Laura Fairrie is directing LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY, the “truth-is-stranger-than-fiction” documentary about the best-selling author.
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Laura Fairrie is directing LADY BOSS: THE JACKIE COLLINS STORY, the “truth-is-stranger-than-fiction” documentary about the best-selling author.
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.
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.
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.
Showtime will premiere the true crime docu-series, Murder In The Bayou, from director Matthew Galkin and author Ethan Brown.
SFFILM and the Catapult Film Fund announced the three documentary filmmaking teams that have been awarded 2019 SFFILM Catapult Film Fellowships.
Phillip Baribeau’s stunningly cinematic documentary Unbranded was shot over five months across five states, with breathtaking shots of crossings through Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Glacier National Parks.
The new documentary David Foster: Off the Record on the Victoria, BC – born award-winning musician, producer, songwriter, and composer, will have its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival.
A new documentary on EGOT-winning entertainer Rita Moreno is in the works from executive producer Lin-Manuel Miranda, and is slated to premiere in 2020 on the PBS series AMERICAN MASTERS.
Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America offers a fascinating look at the varied ways Americans are choosing to both find meaning and celebrate life as it comes to an end.
HALSTON, the documentary about the legendary design and lifestyle icon from director Frédéric Tcheng, which world premiered at Sundance Film Festival, will premiere on CNN in August.
The Nashville Film Festival announced early music documentary features for 2019, including the world premiere of “Chuck Berry” by filmmaker Jon Brewer.