Barbara Rubin and The Exploding NY Underground a documentary by Chuck Smith, shines the spotlight on Barbara Rubin, one of the creative women in NYC’s influential avant garde scene in the 1960’s.
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NFL Cheerleaders Fight for Minimum Wage in A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM
Director Yu Gu follows several former cheerleaders as they fight for minimum wage in her new documentary A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem.
HBO Producing Documentary Series Exploring the Controversial NXIVM Organization
The series follows a range of people who joined the self-improvement group NXIVM. The organization has been under siege, with charges including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy brought against its highest members, most notably founder Keith Raniere.
Documentary AT THE HEART OF GOLD: INSIDE THE USA GYMNASTICS SCANDAL to Debut May 3 on HBO
Going beyond the headlines, At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal reveals a dangerous system that prioritized winning over everything else, including protecting young female athletes.
Film Independent Selects 13 Filmmakers with 8 Film Projects for 2019 Documentary Lab
Film Independent has selected 13 filmmakers and eight projects for its 2019 Documentary Lab.
THE RAFT, Documentary 0n 1970’s Social Experiment “The Sex Raft” to Open June 7th
Metrograph Pictures will release The Raft, the documentary about the 1970s infamous social experiment known as “The Sex Raft.”
HALSTON, Documentary on Legendary Fashion Designer, Releases Trailer + Poster
Halston a new documentary on the life and times of legendary fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick released the trailer and poster ahead of its New York premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
RITA, THE DOCUMENTARY, on Underground Rock Band Santa Sabina’s Lead Singer Rita Guerrero to Screen at Hola Mexico Film Festival
Rita, The Documentary, film on Rita Guerrero, the brilliant lead singer of rock band Santa Sabina who passed away from breast cancer, will screen at the Hola Mexico Film Festival to celebrate the band’s 30th anniversary.
Revealing Foster Care Documentary FOSTER Sets HBO Premiere Date
Producer Deborah Oppenheimer and writer-director Mark Jonathan Harris reunite to upend some of the most enduring myths about foster care, going beyond the stereotypes in the new documentary Foster.
DOLORES, THE JUDDGE, MINDING THE GAP Among 8 Documentary Films Winning Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards revealed the eight winning films released in 2018 in the Documentary category.
Giant Pictures to Release Lisa Binn’s DO SOMETHING: THE JEFFREY MODELL STORY
Giant Pictures acquired worldwide Digital and VOD rights to Lisa Binn’s feature documentary Do Something: The Jeffrey Modell Story and plans a worldwide June 11, 2019 release.
MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND to World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, a new documentary film that reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, will World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival