Becoming Cousteau, the new documentary on legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau from director Liz Garbus (“The Farm: Angola, USA,” “What Happened, Miss Simone?”) will open in theaters on Friday, Oct. 22. Boasting never-before-seen footage, Becoming Cousteau will have its world premiere at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival.
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the slate of 37 features and 33 short films from over 30 countries for its 17th edition, which will take place in person from September 16-19 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine, and online from September 16-26 for audiences across North America.
The 29th edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival will open on Thursday, October 7, 2021, with the World Premiere of Academy Award-nominated director Matthew Heineman’s The First Wave, a documentary film spotlighting the everyday heroes inside one of the country’s hardest hit hospitals at the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as they come together to fight one of the greatest threats the world has ever encountered.