Doc of the Week: ‘Tashi and the Monk’
Hi, everyone! I hope you all had a nice week. Before I reveal this week’s film pick, I’m always interested to hear what other people are watching, so if you saw any good, bad, interesting, or just plain strange documentaries […]
Review: ‘Dior and I’
“Dior and I” follows Raf Simons, Christian Dior’s newest creative director, as he attempts to create his first haute couture collection for the fashion house in April 2012. Such collections typically take nearly half a year to develop. Simons has […]
Doc of the Week: ‘Rocket Wars’
This week’s Doc of the Week includes 100,000 homemade rockets, a tradition more than a century old, and an innovative team equipped with the latest filmmaking technology. Produced by Variable, “Rocket Wars” is a five minute visually powerful short documentary […]
‘TOWER’ Trailer and Call for Stories
“TOWER,” an upcoming documentary by filmmaker Keith Maitland, recounts the events and heroism that took place on August 1, 1966, when a gunman opened fire from the top of the University of Texas Tower killing 14 people and wounding 32 […]
Doc of the Week: ‘Brave in the Attempt’
The 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games have been underway in Los Angeles this week. Founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968, the Special Olympics is the world’s largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The film […]
HBO Documentary Schedule – 2015
HBO has confirmed its lineup of documentaries for the second half of 2015. The films include: “Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A” (debuting Aug. 3rd) “Tashi and the Monk” (Aug. 17th) “San Francisco 2.0” (Sept. 28th) From Alexandra […]
Doc of the Week: ‘Legs of Amsterdam’ | ‘De Benen van Amsterdam’
Check out this week’s Doc of the Week “Legs of Amsterdam” (“De Benen van Amsterdam”) by filmmaker Wytse Koetse. This short documentary, just over 12 minutes long, captures the busy life inside a 90-year-old bike shop in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district […]
Review: ‘The Downtown Project’
What happens when you mix Tribeca Digital Studios with American Express? The co-production of not one. Not two. But THREE inspiring short documentaries celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit. The documentaries, each about 20 minutes long, debuted July 15th across a number […]
Doc of the Week: ‘Web Junkie’
“POV” scores this week’s Doc of the Week pick with “Web Junkie.” Directed and produced by Israeli filmmakers Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia, the film takes viewers inside an internet addiction rehabilitation facility in Beijing, China, documenting the therapies of […]