In this poetic, archival feature documentary narrated by Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner uncovers the untold story of the formidable women that helped shape electronic music.
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In this poetic, archival feature documentary narrated by Laurie Anderson, Lisa Rovner uncovers the untold story of the formidable women that helped shape electronic music.
The 18th edition of Doc Lisboa is unlike any other - instead of an eleven-day festival, Directors Joanna Sousa and Miguel Ribeiro have decided to take us on a six-month journey. Here are our favourite picks from this year’s extraordinary selection.
Marc Isaac’s film is a brazen hybrid featuring himself and a cast of real people that gather in his home to a scripted narrative on the theme of hospitality inspired by their personal backgrounds. Although some of the scenes (including the opener) genuinely ring true, there’s no knowing just how much is artifice.
Geogre Hitzak’s short documentary 'Waiting For the Sea', about an electronic music festival in the drained Aral Sea, will be opening the Calvert Journal Film Festival: 7 days of New East cinema, online from 7pm BST tomorrow 12 October for free! Read our review by Tommy Hodgson.
“Film About A Father Who…” is Sachs’ attempt to understand her wayward and seemingly unknowable father Ira and the complex web of family ties woven by decades of his promiscuity. Filmed over the course of 35 years in a variety of formats, the film charts Ira’s multiple wives, innumerable girlfriends and his ever-growing list of offspring.
After four days of kick-flips, tube rides and sold-out screenings, the Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival has crowned it’s winning films. Here’s where you can watch them.
There is a wealth of awesome short films to catch at this year’s festival - from a fly-on-the wall experience of a heavy night out in Chengdu China to a critique of the sexualisation of women in surfing and the introduction of an unconventional surfer family in South Africa… Here are our five favourites.
Like in so many other Caribbean countries, life is tough for the inhabitants of Jamaica. But with this immersive first-time documentary, director Louis Josek chooses to explore the country from the perspective of its indignant, ambitious youth, the key instigators of a growing cultural shift in the island’s society.
Documentary Weekly is proud to be an official media partner of the Paris Surf & Skateboard Film Festival (PSSFF). To kick things off, here’s their all-time roundup of the best surf and skateboard documentaries ever made.
Like all festivals of the past few months, Locarno has altered its format for 2020. However, with its Films After Tomorrow selection, the organisation has boldly pioneered a truly unique focus. Here are our top 5 docs.
Since “Boys State” won Best Documentary at Sundance (beating audience award-winner “Crip Camp”), it’s received a steady stream of critical acclaim including a five-star review from the Guardian and even a few shouts for best film of the year. Exceptionally, its now premiering online as part of Sundance London on the 9th of August and we highly recommend you tune in.
We’re teaming up with our favourite festival news platform Film Fest Report, to bring you a top 10 of our favourite short films available on the Selects platform.
We’ve spent the past week delving into this phenomenal collection and have emerged to bring you 10 stunning must-see films.
What will the impact of Covid-19 be on film festivals after the crisis? Is 2020 an existential moment for the format? Does it need a rethink? We spoke with Sheffield Doc/Fest Director Cintia Gil.
Aptly named “The Home Entertainment Edition” and running from the 1st to 17th of May, the fabulous quirkiness of this year’s slimmed down programme is just as addictive and an endless internet rabbit-hole. Our top 5 documentaries to watch include
Battaglia’s photographs are as shocking now as they were back then, when they successfully galvanised public opinion against the ruthless Sicilian Mafia.
This year, Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel has made the bold move to shift the entire event online, making nearly all its films available to watch online, for free. Festivals around the world are facing tough choices but Visions du Réel is one of the few making its films so readily available - a joy for doc fans all around the world!
Despite the global pandemic, Sheffield Doc/Fest will deliver on its promise to filmmakers and industry representatives, exceptionally holding its flagship pitching initiatives, MeetMarket (for features and series) and Alternate Realities Talent Market (for new media creatives), via virtual video-conferencing from the 8th to 10th of June 2020.
CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world and just the latest one to have fallen victim to the global Coronavirus outbreak.
But fear not! The organisers have got you covered with plenty of fantastic docs available to watch online. In partnership with Mediapart, you can now discover Cinéma du Réel’s thirteen “Premières Fenêtres” selections for free.
