Sentences with phrase «for documentaries about»

Art21, the New York — based nonprofit best known for its documentaries about contemporary artists, has announced three new initiatives — the organization's first - ever gala, the premiere of the ninth season of its Art in the Twenty - First Century television series on PBS, and the publication of a book of artist interviews titled Being an Artist.

April 12, 2018 • Sophie Fiennes» film about the legendary performer «achieve [s] a level of intimacy and candor... that's uncommon for documentaries about figures who control their images this closely.»

National Geographic Channel made a big splash in 2013 with its tablet - only campaign aimed at garnering viewers for a documentary about President Lincoln.

I was listening to Willie Mays the other night recording for a documentary about his life and he said, «When I get too old to play, I'll know it by my arm.»

An evangelist for gay pride, Glatze regarded that as his life's work, even after he and Bennett move from San Francisco, include a young man named Tyler (Carver) as part of a functioning threesome, and travel the country shooting footage for a documentary about gay youth.

Every year I hope for a documentary about a writer of impact, both artistically and politically, a film in which stock footage is laid under a vocal performance of the author's prose, rendered by some great and richly - timbred actor.

For a documentary about (visual) memory the dominant theme resonating is strangely that of absence: Mick's trips away from the family, Mick's family not at his wedding, Mick's self isolation later in life, and, most, poignantly, the absence of the elusive Mick in his own films, a constant elided «other» as the filmmaker behind the camera.

Wang Bing Chinese documentarian Wang Bing won the Golden Leopard out of Locarno for this documentary about a woman dying of Alzheimer's in rural China.

Gravitas Ventures has revealed a trailer for a documentary about the work of composers, titled Score: A Film Music Documentary.

Especially at this moment of social crisis, it seems a moot point to dismiss relevancy as an insignificant part of any film's power, something that goes double for a documentary about a subject of this sort.

Here's an experiment: Play the trailer for this documentary about Fred Rogers, the host of Mister Rogers» Neighborhood, and see how many seconds pass before you burst into tears.

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is charming fluff, a sweet tribute to a popular game, and its piecemeal «best of» style makes for a pleasant enough affirmation for fans who want nothing more than a brief glimpse behind the scenes, but for a documentary about a game in which players are compelled to dig ever deeper in search of raw material, it's disappointingly ironic how many blocks of narrative ore the film fails to unearth.

It's not surprising Amazon would have an affinity for a documentary about a literary sensation.

Obsession with work, the economy and plain old love take center stage in this month's science fiction and fantasy selections.While preparing for a documentary about his life in The Atlantis Code, linguist Thomas Lourds is shown a strange artifact featuring a language that even he, the foremost authority on ancient languages, can not identify.

Hello Snatchlings, more news and stupid videos from the back of the internet then, although this week start on a more serious tone with a trailer for a documentary about the drug trade in South America.

Though director Nathan Kuruna has already managed to well exceed his goal of $ 12,000 in pledges for his documentary about Flash portal Newgrounds, I still think it's worth pointing out the game he created and released to the site to promote his fundraising efforts.

Resembling an ultra-hip design and fashion firm's showroom, the installation includes mannequins in avant - garde clothes; videos of runway shows; scarves and other accessories produced by the Bernadette Corporation; conceptually pointed publications; and a trailer for a documentary about the riots during the 2001 G - 8 summit in Genoa with commentary by the actress Chloë Sevigny.

Not exact matches

Daly is currently running her latest campaign to help fund the documentary «To the Edge of the Sky,» about four families trying to access life - saving drugs for their kids.

Eventually, Powell Jobs and Davis Guggenheim — a filmmaker who's also working on the project — plan to use these self - shot videos to compose a documentary about the need for immigration reform.

As the party deepens its ability to cultivate «unity of thought» among citizens, «Amazing China» demonstrates the scope of China's propaganda machine, which not only crafted a stirring documentary about China's renaissance under Xi but also helped manufacture an adoring audience for it.

On Sunday night, Citizenfour, a film about Edward Snowden holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room revealing the global spying programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency, won the Oscar for best documentary for its chilling portrait of technology and surveillance.

The idea came to me while I was in LA in 2015 for Techweek and I saw a documentary called «code debugging the gender gap,» about why girls lose interest in going into STEM at such a young age.

It was around that time that Shahid watched a New York Times documentary about Malala, a then 11 - year - old girl who had been secretly blogging for the BBC about her day - to - day struggle to get an education in Pakistan.

If Google excluded any content related to «war» from YouTube, for example, that would also exclude important documentary content about war zones.

A landmark faux - documentary about the Algerian War in the late 1950s and early 1960s against the French government in North Africa, the movie was banned in France for six years due to its pro-Algerian message.

For example, last year, Patagonia, the $ 575 million outdoor apparel and gear maker based in Ventura, California, released Defined by the Line, an eight - minute documentary about climber Josh Ewing, who left his corporate gig to protect public lands in southeastern Utah.

So while we'll label this theory debunked for now, questions about that enigmatic documentary remain.

In a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, the mogul reflected on his desire to «amplify» discussions around issues of social justice, and the decision to produce documentaries about Kalief Browder and Trayvon Martin.

Even ESPN Films has delved into the Simpson saga in 2010, when it produced a nearly hour - long 30 for 30 documentary, called June 17, 1994, about the day police chased Simpson and his white Ford Bronco on Los Angeles» 405 freeway.

At the bungalow, Daniels and Trump watched a documentary about shark attacks (Daniels has talked before about Trump's antipathy for sharks, telling In Touch that he once said, «I hope all sharks die»).

There are about 2,000 different crowdfunding platforms worldwide, many of them specializing in specific fields: raising money for science experiments, for bands, or documentaries.

You've been making a documentary for the BBC about the ethics of screening for Down's syndrome.

And they're gearing up for the release of a new album and a documentary about the band.

He spoke of the prestige of science in our culture and the corresponding lack of respect for religion («If it's a science programme it's a documentary, if the subject's politics there's a debate, but a religious programme, unless it's hymns for granny, will have people talking about their feelings»).

This weekend, Fuse will air the new documentary from filmmaker Dan Parris about the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown, the Ferguson protests and how young activists are working for change.

TV scheduling means it is normal for viewers to channel - flip between a documentary about famine in East Africa and an episode of Location, Location, Location in which Kirstie and Phil persuade rich people to buy mansions.

It is true that the documentary material about his life is thin, not an uncommon obstacle in the Caribbean, a rough climate for print archives even in countries that haven't spent two centuries mired in anarchy.

Despite the massive publicity the documentary received after the discovery was announced, the Smithsonian Channel has delayed the release of the film about the Coptic fragment with the phrase, «Jesus said to them, «My wife...» to wait for further testing on the fragment.

She also has been interviewed for documentaries, including one about Mormons in politics.

So when I had the opportunity to review Fight Church (created by the same team that made the thoughtful, well - produced documentary Holy Rollers about a group of card - counting Christians), I asked my friend Nate Pyle for his take on the topic.

Here's the trailer for Oscar - winning director Daniel Junge's Fight Church, a very compelling, very controversial - looking documentary about MMA fighting and the Church, that probably also has some broader thoughts about...

I recently saw a documentary, called «Food Inc.» I was already on the fence about not eating meat before and now that I've seen how animals are treated and the disgusting ways they're forced to live until they're killed for their meat has completely opened my eyes.

This has nothing whatsoever to do with this particular post, but I have to say this (long - winded though it is)... I currently have about 16 hours of documentaries recorded and waiting for me, 2 - 3 loads of laundry to wash, a pile of un-read books, baking of my own to do AND a beef & Guinness stew that needs making for my boyfriend's birthday dinner, and I just spent 3 hours straight reading your blog.

Marisa Miller Wolfson, creator of the award winning documentary film Vegucated, took some time out to talk with me at the New York Green Festival about her film, her next projects, what inspires her, and easy first steps for people to take to transition to a healthier way of eating for personal health, the planet and the animals.

There's a great documentary you might want to check out if you like food movies — it's about the history of General Tso's chicken and it's called The Search For General Tso.

I did the same thing and was vegan for about 7 months after watching that documentary!

After watching a few food documentaries -LCB- including Hungry for Change, Foodmatters, and Fat Sick & Nearly Dead -RCB- and learning about certain ingredients I'm trying to avoid I have almost entirely eliminated artificial food coloring.

Judd Apatow must share the same sentiments as we do because he recently produced a documentary about the brothers and their band for HBO, May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers.

Iron Mike, 41, was in the French seaside resort last week for its annual film festival and the premiere of Tyson, a documentary about his life by writer - director James Toback (Fingers, The Pick - Up Artist).

For those of you that don't know what Catfish is, it's a documentary that was made in 2010 about a young kid who falls in love with a girl over Facebook while his brother and friend film it.