IFC Slates Three New Documentaries

The Independent Film Channel added three new, feature-length documentaries to its programming slate.

Debuting in May will be At the Death House Door (from Hoops Dreams' Steve James), a look at the death penalty as administered in Texas -- in this case, the apparently wrongful execution of an inmate.

Also getting 2008 premieres will be Heavy Load (from Jerry Rothwell), about a punk band; and Goth Cruise (directed by Jeanie Finla), a look at the Goth lifestyle, including aboard a cruise devoted to practitioners of the dark clothing arts.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.