Documentary

Watch Trailer for AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES, National Geographic Documentary Produced by James Cameron

Akashinga: The Brave Ones

Ahead of Earth Day, National Geographic Documentary Films announced a new documentary short, Akashinga: The Brave Ones. Executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and directed by Maria Wilhelm, executive director of the Avatar Alliance Foundation, the film tells the story of Akashinga, the all-female anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe that is facing down poachers and saving wildlife. Akashinga: The Brave Ones will have its world premiere at the EarthxFilm Festival, which will be held virtually April 22 to 27 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The documentary short is also an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival and will broadcast on National Geographic later this year in 171 countries and 43 languages.

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Watch Trailer for 499, Rodrigo Reyes’s Doc on Colonialism in Mexico, Competing at Tribeca Fest

499 directed by Rodrigo Reyes

499, the fourth feature film by director Rodrigo Reyes, will have its world premiere as part of the official documentary competition at the 19th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival, followed by its Canadian premiere in the International Spectrum competition at the 2020 edition of the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in Toronto.

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Miami Film Festival to Present Delayed World Premiere of THEY CALL ME DR. MIAMI Online

They Call Me Dr. Miami

Miami Film Festival will present online the World Premiere of the Canadian documentary They Call Me Dr. Miami, directed by Jean-Simon Chartier, after the original world premiere at its 37th edition in March was cancelled due to a mid-festival termination of public screenings, out of concern for health and safety during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic outbreak.

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Neflix Drops Trailer for CIRCUS OF BOOKS, Rachel Mason’s Documentary on Her Parents Gay Porn Shop

CIRCUS OF BOOKS directed by Rachel Mason

I thought it was a bookstore .. with a circus theme.

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Watch First Trailer for KUBRICK BY KUBRICK, Documentary on Iconic Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

The first trailer debuted for Kubrick by Kubrick, a new documentary on director Stanley Kubrick considered one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history. Directed by French filmmaker Grégory Monro, the documentary was set to world premiere at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HLN Docu-Series “Death Row Stories” Produced by Alex Gibney Returns for Season 5

HLN series, Death Row Stories narrated by Concetta Tomei returns for season 5 on April 19 with back-to-back episodes at 9pm and 10pm ET/PT.

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Award Winning Documentary SIDNEY & FRIENDS Profiles Sidney, who is Intersex in Kenya, Now on VOD

SIDNEY & FRIENDS

After more than 100 screenings in 28 countries, and winning 13 Best Documentary Awards (plus 11 additional nominations) the captivating documentary Sidney & Friends is now available on Amazon Prime Video.

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PBS to Air Documentary THE QUEEN AT WAR Narrated by Downton Abbey’s Phyllis Logan

THE QUEEN AT WAR Narrated by Downton Abbey’s Phyllis Logan

The story of how a shy young Princess Elizabeth became a beacon of hope for a nation and ultimately a legendary queen is revealed in the new documentary film The Queen at War set to air on PBS in May.

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12 Documentary Films to Compete in International Competition at Krakow Film Festival 2020

“The Self Portrait”, dir. Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin

Twelve documentary films from prestigious international film festivals including three Polish films will be competing for a Golden Horn and Silver Horns in the international documentary competition at the 60th Krakow Film Festival which will now take place entirely online due to coronavirus pandemic.

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THIS IS STAND-UP, Documentary Film on Professional Stand-Up Comedians, Premieres on Sunday on Comedy Central

Jamie Foxx with Jerry Seinfeld in Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix

Jamie Foxx, Tiffany Haddish, Bob Saget and Maria Bamford are among the featured talent in This Is Stand-Up, a two-hour documentary, which will have its world premiere with limited commercial interruption on Easter Sunday, April 12th at 10pm ET/PT on Comedy Central.

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Watch First Clip from THE LONGEST WAR, Documentary from the Producers of ‘Homeland’

Showtime released the first-look clip for the upcoming feature-length documentary The Longest War, which hails from Emmy(R)-winning director Greg Barker (Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden) and Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, the executive producers of the Emmy(R) and Peabody-winning series Homeland. The Longest War premieres on Showtime on Sunday, April 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following the penultimate episode of Homeland .

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Kino Lorber Offers FREE Streaming of Doc THE AMERICAN NURSE to Honor Nurses on Front Lines of COVID-19

The American Nurse

To honor nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, Kino Lorber is offering a free streaming re-release of the acclaimed documentary, The American Nurse (www.americannurseproject.com).

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