The new documentary Hitsville: The Making of Motown from directors Benjamin and Gabe Turner (Class of 92, I Am Bolt, One Direction: This Is Us) will premiere on Showtime on Saturday, August 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
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World Premiere of ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND to Open Toronto Intl Film Festival
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band The World Premiere of Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher’s touching tale of Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band, will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 44th Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, September 5, at Roy Thomson Hall. The premiere marks the first time a Canadian-made documentary opens the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Hulu Sets Premiere Date for Harvey Weinstein Documentary UNTOUCHABLE
Harvey Weinstein Hulu today released the trailer and announced the Monday, September 2 premiere date for the Harvey Weinstein documentary “Untouchable.” The documentary tells the inside story of the meteoric rise and shocking fall of the movie titan .
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Season 5 of Latino Public Broadcasting’s VOCES Kicks Off with Documentary on Raúl Juliá
Raúl Juliá Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) announced that Season 5 of VOCES, the acclaimed PBS documentary series exploring Latino arts, culture and history, will premiere on four consecutive Fridays, September 13 to October 4, 2019. (check local listings) on PBS, pbs.org and the PBS Video app. VOCES is presented by PBS SoCal.
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PHOTOS: Bethany Hamilton and friends Attend LA Premiere of BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE
Bethany Hamilton, Adam Dirks with Tobias and Wesley Dirks at the premiere of BETHANY HAMILTON – UNSTOPPABLE – photo credit Cole Ferguson Last night, Bethany Hamilton and friends celebrated the Los Angeles premiere of Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable with a surf themed blue carpet and screening at the ArcLight Hollywood on Tuesday, June 9.
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Independent Filmmaker Christopher Garetano Creates ‘Strange World’ Series for Travel Channel
Christopher Garetano Independent filmmaker Christopher Garetano, whose award-winning documentary film “Montauk Chronicles” inspired the hit show “Stranger Things,” has spent a lifetime searching for the truth behind some of America’s most unusual stories. Now, he begins a boots-on-the-ground investigation into the legends, mysteries and first-person accounts that fuel this country’s creepiest conspiracy theories and unexplained occurrences in the new Travel Channel series, “Strange World,” premiering on Sunday, August 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
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BUDDHA IN AFRICA to South African Premiere at Durban International Film Festival
Buddha in Africa, directed by Nicole Schafer Buddha in Africa, directed by KwaZulu-Natal-based filmmaker, Nicole Schafer, will make its South African Premier in the International Documentary Competition at the 40th Durban International Film Festival (18 to 28 July).
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Civil Rights Baseball Documentary THE OTHER BOYS OF SUMMER Gets the Spotlight at MLB All-Star Week
Pedro Sierra (Detroit Stars), Lauren Meyer (Director), Jim Robinson (KC Monarchs) at the NYC premiere January 31, 2019. Photo Credit: “Courtesy of The Cooper Union/Marget Long” The new documentary, “The Other Boys of Summer,” which explores civil rights in America through the lives of the Negro Leagues baseball players, will be screened during MLB All-Star Week in Cleveland on July 6, 2019
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CHESLEY BONESTELL: A BRUSH WITH THE FUTURE on ‘The Father of Space Art’ Sets LA Release Date
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future An Audience Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival last year was a stellar start for “Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future“, the first-ever film about “The Father of Space Art,” Chesley Bonestell. Since then, however, the film has gone on to know even greater success, winning two Best Documentary awards, including one at Comic-Con 2018 and a second at the 44th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival in 2019. So who was this man credited as a quiet force behind the creation of America’s space program? On July 15th and 16th – 50 years from when Apollo XI carried two humans to the Moon – Los Angeles-area audiences will have a chance to know this nearly forgotten but influential artist a lot better.
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Award Winning Documentary BISBEE ’17 to Debut on PBS Series POV on July 17
BISBEE ’17 Bisbee, Arizona, was one of the largest copper mining centers in America until it became a virtual ghost town in 1975 when its two massive mines were closed. Forty years later, Bisbee is a community of eccentrics, immigrants, hippies, bikers and drifters, attempting to reckon with a dark and violent history of a forgotten event known as the Bisbee Deportation.
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Inspiring Documentary BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE Opens in Theaters on July 12th
BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable from director Aaron Lieber is a stunningly shot look at surfer Bethany Hamilton’s life and her beyond inspiring journey, following her from her incredible recovery from a devastating shark attack to become a surfing world champion.
