Two new documentaries that examine the deeply mixed legacy of America’s efforts to racially integrate public schools will premiere in Fall 2023 on American Experience on PBS.
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‘Boston School Battle’ and ‘The Harvest’ Documentary Films on Public Schools Integration to Premiere on PBS in Fall 2023
Left: Opponents of court-ordered school desegregation at Thomas Park in South Boston. Credit: Spencer Grant. Right: Students in Mississippi protest on the one-year anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. Credit: Randy Magee
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All That Breathes, Fire of Love, All The Beauty And The Bloodshed Win at 16th Cinema Eye Honors
All That Breathes directed by Shaunak Sen Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes, which follows two brothers who run a bird hospital dedicated to rescuing injured black kites, took the top prize, winning the award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking as well as the award for Cinematography at the 16th annual edition of the Cinema Eye Honors.
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Pamela, a love story Trailer. Pamela Anderson Talks Infamous Sex Tape in Netflix Documentary
Pamela, a love story (Netflix | screenshot via Youtube) Netflix revealed the official trailer for Pamela, a love story, a new documentary on actress Pamela Anderson sharing the story of her rise to fame, the pressures of the spotlight and her downfall following the infamous sex tape scandal with Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee.
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MURDER IN BIG HORN Trailer. Showtime Documentary on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Premieres at Sundance
Murder in Big Horn by Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin | photo by Jeff Hutchens, courtesy of SHOWTIME Showtime revealed the official trailer for Murder in Big Horn, a new documentary exploring the deaths of a group of Native American women in rural Montana, making its premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2023.
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First Look Trailer for THE SHOWCASE, Donny Walker’s Music-Fueled Journey
The Showcase directed by Donny Walker Here is the first look at The Showcase, a story about a tight-knight film making and music team producing an entire album, and all 14 music videos in one day, featuring 26 musicians and the Lake County Symphony Orchestra at Logan Square Auditorium, coming 2023.
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Rowdy Trailer: Sports Documentary Follows Setbacks and Successes of NASCAR Champion Kyle Busch
Rowdy (Amazon Freevee | screenshot via Youtube) Amazon Freevee debuted the official trailer for Rowdy, the sports documentary focusing on NASCAR Cup Series Champion driver Kyle Busch as he navigates one of the greatest comebacks of all time in sports.
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RIP. Fashion Designer Vivienne Westwood Dead at 81
Vivienne Westwood at the Art Of Elysium’s 9th Annual Heaven Gala held at the 3LABS in Culver City, USA on January 9, 2016. Fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood and subject of the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist, died in Clapham, South London, on Thursday at the age of 81.
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RIP: Brazilian Soccer Superstar Pelé Dead at 82
Pelé (Netflix | screenshot via Youtube) Pelé, regarded as the greatest soccer player of all-time, and the subject of the documentary Pelé, died on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. He was 82.
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MY FATHER MUHAMMAD ALI Trailer: Documentary Told Through Eyes of Boxer’s only Son
My Father Muhammad Ali co-directed by Chad A. Verdi and Tom DeNucci VMI Releasing debuted the official trailer for Verdi Productions’ My Father Muhammad Ali, the documentary highlighting the life of Muhammad Ali Jr..
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WOOOOOO! BECOMING RIC FLAIR Trailer: Ric Flair Documentary to Stream on Peacock
Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair (Peacock | screenshot via Youtube) Peacock revealed the official trailer for Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair, the biopic documentary film exploring the life of the WWE hall of famer.
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THE SUPER 8 YEARS Trailer: French Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux’s Personal Documentary Opens in US
The Super 8 Years (Les Années Super-8) Kino Lorber revealed the official trailer for The Super 8 Years (Les Années Super-8), the documentary featuring French writer and 2022 Nobel Prize laureate Annie Ernaux sharing home videos shot by then-husband, Philippe, from 1972 to 1981 that feeds into the themes of her work over the past 60 years.
