The documentary feature film “Desert One” from two time Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA,” “American Dream”) will premiere on The History Channel on Sunday, September 12th at 8pm ET/PT.
Desert One (2019)
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Academy Reveals Films Eligible for Animated, Documentary and International Feature Film Oscars
Dick Johnson Is Dead The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film categories for the 93rd Academy Awards®.
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Watch The Trailer for Barbara Kopple’s ‘Desert One’
Forty years later, one of the most daring military rescue attempts in U.S. history is coming to the big screen in the acclaimed documentary feature Desert One from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA and American Dream) will be released on Friday, August 21st. The documentary feature recounts the April 24/25, 1980 thrilling attempt to rescue 52 U.S. citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran.
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Barbara Kopple’s DESERT ONE to Kick off Ashland Independent Film Festival Virtual Festival
DESERT ONE directed by Barbara Kopple The 19th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival in Southern Oregon released its schedule for an interactive virtual festival showcasing 30 feature films and over 100 short films from May 22 – June 14.
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Greenwich Entertainment to Release DESERT ONE, Barbara Kopple’s Documentary on 1980 Iranian Hostage Crisis
DESERT ONE directed by Barbara Kopple Greenwich Entertainment will release the HISTORY documentary “Desert One” directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA” and “American Dream”) that premiered to rave reviews at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary film recounts the April 24/25, 1980 thrilling attempt to rescue 52 US citizens who were taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in Tehran. Following Greenwich’s theatrical release, “Desert One” will be broadcast on HISTORY.
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Canceled Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival announced the official feature and short film selections for the festival’s 23rd edition which was originally scheduled to take place April 2-5 in downtown Durham, but was cancelled amid COVID-19 public health and safety concerns. The NEW DOCS program and Invited Program includes 44 features and 12 shorts from 26 countries
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Sun Valley Film Festival to Honor Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman + Announces 2020 Lineup
Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman The 2020 Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF),announced its honorees – Amy Poehler, Winston Duke, Eliza Hittman and Druyan along with the film line-up for its ninth annual event, taking place March 18-22, 2020. The festival will open on March 18 with a special presentation of the documentary RUTH – Justice Ginsburg in Her Own Words with Oscar®-winning director and Sun Valley part-time resident, Freida Lee Mock attending, and close on March 22 with The Last Shift, director Andrew Cohn attending for Q&A following the screening.
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2020 Palm Springs Film Festival Announces Lineup. Opens with AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER
An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano The 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will screen 188 films from 81 countries, opening with An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano, on Friday, January 3, and close with Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo on Sunday, January 12.
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2019 DOC NYC Unveils Record Lineup of Over 300 Films, Opens with ONCE WERE BROTHERS
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its expanded tenth anniversary edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. The 2019 festival includes 136 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall, making this landmark year DOC NYC’s biggest edition yet.