The Hottest August

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The Hottest August

Released Nov 15, 2019

1h 34m

Documentary

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A complex portrait of a city and its inhabitants dealing with climate change, disguised as a portrait of collective anxiety.

John Doyle

Globe and Mail

Story, perhaps better known outside Canada for her stylistically distinctive work, has been compared to Errol Morris, but that's a tad unfair. She's a true original and this film is formidably rich in texture.

Apr 24, 2020

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

August 2017 was not the hottest on record. Not even close. If one can't get the title right, what chance is there of everything else falling into order?

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Jan 29, 2020

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Peter Debruge

Variety

No movie can encompass everything that's on the minds of Americans at the moment, but Story's modest but wide-ranging cine-essay comes closest, constructed in such a way that no two audiences will see it the same way.

Dec 22, 2019

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Chris Barsanti

Eyes Wide Open (Medium)

A free-flowing and discursive essay about the future which already feels like a postcard from the past.

Apr 17, 2020

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

Derek Howard's cinematography highlights the mundane beauty... Troy Herion's score adds an atmospheric but unobtrusive element.

Apr 10, 2020

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Robert Denerstein

Denerstein Unleashed

I can't think of anyone better suited to capture the poetry of our despair.

Apr 10, 2020

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Synopsis

A complex portrait of a city and its inhabitants dealing with climate change, disguised as a portrait of collective anxiety.

Director: Brett Story
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m

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