Hot Docs Festival announced the 15 films in the 2021 Special Presentations program, showcasing high-profile premieres, award winners, and works by master filmmakers or featuring star subjects.
Documentary
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Hot Docs Festival 2021 Announces Special Presentations Program Lineup
All Light, Everywhere by Theo Anthony | photo by Corey Hughes.
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IFC Films Eyes Summer Release for ENEMIES OF THE STATE, Documentary on Bizarre Case of Anonymous Hacker
Enemies of the State IFC Films acquired Sonia Kennebeck’s documentary thriller Enemies of the State, which investigates the complicated and bizarre case of alleged Wikileaks courier and Anonymous hacker Matt DeHart. IFC Films will release the film this summer.
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Watch Trailer For THIS IS A ROBBERY: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ART HEIST, Netflix Documentary on Unsolved Art Mystery
An empty frame remains where The Storm on the Sea of Galilee was once displayed. Picture provided by the FBI showing the empty frames for missing paintings after the theft at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” Netflix released the official trailer for “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” the new documentary series on the unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. The documentary launches on Netflix on April 7th.
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Watch Official Trailer for TINA, Documentary on Life and Career of Music Icon Tina Turner
Tina (HBO) HBO released the official trailer for the documentary titled TINA, billed as an unvarnished and dynamic account of the life and career of music icon Tina Turner featuring a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes, personal photos, and new interviews, including with the singer herself.
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Watch Trailer for Q: INTO THE STORM, HBO Documentary Series Exploring the Origins of QAnon
HBO released the official trailer for “Q: Into The Storm” a six-part documentary series directed by Cullen Hoback (“Terms and Conditions May Apply”). The HBO documentary series debuts with two back-to-back episodes Sunday, March 21 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), with new episodes airing back-to-back subsequent Sundays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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Watch Trailer for LFG – Megan Rapinoe and U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Fight for Equal Pay in HBO Max Documentary
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LFG [“Let’s F—ing Go!”] documentary In celebration of International Women’s Day, HBO Max released the trailer for the upcoming documentary film LFG, [“Let’s F—ing Go!”], a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. The film is directed by Academy Award(R)-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine.
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Watch Trailer for WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, SXSW Documentary Examines History of U.S. Anti-Black Racism
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America. Jeffery Robinson with civil rights activist and lawyer Faya Ora Rose Touré and Senator Henry “Hank” Sanders on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. | Credit: Emily Kunstler) The new trailer is here for the documentary Who We Are – A Chronicle of Racism in America from filmmakers Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler premiering at 2021 SXSW Film Festival.
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Watch Trailer For SEASPIRACY, Netflix Documentary on Impact of Fishing on Ocean Life
Seaspiracy (Netflix) Netflix released the official trailer for the new documentary Seaspiracy, directed by Ali Tabrizi and set for release on the streaming platform on March 24, 2021.
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CHASING CHILDHOOD, Documentary Explores the Changing Landscape of Childhood and Parenting
Chasing Childhood directed by Margaret Munzer Loeb and Eden Wurmfeld Following the world premiere at DOC NYC, the documentary Chasing Childhood will screen at upcoming film festivals across the country in March and April, including Portland International Film Festival (March 5-14) and Sonoma International Film Festival (March 24-28).
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Antoine Fuqua’s THE DAY SPORTS STOOD STILL Documentary Sets March Release Date on HBO
The Day Sports Stood Still HBO will premiere The Day Sports Stood Still, a feature-length documentary that tells the story of the unprecedented sports shutdown in March of 2020 and the remarkable turn of events that followed. Emmy®-winning director Antoine Fuqua (HBO’s “What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali”) will chronicle the abrupt stoppage, athletes’ prominent role in the cultural reckoning on racial injustices that escalated during the pandemic and the complex return to competition in the summer and fall. The film debuts Wednesday, March 24 (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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IFC FILMS to Release THE MEANING OF HITLER, Documentary on Nazi Dictator’s Resonance on Present Day Politics
The Meaning of Hitler. White nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11, 2017. Picture taken August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith IFC Films acquired Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s documentary The Meaning of Hitler, a thought-provoking exploration of the lasting cultural fascination with the Nazi dictator and its resonance on present day politics. IFC Films will release the film later this year.
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Watch Teaser Trailer for A HARD PROBLEM, Drama Sci-fi Film Set to World Premiere at Cinequest
A Hard Problem directed by hazart Ahead of the world premiere at Cinequest, check out the teaser trailer for the drama and sci-fi film “A Hard Problem” from filmmaking duo hazart. A Hard Problem stars Johnny Berchtold, Catherine Haena Kim, Jennifer Hasty, and Victoria Platt.