Former President Barack Obama revealed his favorite movies of 2020 which include Nomadland, Bacurau, Boys State, Martin Eden and, Crip Camp, the documentary produced by the Obamas’ company Higher Ground.
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Barack Obama Reveals Favorite Movies Of 2020 – CRIP CAMP, NOMADLAND, BOYS STATE
Crip Camp by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Steve Honigsbaum
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A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Trailer: Magnolia to Release Sundance Bound Sci-fi Documentary in February
A still from A Glitch in the Matrix by Rodney Ascher, an official selection of the Midnight section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. A Glitch in the Matrix, the mind-bending new sci-fi documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare) that offers viewers a red or blue pill before entering the funhouse of simulation theory has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures ahead of the world premiere at 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
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TRUTH TO POWER, Documentary on System of a Down’s Serj Tankian Sets February Release Date
Serj Tankian, Truth to Power Oscilloscope Laboratories will release Truth to Power, the feature documentary about Serj Tankian, the Grammy®-winning lead singer of System Of A Down whose music and outspoken social justice activism on and off the stage have influenced large-scale political movements. With unique and exclusive access to the man behind the music, award-winning director/writer/producer Garin Hovannisian (I Am Not Alone) captures both intimate and historic public moments, including Serj’s role in inspiring the massive peaceful protests of 2018’s Velvet Revolution in his native Armenia which successfully ousted an oligarchic regime. The film was produced by Live Nation Productions and executive produced by Academy Award® nominee Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost trilogy, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster). O-Scope plans to bring the film to worldwide audiences on February 19, 2021.
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True-crime Documentary Thriller AFTER THE MURDER OF ALBERT LIMA to Premiere on Crackle
After the Murder of Albert Lima The true-crime documentary thriller After the Murder of Albert Lima, from director and producer Aengus James (American Harmony, Scandalous) will be released as a Crackle Original in the first quarter of 2021.
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New “Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” Trailer – Documentary on Singer Premieres in February
“Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry” will premiere in theaters and on Apple TV+ in February 2021. Apple TV+ released a new trailer for Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s documentary that offers a deeply intimate look at the teenager’s extraordinary journey. The documentary will be released in theaters and on Apple TV+ on February 26
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CRACK: COCAINE, CORRUPTION & CONSPIRACY Trailer: Stanley Nelson’s Documentary Debuts on Netflix in January
“Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy” directed Stanley Nelson Netflix released the trailer for the documentary “Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy” directed by Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution; Freedom Riders) that explores the complex history of crack in the 1980s. The documentary premieres on Netflix on January 11, 2021.
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National Film Registry Spotlights Diverse Filmmakers in 2020 Selections – ‘Lilies of the Field,’ ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘Freedom Riders’
‘Freedom Riders’ Featuring Late John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Librarian of Congress announced the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These films range from the innovative silent film “Suspense,” which was co-directed by a woman in 1913, and Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance in 1963’s “Lilies of the Field” to the PBS documentary “Freedom Riders” from 2010 and one of the biggest public vote getters, Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight.”
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FINDING YINGYING Trailer – SXSW Winning Documentary Opens in Virtual Cinema on December 11
Finding Yingying MTV Documentary Films released the trailer for the award winning documentary Finding Yingying, directed by Jiayan “Jenny” Shi, which opens today December 11th nationwide in virtual cinema.
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TIME, COLLECTIVE, GUNDA Lead Nominations for 14th Cinema Eye Honors Documentary Awards
TIME directed by Garrett Bradley. Courtesy of Amazon Studios The Cinema Eye Honors, which each year recognize documentary filmmaking, announced the nominees for its 14th Annual Awards Ceremony, which will be held virtually this year, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
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WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, PBS Documentary Series Exploring Aftermath of Natural Disasters Debuts in January
A Somali man who fled violence and drought in Somalia with his family sits on the ground outside a food distribution point in the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya on July 5, 2011. Dadaab, a complex of three settlements, is the world’s largest refugee camp. Built to house 90,000 people and home to more than four times that number, it was already well over its maximum capacity before an influx of 30,000 refugees in June. Upon arrival, the refugees find themselves tackling a chaotic system that sees new arrivals go days, even weeks, without food aid. “It still takes too much time for refugees to get proper assistance,” Antoine Froidevaux, Medecins Sans Frontieres’s (Doctors Without Borders) field coordinator in Dadaab told AFP. “The answer in terms of humanitarian aid is not satisfactory at all at the moment.” AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo credit: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Today, natural disasters threaten the planet with increasing ferocity. They strike without warning, tearing apart infrastructure and destroying lives. How should the world respond, and how can vulnerable populations be better prepared in the future? When Disaster Strikes, a new three-part documentary series, explores what happens after natural disasters occur in three countries: a cyclone that brings biblical floods in Mozambique, a deadly drought that destroys lives and livelihoods in Somalia, and an historic hurricane that ravages the Bahamas. Each episode charts the on-the-ground response over months as frontline workers race to save lives, restore order from chaos and turn despair into hope. When Disaster Strikes premieres Wednesdays, January 6-20, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
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SXSW Award-Winning Documentary FINDING YINGYING Opens in Virtual Theater in December
Finding Yingying SXSW award-winning documentary Finding Yingying directed by Jiayan “Jenny” Shi will open nationwide in virtual cinema starting on December 11th. The documentary follows a Chinese family’s search to find their missing daughter in the United States.
