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Naman Ramachandran UPDATE: Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the Oscar-winning Israel-Palestine documentary “No Other Land,” has been freed, according to the latest post from co-director Yuval Abraham. “After being handcuffed all night and beaten in a military base, Hamdan Ballal is now free and is about to go home to his family,” Abraham posted on X on Tuesday.

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Elegance Bratton on New House Music Documentary ‘Move Ya Body,’ and Why Disco Demolition Reminds Him of Today’s ‘MAGA Maelstrom’: ‘Partying Is Political’

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Elegance Bratton, whose documentary “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House” had its international premiere this week at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, speaks to Variety about the relevance of house music’s history in Trump’s America, and his feelings as he prepares to shoot crime thriller “By Any Means,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Bratton, who first broke through with documentary “Pier Kids” and drama “The Inspection,” and was selected as one of Variety’s 10 Directors to Watch in 2023, has a personal connection to house music because of how it empowered him as a gay teenager.

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’32 Sounds’ Wins Top Honors at Cinema Eye Documentary Awards – Film News in Brief

—Outstanding Nonfiction Feature 32 SoundsDirected by Sam GreenProduced by Josh Penn and Thomas O. Kriegsmann —Outstanding Direction Maite AlberdiThe Eternal Memory Kaouther Ben HaniaFour Daughters —Outstanding Editing Michael HarteStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie —Outstanding Production Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath, Derl McCrudden and Vasilisa Stepanenko20 Days in Mariupol —Outstanding CinematographyAnts TammikSmoke Sauna Sisterhood —Outstanding Original Score JD Samson32 Sounds —Outstanding Sound DesignMark Mangini32 Sounds —Outstanding Visual DesignThomas Curtis and Sean PierceGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project —Outstanding DebutKokomo CityDirected by D.

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‘Going To Mars,’ ‘Bobi Wine,’ ‘In The Rearview’ Nab Spots On IDA’s Shortlist Of Year’s Best Documentaries

The International Documentary Association announced its shortlists of features and shorts in the running for the 39th IDA Documentary Awards, a list as notable for what was left out as for what films made the cut.

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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Wraps 32nd Edition, With Awards Going To ‘Between The Rains,’ ‘The Echo’ And More

Between the Rains and The Echo are among the big winners at the prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.

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‘Cassandro’ director Roger Ross Williams talks biopic

It’s Cassandro’s time to shine.

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Cassandro offers an exciting glimpse at Bad Bunny’s acting future

Cassandro tells a larger-than-life true story in the most grounded way possible. Gael García Bernal plays Saúl Armendáriz, an amateur wrestler who, struggling to make a breakthrough on the local scene, reinvents himself as an “exótico.” The role of the exótico in 1980s Mexico was to act flamboyant, dress even more so, and to lose to the muscle-bound hulks they stepped into the ring with. Cassandro was different, though.

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Oscars Predictions: Documentary Feature – Will the Fourth Time be the Charm for Wim Wenders?

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

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Netflix Sets Fall Movie Release Dates For ‘The Killer’, ‘Pain Hustlers’, ‘Sly’, Wes Anderson’s ‘The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar’ & More

Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its full fall slate of films, touting the release dates of awards contenders like Pain Hustlers and The Killer, among other titles.

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Telluride Lineup Includes World Premieres of ‘Saltburn,’ ‘The Bikeriders’ and ‘Rustin’ With Tributes for Yorgos Lanthimos and Wim Wenders

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The 50th Telluride Film Festival official lineup has been announced, revealing multiple world premieres including Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” and Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.” In addition, the festival will pay tribute to Oscar-nominated director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose film “Poor Things” will debut Stateside after premiering at the Venice Film Festival.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones On Donald Trump Attacking ‘The 1619 Project’: “I Couldn’t Imagine A Greater Badge of Honor”

Four years ago this week, the New York Times published its momentous series The 1619 Project, a groundbreaking endeavor that sought to reframe our understanding of the foundational role Black people have played to build this country and perfect its democratic ideals. To say it touched a nerve doesn’t begin to describe the project’s profound impact on our culture and politics.

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Giorgio Moroder Sells Producer Royalties to Iconoclast

Thania Garcia Giorgio Moroder and Iconoclast have struck a deal to work on the development and marketing of the “Father of Disco’s” name, image, and likeness rights. Iconoclast acquires the Grammy and Oscar-winning composer’s producer royalties, which span across timeless hits including Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” and Blondie’s “Call Me,” among others.

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Docs About Louis C.K., Paul Simon and a Whole Foods Dishwasher That Moonlights as a Mountain Climber Are Among Those Going to Toronto This Year

Addie Morfoot Contributor A documentary about women who accused Louis C.K. of sexual harassment and the consequences those accusations had on their careers is one of 22 documentaries from 12 countries heading to the 2023 Toronto Intl. Film Festival.

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Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford reunite for throwback docuseries

The Super Models” will bring back Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, for an intimate look that will run over the course of four episodes. Tatjana Patitz, iconic supermodel of ‘80s and ‘90s, dies at 56Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell & more react to Tatjana Patitz’ deathNaomi Campbell became a proud mom of two as she welcomed a baby boyApple TV+ promises access to the four models and to take viewers to the 80s in New York City, exploring their individual career beginnings and later on how they formed one of the strongest forces in the fashion industry.

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Brooklyn Sudano on Kelly Rowland Possibly Playing Her Mother Donna Summer in a Biopic (Exclusive)

Kelly Rowland should be first in line to portray the Queen of Disco. Every so often, social media implodes as users clamor to point out how similar the two singers look. And Rowland isn't shy to bolster the calls for her to nab a starring role in a potential biopic; in 2019, the Destiny's Child alum dressed as the First Lady of Love for Halloween and sent fans into a frenzy. Donning a feathered white coat over a white bodysuit tied at the waist, Rowland shared several photos of her costume paired with photos of Summer in the original outfit.

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'Love to Love You, Donna Summer:' Brooklyn Sudano on Her Mother's Attempted Suicide and Healing (Exclusive)

, an HBO Original documentary offering an intimate glimpse at the artist's life on and off stage.Brooklyn Sudano, one of Summer's three children, teamed up with Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams to direct the documentary exploring the highs and lows of her mother's fame, giving fans a deeply personal portrait of the Queen of Disco before her death on May 17, 2012.«I had just become a mother. I didn't have my mom.

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“Love to Love You, Donna Summer,” premiering Saturday on HBO. “It’s not pain I could have spoken about, but it’s something that I have to always incorporate into my reality.”The childhood trauma left her “feeling guilty” — even as she was feeling love from fans around the world at the peak of her musical powers.

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‘Love to Love You’ Review: Summer Love

Donna Summer fans might wish for a more comprehensive documentary bio than HBO’s Love to Love You, Donna Summer (★★★★★), but it’s hard to imagine a more intimate portrait of the woman, artist, mother, and hit-making Queen of Disco than this fascinating music-filled odyssey.Co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and actress-director Brooklyn Sudano, the middle of Summer’s three daughters, Love to Love You is framed as the family’s attempt to, as Brooklyn puts it, “figure out the many pieces of who Mom really was.”Summer, who succumbed to lung cancer in May 2012, provides the filmmakers key pieces to the puzzle by way of her songs and performances, recorded interviews, and footage she shot herself with her treasured Sony movie camera.At the height of her ’70s fame as pop’s First Lady of Love, Summer bought the camera because she loved making movies — and to entertain herself and the crew while on tour, according to her sister Mary Ellen, who sang backup. The video skits and home movies reveal the singer to be an unapologetic goofball, far from the gyrating diva of so-called Sex Rock that her label Casablanca Records was selling.Sex siren was merely a role she played, Summer explains in an interview voiceover.

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New doc reveals Donna Summer’s private hell: ‘My life had no meaning’

Queen of Disco in the ’70s, the suicidal singer hit rock bottom.“The most dismal days of my existence were at the height of my career,” says the late legend in the new documentary “Love To Love You, Donna Summer,” which premieres on HBO and HBO Max May 20. In fact, while Summer was riding high from the success of her breakout hit, the orgasmic classic “Love To Love You Baby,” she was enduring an abusive relationship with artist Peter Mühldorfer. One severe beating even left her unconscious, with a black eye and broken ribs.“I hit her, and I never could forgive myself,” says Mühldorfer in the doc.And having grown up in a deeply religious household — her father smacked her for wearing red nail polish because “that’s what whores wore” — Summer was highly conflicted about her image as a sex goddess from hits such as “Love To Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love” and later “Hot Stuff.” In reality, she was more church girl than “Bad Girl.”“You’re looking at me, but what you see is not what I am,” she says in the film, which is co-directed by her daughter Brooklyn Sudano and Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams.

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‘TLC Forever’ Trailer: T-Boz and Chilli Dive Deep Into Group’s Enduring Legacy in New Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Lifetime and A+E Networks released the first trailer for “TLC Forever,” a two-hour documentary detailing the rise and enduring legacy of the girl group. In the trailer, remaining members Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas — Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes died after a car accident in 2002 — reflect on their meteoric rise to become the bestselling girl group in America at the time. Having sold over 85 million records worldwide, the group soared to success, scored nine top 10 hits and winning over 35 major awards including the video of the year Award for “Waterfalls.” But amid the success came in-group fighting and obstacles that included external attacks, bankruptcy and illness. “How are we meant to fight against the world if we’re fighting internally?” the duo asks in the trailer.

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