Doc10 Unveils Its Lineup, Led by Davis Guggenheim’s Michael J. Fox Movie (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor Davis Guggenheim’s “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” will open the eighth edition of Chicago’s Doc10 documentary film festival on May 4.About Fox’s life, career and work as a public advocate for Parkinson’s research, “Still: A Michael J.
Fox Movie” debuted at Sundance in January. Guggenheim, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “An Inconvenient Truth” will be at Doc10 to participate in a post-screening conversation.Doc10, a four-day fest running May 4-7, features a selection of 10 of this year’s most acclaimed documentaries and a package of prestigious doc shorts.
Dedicated to supporting social-impact documentary films, the fest is hosted by Chicago Media Project, a company that raises funds for and produces docus including “Crip Camp” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”In addition to “Still: A Michael J.
Fox Movie” Doc10 will screen: Penny Lane’s “Confessions of a Good Samaritan,” Nicole Newnham’s “The Disappearance of the Shere Hite,” Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson’s “Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project,” Alexandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn’s “Going Varsity in Mariachi,” Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s “King Coal,” Lisa Cortés’ “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” Luke Lorentzen’s “A Still Small Voice,” Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall’s “Subject,” plus Heba Khaled, Talal Derki and Ali Wajeeh’s “Under The Sky of Damascus.”“Years living under catastrophic global conditions, perhaps it’s not a surprise that this year’s lineup is filled with heroes and trailblazers, from past and present, who offer hope for change, empathy, and paths forward, whether it be through icons like Michael J.
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