"This is not a work of fiction." Discovery+ has debuted a trailer for a chilling, thrilling documentary called Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad, which will be streaming in a few weeks. Made by Miles Hargrove, the doc film follows the harrowing true story of his father's kidnapping by the Colombian Farc in 1994. Encouraged by his mother to film everything, Hargrove intimately captured the haunting and nerve-wracking moments as a small group of family and friends attempt to negotiate with the kidnappers and recover his father. Told entirely through firsthand archival footage from his old Video8 video diaries, Hargrove shares his family's story of strength and endurance amidst the unimaginable. What an intense pitch. This doc plays out in real time, "leaving you on the edge of your seat as each new demand of the kidnappers comes through." Whoa. Official trailer for Hargrove & ...
- 3/15/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Discovery+ is just over a month old and the streamer is already restocking its slate of original documentaries.
The digital platform has added eight documentaries, including a number of festival titles, to its slate. This comes ahead of its virtual TCA presentation.
Films include My Beautiful Stutter, Future People: The Family of Donor 5114, The Walrus and the Whistleblower, Groomed, Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad, Genius Factory, Apocalypse ’45 and Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes.
My Beautiful Stutter, which launches March 11, follows five kids who stutter, ages 9 to 18, from all over the United States and all walks of life. After experiencing a lifetime of bullying and stigmatization, these children meet others who stutter at an interactive arts-based program, The Stuttering Association for the Young, based in New York City. It is directed by Ryan Gielen (Stop the Bleeding) and exec produced by Paul Rudd, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, George Springer and Patrick James Lynch...
The digital platform has added eight documentaries, including a number of festival titles, to its slate. This comes ahead of its virtual TCA presentation.
Films include My Beautiful Stutter, Future People: The Family of Donor 5114, The Walrus and the Whistleblower, Groomed, Miracle Fishing: Kidnapped Abroad, Genius Factory, Apocalypse ’45 and Yellowstone: Super Volcanoes.
My Beautiful Stutter, which launches March 11, follows five kids who stutter, ages 9 to 18, from all over the United States and all walks of life. After experiencing a lifetime of bullying and stigmatization, these children meet others who stutter at an interactive arts-based program, The Stuttering Association for the Young, based in New York City. It is directed by Ryan Gielen (Stop the Bleeding) and exec produced by Paul Rudd, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Hermann, George Springer and Patrick James Lynch...
- 2/11/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has acquired the North American rights to Miracle Fishing: The Kidnapping of Tom Hargrove, a documentary by director Miles Hargrove about the kidnapping of an American journalist in Colombia.
The film, which debuted at Tribeca and and will screen at Doc NYC, is set for a day and date release in theaters and on video on demand on March 26, 2021.
“Miracle Fishing is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of film. An unbelievable event that was perfectly captured from the viewpoint of the family living through it. Gravitas cannot wait for audiences to be able to experience this film,” Brett Rogalsky,...
The film, which debuted at Tribeca and and will screen at Doc NYC, is set for a day and date release in theaters and on video on demand on March 26, 2021.
“Miracle Fishing is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of film. An unbelievable event that was perfectly captured from the viewpoint of the family living through it. Gravitas cannot wait for audiences to be able to experience this film,” Brett Rogalsky,...
- 11/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Gravitas Ventures has acquired the North American rights to Miracle Fishing: The Kidnapping of Tom Hargrove, a documentary by director Miles Hargrove about the kidnapping of an American journalist in Colombia.
The film, which debuted at Tribeca and and will screen at Doc NYC, is set for a day and date release in theaters and on video on demand on March 26, 2021.
“Miracle Fishing is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of film. An unbelievable event that was perfectly captured from the viewpoint of the family living through it. Gravitas cannot wait for audiences to be able to experience this film,” Brett Rogalsky,...
The film, which debuted at Tribeca and and will screen at Doc NYC, is set for a day and date release in theaters and on video on demand on March 26, 2021.
“Miracle Fishing is a once-in-a-lifetime sort of film. An unbelievable event that was perfectly captured from the viewpoint of the family living through it. Gravitas cannot wait for audiences to be able to experience this film,” Brett Rogalsky,...
- 11/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Doc NYC, America’s largest documentary festival and staple of the New York film community, announced the lineup for its 11th edition, running online November 11-19 and available to viewers across the US. The program includes new films about John Belushi, Pope Francis, Bill T. Jones, Jamal Khashoggi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Zappa, and many more. The 2020 festival lineup includes 107 feature-length documentaries among over 200 films and dozens of events. Included are 23 World Premieres, 12 international or North American premieres, and 7 US premieres. Fifty-seven features (53% of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by Bipoc directors (34% of the feature program).
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI Docs 2020 Film Festival, which will take place digitally this year. The lineup features 59 films from 11 countries and 12 virtual world premieres, with 61 percent of the films directed by women, 25 percent by Poc directors, and 14 percent by LGBTQ directors. The festival runs June 17–21, with films available to view on Docs.AFI.com. See the full lineup below.
“Now more than ever, it is important to expand our perspectives and listen to voices that may differ from our own, and this year’s festival includes a diverse range of insights and experiences for audiences to share in,” said Michael Lumpkin, AFI Festivals director. “These films explore political and social issues in the U.S. and across the globe, introducing us to the next generation of leaders and shedding new light on figures of the past.”
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“Now more than ever, it is important to expand our perspectives and listen to voices that may differ from our own, and this year’s festival includes a diverse range of insights and experiences for audiences to share in,” said Michael Lumpkin, AFI Festivals director. “These films explore political and social issues in the U.S. and across the globe, introducing us to the next generation of leaders and shedding new light on figures of the past.”
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- 6/8/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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