‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Documentary to Debut on HBO in Summer



Filmmaker Vicky Du explores intergenerational trauma within her family in the very personal documentary film Light of the Setting Sun. Through intimate interviews and personal narratives, Du explores the lingering effects of political upheaval and silence that have persisted in her family since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949.

Ahead of the world premiere at CPH:DOX 2025 on March 24, 2025 in the Main Competition section DOX:Award, here is the first trailer for the documentary The Helsinki Effect directed by Arthur Franck.

Paramount+ debuted the official trailer and premiere date for The Carters: Hurts to Love You, the documentary on Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), late pop star Aaron Carter and the Carter family, told by Angel Carter Conrad, the singers’ sister.

Filmmaker Dana Flor directs 1-800-On-Her-Own, an intimate documentary portrait of feminist singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. The film takes viewers on a cinematic journey from DiFranco’s punk-folk origins to her current roles as an activist, mother, and revered musician. It takes its title from the actual toll-free number for Ani DiFranco’s own Righteous Babe record label, which has been operational since the early ’90s,

Art for Everybody is a revelatory documentary that delves into the life and legacy of Thomas Kinkade, the artist known as the “Painter of Light.” Kinkade’s art, characterized by idyllic cottages and serene landscapes, became both widely popular and critically controversial.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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