Posts with the tag 'documentary'

THE BENGALI

THE BENGALI- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “An unlikely quest takes an African-American woman from New Orleans across deep divides of culture to India, in search of her family’s past. Her journey sparks a boldly different encounter between East and West.”

9/12/22- Fair early reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment September 12th, 2022

KAEPERNICK & AMERICA

KAEPERNICK & AMERICA- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Colin Kaepernick took a knee and America lost its mind. Kaep’s knee touched down on the divide between America’s Black and white tectonic plates, creating an earthquake in the eternal race debate.”

9/5/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB

Add comment September 5th, 2022

McENROE

McENROE- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Set over one New York night, John journeys through memory to recall the triumphs and controversies that marked his career in this neon-infused, archive- blended fantasia. Featuring contributions from fellow icons, Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg and Keith Richards, as well as his wife and children.”

9/5/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment September 5th, 2022

OUR AMERICAN FAMILY

OUR AMERICAN FAMILY- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse.”

9/5/22- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment September 5th, 2022

LOVING HIGHSMITH

LOVING HIGHSMITH- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Loving Highsmith is a unique look at the life of celebrated American author Patricia Highsmith based on her diaries and notebooks and the intimate reflections of her lovers, friends and family.”

9/5/22- Good reviews for this documentary. TRDB

Add comment September 5th, 2022

KATRINA BABIES

KATRINA BABIES- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Edward Buckles Jr. was 12 when Hurricane Katrina changed everything. He found common cause-and shared trauma–with young people whose lives were similarly shaped by the storm.”

8/28/22- Good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment August 28th, 2022

THE TERRITORY

THE TERRITORY- 2022.  Synopsis by RT. “THE TERRITORY provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by illegal settlers and an association of nonnative farmers in the Brazilian Amazon.”

8/25/22- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment August 25th, 2022

THREE MINUTES- A LENGHTENING

THREE MINUTES- A LENGHTENING-2022. Synopsis by RT. “Three Minutes – A Lengthening presents a home movie shot by David Kurtz in 1938 in a Jewish town in Poland and tries to postpone its ending.”

8/22/2022- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.

Add comment August 22nd, 2022

FREE PUPPIES!

FREE PUPPIES!- 2022. Synopsis by RT. “Although transports have moved dogs from the South for decades, when Hurricane Katrina left more than 250,000 pets stranded, the infrastructure of modern pet transport for a nation-wide dog rescue effort was born.”

8/17/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB.

Add comment August 17th, 2022

THE PRINCESS

THE PRINCESS-  2022. Synopsis by RT. “The story of Princess Diana is told exclusively through contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death. Turning the camera back on ourselves, it also illuminates the profound impact she had and how the public’s attitude to the monarchy was, and still is, shaped by these events.”

8/16/21- Good reviews by the critics and weak ones by audiences. TRDB.

Add comment August 16th, 2022

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