Former Vice host Eddie Huang, novelist Edna O’Brien, US politician Adam Kinzinger, disability rights activist Patrice Jetter, aerial cameraman Joe Jennings, and the haenyeo fisherwomen of South Korea are among the subjects of 21 documentary titles in the 2024 Docs program, presented by A&E IndieFilms, at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024.
Academy Award-winning Actor Tilda Swinton will narrate Impulse: Playing with Reality, the interactive mixed reality documentary and second installment in the Playing With Reality collection, Impulse.
Greenwich Entertainment revealed the official trailer for The Cowboy and the Queen, the documentary chronicling Monty Roberts, a non-violent horse trainer who formed a bond with the late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
Peacock revealed the first look teaser for Face to Face With Scott Peterson, new original true crime documentary series deep diving into the case of Scott Peterson, a man who was convicted and sentenced to death after the murder of his pregnant wife. The original docuseries will be separated into three parts streaming on Peacock. The documentary features Peterson giving his first on-camera interview since 2003.
HBO debuted the trailer for ‘Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?’, a three-part true crime documentary series deep diving into the case of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, two children who were abducted and murdered in 2012.
Prime Video revealed the trailer for Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net, a documentary on the largest contemporary circus company in the world, Cirque du Soleil. The film documents the re-emergence of the company after filing for bankruptcy during the Covid-19 pandemic. The documentary is directed by Dawn Porter (Trapped, Gideon Army).
Apple TV+ announced a new documentary series ‘K-Pop Idols’ offering a behind-the-scenes look on one of the biggest pop culture musical phenomenon known as K-pop. The six-episode documentary series will feature beloved K-pop artists Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan.
Produced by legendary musician of Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, ‘Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night’ is a documentary telling the story of American singer-songwriter, Ike Reilly.
A documentary on comedy legend Mel Brooks is currently in production from HBO Documentary and Apatow Productions. Emmy and BAFTA winner Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) is directing the project alongside co-director Michael Bonfiglio, with Joe Beshenkovsky editing the project. The three has previously collaborated on ‘George Carlin’s American Dream’, a documentary on the life of stand-up comedian George Carlin.
83-year-old documentary filmmaker Ralph Arlyck got his career started back in 1970 with a short documentary he made titled ‘Sean’ that got premiered in France alongside legendary filmmaker François Truffaut’s ‘The Lost Child’. More than 50 years later, now in his 80s, Arlyck makes a documentary of him contemplating his past, his present, and his eventual end, ‘I Like It Here’, his first film in 18 years.
Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for Cowboy Cartel, a four-part documentary series documenting the story of the downfall of Treviño brothers, prominent Mexican cartel ‘Los Zetas’, and the multimillion-dollar money laundering operation they ran through the heart of the American Quarter Horse racing industry taken down by the investigation from rookie FBI agent Scott Lawson. The docuseries is directed by Dan Johnstone (‘Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed’, ‘American Cartel’) and Castor Fernandez (‘The All-American Cuban Comet’, ‘Brothers in Exile’).
Netflix revealed the trailer for Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli’, a new Netflix documentary following the creative and cinematic journey of worldwide phenomenon and iconic Indian director of ‘Baahubali’ and the Academy Award winning ‘RRR’, S. S. Rajamouli. ‘Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli’ is directed by co-directors Riverland Entertainment Raghav Khanna (founder of Riverland Entertainment) and Tanvi Ajinkya.