Jack & Yaya, the acclaimed documentary from filmmakers Jennifer Bagley and Mary Hewey, will be available On Demand June 19th from Freedom Cinema LLC.
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Trans Friends Forever – JACK & YAYA, LGBT Documentary Sets June Release Date
Jack and Yaya snug in documentary Jack & Yaya
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Watch Trailer for ME AND THE CULT LEADER, Documentary on Tokyo Sarin Gas Attack
Me and the Cult Leader Ahead of the world premiere as part of Sheffield Doc/Fest’s Digital Edition in the Ghosts and Apparitions selection, the documentary Me and the Cult Leader debuted the new trailer. In the film, director Atsushi Sakahara chronicles his intimate journey of confronting the doomsday cult behind the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo metro system on March 20th, 1995.
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Syndicado Scoops up Documentary WHO FARTED?
WHO FARTED? directed by Albert Nerenberg and Nik Sheehan From veteran award-winning filmmakers Albert Nerenberg (You Are What You Act, Laughology) and Nik Sheehan (FLicKeR, No Sad Songs), Who Farted? takes audiences on a rollicking ride into understanding human emissions of all kinds – and also provides some possible answers to the climate crisis.
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Stanley Nelson’s New Documentary ATTICA, on 1971 Prison Rebellion to Premiere on Showtime in 2021
Emmy-winning documentarian Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till) will direct a new documentary titled Attica, that details the five-day prison rebellion that transpired in the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and still stands as the largest and deadliest the country has ever witnessed. The film is set to premiere on Showtime in 2021, the 50th anniversary of the uprising.
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First Trailer Released for IMAGINING THE INDIAN, Documentary on Move to Eradicate Native American Mascots
Imagining the Indian. Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots in Phoenix, AZ Imagining the Indian, a documentary film currently in production at The Ciesla Foundation about the movement to eradicate Native American names, logos and mascots in the world of sports and beyond, unveiled its trailer and website. The trailer connects the centuries’ old dehumanization of Native Americans to the racism being protested on American streets today.
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AFI DOCS Unveils Diverse Documentary Lineup for 2020 Online Festival
[JIMMY CARTER ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT] Jimmy Carter and Willie Nelson White House Staff Photographer, Courtesy of Jimmy Carter Library The American Film Institute revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival which runs runs June 17–21. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual World Premieres, with 61% of the films directed by women, 25% by POC directors and 14% by LGBTQ directors.
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From Refugee to Olympian, Documentary RUNNER Sets June 19 Release Date
Runner Timed with World Refugee Day – Saturday, June 20, director Bill Gallagher’s award-winning documentary ‘Runner‘ will have its virtual cinema release starting Friday, June 19. Runner follows the incredible story of Guor Marial the South Sudanese Lost Boy who survived slavery and a brutal war that took 8 of his 9 siblings to become an Olympic athlete.
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MY DARLING VIVIAN, Documentary on Johnny Cash’s First Wife, Gets Virtual Cinema Release
Director Matt Riddlehoover traces the romantic, wrenching, and dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters in the documentary My Darling Vivian. The documentary which had its world premiere at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival will have a virtual cinema release starting Friday, June 19.
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First Run Features Releases Andrew James’ Detroit Documentary STREET FIGHTING MEN
Street Fighting Men First Run Features has released Andrew James’ acclaimed documentary ‘Street Fighting Men,’ winner of the Spirit Award at Brooklyn Film Festival. The film follows three Detroit men, who facing dwindling public services, growing inequality and escalating violence, must fight to build something lasting for themselves and future generations in a rapidly changing America.
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Documentary OUT OF MY HEAD Ties Release to National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
Out of My Head, award-winning documentary by Jacki Ochs and Susanna Styron Kino Lorber will release of Out of My Head, the award-winning documentary by Jacki Ochs and Susanna Styron investigating the complex neurological disease, migraine, which afflicts nearly a billion people throughout the world on DVD and digital.
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Netflix Documentary DISCLOSURE, a Look at Transgender Lives on Screen, Premieres in June, Pride Month
DISCLOSURE, directed by Sam Feder and executive produced by Laverne Cox Just in time for Pride Month, Netflix will premiere the documentary Disclosure that looks at how the fabled stories of Hollywood deeply influence how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people are taught to feel about themselves. Directed by Sam Feder and executive produced by Laverne Cox, the film world-premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was also a selection of the Tribeca, CPH:DOX and Hot Docs festivals; and will launch globally on Netflix on Friday, June 19.
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Together for Mind, Sight & Music featuring LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE At-Home Movie Night with BrightFocus Foundation
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice. Linda Ronstadt at her home in Malibu, January 1968. Moment captured by Henry Diltz. BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit organization funding scientific research and promoting public awareness to end diseases of mind and sight, will host a special free-to-the-public virtual presentation of the award-winning documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice on June 4-10. The at-home movie night will feature an introduction from producer James Keach, and interviews with key scientists discussing their current research.