AKA MR. CHOW Documentary to Premiere on HBO
by Michael Major - September 20, 2023
Alongside images of celebrities as varied as Mae West, Calvin Klein, and Andy Warhol, the documentary includes interviews with artists Peter Blake, Julian Schnabel, and Ed Ruscha; family members Cecilia Zhou, Maximillian Chow, China Chow, and Vanessa Chow; author Fran Lebowitz; film producer Brian G...
LAST STOP LARRIMAH Documentary Coming to HBO
by Michael Major - September 19, 2023
Nestled deep in the Australian Outback is the remote town of Larrimah and its 11 eccentric residents. When Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kellie left the local pub and vanished in December of 2017, a long history of infighting is unveiled as the remaining residents become suspects in an unfolding invest...
HBO Acquires GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT Documentary Film
by Michael Major - August 29, 2023
From directors and producers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson (“American Promise,” “Stateless”), producer Tommy Oliver (HBO’s “40 Years A Prisoner,” “Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss”), and executive producers Taraji P. Henson and Codie Elaine Oliver, the film premiered in January at...
HBO Documentary Films and the Gotham Film & Media Institute Now Accepting Submissions for Documentary Development Initiative
by Michael Major - August 01, 2023
In its first year, the program offered $50,000 grants, one-on-one mentorship, and group workshops to 10 emerging filmmakers from across the United States. Beyond the initial grant, HBO Documentary Films and The Gotham Film & Media Institute provided resources and mentorship to support the developmen...
TELEMARKETERS Docu-Series Coming to Max in August
by Michael Major - July 26, 2023
HBO Original three-part docuseries TELEMARKETERS, directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern and executive produced by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Jody Hill. TELEMARKETERS chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unl...
LAST CALL: WHEN A SERIAL KILLER STALKED QUEER NEW YORK Coming to HBO
by Michael Major - June 21, 2023
Executive producers of the series include Charlize Theron, Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, Jon Bardin, and Kate Barry, and it is a production of Story Syndicate (HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone In The Dark”), and based on the award-winning book “Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust and Murder in Queer New Yor...
ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED Documentary to Premiere on HBO
by Michael Major - June 08, 2023
ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED is an intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men of the 1950’s and ‘60’s and an icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age, whose diagnosis and eventual death from AIDS in 1985 shocked the world. Watch the new video trail...
THE STROLL Documentary Coming to HBO Following Sundance Debut
by Michael Major - June 05, 2023
THE STROLL, directed by Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker (HBO’s “The Lady and The Dale”). Reuniting her sisters to tell this essential New York story from their first-hand experiences, Kristen’s intimate narration and interviews bring an astonishing array of archival material of bygone New...
BURDEN OF PROOF Docuseries Debuts in June on HBO
by Michael Major - May 25, 2023
HBO Original four-part true crime docuseries BURDEN OF PROOF, directed by award-winning filmmaker Cynthia Hill (HBO’s “Private Violence”). With revealing commentary from a wide cast of characters, the interviewees include Jennifer’s parents Ron and Margie Pandos, family members, high school ...
Video: Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey & More Featured in BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - May 09, 2023
Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey. Watch the video...
100 FOOT WAVE Returns For Its Second Season in April
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023
The second season of the Emmy-winning HBO Original six-part docuseries 100 FOOT WAVE, directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (HBO’s “Branson”) and executive produced by Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony winner Joe Lewis (“Fleabag”), will return in April. Watch th...
BEING MARY TYLER MOORE Documentary to Premiere on HBO in May
by Michael Major - March 08, 2023
Lending their voices to the film are family members, colleagues and those whose lives Mary Tyler Moore impacted including directors Rob Reiner, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Jim Burrows, actors Ed Asner, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lena Waithe, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, and Joel Grey, writers and pro...
HBO Acquires HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR? Documentary
by Michael Major - February 28, 2023
HBO Documentary Films has acquired worldwide and television streaming rights to the Academy Award®- nominated documentary short, HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?, from longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt (HBO’s “When We Were Bullies,” “Phantom Limb,” “The Darkness of Day,” “Human Rem...
VIDEO: HBO Shares ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Trailer
by Michael Major - February 27, 2023
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED is an epic, emotional, and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, groundbreaking photography, archival family snapshots and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sa...
Donna Summer Documentary to Premiere on HBO in May
by Michael Major - February 03, 2023
HBO Original documentary LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER, directed by Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (“Life Animated,” HBO’s “The Apollo”) and Brooklyn Sudano, daughter of Donna Summer, will be shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends...
Oscar Nominated ALL THAT BREATHES Documentary to Premiere in February on HBO
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023
ALL THAT BREATHES follows two brothers who devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates. Amid environmental toxicity and social unrest, the ‘kite brothers...
HBO to Premiere PELOSI IN THE HOUSE Documentary in December
by Michael Major - November 28, 2022
In her 14th documentary film for HBO, acclaimed documentarian Alexandra Pelosi offers a candid, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the life of her mother and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, through her career milestones leading up to the inauguration of President Jos...
HBO to Premiere High School Musical Theatre Documentary MY SO-CALLED HIGH SCHOOL RANK
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022
MY SO-CALLED HIGH SCHOOL RANK chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in current college admissions process. Watch t...
HBO Documentary MASTER OF LIGHT to Debut in November
by Michael Major - October 26, 2022
George Anthony Morton is a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison for dealing drugs. While incarcerated, he nurtured his craft and unique artistic ability. Since his release, he is doing everything he can to defy society's unlevel playing field and tackle the white-dominant art worl...
Joe Biden's First Year in Office to Be Covered By HBO's YEAR ONE: A POLITICAL ODYSSEY Documentary
by Michael Major - October 07, 2022
HBO documentary YEAR ONE: A POLITICAL ODYSSEY, directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker John Maggio (HBO’s “A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks) and executive produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist David Sanger (HBO’s “A Perfect Weapon” and the book by the same ...
THE VOW, PART TWO Docu-Series to Premiere on HBO in October
by Michael Major - September 22, 2022
Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of The United States against Keith Raniere, THE VOW, PART TWO offers a rare view into Raniere's innermost circle, including NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman. Watch the video trailer for the upcoming documentary series and check out the episodes description...
HBO Producing THE CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED Follow-Up Episode
by Michael Major - September 21, 2022
HBO Documentary Films is in production on a follow-up episode to the critically acclaimed, four-part documentary series THE CASE AGAINST ADNAN SYED, from Academy Award® nominated director Amy Berg. Featuring exclusive access to Adnan Syed leading up to and following his release from prison, the new...
HBO Announces HOSTAGES Original Documentary Series
by Michael Major - September 07, 2022
HBO Documentary Films’ Original four-part documentary series HOSTAGES, a Show of Force Production, will debut WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) with two episodes airing back-to-back, followed by the final two episodes airing back-to-back on Thursday, September 29 at the same time on ...
VIDEO: Watch the Official Teaser for HBO's Original Documentary Series THE VOW Part Two
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2022
The HBO Original six-part documentary series THE VOW Part Two, directed by Emmy®-winning and Academy Award® nominated Jehane Noujaim, debuts MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) with new episodes on subsequent Mondays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max....
HBO to Premiere ESCAPE FROM KABUL Original Documentary
by Michael Major - August 11, 2022
This documentary combines never-before-seen archival footage from those on the ground at the airport, with exclusive interviews with people who were there throughout the period, including Afghan citizens attempting to flee, U.S. Marines tasked with managing the evacuation, and Taliban commanders and...
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