New to DocPlay in October

Two behind-the-scenes documentaries about movie follies lead October’s highlights on DocPlay.

The 4K restoration of Burden of Dreams and Lost in La Mancha will stream exclusively on the platform from October 20.

The former documents the making of Werner Herzog’s epic Fitzcarraldo, as posted here.

La Mancha follows Terry Gilliam’s attempt to complete his passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

Narrated by Jeff Bridges, it was directed by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, and released in 2003 to rapt reviews.

Nearly 20 years later, The Guardian observed: “Gilliam’s epic travails filming Don Quixote are well worth seeing again – and should be on the syllabus at every film school.”

DocPlay also premieres two other exclusives in October:

Pavements (October 6), in which irreverent indie rock pioneers Pavement go through the looking glass in Alex Ross Perry’s multilayered experimental documentary hybrid (“distinguished by cinematic artistry that’s as distinctive as it is personal” — The New Yorker).

The Wolves Always Come at Night (October 30), another hybrid documentary about the effects of climate change and urban migration on an increasing number of Mongolian nomadic herders (“[moves] between the sweeping and the intimate” — The Guardian).

Also new are:

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound (October 6), which documents 25 years of how the cult Scottish band Mogwai stayed true to its roots and followed its own path (“emotionally charged, enigmatic, electric, and inspiring” — Film Threat).

Homegrown (October 9), in which three alt-right men push the US to the brink after Trump’s 2020 defeat (“never makes excuses for its subjects, but the disturbing ordinariness of these men is chilling” — Screen International).

Kim’s Video (October 13), which is billed as a “part personal video essay, part documentary, and part creative intervention” about the rise, fall and relocation of the iconic New York store into the heart of Mafia country (“less a retail history than a shaggy dog story. One that actually appears to be true” — New York Times).

The Women of Pike River (October 27), which follows a four-year fight for justice, accountability and re-entry into the mine’s drift to retrieve evidence and bodies. Precedes the November 30 theatrical release of Rob Sarkies’ Pike River.