Bold and unforgettable describe the incredible women highlighted in this list of films, whose life stories continue to inspire and invigorate the next generation of creatives, activists, and leaders. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Full Frame 2019) | dir. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Stream: Hulu She was born as Chloe Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931; 62 years later, Toni Morrison was in Stockholm, Sweden, receiving the Nobel Prize in…
We’re back with our Monthly Staff Pick, where members of the Full Frame team dive into the archives and select a film to share with you each month. This month’s Staff Pick is Jay Myself (Full Frame 2019) from Programming Coordinator Katelyn Liu. Katelyn says, “Jay Myself tells the story of Jay Maisel, a prolific photographer who turned a six-story bank in New York City into his home. I remember the first time watching this…
This morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 2021 Academy Awards, recognizing three 2020 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival alums. Nominated in the Documentary Feature category include Alexander Nanau’s Collective, which made history as the first Romanian film to receive an Oscar nomination and is also recognized in the International Feature Film category, Maite Alberdi’s The Mole Agent, and Garrett Bradley’s Time. The ceremony announcing the winners will take place…
For over two decades, Full Frame has featured films that showcase the resilience, triumphs, and challenges of fearless women pushing for change – whether through art, politics, justice, or family. The below eight stories from our 2020 festival lineup put a spotlight on mothers, artists, political activists, and leaders that are sure to empower and inspire audiences. 9to5: The Story of the Movement 9to5: The Story of the Movement (Full Frame 2020) | Directors: Julia…
Full Frame congratulates the 2020 festival alums that received awards at last night’s Cinema Eye Honors, the annual awards that recognize excellence in nonfiction and documentary filmmaking. Collective (dir. Alexander Nanau) Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking Dick Johnson Is Dead (dir. Kirsten Johnson) Outstanding Achievement in Direction Time (dir. Garrett Bradley) Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film & Outstanding Achievement in Editing Boys State (dirs. Jesse Moss, Amanda McBaine) Audience Choice Prize Feels Good…
Throughout February, Full Frame has reached into the archives to share festival alums that highlight the history and culture of the Black experience in America. In this fourth and final installment, we present five extraordinary films that explore stories and themes of race and justice in our country. Time Time (Full Frame 2020) | Director: Garrett Bradley 2020 Center for Documentary Studies Filmmaker Award 2020 Charles E. Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award Stream: Amazon Prime…
We’re back with our Monthly Staff Pick, where we dive into the archive and select a film to share with you each month. This month’s pick is Giving Voice (Full Frame 2020) from Development Manager Leesa Moore. Leesa says, “I love this documentary because it shows how transformative the magic of words and performance can be. We long to feel connected to a greater community (both in the present or through our past), to be…
Our third installment of Full Frame’s Black History Month Docs showcases legendary writers and poets who focus on the Black experience in America through their work. Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (Full Frame 2019) | Director: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Stream: Hulu In this deft and stirring portrait, candid interviews with the legendary author, as well as colleagues and contemporaries, celebrate Morrison’s inimitable writing career and its profound impact…
Black music and artists take center stage in our second installment of 5 Black History Month Docs! Each week in February, we’ll be diving into the Full Frame archive to share festival alums that highlight the Black experience in America. Amazing Grace Amazing Grace (Full Frame 2019 Closing Night Film) Stream: Hulu Resurrected footage from 1972 captures Aretha Franklin’s electrifying performance with the Southern California Community Choir for the live recording of the late…
In a Texas military town, three teenage girls confront the dark corners of adolescence at the end of a fever dream summer. Congratulations to our 2020 Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant Recipient CUSP on winning the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Emerging Filmmaker last week at the Sundance Film Festival!
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