June has an outstanding lineup of documentaries. Here are myETVmedia’s top 5 pics that have received high acclaim at distinguished film festivals such as TIFF, NXNE, SXSW, HotDocs and SF Doc Fest among others. The documentaries include features about musician, singer and songwriter, Neil Young and Paul Williams and the highly controversial film Pink Ribbons. Don’t miss First Position, a film that has won multiple awards and Kumare, a remarkable doc that will surprise and challenge your beliefs.

First Position 

Awards: Official selection at TIFF 2011, Winner Audience Award doc NYC, Winner Best documentary Portland IFF, Winner Jury prize best film SF DOCFEST.

June 1^st

Director: Bess Kargman

Starring: Aran Bell

Gaya Bommer Yemini

Michaela Deprince

Jules Jarvis Fogarty

Miko Fogarty

Rebecca Housekn

Synopsis: Follow in the inspirational footsteps of six young talented ballet dancers aged nine to nineteen as they struggle to maintain form in the face of injury and personal sacrifice on their way to one of the most prestigious international ballet competition in the world: Youth America Grand Prix.

Pink Ribbons, Inc.

Official Selection at TIFF 2011

June 1^st

Director: Lea Pool

Writer: Patricia Kearns & Lea Pool

Synopsis: Pink Ribbon Inc. is a feature documentary that shows how the devastating reality of breast cancer, which marketing experts have labeled a “dream cause,” has been hijacked by a shiny, pink story of success. Produced by NFB Canada.

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Paul Williams Still Alive

Official selection at TIFF 2011 and SXSW Film Festival

June 8^th

Director: Stephen Kessler

Writer: Stephen Kessier

Starring: Robert Blake

Karen Carpenter

Johnny Carson

Dick Clark

Angie Dickinson

Kermit the Frog

Synopsis: A documentary about legendary singer-songwriter Paul Williams.  Still Alive offers an in-depth look at Williams who, in his heyday, wrote some of the biggest-selling and most acclaimed songs of the ‘70s, starred in a movie directed by Brian De Palma, and became a beloved anchor of the talk show circuit.

Kumare

Audience Award Winner SXSW Film Festival, HotDocs 2011, Doc NYC 2011

June 22^nd

Director: Vikram Gandhi

Writer: Purva Bedi

Kristin Calgaro

Starring: Purva Bedi

Kristin Calgaro

Vikram Gandhi

Synopsis: A documentary about a man who impersonates a wise Indian Guru and builds a following in Arizona. At the height of his popularity, the Guru Kumaré must reveal his true identity to his disciples and unveil his greatest teaching of all.