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.
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.
Metrograph Pictures will release Sisters with Transistors, a documentary portrait of the iconic women who pioneered electronic music including Clara Rockmore, Daphne Oram, Wendy Carlos, Pauline Oliveros, and Delia Derbyshire. The film which had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival opens Friday, April 23 exclusively at Metrograph.com for an extended digital engagement. A national virtual cinema rollout will follow.
Portrait of downtown NYC queer artist and activist, David Wojnarowicz, who died of AIDS in 1992, at the age of thirty-seven, “Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker” directed by Chris McKim opens March 19 nationwide through Kino Marquee virtual cinemas.
Director Spike Lee (HBO’s “David Byrne’s American Utopia,” “When The Levees Broke,” “4 Little Girls”) is currently in production with HBO on the new documentary “NYC Epicenters 9/11 – 2021 1/2,”, an epic chronicle of life, loss and survival in the city of New York over the twenty years since the September 11th attacks. The multi-part documentary event will offer an unprecedented, sweeping portrait of New Yorkers as they rebuild and rebound, from a devastating terrorist attack through the ongoing global pandemic. Capturing the history through a staggering amount of visual imagery, and featuring first-hand accounts from a panoply of citizens from all walks of life, the documentary event will debut later this year on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max in commemoration of the September 11th attacks.
Greenwich Entertainment released the new trailer for Super Frenchie, documentary on professional skier + BASE jumper Matthias Giraud. Super Frenchie directed by Chase Ogden opens in theaters and on VOD on March 26th, 2021.
HBO released the trailer for Q: Into The Storm, a six-part documentary series charting a labyrinthine journey to unmask the mastermind behind QAnon. Q: Into The Storm 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 the same time.
Greenwich Entertainment will release Moby Doc, the new biographical documentary on electronic musician Moby, directed and edited by Rob Bralver. Moby Doc will be released by Greenwich in theaters and on digital platforms across the country on May 28, 2021.
Hulu released the trailer for “kid 90,” Soleil Moon Frye’s documentary on growing up as a teen star in the 90’s, premiering on March 12 on Hulu.
Following its acclaimed debut at this year’s 2021 Sundance film festival, Focus Features acquired Edgar Wright’s first documentary feature, The Sparks Brothers. The film chronicles the decades-long career and influence of the enigmatic rock pop duo Sparks.
HBO released the first official teaser trailer for TINA, a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, from Academy Award®-winning directors Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin. Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, journalist Kurt Loder, playwright Katori Hall and Tina’s husband Erwin Bach are among the interviews in the intimate documentary. The documentary debuts Saturday, March 27 (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET/PT) on HBO.
MTV Documentary Films acquired the documentary short subject Hunger Ward which will have its world premiere on Pluto TV’s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries at 7pm ET on Monday, March 1st.