Magnolia Pictures will release the new documentary Zappa, directed by Alex Winter (Bill & Ted, Showbiz Kids, The Panama Papers) that will arrive in theaters and VOD on November 27.
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HBO to Premiere Documentary Chronicling Double Life And Downfall of Sports Radio Personality Craig Carton
Craig Carton Prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton is the subject of the upcoming documentary titled Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth. Through a series of candid and intimate first-person interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud on September 6, 2017. Directed and produced by Martin Dunn & Marie McGovern of StreetSmartVideo, the film debuts Wednesday, October 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.
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Watch Trailer for RUTH WEISS : THE BEAT GODDESS, Fascinating Documentary on Late Beat Poet and Writer
Ruth Weiss The Beat Goddess Celebrated poet and one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation, ruth weiss sadly left us on July 31, 2020, aged 92. ruth weiss is the subject of the new documentary Ruth Weiss : The Beat Goddess, a new film from multi-award winning filmmaker Melody C.Miller, that celebrates the life and work of a wonderful talent and woman.
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HBO Announces Documentaries Lineup for 2020 – THE VOW, SIEMPRE LUIS
Siempre, Luis by John James, an official selection of the Special Events program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Carlos Garciade Dios. HBO announced the upcoming documentaries for the second half of 2020, including THE VOW, a documentary series by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, which takes a deep nuanced look behind the headlines of the self-improvement organization NXIVM, and SIEMPRE LUIS, a portrait of Luis A. Miranda Jr. following his mission to bring his son Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning production of Hamilton to his home island of Puerto Rico.
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Sundance Winner EPICENTRO Opens in Virtual Cinemas in Late August
Epicentro Kino Lorber will release Epicentro, a richly textured portrait of the resilient people of Cuba directed by renowned documentarian Hubert Sauper (We Come As Friends, Oscar-nominated Darwin’s Nightmare). Winner of the 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary, the film launches in virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee starting Friday, August 28.
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Issa Rae Executive Producing SEEN & HEARD, HBO Docu Series Exploring History of Black Television
Issa Rae Issa Rae is executive producing Seen & Heard, a two-part HBO documentary series exploring the history of Black television as seen through the eyes of trailblazers who wrote, produced, created and starred in groundbreaking series of the past and present.
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Watch Trailer for THE ANDORRA HUSTLE, Documentary on Outrageous Bank Robbery
The Andorra Hustle The Andorra Hustle, a documentary film written and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Eric Merola will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime on September 4, 2020.
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Duplass Brothers in Production on “The Lady and the Dale,” HBO DocuSeries on an Explosive Auto Scam
Brothers Jay (left) and Mark Duplass Filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass are currently in production on “The Lady and the Dale”, an HBO documentary series exploring an audacious 1970s auto scam centered around a mysterious entrepreneur.
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SPACE DOGS, Documentary on First Dog in Space Sets Fall Release Date
Space Dogs On Friday, September 11, 2020, Alamo Drafthouse and Laemmle Theaters will exclusively premiere the new movie Space Dogs, an Icarus Films release. A week later on Friday, Sept. 18, Space Dogs will expand to a wide virtual theatrical release supporting local theaters across North America. In the film, directors Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter document a pack of Moscow street dogs and trace the story of Laika, the first dog in space.
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Watch Trailer for THE WAY I SEE IT, Documentary on Pres. Obama’s White House Photographer Pete Souza
The Way I See It Focus Features released the trailer for The Way I See It, the new documentary on former Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza’s time behind-the-scenes covering Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan.
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Sundance Documentary CODED BIAS Gets Virtual Cinema Release in November
MIT researcher Joy Buolamwini in Coded Bias Director Shalini Kantayya’s feature documentary, Coded Bias, that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately. As part of a national Science on Screen initiative, Coded Bias will have a virtual cinema release starting at Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) in Queens, New York (Two week run opening Wednesday 11/11) and Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, MA (Two week run opening Friday 11/18).
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EPIX Docuseries “Enslaved” with Actor Samuel L. Jackson Premieres in Fall 2020
Samuel L. Jackson Actor Samuel L. Jackson will headline the new six-part docuseries Enslaved set to premiere September 14, 2020 at 10 P.M. ET/PT on EPIX. Enslaved sheds new light on 400 years of human trafficking from Africa to the New World. Based on a DNA test identifying his ancestral tribe, the series traces Jackson’s personal journey from the U.S. to Gabon for his induction into the Benga tribe, with rare and unprecedented access to secret ceremonies and local customs. Following its launch on EPIX, Enslaved will also premiere on CBC in Canada on Sunday, October 18 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT).