March 29, 2017 | POV’s list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
Documentarian Ken Burns Making Film on Muhammad Ali
The late Muhammad Ali is getting the Ken Burns treatment. The PBS documentarian announced Tuesday that he and two partners will make a two-part, four-hour film about the former heavyweight champ, who died last June. Burns, his daughter Sarah and David McMahon collaborated for a PBS documentary on Jackie Robinson that debuted last year.
Read more | Chicago Sun-Times »
Cleveland 2017: Documentary Overview
This year the fest refocuses its long running nonfiction prize, the Nesnadny + Schwartz Documentary Competition, specifically on portraiture, featuring such projects as Kevin Burke’s exploration of film promotion, 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters; and Jeff Malmberg and Chris Shellen’s look at an Italian village that holds an annual play about themselves, Spettacolo.
Read more | what (not) to doc »
See Candid David Bowie Footage From Mick Rock Documentary
Legendary photographer Mick Rock captures a jovial David Bowie and his Spiders From Mars hanging out in their dressing room in this exclusive clip from Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock, a new documentary about Rock.
Read more | Rolling Stone »
Hacking VR Speaker Series: The Art and Science of VR Panel
How does our brain react to VR? How can neurobiology help us tell more effective stories? What can scientists learn from VR storytelling? And how do creative VR makers work with scientists to push the limits of immersive experiences?
Read more | MIT Open Documentary Lab »
‘California Typewriter’: Documentary Featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer Gets Late Summer Release
Gravitas Ventures has bought U.S. rights to the documentary California Typewriter, which will open the 41st Cleveland International Film Festival on Wednesday. California Typewriter, which premiered at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival, will open theatrically in Los Angeles, New York and a dozen additional markets in the late summer.
Read more | Variety »
Upcoming Festivals and Deadlines
This Week
- Cinéma du Réel Mar 24 – Apr 2
Next Week
- Cinéma du Réel Mar 24 – Apr 2
- Deadline: American Documentary Film Fund Apr 3
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Apr 6 – 9
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