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02.02.11Documentary Lineup at SXSW 2011 Charlotte | Film Festivals, News | (4)Announced today, SXSW 2011's lineup is as diverse as ever. Obviously, we focus on the 40+ documentaries at the festival, and there are numerous films of note. Alongside the recent Sundance Grand Jury-winning How to Die in Oregon are other Sundance titles such as Morgan Spurlock's The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Andrew Rossi's Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times, and Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey by Constance A. Marks (who we interviewed for our upcoming Sundance podcast). The programme also includes a few of the biggest films from the last twelve months, such as Tabloid by Errol ...
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01.31.11Sundance 2011 Documentary Awards Charlotte | Film Festivals, News, Sundance | (2)So this year's Sundance has come to an end. It now seems to be a yearly tradition that I'll fly home the day of the awards and jetlag will allow me to stay awake and watch the ceremony that runs until 4am UK time. We tried to predict the winners this year during the festival but, as always, the majority that win are the films I didn't get a chance to see. Next year I'll make my predictions solely on that basis. Sundance 2011 was an amazing year for documentaries, and an extremely eclectic one when it came to subject matter. The new Documentary Premieres ...
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01.24.11Sundance Review: Beats, Rhymes & Life Charlotte | Film Festivals, Reviews, Sundance | (4)I went into Beats, Rhymes and Life with extreme trepidation. Like many people of my generation A Tribe Called Quest hold an extremely special place in our hearts and were a huge component to the soundtrack of our youth. I was uneasy about the film being made at all; any film about a band that means so much to a huge group of people has high expectations to meet and has a near impossible task of pleasing everyone. Often these films can fall short of the mark, and where a film on any other subject would be allowed certain leeway, documentaries ...
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01.22.11Sundance Review: Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 Charlotte | Film Festivals, Reviews, Sundance | (9)Made entirely of 16mm footage filmed by Swedish journalists between 1967-1975, Black Power Mixtape is their journey through the culture and figureheads of the Black Power Movement. Left in a basement until now, the footage is absolutely stunning and this is combined with a gorgeous soundtrack provided by Questlove of The Roots. There are numerous documentaries about this period and the culture, but what makes Black Power Mixtape stand out is just how classy it is. In audio commentary throughout the film, we hear from artists and activists involved in or influenced by the movement. The lack of talking heads keeps ...
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01.19.11Documentaries to look out for in 2011 Charlotte | Lists, News | (6)Last year we gave you ten documentaries to look out for in the coming year. Due to documentary releases being varied in their timing and method we've decided to do something a little different this year. We asked a group of people who work in the documentary industry in different capacities, and who often watch documentaries for a living, to give you their recommendations for the year. There was little criteria and so the lists range from those having recently played at festivals to those that will be released on DVD or broadcast this year. We are extremely grateful to ...
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01.08.11Kickstarter Campaign: The DocYard Charlotte | News | (0)This month's highlighted Kickstarter campaign is a little different, but one we really hope you'll join us in supporting. The DocYard is a fantastic documentary screening and discussion series held at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. What makes the series great is that they not only bring the filmmakers in for each screening but they hold a party afterwards with the filmmaker in attendance, and this is what they're trying to raise money for. Screening series like this are so important for documentary as it's often so hard to get to see these kinds of films, and having the added ...
