POV’s 33rd season premieres on PBS this summer with thirteen documentary features that showcase unsung heroes and unforgettable protagonists – from youth activists in Oakland to caregivers in New York state, from organizers in Atlanta to educators in Appalachia.
Starting May 15, the New Orleans documentary Up From The Streets ®: New Orleans: The City of Music will be released online to support the musical artists of New Orleans.
Netflix and Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions released the trailer for the new documentary “Becoming,” an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Becoming will be available May 6 on Netflix.
Showtime released the official trailer for the upcoming sports documentary film Basketball County: In The Water, executive produced by NBA star Kevin Durant premiering Friday, May 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. Basketball County: In The Water examines how Durant’s hometown of Prince George’s County, Md., has recently produced more elite basketball players than anywhere else in the world.
Greenwich Entertainment will release the HISTORY documentary “Desert One” directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA” and “American Dream”) that premiered to rave reviews at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary film recounts the April 24/25, 1980 thrilling attempt to rescue 52 US citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran. Following Greenwich’s theatrical release, “Desert One” will be broadcast on HISTORY.
Things We Dare Not Do (Cosas que no hacemos), the second feature film by Mexican director and cinematographer Bruno Santamaría and executive produced by Academy Award-winner Laura Poitras and Charlotte Cook, will have its world premiere in the World Showcase section at the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
“If Melissa had had a fair trial, she would not be on death row.
– Sabrina Van Tassel, Director
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore released the brand new documentary film Planet of the Humans on his RUMBLE Media label – free of charge on Youtube.
Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary Stateless uncovers the complex history and present-day politics of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through the grassroots electoral campaign of a young attorney named Rosa Iris. The documentary will world premiere at the down-sized 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.
Netflix is making many of its documentary features and series available on the Netflix US YouTube channel for free. This is in response to teachers’ requests for access to documentaries which Netflix has previously allowed for screening in their classrooms but not possible with schools being closed.
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Following the debut of Rebuilding Paradise at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, National Geographic Documentary Films announced its next feature project from acclaimed director Ron Howard, producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Documentaries. The upcoming documentary will chronicle the globally renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés and his legendary nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, as they rebuild nations in the wake of disaster, providing healthy food to those affected.
In many ways, acclaimed actress Natalie Wood’s life and career have been overshadowed by her tragic death at age 43 off the coast of Catalina Island. Her daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner explores her mother’s public life and private persona through personal interviews with those closest to her in the HBO documentary Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind.