries Among 85th Peabody Awards Documentary Winners
Peabody announced the winners of 85th Peabody Awards – documentary winners include Black Box Diaries, Daughters, The Truth vs. Alex Jones, and Will & Harper.
‘I, Poppy’ and ‘Agatha’s Almanac’ Take Top Hot Docs 2025 Jury Awards
I, Poppy directed by Vivek Chaudhary has won the Best International Feature Documentary award along with the $10,000 cash prize at the 2025 Hot Docs documentary film festival.
Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s Spirit Award Winner “A Photographic Memory” Opens in Theaters | Trailer
Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed turns the camera on herself in her personal genre-bending film A Photographic Memory, documenting her attempt to get to know her mother, Sheila Turner Seed
‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ Trailer – Lyrical Film Exploring Singer’s One-Man Show Debuts on Apple TV+
Watch the official trailer for Bono: Stories of Surrender, the film based on singer Bono’s celebrated memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” and the accompanying book/theatre tour.
Snapshot – Jeff Daniels’ Television Event Opens in US Theaters + Jussie Smollett’s ‘The Lost Holliday’ Debuts on Prime
[] Jeff Daniels’ documentary Television Event sets US theatrical release date
[] ‘The Lost Holliday’ starring Vivica A. Fox and Jussie Smollett premieres on Prime Video
[] Philippine action-packed drama Topakk gets released in US on-demand
[] Screamboat slays on VOD, Blu-ray, and DVD this Friday
Snapshot – Martín Rejtman’s ‘Riders’ Makes NY Premiere, ‘Usher: Rendezvous in Paris’ Concert Film Debuts on BET+, and more
[] Martín Rejtman’s ‘Riders’ documentary makes US premiere in NYC.
[] ‘Usher: Rendezvous in Paris’ concert film will stream exclusively on BET+
[] Docu is in the works on Hollywood’s Blonde Bombshell Mamie Van Doren
[] Psychological horror film ‘Room Six’ sets May 2 release date
[] ‘American Delivery’ documentary exploring U.S. maternal mortality crisis debuts on PBS
Stephen Chung’s ‘It’s All Gonna Break’ Documentary Capturing Broken Social Scene’s Indie Legacy Heads to Theaters | Trailer
Directed by Stephen Chung, a filmmaker and longtime friend, the documentary It’s All Gonna Break offers an intimate portrayal of the rise of Broken Social Scene, the influential Canadian indie-rock collective.
Snapshot – George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to Present AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola, Release Dates for Jess Plus None, Midnight in Phoenix and more
[] George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to present AFI Life Achievement Award to Francis Ford Coppola
[] Mandy Fabian’s comedy-drama film Jess Plus None on VOD on April 29
[] Watch new clip from ‘The Trouble With Jessica,’ Matt Winn’s dark comedy film
[] Anthony Bawn’s LGBTQ drama-musical ‘Midnight in Phoenix’ will be released on May 27
[] Harley Wallen’s courtroom drama ‘Finding Nicole’ on VOD on May 6
[] Matty Hannon’s adventure documentary The Road to Patagonia to be released in UK
[] Rachel Noll James’ sci-fi drama film Ingress out on VOD on April 29
[] Slasher horror film Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare gets UK release on April 28
[] Watch the night vision interview with Friendship director Andrew DeYoung and stars Tim Robinson, Paul Rudd, and Eric Rahill