Captured in intimate verite by filmmaker Alix Blair, the documentary Helen and the Bear is a portrait of the complex relationship between Helen and husband, former California Congressman Pete McCloskey.
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Alix Blair’s Documentary ‘Helen and the Bear’ Captures Queer Rebel and Her Unconventional Marriage to Republican Congressman Husband
Helen and the Bear directed by Alix Blair
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‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ Music Documentary Gets A Release Date via Magnolia Pictures
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (Magnolia Pictures) Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted, an unconventional documentary about convention-defying singer, songwriter and record producer Jerry Williams, aka Swamp Dogg, one of the great cult figures of 20th-century American music has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures.
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Paloma López Carrillo’s ‘Say Goodbye’ to World Premiere at Visions Du Réel
Say Goodbye by Paloma López Carrillo (Barlovento Cine) Say Goodbye, the debut feature film by director Paloma López Carrillo, will have its world premiere at Visions du Réel, the prestigious documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland. The festival will take place from April 4 to 13, 2025, and the film will be part of the competitive Burning Lights section, dedicated to international films that explore new and contemporary cinematographic perspectives.
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‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Trailer – Brilliant Documentary Captures Couple’s Life in 1970s and Only Full-Length Concert
One to One: John & Yoko (screenshot | Magnolia Pictures) Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for One to One: John & Yoko, a new documentary from Executive Producers Sean Ono Lennon and Brad Pitt featuring never-before-seen footage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, and newly restored footage of their only full-length concert.
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‘Prime Minister’ and ‘SALLY’Headline 27th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Lineup
Jacinda Ardern in Prime Minister by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Radio New Zealand) The 27th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival taking place April 3-6, 2025, in downtown Durham, North Carolina has unveiled a lineup of forty-nine films from 30 countries
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Casey Shaw’s ‘Unseen Olympiad’ Documentary Brings Olympic Spirit Home With Premiere at Thessaloniki Fest
Unseen Olympiad by Casey Shaw (Shawscope) Where is the best place to premiere a film about the Olympics?
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‘Marcella’ Trailer – Peter Miller’s Documentary Chronicles Inspiring Life of Marcella Hazan, Godmother of Italian Cooking
Marcella Hazan (courtesy Greenwich Entertainment) Greenwich Entertainment shared the official trailer for Marcella, the documentary on the inspiring life story of culinary icon Marcella Hazan. A disabled woman trained as a scientist, Marcella never cooked until she immigrated to America. There she reinvented herself, becoming the godmother of Italian cooking.
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‘Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America’ Trailer – Nat Geo Docuseries Revisit 1995 Domestic Terrorism Tragedy
Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America (Screenshot / National Geographic) National Geographic has unveiled the trailer for Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America, a three-part docuseries of moment-by-moment account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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‘Thank You Very Much’ Trailer – Alex Braverman’s Documentary Explores Late Comedian Andy Kaufman’s Life and Career
Thank You Very Much (screenshot | Drafthouse Films) Filmmaker Alex Braverman explores the late comedian Andy Kaufman’s personal life and career in the documentary Thank You Very Much. The film includes rare and never-before-seen footage; along with Kaufman, Danny DeVito, Steve Martin, Marilu Henner, Bob Zmuda, Lynne Margulies, James L. Brooks, and Laurie Anderson.
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‘AUM: The Cult at the End of the World’ Trailer – Documentary Explores Japanese Doomsday Cult
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World by Ben Braun and Chiaki Yanagimoto (Courtesy of Sundance Institute.) The Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo is the subject of the documentary AUM: The Cult at the End of the World, that world premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. In 1995 , the cult carried out the deadly Tokyo subway sarin attack that killed thirteen people and injured thousands more.
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Joshua Bailey’s ‘Stolen Kingdom’ Documentary on Theft at Walt Disney World to Open Florida Film Festival
Stolen Kingdom by Joshua Bailey (White Lake Productions. Bright Sun Films) Stolen Kingdom, Joshua Bailey’s documentary on a theft scandal at Walt Disney World, will kick off the 2025 Florida Film Festival in Orlando on Friday, April 11.
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Eleanor Mortimer’s ‘How Deep is Your Love’ Deep Sea Documentary Premieres at True/False Film Fest | Clip
How Deep is Your Love by Eleanor Mortimer (Sandbox Films) Ahead of the World Premiere at True/False Film Fest 2025, here is the first look clip from Eleanor Mortimer’s How Deep is Your Love, a documentary following biologists as they race ahead of looming deep-sea mining to collect and name the undiscovered species.