Tag: documentaries
CPH:DOX 2023 Preview: Docs Break Conventions, Go Behind World Events
Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world, will run from March 15 to March 26, 2023.
Sundance 2020 Dispatch: Strong Docs Look to Launch Awards Bids
Sundance has increasingly become a very important place for documentary filmmakers to launch their movies -- and not just for the typical dice roll of a big money acquisition. With big players like Netflix and Amazon seeing the benefits from...
SXSW 2019 Review: SAKAWA Explores Sex Scams, Voodoo, Dark Side of Capitalism
Sex spam is a fundamental part of the internet experience. Most of these solicitations are blatant scams, but many people still get ripped off by promises of romance and sex. Who are these scammers? Many of the perpetrators are actually...
Sundance 2019 Preview: Documentaries
So far we've taken a tour of the US & World Dramatic competitions and the Midnighters. Our Sundance 2019 preview series continues today ahead of tomorrow's festival kickoff with a look at the non-fiction films playing across the multiple documentary...
Friday One Sheet: 93QUEEN and THE RUSSIAN JOB
Hot Docs is currently happening in Toronto, and while researching what to see, and what to include in our previous Curtain Raiser post, I came across a few well designed posters for films at the fest. One publicist was kind...
Hot Docs 2018 Curtain Raiser: From M.I.A. To MeToo
North America's largest documentary film festival, Hot Docs, kicks off tomorrow with its 25th edition. And while the festival has always specialized in content focused on the margins of society and telling their stories, we are in the age of...
SXSW 2018 Dispatch: Sports Documentaries Score Big
A few years back, SXSW made a big push into the sports world with their SXSports "track." That included a series of speakers from the sports world and a whole bunch of sports film programming. SXSports faded away in the...
Sundance 2018 Dispatch: Strong Docus Take Center Stage
Like most years, the 2018 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has had a fantastic crop of new documentary films. With nearly 50 docs unspooling throughout the categories, many of these will undoubtedly be the talked about nonfiction films of...
DOC NYC 2017: Six Must-See Selections
DOC NYC, the largest documentary featival in the US, returns for its 8th edition, running from November 9-16, and screening at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Cinepolis Chelsea. This year's slate includes well over 100 features, and includes new works...
SXSW 2017: Exclusive Teaser for Chinese Parachute Student Docu MAINELAND
SXSW is kicking off Friday and the lineup is looking pretty solid, especially for the docs. One documentary that caught our eye is Miao Wang's Maineland. It just so happens we have the exclusive teaser trailer to share with you...
SXSW 2017 Preview: The Documentaries
Our SXSW preview series continues, following-up on yesterday's look at the Headliners, Midnight, and Visions sections with today's tour of the documentaries of the fest. It's a great crop of films spread out across a number of sections. We couldn't...
Have Your Say: What's The Best Theatrically Released Documentary Ever?
Theatrically released documentaries are a strange sub-class of film. Sometimes they can get away with not having a narrative or (other) technical merits, when the subject is interesting enough to just point a camera at. Sometimes, they take a mundane...
Sundance 2017 Preview: Documentaries
Our Sundance Film Festival preview series continues. Yesterday we talked about the US Dramatic, World Dramatic, and Next section. Today we'll go on a quick tour of the documentaries playing in the US Docu and World Docu competitions, as well...
Sundance 2017: World Premiere Trailer and Poster for TOKYO IDOLS
We're not one hundred percent sure if you've heard, but there are some pretty weird subcultures in Japan. Undoubtedly one of the weirdest is the phenomenon of "idols" awesomely described on Wikipedia as "young manufactured stars/starlets marketed to be admired...
Tribeca 2016 Preview: Documentaries
The Tribeca Film Fest has really carved a place out in the US festival landscape as one of the main homes for documentaries. This year's selection looks to be another strong program. Here are a few of the many docus...
Hot Docs 2016: ScreenAnarchy Cherry-Picks Titles From Full Festival Lineup
North America's largest documentary film festival just announced its full line-up and schedule. Hot Docs returns to Toronto in its 23rd year, and as per usual, it features a massive number of titles for lovers of non-fiction cinema: 232 features...
Sundance 2016 Preview: A Documentary Tour
It's time once again for the Sundance Film Festival which starts Thursday in Park City. Yesterday we brought you a look at the the US Narrative, World Narrative, and NEXT competitions. Today we turn to the documentaries on offer at...
Opening This Week: Watch Trailers For Docos AVENIDA LARCO And DAUGHTER OF THE LAKE
Here in Peru, documentaries are rare in our theatres; Peruvian docos, even more so. The fact that two of them are getting released this week is quite an event. Read more about them -- and watch the trailers -- below....
Cannes 2015 Review: AMY Beautifully Celebrates A Wonderful And Tragic Life
Every so often a film will come along that redefines an entire genre of cinema. A film that excels so completely the result is any similar film gets compared to it for years to come. In 2010, Asif Kapadia did...
Sundance 2015 Preview: 14 Documentary Picks
Sundance starts this Thursday and the ScreenAnarchy team is here to bring you a look at a few of the festival's documentaries on offer in the US and World Documentary competitions and the Documentary Premieres section. Check back tomorrow for...
