October 22 – 26

Next Week!

Everything to know before joining us for the 11th annual film festival!

This year's festival expands to twelve days featuring 30 films spanning topics from investigative journalism and photojournalism to the environment, sports, LGBTQ+ and women's issues, science, healthcare, and social justice. With screenings at the Coolidge, Brattle, and Alamo Drafthouse Seaport—and virtual access nationwide—GlobeDocs is Boston's destination for documentary film.

The 11th annual GlobeDocs Film Festival returns October 22‑26 in person and October 26-November 2 online.

A LIFE ILLUMINATED

Wednesday, October 22 | 7pm Coolidge Corner Theatre

Directed by Tasha van Zandt; Produced by Tasha Van Zandt, Sebastian Zeck, Jessica Harrop, Kathryn Everett

A visual feast of underwater wonders that demands big-screen viewing, A LIFE ILLUMINATED follows trailblazing marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder—raised in greater Boston and one of the first women in her field—as she descends 3,300 feet into the ocean's darkest depths.

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ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT

Thursday, October 23 | 7pm Alamo Drafthouse Seaport

Directed by Tony Benna; Produced by André Ricchiardi, Tory Tunnell, Joshua Altman, Stelio Kitrilakis, Ben Cotner

Unexpected, irreverent, and absurdly funny, ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT is a wildly life-affirming film that follows one man's response to a fatal diagnosis—brimming with happiness, heart, and hilarity.

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Massachusetts Premiere

LOVE+WAR

Friday, October 24 | 8:30pm The Brattle Theatre

Directed by Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin; Produced by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Shannon Dill, Anna Barnes

Connecticut native, Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynsey Addario, has risked her life to capture the stark realities of war—from Ukraine and the Middle East to Afghanistan and Pakistan. From the Academy Award®-winning filmmakers of Free Solo,  LOVE+WAR  chronicles Addario's ascent in the male-dominated world of conflict photography.

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World Premiere

CATHEDRALS

Sunday, October 26 | 1:30pm The Brattle Theatre

Created by Don Wright & Dan Algrant, Directed by Dan Algrant; Produced by Roland Barrow

Decades after making a Super-8 film together about kids living in a housing project in Boston's South End, filmmaker Dan Algrant (Naked in New York, Greetings From Tim Buckley) embarks on a personal journey to reconnect with his co-director, uncovering challenging questions about race, class, and disparities of power that complicate and compliment the film's own narrative.

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