The Hottest August

a film about climate change, disguised as a portrait of collective anxiety. directed by @brettpstory produced by @dsvarga edited by @nels_b shot by derek howard

[Independent Lens @IndependentLens]

.@Variety says #HottestAugustPBS is "an infinitely rich sort of Rorschach test for our respective individual anxieties in these tempestuous times." https://t.co/5iUMjAZLgC

[Independent Lens @IndependentLens]

Future generations will ask us this question: What were we doing while the planet burned? ☀️ Watch #HottestAugustPBS Monday, April 20 on @PBS. https://t.co/9xZdAIa0b7

[Cinereach @Cinereach]

Watch Brett Story, Director of @HottestAugust1, discuss her experience making the film as well as its heightened resonance in our ever-shifting reality.
https://t.co/e5ESpMu36W

[Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago @mcachicago]

This Friday, catch a screening of @brettpstory's "The Hottest August," a new documentary on climate change!
🎥 Following the film, Josephine Ferorelli of @ConceivableFut engages Story in a conversation about the making of the movie.
▶️ Mar 13. Get tix: https://t.co/qLGCc0VTO4

[Museum of the Moving Image @MovingImageNYC]

@A24 To stick with the theme, another new release about New Yorkers feeling the heat returns this weekend: THE HOTTEST AUGUST. Previously shown part Curators' Choice 2019, don't miss your chance to see Brett Story's "cinematic gift." (@nytimes critic's pick). https://t.co/MlgmzODC2M

[Grasshopper Film @GhopperFilm]

Now available for pre-order on the site: DISTANT CONSTELLATION, THE HOTTEST AUGUST, LIGHT FROM LIGHT, IN MY ROOM, THE LOAD, LOS REYES, CANIBA and ASAKO I & II. Coming soon to dvd or blu-ray. https://t.co/JvIa9mFCNz

[Dublin International Film Festival @DublinFilmFest]

New York - a city where every sound, emotion and experience feels heightened.

The collective anxiety and raw power of New Yorkers is palpable in 'The Hottest August' as they face climate change crisis amid political and social chaos.

See it first at #VMDIFF20 🎟

[Torontoplex @Torontoplex]

This Week at @paradiseonbloor

- Sun: Brett Story’s THE HOTTEST AUGUST via A Woman’s Work
https://t.co/xOdRrA23Fv

- Fri+Sun: PADDINGTON via Family Pics
https://t.co/bJyIairPSE

#toRep

[Museum of the Moving Image @MovingImageNYC]

Canvassing the five boroughs over the course of one month in 2017, THE HOTTEST AUGUST is complex portrait of a city and its inhabitants that offers a window into the collective consciousness of the present. With director @brettpstory in person, JAN 12 https://t.co/d7rvEIs0hI

[Independent Lens @IndependentLens]

THE HOTTEST AUGUST is 🔥 according to @Variety, naming it one of the best docs of the year. Look for it on #IndieLensPBS this Spring. https://t.co/Ft6edXoueC

[Eric Hynes @eshynes]

Also noting that some other favorites are either showing soon/have recently shown: THE HOTTEST AUGUST and HAIL SATAN? w/filmmakers next weekend, THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY w/@petracostal, BLACK MOTHER & WHAT YOU GONNA DO...recently, HOMECOMING was last night. Good movies, we like ‘em.

[Paradise Theatre @paradiseonbloor]

The Hottest August: Filmmaker @brettstory (in attendance!) interviews NYC residents across one hot month in this hypnotic essay doc. https://t.co/adx9CF00Ot

[ITVS @ITVSIndies]

The Hottest August is HOT! 🔥 @brettpstory's Open Call #itvsfunded film tops @Variety's list of best 2019 docs. 👏🏽https://t.co/mhKYpnBq8x

[The Hottest August @HottestAugust1]

Thanks @FilmmakerMag for including @HottestAugust1 and in such good company!

Ten Best Films Directed By Women
https://t.co/UVvqPbMRSW

[Vadim Rizov @vrizov]

It was really scintillating to talk with Brett Story, who fully engaged, about THE HOTTEST AUGUST, conceptions of "political cinema," climate change terror, etc. Merry Christmas! https://t.co/jhICtbBkTG

[POV Magazine @POVmagazine]

It's time to celebrate a year in #documentary!

First up: @GlassmanMarc picks the 10 Canadian documentaries that you absolutely need to see. 🇨🇦
https://t.co/2P9vAAbFN1

[The Hottest August @HottestAugust1]

THE HOTTEST AUGUST is a Critic's Pick in @Variety!

"The film is a revelation — a movie that’s as deep as we’re willing to read into it, and an invaluable time capsule" - thank you @AskDebruge for this review!
https://t.co/dbzGE15anh

[The Hottest August @HottestAugust1]

Thank you @globeandmail and @HertzBarry for calling THE HOTTEST AUGUST one of the top 10 films of 2019!
https://t.co/hTGlOECjZN