In the wake of the 50th anniversary of the best-selling book by Peter Benchley that went on to become a record-breaking box office hit by Steven Spielberg, National Geographic greenlight the documentary centering on the creation of ‘Jaws’. With a working title of ‘Jaws @ 50’ the documentary is set to air Summer 2025 on National Geographics and Stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
Netflix debuted an official trailer for Simone Biles Rising, the docuseries chronicling gymnast Simone Biles journey and training for the the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Gravitas Ventures will release Don’t Turn Your Back On Friday Night the multi-award-winning documentary from Executive Producer Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine),
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking directed by Maja Novaković, the Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina documentary film following an elderly man living in isolation, won the Grand Jury Award for the International Competition at the 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest.
Grasshopper Film revealed the official trailer for The Human Surge 3 (El auge del humano 3), the sequel of the critically acclaimed film The Human Surge (2016), winner of Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival.
Playwright Jeremy O. Harris attended the Tribeca Festival for the world premiere of his documentary Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play., where he deconstructs his controversial Broadway play titled Slave Play.
Serena Williams attended Tribeca Festival for the world premiere of her documentary series In the Arena: Serena Williams from co-directors Gotham Chopra and Lauren Fisher.
Greenwich Entertainment debuted the official trailer for Sorry/Not Sorry, a documentary exploring the sexual misconduct allegations made against comedian, actor Louis C.K., his public downfall and surprising return to the spotlight.
Directed by filmmaker Susanne Rostock, Following Harry, the documentary portrait of Harry Belafonte made its World Premiere to a packed house at the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
The 23rd San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (SF DocFest)which ran from May 30th to June 9th announced the winning documentary films with The Donn of Tiki directed by Alex Lamb, Max Wel winning Audience Award for Best Feature, and Art for Everybody directed by Miranda Yousef winning Jury Prize for Best Feature.
Netflix launched the official trailer for Skywalkers: A Love Story a documentary film described as part romance, part thriller, following a daredevil couple, Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s second highest skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.
One South: Portrait Of a Psych Unit is an intimate documentary that chronicles an inpatient program in Queens, New York, for young adults struggling with their mental health.