When the Novemba Films crew found themselves in California with time to kill, they headed to the desert until they reached Morongo Valley, a place that has more than meets the eye.
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When the Novemba Films crew found themselves in California with time to kill, they headed to the desert until they reached Morongo Valley, a place that has more than meets the eye.
To celebrate IDFA 2020 and this year’s amazing program, we’ve put together a list of our 10 favourite documentaries due for release next year in 2021.
Every year in director Nevra Topcu's native Turkey, animals are sacrificed for Eid or Kurban Bayramı. As a vegan, the subject has always put her off. In “Kurban” (Sacrifice), our Short of the Week, she explores in greater depth the debates surrounding the practice. Watch it now for free.
Three films that give a fascinating glimpse into a life far removed from the normal nine to five, and the pitfalls that accompany those all-consuming highs. Enjoy.
Social Dilemma (2020), Netflix’s latest doc of the moment, not only paints a pessimistic picture of social media but puts the blame for many of society’s ills squarely at the feet of the tech giants. But are we all truly unwitting victims of so-called “surveillance capitalism”?
Like all festivals of the past few months, Locarno has altered its format for 2020. However, with its Films After Tomorrow selection, the organisation has boldly pioneered a truly unique focus. Here are our top 5 docs.
Rubika Shah’s raucous BFI 2019 winner about the extraordinary journey of Britain’s 1970s Rock Against Racism collective is available to rent on the Rich Mix website until Sunday 16th August. Tommy Hodgson gives us his review.
‘2040’ is best described as an optimist’s guide to the future, starring director, narrator and presenter Damon Gameau as the science teacher every child dreams of, one that makes it fun! The result is a 90-minute blend of educational material and uplifting “fact-based dreaming”, in contrast with pretty much any other climate change documentary there is.
Will Harris is a fourth generation cattle farmer from Bluffton, Georgia. Back in 1946, his father began using a miraculous new product on his pasture: ammonium nitrate fertiliser. By 1995, the pasture was failing, the soil was dry and the once busy Bluffton was a rust belt town that had all but disappeared.
Aptly named “The Home Entertainment Edition” and running from the 1st to 17th of May, the fabulous quirkiness of this year’s slimmed down programme is just as addictive and an endless internet rabbit-hole. Our top 5 documentaries to watch include
Director Will Hazell came up with an ingenious filming technique in order to capture people’s feelings, worries and musings on the Covid-19 outbreak while maintaining a safe distance in his car. He speaks to friends, members of a London Covid-19 Facebook page, and captures balcony and window performances by Desree and Mazaika.
Part hallucinatory exploration of Bucharest’s street life and its medley of personalities, part biography of a boy denied a childhood, Vandebrug’s eye-catching picture is as raw as it is beautiful.
