The Disappearance of Shere Hite is arriving in UK cinemas from 12 January and the Dogwoof production Copa 71 is exclusively in cinemas from March 8th. Plus, we have two Oscar® shortlisted and BAFTA longlisted films coming soon to Dogwoof On Demand. But that’s not all…
Discover what to expect during the next few months… And stay tuned for more surprises!
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
A FILM BY NICOLE NEWNHAM
IN CINEMAS 12 JANUARY
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear? Read more…
BEYOND UTOPIA
A FILM BY MADELEINE GAVIN
ON DIGITAL & ON DEMAND 31 JANUARY
On the Oscar® shortlist for Documentary Feature and the BAFTA Film Awards longlist in the Documentary category, Beyond Utopia is available to pre-order now here.
A portrait of the lengths people will go to gain freedom, Beyond Utopia embeds viewers with a courageous pastor as he works tirelessly to guide various individuals attempting to flee one of the most oppressive places on Earth – North Korea. Read more…
DALTON'S DREAM
A FILM BY KIM LONGINOTTO & FRANKY MURRAY BROWN
IN CINEMAS FROM 2 FEBRUARY
After winning one of the world’s top singing competitions, a young musician from rural Jamaica struggles for stardom whilst battling life-threatening allegations about his sexuality. In 2018, a young musician from rural Jamaica called Dalton Harris became the first black man and non British man to win “The X Factor” UK and, with it, a lucrative record deal that promised to transform his life. Filmed over four years, this coming-of-age documentary follows Dalton as he struggles for fame, love, and acceptance whilst battling dangerous allegations about his sexuality and spiraling mental health. Read more…
See a preview of Dalton’s Dream at Bertha DocHouse (Curzon Bloomsbury) on 1st February followed by a Q&A with co-directors Franky Murray Brown and Kim Longinotto.
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
A FILM BY MAITE ALBERDI
ON DIGITAL & ON DEMAND FROM 14 FEBRUARY
On the Oscar® shortlist for Documentary Feature and the BAFTA Film Awards longlist in the Documentary category, The Eternal Memory is available to pre-order now here.
Oscar®-nominated director Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) tells an uplifting yet heartbreaking love story that balances vibrant individual and collective remembrance with the longevity of an unbreakable human bond. Augusto Góngora, a veteran Chilean journalist and prominent chronicler of the crimes of the Pinochet regime, and Paulina Urrutia, actress, activist and politician, have been a tight-knit loving couple for over 20 years. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago, and now they both face the inexorable and accelerating descent of his physical and mental powers together
COPA 71
A FILM BY RACHEL RAMSAY & JAMES ERSKINE
EXCLUSIVELY IN CINEMAS FROM 8 MARCH
We can’t wait to bring the Dogwoof production Copa 71 to UK cinemas from 8 March - International Women’s Day!
Told by the pioneering women who participated in it and built from archive unseen for fifty years, this is the extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s Football World Cup, a tournament witnessed by record crowds that has been written out of sporting history — until now. Read more…
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