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Documentary
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Watch Trailer for STARS AND STRIFE, Political Documentary Exploring Epidemic of Hate
Katherine Gehl, Rahm Emanuel, Hawk Newsome, Leon Panetta in STARS AND STRIFE
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TRANSFORMISTAS, Undercover Documentary on LBGTQ Community in Cuba, to Premiere at OUTshine
Transformistas From director Chad Hahne and producer Chris Panizzon, the documentary feature film, Transformistas set in Cuba about the queer and trans community will premiere at the OUTshine festival in Miami on August 25, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for RED WHITE & WASTED, An Unapologetic Look at Race, Class and Politics
Red White & Wasted An unapologetic look at race, class and polarized politics manifest themselves in unexpected and very messy ways in director Andrei Bowden-Schwartz and Sam B. Jones’ Red White & Wasted. Dark Star Pictures released the new trailer ahead of the film’s release in September.
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Watch Trailer for ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY, Stacey Abrams Examines Voter Suppression
Stacey Abrams in ALL IN Courtesy of Amazon Studios Amazon released the trailer for All In: The Fight for Democracy the new documentary featuring Stacey Abrams, that examines the issue of voter suppression in the United States. Directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lisa Cortés, All In opens in theaters on September 9, and n Prime Video on September 18.
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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Documentary SURVIVING THE SILENCE, Gets Spotlight at OUTshine Film Festival
SURVIVING THE SILENCE. Colonel Pat Thompson and Barbara Brass The feature documentary Surviving the Silence, directed and produced by Cindy L. Abel and produced by Marc Smolowitz, will screen virtually for Florida residents as part of this year’s OUTshine Film Festival. The documentary is the untold love story of two women who played an integral part in changing military policy.
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Documentary PUBLIC TRUST Sets Release to Tie in with National Public Lands Day
Public Trust directed by David Garrett Byars The award-winning documentary feature Public Trust from director David Garrett Byars (No Man’s Land), executive producers Yvon Chouinard, Robert Redford and Patagonia Films, will be released on Friday, September 25 ahead of National Public Lands Day 2020, one day later. A series of Drive-In events will be held across the U.S. on or around September 1 ahead of the film’s release.
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Nadia Hallgren to Direct New Documentary on Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump
Attorney Ben Crump announces a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis on behalf of the family of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police officers. Photo by Tony Webster The life and career of groundbreaking civil rights attorney Ben Crump will be the subject of a new documentary feature from Peabody Award winning producer Kenya Barris, Oscar and Emmy Award winning documentary producer Roger Ross Williams and director Nadia Hallgren, a double Emmy nominee for her work on the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming.
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Peter Hutchison’s HEALING FROM HATE: BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A NATION Gets a Fall Release
Healing From Hate Healing From Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation is the new documentary from filmmaker Peter Hutchison (Requiem for the American Dream) that examines the root cause of hate group activity and following efforts by former extremists to de-radicalize white nationalists. The film, an official selection of DOC NYC and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, opens September 4, 2020 in Los Angeles – Laemmle Theaters via virtual cinema.
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Gustavo Sánchez’s I HATE NEW YORK Documentary Premieres on VOD in September
I HATE NEW YORK by Gustavo Sánchez Gustavo Sánchez makes his documentary feature directorial debut with I Hate New York, an engrossing film that follows four of the most iconic artists and activists of the city’s legendary and bygone underground scene: Amanda Lepore, Chloe Dzubilo, Sophia Lamar, and T De Long. A favorite at numerous international film festivals, including San Sebastian, Raindance, Thessaloniki, and NewFest: New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, I Hate New York premieres Tuesday, September 1st on digital platforms.
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Socio-Political Documentary Documentary STARS AND STRIFE Arrives on VOD
Stars and Strife Virgil Films released the socio-political feature documentary film Stars and Strife, written and directed by New York Times Best-Selling Author David Smick and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Barry Levinson. Stars and Strife exposes how an epidemic of hatred and division has left America helpless and presents how a rediscovery of empathy will move the nation forward.
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Watch Trailer for YOU CANNOT KILL DAVID ARQUETTE, Documentary on Arquette’s Wrestling Journey
You Cannot Kill David Arquette The new trailer is here for David Darg and Price James’ wildly entertaining documentary, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, an official selection of this year’s cancelled 2020 SXSW Film Festival. The film instead had its debut in early March at the Arquette’s California home a mere 24 hours after hearing about the SXSW cancellation, surrounded by friends, family and a homemade wrestling ring.
