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Sean Penn attempting to block the release of Netflix documentary “The Day I Met El Chapo”
Source: TMZ Sean Penn is using a full-court press to either block or re-edit the Netflix documentary, "The Day I Met El Chapo," that suggests Penn ratted out drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman by alerting the United States Department of Justice of his...
Global arms trade documentary “Shadow World” premieres on Independent Lens in November on PBS
Source: Independent Lens From Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair, "Shadow World" reveals the shocking realities of the global arms trade, the only business that counts its profits in billions and its losses in human lives. Directed by...
Meet Violeta Ayala, the director who gave cameras to Bolivian inmates for “Cocaine Prison”
Source: Remezcla Amid the celebrity profile documentaries and high-profile biopics that dotted the landscape at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Violeta Ayala’s "Cocaine Prison" was an extraordinary hunk of primary-source reporting: a documentary shot...
Meet the monk behind the campaign of violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
Source: The Guardian Barbet Schroeder’s overpoweringly bleak documentary about the Buddhist monk stirring up ethnic hate against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims is the third in what has now emerged as his Trilogy of Evil – a trio of disquieting documentaries of which the...
Kate del Castillo, Sean Penn at odds over “The Day I Met El Chapo” Netflix docuseries
Source: Variety Netflix has set the worldwide release of the three-part docuseries “The Day I Met El Chapo" for Oct. 20, but it may have hit a snag. The series details the clandestine meeting that Mexican telenovela star Kate del Castillo arranged in 2015 between...
Amnesty International and Al-Jazeera release VR doc to highlight the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar
Source: The Drum Amnesty International has teamed up with Al-Jazeera to produce a virtual reality documentary to shine a spotlight on the escalating Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar. The documentary, "I Am Rohingya," is the first to be produced by Contrast VR, Al...
Joe Berlinger’s Armenian genocide documentary “Intent To Destroy” acquired by Abramorama and Gathr Films
Source: Deadline Abramorama and Gathr Films have acquired the North American theatrical rights to the Joe Berlinger documentary "Intent to Destroy," a film-within-a film that centers on the Armenian genocide of 1915 and was a critical favorite at this year’s Tribeca...
Doc Watch: Field of Vision presents “Captured in Sudan”
Source: Field of Vision While reporting on the conflict in Darfur in 2016, Phil Cox and Daoud Hari were kidnapped by a local militia. Despite being imprisoned, the two men managed to surreptitiously film their capture. Follow Phil and Daoud on their harrowing...
China Revealed: How two new documentaries explore a side of the country never seen before
Source: IndieWire Two Chinese independent films—Wang Bing’s Golden Leopard-winning “Mrs. Fang” and Xu Bing’s “Dragonfly Eyes”— competed for the Golden Leopard at this year’s Locarno International Film Festival. Wang and Xu are established names whose works speak to...
Daniel McCabe explores the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in his debut feature
Source: CineVue Daniel McCabe's documentary, "This Is Congo," is at times lyrical, at times shocking, frequently eye-opening, and constantly fascinating. It's an honest attempt to not only show that "This is Congo," but also to ask the all-important question: how did...
Ai Weiwei delivers the definitive documentary about the ongoing refugee crisis
Source: IndieWire There are any number of unforgettable images in Ai Weiwei’s “Human Flow,” the most necessary and comprehensive documentary to date about our planet’s current refugee crisis, but the most indelible of them all is borrowed from a movie about a very...
“Marwencol” creators discover trauma and wonder in the Italian countryside
Source: The Film Stage Several years after their acclaimed documentary "Marwencol," filmmakers Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen have released their latest film, "Spettacolo." Like their breakout work, "Spettacolo" considers the strange lengths people will go to make...
Trailer for Ai WeiWei’s “Human Flow” shows the shocking scope of the global refugee crisis
Source: The Hollywood Reporter The shocking scope of the global refugee crisis is previewed in the trailer for Ai Weiwei's "Human Flow," which debuted Friday in honor of World Humanitarian Day. Filmed in 23 countries over the course of more than a year, the...
Mini-doc “Killing the Rock” tells the story of a sculptor who left everything behind to escape the Syrian civil war
Source: Fstoppers Set in Jordan near the Syrian border, "Killing the Rock" tells the story of Syrian refugee and sculptor, Abu Raja, who has left everything behind to escape the civil war in his neighboring Syria. Read the story at Fstoppers and watch the...
“Machines” succeeds in being both an art film and biting social commentary
Source: ScreenAnarchy Shot entirely in and around a textile factory in the Guajarat region of India, Rahul Jain's "Machines" doesn't only depict the everyday working conditions of the hundreds of manual laborers, but also captures it in a startlingly clear, beautiful...
Terrifying nuclear weapons documentary “The Bomb” comes to Netflix
Source: Business Insider Aging weapons systems, evolving terrorist threats, and a worryingly hackable digital infrastructure make the danger of nuclear war greater than ever these days. That's the message that the makers of "The Bomb" — an ambitious, experimental...
Ai Weiwei’s global refugee crisis doc, “Human Flow,” picked up by Amazon
Source: The Art Newspaper "Human Flow," Ai Weiwei’s first feature documentary about the global refugee crisis which premieres at the Venice International Film Festival at the end of this month, is due to be released in U.S theaters this autumn. Acquired by Amazon...
“Save My Seoul” explores the world of sex trafficking and prostitution in South Korea
Source: NextShark In South Korea, where more than half of Korean men are reported to have paid for sex at least once in their life, prostitution remains rampant. Sexual services are openly offered in brothels, massage parlors or room salons in places like Miari, one...
Netflix’s newest doc, “Daughters of Destiny,” shines a light on India’s extreme poverty
Source: Glamour Today India's caste system is gradually falling out of use, but there are still some 200 million Dalits, once called "the untouchables," in India, families who have been living in extreme poverty for generations and have practically no way out....
Dogwoof picks up “This Is Congo” for worldwide sales
Source: Variety London-based sales outfit Dogwoof has picked up the documentary “This Is Congo,” which will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, for worldwide sales. The BBC has already bought British television rights to the film, which looks at the...