Exclusive Premieres in DOC’s May Grid

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) will present the exclusive television premiere of three documentaries in May during its Monday Primetime Premieres lineup.

The special month of prime-time programming begins with the exclusive broadcast of Utopia and Everything Everywhere, the final two installments of John Comerford’s four-part documentary series Icons Among Us. The films will air on May 4 and 11, respectively, at 9 p.m. The series explores the evolution of jazz music in all parts of the world and its influence on musicians of today.

James Gill: Full Circle makes its exclusive U.S. television premiere on May 11 at 10 p.m. Directed by Jeffrey Long, the film looks at an iconic painter from the ’60s who disappeared from the spotlight, only to be welcomed back into Hollywood’s limelight after more than 30 years.

“We’ve had a tremendous viewer response thus far with the start of John Comerford’s Icons Among Us series and we’re thrilled to conclude this ground-breaking examination of jazz and where it’s headed with two more hours in May,” said Tom Neff, The Documentary Channel’s founder and CEO. “We also think viewers will enjoy the inspirational story of another icon, James Gill, and his return to prominence in the pop art world after more than three decades out of the public eye.”