Amazon debuted the official trailer for Lucy and Desi, the new documentary on Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz directed by Amy Poehler that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Through interviews and archival, the documentary is billed as a tribute to one of the greatest trailblazers in comedy and entertainment.
IFC Films released the official trailer for The Torch, a documentary on blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy. Featured in the documentary, which premiered as the closing night film of the 2019 Chicago International Film Festival are Buddy Guy, Quinn Sullivan, Tom Hambridge, Carlos Santana, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Joe Bonamassa, Jonny Lang and Carmen Vandenberg.
The acclaimed documentary Freddie Mercury: The Final Act from BBC, tells the story of how the legendary Queen frontman’s friends mounted an epic tribute concert in his honor to raise awareness and fight shame around HIV/AIDS. The film makes its U.S. premiere Wednesday, April 20 (8:00-10:00 ET/PT) on the 30th anniversary of the landmark concert. An extended cut of the special featuring additional footage will be available to stream on The CW App and cwtv.com the next day.
Oscar-nominated documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will make its broadcast television premiere on ABC on Sunday, February 20, 2022 (8:00-10:31 p.m. EST).
Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, the critically-acclaimed, award-winning, documentary on singer Dionne Warwick will be among the first films to premiere on CNN+, CNN’s streaming service debuting this spring. Produced, directed, and written by Dave Wooley, and directed by David Heilbroner, DIONNE WARWICK: Don’t Make Me Over is a deeply personal, intimate portrait of the velvet-voiced songstress. The film yields insights into Warwick’s rise to music superstardom from singing in her grandfather’s church, to her life beyond the lights standing up to discrimination in America and around the world.
Regé-Jean Page, star of Netflix’s Bridgerton will narrate Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale, the new Netflix nature documentary. Directed by Renee Godfrey, the documentary will premiere on Netflix on March 3, 2022.
Netflix released the official trailer for jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy, a documentary film series directed by Coodie & Chike on the life of rapper Kanye West directed by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah.
“They Call Me Magic” a four-part documentary event that takes a holistic look into the life and career of one of the world’s most iconic figures, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, will premiere April 22 on Apple TV+.
American Reckoning is an extraordinary look at the civil rights era – the violence and resistance – through rare footage filmed more than 50-years ago in Natchez, Mississippi, and the still-unresolved killing of local NAACP leader Wharlest Jackson.
The official trailer is here for Jane By Charlotte, the French documentary directed by actress Charlotte Gainsbourg in her directorial debut, on her mother, singer, actress and former model Jane Birkin. The documentary film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, followed by New York Film Festival; and opens in theaters starting March 18th in NYC, LA on March 25th and nationwide in April.
The documentary Calendar Girl celebrating the life of Ruth Finley, founder of the iconic Fashion Calendar is coming to VOD in the U.S. on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022 via digital distributor Syndicado.
Apple TV+ released the official trailer for the new four-part documentary series Lincoln’s Dilemma, a 21st-century examination of a complicated man in the context of his times. With never-before-heard stories about Lincoln, as well as close-up perspectives of him as a man, the docuseries shines a light on a side of Lincoln rarely seen — and provides a fresh perspective on a story that feels more timely and relevant than ever when explored alongside the events that Americans are living through today. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, and featuring the voices of Bill Camp as Abraham Lincoln and Leslie Odom Jr. as Frederick Douglass, all four parts of Lincoln’s Dilemma will premiere globally on Friday, February 18 on Apple TV+.