This year’s Spotlight on Documentary section of the 57th New York Film Festival features portraits of iconic figures, intimate reports from inside the American prison system.
Documentary
DON’T BE NICE, Documentary on Bowery Slam Poetry Team Heads to Theaters in September
The award-winning documentary DON’T BE NICE directed by Max Powers that chronicles the upstart Bowery Slam Poetry Team will open in theaters in September.
FLC’s Retrospective of Agnès Varda to Showcase Over 30 Films from 60-plus-Year Career
Film at Lincoln Center announced its holiday series, a career-spanning retrospective of Agnès Varda, the most comprehensive survey to date of the late filmmaker’s vast canon.
Jacqueline Olive’s Sundance Award Winning Film ALWAYS IN SEASON Gets September Release
With support from Sundance Institute, Jacqueline Olive’s Always in Season, winner of a Special Jury Prize for Moral Urgency at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival will be released in Fall 2019.
Magnolia Picture to Release SCANDALOUS, Documentary on National Enquirer
Magnolia Pictures will release SCANDALOUS, a new documentary directed by Mark Landsman that leads viewers on a wild ride through the larger-than-life pages of the National Enquirer.
Lifetime Partners with Gretchen Carlson on Beyond the Headlines Companion Documentaries
Lifetime greenlights two Beyond the Headlines companion documentaries, with award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Gretchen Carlson.
Immigration Documentary I’M LEAVING NOW Sets September Release Date
The documentary I’m Leaving Now (Ya me voy), a searing and intimate portrait of one undocumented worker on the margins, by Lindsey Cordero and Armando Croda sets September release date.
I AM PATRICK SWAYZE Documentary Wins Grand Prize at San Antonio Film Festival
The documentary I Am Patrick Swayze, which held its world premiere at the San Antonio Film Festival, was awarded the Festival’s Grand Prize.
Coming Soon: Laura Fairrie to Direct LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY Documentary on Best-Selling Author
Laura Fairrie is directing LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY, the “truth-is-stranger-than-fiction” documentary about the best-selling author.
Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Documentary Lineup, Films from Feras Fayyad, Bryce Dallas Howard, Alex Gibney
The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its lineup of 25 documentary films. The program opens with the World Premiere of The Cave from director Feras Fayyad.
THE KINGMAKER Documentary on Imelda Marcos to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Director Lauren Greenfield’s documentary The Kingmaker, on Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The Documentary GIFT Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s Bestseller in Theaters in Fall
Gift, the documentary inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, will be released in theaters starting October 10th.