Documentary

Animal Planet Acquires Documentary WATSON on Sea Shepherd Founder Captain Paul Watson

WATSON directed by Lesley Chilcott

Animal Planet acquired the documentary film Watson, which chronicles Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson, who has spent his life sailing the globe to keep our oceans and their inhabitants safe. Watson had its World Premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was runner-up for the Documentary Audience Award. Additional screenings this year will include Zurich Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival and Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, among others. Watson will open in select U.S. theaters this fall and premieres on Animal Planet later this year.

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EMANUEL from Exec Producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis Explores The Untold Story of the Charleston Church Shooting

Emanuel

From Executive Producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, and Co-Produced by Mariska Hargitay, the documentary Emanuel looks at the aftermath in Charleston, South Carolina when a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire at Emanuel AME Church, leaving nine African Americans dead, and leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror. Emanuel opens in theaters on October 11th in NYC at Cinema Village and October 18th in LA at Laemmle Music Hall.

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Documentary on Switch ‘n Play Drag and Burlesque Collective to Premiere at NewFest

A Night at Switch n’ Play

The long-running queer performance art collective’s legendary evenings are chronicled in a new documentary film A Night at Switch n’ Play which will receive its New York City premiere as an official selection of NewFest 2019.

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TELL ME WHO I AM – Fascinating Documentary on Brotherly Love and Family Secrets Debuts in October

TELL ME WHO I AM directed by Ed Perkins

The Netflix original documentary Tell Me Who I Am, which premiered at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival and will be released globally on Netflix and day and date in select theaters on Friday, October 18 – in NY at the Quad Cinema.

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Creative and Controversial Artist László Moholy-Nagy Profiled in THE NEW BAUHAUS Documentary

Hattula Moholy-Nagy with a photograph of her father and Walter Gropius. Image from The New Bauhaus courtesy of Opendox. Director: Alysa Nahmias. Photographer: Petter Ringbom.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias, The New Bauhaus centers around the creative and controversial genius László Moholy-Nagy who immigrated to the U.S., after being forced into exile by the Nazis, and helped establish The New Bauhaus school in Chicago.

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Juan Solanas’ LET IF BE LAW Takes Green Scarves Protest to San Sebastian Festival to Demand Approval of the Abortion Law in Argentina

Let It Be Law (Que Sea Ley)

The San Sebastian Festival will join calls for approval of the abortion law in Argentina by filling itself with green scarves and screening the film La ola verde (Que sea ley) / Let It Be Law by Juan Solanas out of competition in its Horizontes Latinos section.

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Transgender Dad, Queer Mom, and Five Kids in Short Doc JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY

JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL FAMILY directed by Katherine and Nick North

Katherine and Nick North’s short documentary film, Just Another Beautiful Family, will premiere at the Calgary International Film Festival on Sunday, September 22nd. The film follows their own family of 7, which on the surface looks like a typical suburban family, with a twist: Nick is transgender.

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Documentary Films THE CAVE, LOVEMOBIL and EARTH Among Winners of 2019 Camden International Film Festival

Lovemobil directed by Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss

The 2019 Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) hosted their annual Awards Ceremony, presenting five awards for documentary features and two for documentary shorts, in addition to its Points North Pitch Award.

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MR TOILET: The World’s #2 Man, Engaging Doc on Jack Sim, a Crusader for Global Sanitation, Sets November Release Date

Jack Sim in MR. TOILET: The World’s #2 Man, directed by Lily Zepeda

What do you get when you cross an eccentric self-made man with a load of crap? Jack Sim.

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Political Documentary A GERMAN YOUTH Opens in LA on October 11th

A GERMAN YOUTH (Une Jeunesse Allemande)

Big World Pictures will release the documentary film A GERMAN YOUTH (Une Jeunesse Allemande) by Jean-Gabriel Périot in Los Angeles, with the film opening at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles on October 11th; other cities will follow.

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5 Documentary Films Awarded 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund Grants

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

SFFILM awarded five documentary films 2019 SFFILMDocumentary Film Fund awards totaling $125,000, which support feature-length documentaries in post-production. Lea Golb’s Apolonia, Apolonia, Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project, Landon Van Soest’s Light Darkness Light, David Osit’s Mayor, and CJ Hunt’s Neutral Ground were each awarded funding that will help push each project towards completion.

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Breaker Brings Reggae Doc RUDEBOY: THE STORY OF TROJAN RECORDS to Brooklyn and Detroit

Breaker celebrates the power of reggae by releasing the film Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records directed by Nicolas Jack Davies about the legacy of Trojan Records, along with the label’s iconic catalogue on its eponymous entertainment distribution platform. Ahead of the film’s October 15 release date, music legend Don Letts, featured in RUDEBOY, will present the film at exclusive screenings at the Brooklyn Museum (Sept 26) and Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (Sept 28).

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