HBO Announces SPRING AWAKENING: THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Documentary
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022
15 years after the smash, Tony-winning Broadway run of “Spring Awakening,” the original cast and creative team reunite for a spectacular, one-night only reunion concert to benefit The Actors Fund. The documentary features Jonathan Groff, Lea Michele, John Gallagher Jr., Lauren Pritchard, Lilli C...
WHEN WE WERE BULLIES to Air on HBO & HBO Max
by Michael Major - March 28, 2022
HBO Documentary Films is set to debut the Academy Award®-nominated documentary short, When We Were Bullies, from longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt (HBO’s “Phantom Limb,” “Human Remains”) on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Watch the trailer for the new documenta...
HBO Announces Documentary Series THE INVISIBLE PILOT
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022
THE INVISIBLE PILOT unfolds in three chapters, each one divulging new, shocking surprises. When Gary Betzner commits suicide the mystery surrounding his death deepens and unfurls a caper-filled tale involving a clandestine world of drug smuggling, gun running, and involvement in a covert war conduct...
VIDEO: HBO Shares HOW TO SURVIVE A PANDEMIC Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - March 11, 2022
How to Survive a Pandemic takes an inside look at the historic, multi-national race to research, develop, regulate, and roll out COVID-19 vaccines in the war against the coronavirus pandemic. The documentary began filming in early 2020 as the largest public health effort in history got underway and ...
VIDEO: HBO Debuts TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - March 08, 2022
The HBO Original documentary film TONY HAWK: UNTIL THE WHEELS FALL OFF, directed by Sam Jones and executive produced by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, and Mel Eslyn. The documentary features Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDona...
HBO Documentary Films Acquires Academy Award-Nominated Documentary Short WHEN WE WERE BULLIES
by Michael Major - March 03, 2022
HBO Documentary Films has acquired the Academy Award®-nominated documentary short, When We Were Bulllies, from longtime HBO collaborator Jay Rosenblatt (HBO’s “Phantom Limb,” “Human Remains”)....
HBO Max's Award-Winning Podcast Program Announces 'HBO Docs Club' Series
by Michael Major - February 25, 2022
The podcast series hosted by Brittany Luse and Ronald Young Jr. will kick off with an in-depth look at “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children.' Other episodes include Mommy Dead and Dearest, a look at the story of Dee Dee Blanchard and Gypsy Rose, The Lady and The Dale, and more. The...
VIDEO: HBO Announces New Evan Rachel Wood Documentary RISING PHOENIX
by Michael Major - February 22, 2022
HBO’s Phoenix Rising, a two-part documentary produced and directed by Amy Berg (HBO’s “The Case against Adnan Syed”), follows actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood as she takes her experience as a survivor of domestic violence to pursue justice, heal generational wounds, and reclaim her stor...
HBO Announces GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAM Documentary
by Michael Major - February 15, 2022
George Carlin's American Dream, a two-part documentary directed by Judd Apatow (HBO’s “Girls,” “The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling”) and Michael Bonfiglio (HBO’s “May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers”). George Carlin's American Dream chronicles the life and work of legendary...
HBO Documentary ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE Sets Premiere
by Michael Major - February 02, 2022
HBO documentary Icahn: the Restless Billionaire, directed by Bruce David Klein, explores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars and at the forefront of some of the most legendary business deals of our times, Icahn, is of...
HBO Sets FREDERICK DOUGLASS: IN FIVE SPEECHES Documentary Premiere
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022
Inspired by David Blight’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography, “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom” and executive produced by scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the HBO documentary Frederick Douglas: In Five Speeches brings to life the words of our country’s most famous anti-slavery activist....
VIDEO: HBO Documentary Shares THE SUPER BOB EINSTEIN MOVIE Trailer
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021
The documentary features Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Susie Essman, David Letterman, Sarah Silverman, Norman Lear, Cheryl Hines, Jimmy Kimmel, Steve Martin, Patton Oswalt, Rob Reiner, JB Smoove, and more. Watch the new trailer now!...
VIDEO: Watch a Clip From HBO's Public Theater REOPENING NIGHT Documentary
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021
The documentary follows the re-opening of The Pubic Theatre with the production of “Merry Wives.' The new production brings the play into a modern retelling set in South Harlem's eclectic community of West African immigrants with an all-Black cast. The new film follows the journey to opening night...
MUSIC BOX To Return To HBO For Season Two
by Michael Major - December 15, 2021
The upcoming collection of documentaries will continue to explore essential moments in music for an artist or band, an iconic album, or the music industry as a whole. Subjects included Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill, Juice WRLD, Kenny G, Woodstock, and Mr. Saturday Night....
VIDEO: Broadway Producer Robert Stigwood Subject of New HBO Documentary
by Michael Major - December 03, 2021
Stigwood is largely responsible for launching John Travolta's career into super stardom. He produced hit shows like Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, and Evita, to forever changing the way film studios approached movie soundtrack synergy, leaving an indelible mark on American cinema and the record indu...
VIDEO: Watch HBO's Public Theater REOPENING NIGHT Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - November 30, 2021
The documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the Public Theater as they prepare to mount an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York City after the COVID-19 pandemic. Reopening Night chronicles the journey of The Public to navigate a path...
VIDEO: HBO Releases THE SLOW HUSTLE Documentary Trailer
by Michael Major - November 16, 2021
The Slow Hustle, a feature documentary directed by Sonja Sohn (HBO’s “Baltimore Rising”, “The Wire”), chronicles the still unsolved death of Baltimore police detective Sean Suiter, fatally shot in the head in 2017 while in the line of duty, and explores the ongoing speculation about what r...
VIDEO: HBO Max Shares Trailer for ADRIENNE Documentary
by Michael Major - November 12, 2021
The documentary is a celebration of the life and work of the actor, filmmaker, wife and mother Adrienne Shelly. Shelly starred in over twenty films including Hal Hartley’s indie classics “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” Shelly strove to tell her own female-centric stories and wrote an...
VIDEO: Watch HBO Documentary's LIFE OF CRIME: 1984-2020 Trailer
by Michael Major - November 11, 2021
The third and final part of an epic documentary trilogy, Life of Crime: 1984-2020 tells the full story of three friends from Newark, New Jersey whose lives have been defined by and torn apart by their addictions. Watch the trailer for the final part now!...
VIDEO: HBO Releases Documentary A CHOICE OF WEAPONS: INSPIRED BY GORDON PARKS Trailer
by Michael Major - November 03, 2021
A Choice Of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks explores the enduring legacy of photographer, writer, composer, activist and filmmaker, Gordon Parks, and spotlights his visionary work and its impact on the next generation of artists....
HBO Announces BLACK AND MISSING Documentary Series
by Michael Major - October 27, 2021
Four-part documentary series Black and Missing, by Geeta Gandbhir and Soledad O’Brien, follows sisters-in-law and Black and Missing Foundation founders Derrica and Natalie Wilson as they fight to bring awareness to the Black missing persons cases that are marginalized by law enforcement and nation...
HBO Documentary News Series AXIOS Continues October 24
by Michael Major - October 22, 2021
The sharp and insightful news-making series features thought-provoking interviews with top leaders from the worlds of politics, tech, media, science, and business. The upcoming episodes will include Rand Paul, Bill Nelson, Matt and Mercedes Schlapp, and more. Watch a preview of the upcoming episode ...
HBO Documentary Films Acquires Rights to SIMPLE AS WATER From Oscar-Winner Megan Mylan
by Michael Major - October 07, 2021
Epic in scope but intimate and elegant in feel, Simple as Water is a meditation on the elemental bonds between parent and child. A masterful look at the impact of war, separation and displacement, the film takes audiences into Syrian families’ quests for normalcy and through the whirlwind of obsta...
IN THE SAME BREATH Debuts Aug. 18 on HBO
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 16, 2021
IN THE SAME BREATH recounts the experiences of people on the ground in the earliest days of the novel coronavirus and the way two countries dealt with its initial spread, from the first days of the outbreak in Wuhan to its rampage across the United States. ...
Four-Part Documentary NYC EPICENTERS 9/11➔2021½ Debuts August 22
by TV News Desk - August 13, 2021
Lee conducted over 200 interviews for the documentary series which features first-hand accounts from residents of all walks of life, including first responders, politicians and journalists alongside Lee and his own family and friends, complemented by a treasure trove of visual imagery....
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