The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this month:
>December 1
In Theatres
PIANOFORTE
Sundance 2023
Director:
Jakub Piątek
About:
Young pianists take part in the legendary International Chopin Piano Competition. A unique chance of a lifetime, portrayed from backstage and set to Chopin’s music.
>December 1
In Theatres
JOONAM
Sundance 2023
Director:
Sierra Urich
About:
Spurred by a provocative family memory and a lifetime of separation from the country her mother left behind, a young filmmaker delves into her mother and grandmother’s complicated pasts and her own fractured Iranian identity.
>December 19
On DVD
INVISIBLE BEAUTY
Sundance 2023
Director:
Bethann Hardison, Frédéric Tcheng
About:
Fashion revolutionary Bethann Hardison looks back on her journey as a pioneering Black model, modeling agent, and activist, shining a light on an untold chapter in the fight for racial diversity.
>December 21
Streaming: Paramount+
WILLIE NELSON & FAMILY
Sundance 2023
Director:
Thom Zimny, Oren Moverman
About:
The first authorized work exploring the extraordinary life of Willie Nelson traverses the personal and career ups, downs, and in-betweens of one of the world’s most beloved musicians, by turns spiritual, dramatic, and playful.
>December 31
Re-released on DVD
THE AMBASSADOR
Sundance 2012
Director:
Mads Brügger
About:
A provocative look at high level international governmental corruption.
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