Set in the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, Nocturnes is an immersive documentary following an ecologist on her quest to study moths in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan.
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‘Nocturnes’ – Sundance-Winning Immersive Documentary Explores Moths in the Himalayas | Trailer
Nocturnes (Grasshopper Film)
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‘No One Asked You’ – Comedian Lizz Winstead Fights for Abortion Rights in Ruth Leitman’s Documentary | Trailer
Comedian Lizz Winstead in No One Asked You directed by Ruth Leitman No One Asked You, a documentary centering on comedian and co-creator of the Daily Show Lizz Winstead as she tours across the US fighting for abortion rights, world premiered last year at the 2023 DOC NYC Film Festival. The documentary has since played at the 26th Sarasota Film Festival and the 21st Oxford Film Festival where it got the honorable mention for Best Documentary Feature.
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Sugarcane Leads 9th Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations
The Catholic Church on the Sugarcane Indian Reserve. (Credit: Sugarcane Film LLC | National Geographic Films) Sugarcane leads the Ninth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) nominations with eight nods including Best Documentary Feature. Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie for Best Director and Best New Documentary Filmmakers, Christopher LaMarca and Emily Kassie for Best Cinematography, Nathan Punwar and Maya Daisy Hawk for Best Editing, Best Historical Documentary, Best Political Documentary, and Best True Crime Documentary.
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‘Louder: The Soundtrack of Change’ Documentary with Selena Gomez, Stacey Abrams and more Debuts on Max | Trailer
Selena Gomez in Louder: The Soundtrack of Change (screenshot / Max) Louder: The Soundtrack Of Change, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Kristi Jacobson (HBO’s “Solitary” and “No Accident”), debuts Thursday, October 17 on Max.
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‘Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun’ Documentary Follows Siksika Woman Preparing for the Indian Relay Horse Race
Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Directed by Banchi Hanuse (Nuxalk Radio), the documentary Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun is an intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and the deep bonds between her father and her family, as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world, the Indian Relay.
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Sinead O’Shea’s ‘Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story’ Launches 15th DOC NYC Lineup
Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story directed by Sinead O’Shea (TIFF) Celebrating its 15th edition, the 2024 DOC NYC will screen over 110 feature-length documentaries from November 13-21, 2024 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika in New York City, continuing online until December 1, 2024.
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‘Martha’ – Martha Stewart Tells the Untold Story of Her Life in Netflix Documentary | Trailer
Martha (Netflix) Helmed by two-time Emmy-winning director of Elton John: Never Too Late and Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, R.J. Cutler, “Martha” is a documentary centering on American businesswoman, media personality, and self-made billionaire Martha Stewart. The documentary features an in-depth interview with Stewart with the addition of voices of many of the most significant people from all different stages of her life.
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‘Breath of Fire’ Trailer – HBO Documentary Questions Controversial Guru Katie Griggs and Kundalini Yoga
Breath of Fire. (screenshot/HBO) Breath of Fire is a new four-episode HBO documentary series exploring the questionable teachings behind Katie Griggs and Yogi Bhajan, the two faces of Kundalini Yoga, a multi-million-dollar spirituality community.
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Jen Muranetz’s ‘Fairy Creek’ Documentary Chronicles Large Canadian Environmental Protests
Fairy Creek directed by Jen Muranetz Filmmaker Jen Muranetz chronicles the 2020-2021 Canada’s Fairy Creek old-growth protests – the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history – in the documentary film Fairy Creek. The film will world premiere at the 2024 Planet in Focus International Film Festival on October 17, 2024 at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto. Ahead of the premiere, Cinema Politica has acquired the film’s distribution rights.
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr’s ‘Great Migrations: A People on the Move’ Docuseries Sets PBS Air Date | Watch Sneak Peak (Video)
Great Migrations: A People on the Move (screenshot / PBS) Great Migrations: A People on the Move, a new four part docuseries from Emmy nominated executive producer, host and writer Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr, premieres January 28, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS.
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Award-Winning Bhutanese Documentary ‘Agent of Happiness’ Coming to US Theaters
Agent of Happiness. (Courtesy of Film Movement) Agent of Happiness is a documentary following Amber Gurung, a Bhutanese ‘Happiness Agent’ tasked by the government to collect data on the citizens’ happiness for Bhutan’s Center for Gross National Happiness census. The documentary, co-directed by Arun Bhattarai and Dorottya Zurbó, is set to open in US theaters on November 1, 2024.
