THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS IN THEATERS FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH

March 4, 2021 RGN staff

Presented by Sony Classics THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS opens *IN THEATERS FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021* *IN LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK*. Followed by a gradual expansion around the country Filmmakers Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw Discuss the Making of the Documentary It was such a pleasure to chat with filmmakers Michael and Gregory about their visually beautiful documentary. […]

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MTV DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO OFFER ACCLAIMED DOC “76 DAYS” FOR FREE ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD

January 19, 2021 RGN staff

 MTV Documentary Films announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to make the award-winning documentary 76 DAYS available for free via virtual cinema to patrons in over 300 North American theaters on January 23rd, the one-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan, China. The goal is to commemorate this historical date and support art […]

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HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS’ THE LADY AND THE DALE DEBUTS JANUARY 31

January 6, 2021 RGN staff

The Genre-Bending Documentary Series Details The Rise And Fall Of 1970’s Transgender Entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael And Her Radical Car The Dale HBO Documentary Films’ THE LADY AND THE DALE, a four-part documentary series from Emmy®-winning producers Mark and Jay Duplass (HBO’s “Room 104”) and directed by Nick Cammilleri and Zackary Drucker, traces the audacious story of […]

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“DOIN’ MY DRUGS” SAVING THE WORLD THROUGH SONGS

November 30, 2020 RGN staff

DOIN’ MY DRUGS RELEASING ON WORLD AIDS DAY DECEMBER 1ST ON  iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, DirecTV, On-Demand, YouTube Movies, Vudu, Xbox, & FandangoNOW Reviewed by Simone Cromers: Zambian and Danish pop star Thomas Muchimba Buttenschøn shines as a beacon of hope for AIDS activism in the documentary, Doin’ My Drugs, the directorial debut of filmmaker Tyler Q. […]

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INTERVIEW WITH JIM BAUMER AND DIRECTOR JULIE SOKOLOW OF BAREFOOT, THE MARK BAUMER STORY

October 27, 2020 RGN staff

We were so honored to chat with Jim Baumer the father of Activist Mark Bauer and award-winning filmmaker Julie Sokolow, director of Barefoot, The Mark Baumer Story, a loving portrait of Mark Baumer, an environmental activist, avant-garde writer, and vegan, who hiked barefoot for over 100 days across America to draw attention to climate change. In a voice The New […]

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RESISTERHOOD THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE IN 2020

October 12, 2020 RGN staff

The power of unity can make substantial changes and Resisterhood a feature documentary by producer/director Cheryl Jacobs Crim gives us much to celebrate and much to think about. The struggle for women’s rights has been an ongoing battle for decades and will continue with future generations. Resisterhood can be viewed on Amazon and Vimeo on […]

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AGGIE DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND LIVE VIRTUAL Q&A, PRESENTED BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP & FILM FORUM

October 9, 2020 RGN staff

Mahogany Browne, poet, writer, curator & organizer; Adnan Khan, Executive Director & co-founder of Re:Store Justice; Tanya Selvaratnam, writer, artist & producer of AGGIE, a feature-length documentary that explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes “Aggie” Gund’s life. Emmy-nominated director Catherine Gund focuses on her mother’s journey […]

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MADAGASIKARA:THE REAL MADAGASCAR AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL

June 29, 2020 RGN staff

Reviewed by Me’Chele Sevanesian: Oftentimes when we think we’re having a bad day we forget to think about the people whose best day on earth would be our worst day. Especially in today’s political climate which every way you swing politically, I think 1st world problems that become so frustrating are actually quite benign. Documentaries […]

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91st Oscars®Shortlist In Nine Award Categories Announced

January 1, 2019 RGN staff

  LOS ANGELES, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fifteen films […]

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2017 LA Asian Pacific Film Fest Highlights- Documentary and Narrative Competition Lineup

April 10, 2017 RGN staff

  The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival is celebrating 33 years by presenting a record number of 180 Outstanding films from 31 countries for the 2017 Edition, April 27th-May 4th The Fest kicks off Asian American Heritage Month with film events, world premieres, landmark movies, The Conference for Creative Content (C3), #starringjohncho films, and […]

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