Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee Film Society at All Saints Cinema Lincoln, NE Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Port Jefferson, NY Port Jefferson Documentary Film Series Pleasantville, NY Jacob Burns Film Center San Diego, CA Angelika Film Center Carmel Mountain Knoxville, TN Regal Cinemas Downtown West 8 Santa Monica, CA Laemmle Monica Film CenterĪustin, TX Regal Cinemas Arbor 8 at Great HillsĬharlotte, NC Regal Cinemas Ballantyne Village 5įloral Park, NY North Shore Towers Cinema Irvine, CA Edwards University Town Center 6 New York, NY Film Society of Lincoln Center always fascinating realization that ‘it’s hard to let go when you can never know the whole truth.’” "What begins as a riveting deep dive into a cultural flashpoint becomes. “A gripping, painfully personal, deeply humane documentary.” "The Witness is required viewing.the movie’s climactic final moments, results in one of the most disturbing, cathartic, primal sequences I’ve ever seen on film" "The best documentary I've seen this year" "Seek out this potentially life altering film" "Powerful and significant.one of the most satisfying documentaries released this year" I thought that it was very, very impactful, very emotional, very illuminating." "I'm not giving everything away because I want people to see The Witness. “Liable to foster extensive studies on the ramifications of traumatic loss and the need to understand otherwise senseless acts.” “Over 50 years later, Kitty Genovese’s story is more revelatory than ever.” "Powerful and moving, not just another true crime serial." "The Witness takes a heartaching deep dive into a story we already thought we knew." "A careful inquiry into the tricks memory plays, and into how ambiguous events get reshaped into narratives that fit individual and collective needs." "Engrossing.reveals that history got this wrong." "Urgent and important.unnerving as anything you'll find on screen this season." "'The Witness,'.feels like essential viewing at this particular moment." “A multi-layered nonfiction work about myth, self-deception and reclaiming life from death.” “As deeply moving as it is enlightening.” “Concretely personal…highlights a human desire to reconstruct old memories, and the flawed narratives we tell ourselves in order to live with it all.” "The 20 Best Documentaries of 2016 So Far." “A remarkably intimate attempt to reach clarity and catharsis in the Genovese saga…a physical journey through history and myth.” (A-) “The Witness paints a picture of a complicated, magnetic woman tragically cut down in her prime…the truth is remarkable.” “ powerful movie…its greatest triumph is that for a brief time it resurrects Kitty Genovese, and lets us see her as a person.” "Astonishing new true-crime documentary.unspeakably compelling." "Extraordinary…The movie’s one reenactment-an ingenious experiment in forensics and social science-unites drama, journalism, and first-hand experience in a masterstroke of pure cinema.” "The movie is as gripping as true-crime procedurals “Serial” and “Making a Murderer,” but with more intimacy and heartache." Nominations for the 89th Oscars® will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles. The Academy’s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. “O.J.: Made in America,” Laylow Films and ESPN Films “Life, Animated,” Motto Pictures and A&E IndieFilms “The Ivory Game,” Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions “Hooligan Sparrow,” Little Horse Crossing the River “Gleason,” Dear Rivers Productions, Exhibit A and IMG Films “The Eagle Huntress,” Stacey Reiss Productions, Kissiki Films and 19340 Productions “Command and Control,” American Experience Films/PBS The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies: One hundred forty-five films were originally submitted in the category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards®. 15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2016 OSCAR RACE
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