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Stories That Slay: Roxane Gay in conversation with New York Magazine's The CutLive Friday, January 29 at 8:30 PM (EST)
Beloved author and Hear to Slay host Roxane Gay joins Avery Trufelman, host of New York Magazine's The Cut, to discuss her latest cultural and political obsessions-and building the black feminist podcast of our collective dreams.
| | Display Category: | Hot Docs Podcast Festival | | Free for Members | | Featured | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Reason I JumpNew Release
Using the ground-breaking insights first revealed in 13-year old Naoki Higashida’s bestselling memoir, this Sundance Award-winning adaptation offers a wondrous cinematic glimpse inside the lives and minds of young non-verbal people with autism.
| | Runtime: | 82 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA, UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Featured | | | Director(s): | Jerry Rothwell | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Mr. Soul!New Release
Go backstage with the first all-Black variety show broadcast nationally on PBS, and meet its openly gay host, who was instrumental in ushering radical Black talent into American living rooms in the wake of the civil rights movement.
| | Runtime: | 108 min | | Copyright: | 2018 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Melissa Haizlip, Sam Pollard | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Epic Journeys of Radiolab: Latif Nasser and Jad Abumrad on The Other Latif and Dolly Parton's AmericaLive Wednesday, January 27 at 6:00 PM (EST)
Two of the groundbreaking storytellers behind the beloved WNYC show Radiolab discuss their hit off-shoots, The Other Latif and Dolly Parton’s America-and their efforts to use podcasting to foster empathy and a deeper understanding of our “irreconcilable contradictions.”
| | Display Category: | Hot Docs Podcast Festival | | Free for Members | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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A Dog Called MoneyNew Release
Accompany acclaimed English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey on a globe-trotting journey through the creation of her Grammy®-nominated 2016 record, made in collaboration with award-winning photographer Seamus Murphy.
| | Runtime: | 94 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | Ireland, UK, USA | | | Display Category: | Featured | | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Seamus Murphy | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Reckoning with Race: 1619 and Nice White ParentsLive Wednesday, January 27 at 8:30 PM (EST)
The award-winning hosts of Serial Productions' 1619 and The New York Times’ Nice White Parents discuss their hit series and using podcasting to advance the cultural conversation on race.
| | Display Category: | Hot Docs Podcast Festival | | Free for Members | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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SorosNew Release
From surviving the Holocaust to fighting authoritarianism and hate, uncover the life, career and philanthropy of divisive Billionaire activist George Soros in this revealing portrait that unravels fact from fiction.
| | Runtime: | 85 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Jesse Dylan | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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ZappaNew Release
With unprecedented access to a personal vault of rarely seen home videos, filmmaker Alex Winter explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career of legendary artist and agitator Frank Zappa.
| | Runtime: | 129 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Alex Winter | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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76 DaysNew Release
One of the first major documentaries to recount the beginnings of the COVID-19 outbreak, this engrossing film takes you deep inside the frontlines of the outbreak in Wuhan, just days after the January 23, 2020 lockdown went into effect.
| | Runtime: | 93 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Weixi Chen, Hao Wu, Anonymous | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowanNew Release
As you get ready to belt out the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” this holiday season, raise a toast to the Irish group’s inimitable frontman in this riotous portrait of a true punk poet. From legendary UK punk auteur Julien Temple (The Filth and the Fury).
| | Runtime: | 124 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Julien Temple | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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First We EatNew Release
Putting food security to the test in Yukon, filmmaker Suzanne Crocker bans all store-bought groceries from her house in a year-long adventure in farming, fishing and foraging complicated by three skeptical teenagers, no caffeine and -40° temperatures.
| | Runtime: | 101 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | Canada | | Rating: | G | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Suzanne Crocker | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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MayorLeaving January 28
Follow Musa Hadid, the charismatic mayor of the Palestinian capital of Ramallah, as he fights to build a city of the future in this engrossing, on the ground look at life under occupation.
| | Runtime: | 89 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA, UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | David Osit | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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The Post-Trump World: What's Next for Political Podcasts with Crooked Media's Tommy Vietor and Tanya SomanaderLive Thursday, January 28 at 6:00 PM (EST)
Former Obama administration officials Tommy Vietor and Tanya Somanader discuss the future of politics and the media in the post-Trump era and the rise of Crooked Media, the wildly popular podcast studio behind Pod Save America and Pod Save the World.
| | Display Category: | Hot Docs Podcast Festival | | Free for Members | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Exhibition on Screen // Frida KahloNew Release
Who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and the floral crowns? Take a vivid journey through the life and art of a true icon in this in-depth look at the real Frida Kahlo.
| | Runtime: | 90 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | UK | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | | Director(s): | Ali Ray | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Stories for Beautiful Nerds: Roman Mars on The 99% Invisible CityLive Thursday, January 28 at 8:30 PM (EST)
One of the most recognizable and beloved voices in audio, Roman Mars discusses his legendary design podcast and The 99% Invisible City, his new New York Times bestselling book based on the series.
| | Display Category: | Hot Docs Podcast Festival | | Free for Members | | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Oliver Sacks: His Own LifeLeaving January 14
Dive into the life and work of the legendary neurologist who redefined our understanding of the brain and mind.
| | Runtime: | 114 min | | Copyright: | 2019 | | Country Listing: | USA | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Ric Burns | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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I Am GretaLeaving January 14
Follow teen climate activist Greta Thunberg’s exhilarating journey from shy student to global environmental icon in this intimate, all-access portrait.
| | Runtime: | 98 min | | Copyright: | Sweden | | Country Listing: | 2020 | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Nathan Grossman | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll PresidentLeaving January 14
Discover how a lifelong passion for music, and friendships with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, helped Jimmy Carter become the 39th President of the United States.
| | Runtime: | 96 min | | Copyright: | 2020 | | Country Listing: | USA | | Rating: | Not yet rated (STC) | | | Display Category: | New Releases | | Last Chance | | | Director(s): | Mary Wharton | | VR Director(s): | TRUE |
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