Emily Branham’s first feature documentary Being Bebe roars into Pride Month on June 7th on Video on Demand and will make its Broadcast Premiere on Fuse in the U.S. and OUTtv in Canada on June 21st.
Documentary
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Documentary BEING BEBE Chronicles Life of BeBe Zahara Benet, First Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race | Trailer
Marshall Ngwa (aka BeBe Zahara Benet) in Being BeBe. Photo credit: Emily Branham for Work and Serve Productions.
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Documentary AMERICAN PAIN Traces the Rise and Fall of Opioid Kingpins – Identical Twins Chris and Jeff George
American Pain directed by Darren Foster The new true crime tale, American Pain, directed by Emmy® Award-winner Darren Foster traces the rise and fall of Chris and Jeff George, identical twins who are believed to be America’s most prolific opioid kingpins. In just a few short years of operation, the Georges ran a pill mill empire that attracted clients from around the country, and spawned a prescription drug trafficking network with an estimated street value of more than $500M. The film will premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in June, and is currently slated for release in 2023.
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Willem Dafoe Narrates THE WILD ONE, Tessa Louise’s Documentary on Enigmatic Director Jack Garfein
Scene from Tessa Louise-Salomé’s The Wild One (Photo Credit; The Party Film Sales) Directed by Tessa Louise-Salomé, and narrated by Willem Dafoe the feature documentary The Wild One will have its World Premiere in Documentary Competition at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
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WE ARE THE THOUSAND Trailer. Foo Fighters Love Letter Documentary Arrives in June
We Are The Thousand directed by Anita Rivaroli The SXSW and Hot Docs breakout documentary We Are The Thousand chronicles the journey taken by 1,000 musicians to create the Biggest Rock Band on Earth. The film gives a first-hand account of the group’s effort to play the iconic Foo Fighters anthem “Learn to Fly”, convince Dave Grohl to play a concert in Cesena, Italy, and the global sensation the event became.
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BEBA Trailer. Rebeca Huntt’s Raw Cinematic Memoir Documentary in Theaters in June
Beba directed by Rebeca Huntt The official trailer debuted this week for BEBA, Rebeca Huntt’s poetic, raw and ruthless self portrait documentary in which the young, NYC-born Afro-Latina stares down historical, societal, and generational trauma. The documentary which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival opens in theaters on June 24, 2022.
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Julia Child Documentary to Premiere on CNN on Memorial Day | Trailer
Julia directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West JULIA, from Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG), will premiere for television on CNN on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 at 8:00pm and 10:00pm Eastern (5:00pm and 7:00pm Pacific), with limited commercial interruption. The documentary celebrates the life and career of chef, cookbook author, and television and cultural pioneer, Julia Child.
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THE STORY WON’T DIE Trailer. Syrian Artists Protest with Art in David Henry Gerson’s Documentary
A photomontage of Goya’s “Third of May” by Tammam Azzam in David Henry Gerson’s THE STORY WON’T DIE (Photo Credit: RaeFilm Studios ) Details: A photomontage of Goya’s “Third of May”, part of the “Syrian Museum” series by Tammam Azzam The Story Won’t Die, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who use their work to protest and process what is currently the world’s largest and longest ongoing displacement of people since World War II.
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BITTERBRUSH Trailer. 2 Women in the American West Ponder Their Future in Emelie Mahdavian’s Intimate Documentary
Bitterbrush directed by Emelie Mahdavian [Credit: Alejandro Mejia] Magnolia Pictures debuted the official for Bitterbrush, the observational documentary on two young women in the remote and rugged mountains of the American West, contemplating the future as they work alone herding cattle.
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THE JANES Trailer. HBO Documentary Profiles Underground Service for Women Seeking Abortions in the 1970s
The Janes directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes. [HBO] Directed by Tia Lessin (HBO’s “Trouble the Water”) and Emma Pildes (HBO’s “Jane Fonda in Five Acts”), the timely documentary The Janes takes a look at an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions in the 1970s. The Janes celebrated its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and debuts Wednesday, June 8 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO.
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END OF THE LINE Trailer. Emmett Adler’s Documentary Tackles NYC Subway Crisis
Subway cleaner in Emmett Adler’s END OF THE LINE (Photo Credit_ Gravitas Ventures) Directed by award-winning filmmaker Emmett Adler, the documentary End of the Line is described as a character-driven political drama about the New York City subway crisis.
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Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Kahn Trailer. Documentary Offers Cinematic Journey Into Mongolia
Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Kahn Echoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan offers a stunning cinematic view of Mongolia’s past and present.
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LIFT, A Journey From Homelessness to the NY Ballet Stage, Premieres at Tribeca Festival
Victor Amaya, formerly of New York Theatre Ballet’s LIFT program, leaps in the air, as seen in LIFT, directed by David Petersen. Photo credit: Fyodor Shiryaev. Courtesy of Beaufort 9 Films Directed by Oscar®-nominated filmmaker David Petersen and counting Sam Pollard as one of its executive producers and Misty Copeland as its principal advisor, LIFT shines a spotlight on the invisible story of homelessness in America through the eyes of a group of young home-insecure ballet dancers in New York City and the mentor who inspires them.