The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this coming month:
>September 1
Streaming: Criterion Channel
BAD PRESS
Sundance 2023
Director:
Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
About:
When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government’s corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country.
>September 1
Streaming: Mubi
NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV
Sundance 2023
Director:
Amanda Kim
About:
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today’s world.
The following past Sundance Film Festival documentaries are scheduled for release this coming month:
>September 6
In Theatres
LOOK INTO MY EYES
Sundance 2024
Director:
Lana Wilson
About:
A group of New York City psychics conduct deeply intimate readings for their clients, revealing a kaleidoscope of loneliness, connection, and healing.
>September 6
In Theatres
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
Sundance 2024
Director:
Asmae El Moudir
About:
On a handmade set re-creating her Casablanca neighborhood, a young Moroccan filmmaker enlists family and friends to help unearth the troubling lies built into her childhood.
>September 10
On DVD
GOING TO MARS
Sundance 2023
Director:
Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
About:
Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary poet Nikki Giovanni as she reflects on her life and legacy.
>September 10
Streaming: Hulu
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE
Sundance 2023
Director:
Nicole Newnham
About:
Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?
>September 13
In Theatres
WILL & HARPER
Sundance 2024
Director:
Josh Greenbaum
About:
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
>September 21 & 25
In Theatres
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY
Sundance 2024
Director:
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
About:
Never-before-seen home movies and extraordinary personal archives reveal how Christopher Reeve went from unknown actor to iconic movie star as the ultimate screen superhero. He learned the true meaning of heroism as an activist after suffering a tragic accident that left him quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
>September 27
Streaming: Netflix
WILL & HARPER
Sundance 2024
Director:
Josh Greenbaum
About:
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition, and America.
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