The Salvation for an Overlooked Oscar Category? ‘The New Yorker’
How the revered magazine is redeeming documentary shorts. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/documentary-shorts-new-yorker-oscars-1236102556/
Grand Theft Hamlet review: in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting
In a hilarious and surreal documentary, two out-of-work actors decide to stage the tragedy within Los Santos with dreamlike and fascinating results. Source: Grand Theft Hamlet review – in-game Shakespeare performance is brilliantly exciting | Film | The Guardian
EA’s ‘Madden NFL’ Chief Reveals Purpose of Amazon’s Docuseries About 36-Year Franchise: ‘It’s the Most Complex Sports Game to Make’
Along with its much-promoted Black Friday NFL game, Amazon is serving up a side helping of holiday sports content this week with its new docuseries about the history of the top-selling video game based on pigskin: “Madden NFL.” Source: https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/madden-nfl-amazon-docuseries-thanksgiving-football-1236222848/
How DOK Leipzig’s Animation Lab is working hard to bring documentary and animation closer together
The Lab’s second edition will feature UK filmmaker Daniel Gough’s hybrid feature debut ‘Night Gardener’ Source: How DOK Leipzig’s Animation Lab is working hard to bring documentary and animation closer together | Features | Screen
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review – moving tale of disabled gamer’s digital double life
Using World of Warcraft-style animation, this documentary tells the story of Mats Steen, a boy with muscular dystrophy whose online popularity was only revealed after his death. Source: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review – moving tale of disabled gamer’s … Continued
The Ones Left Behind: Rionne McAvoy’s Doc Captures Hidden Poverty in Japan
The Australian filmmaker tackles an issue that makes uncomfortable viewing at times in ‘The Ones Left Behind: The Plight of Single Mothers in Japan.’ Source: The Ones Left Behind: Rionne McAvoy’s Doc Captures Hidden Poverty in Japan