Posts with the tag 'documentary'
SECRET MALL MOVIE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 2003, eight Rhode Islanders created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and kept it going for four years, filming everything along the way. Far more than just a wild prank, the secret mall apartment became an incredibly meaningful act for all the participants, at once an act of defiance against local gentrification, a boundary-pushing work of public/private art, and a 750 square foot space that sticks it to the man.”
4/2/2024- Very good early reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
April 2nd, 2025
OCTOBER 8- 2025. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The emergence of anti-Semitism on college campuses, in social media and on the streets since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel. TRDB.
3/14/25- Few reviews but sounds good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
March 14th, 2025
WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM- 2025. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “WE BEAT THE DREAM TEAM reveals the little-known story of a group of college basketball players who were tasked with preparing Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan and the rest of the legendary “Dream Team” for their Olympic debut in 1992.”
2/27/25- No reviews as yet but it sounds interesting. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
February 27th, 2025
GRAND THEFT HAMLET- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ”
With stunning visuals and unexpected moments of reflection, this engaging documentary examines how ancient cultural narratives can still resonate in new, virtual spaces, raising questions about art, isolation, and the digital world’s potential for storytelling.”
1/21/2025- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 23rd, 2025
IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT- 2025. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT is a searing cinematic portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the impoverished Sabra and Shatila neighborhoods of the city, scene of an infamous massacre in 1982. Filmed over four years with unique access to the families within these largely no-go areas for outsiders, the documentary is marked by a deep intimacy with its subjects and a bold cinematic style, with much of its visual and character-led storytelling sharing creative DNA with the team’s earlier film, Gaza.”
1/15/25[ Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
January 15th, 2025
A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A daughter attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, an avant-garde journalist and a woman she never knew. Uncovering the vast archive Sheila Turner-Seed produced, including lost interviews with iconic photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, and Lisette Model, the film explores memory, legacy and stories left untold.”
11/29/24- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 29th, 2024
THE SABBATH QUEEN- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “SABBATH QUEEN, a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul–an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.”
11/29/2024- Excellent early reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 29th, 2024
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.
11/28/24- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
November 28th, 2024
THE APPRENTICE- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today.”
10/15/24- Fair to good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 15th, 2024
THE LAST OF THE SEA WOMEN- 2024. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In “The Last of the Sea Women,” an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor — without oxygen — to harvest seafood for their livelihood.”
10/15/24- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB
Tags: documentary
October 15th, 2024
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